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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1936
Page
11
A strike by Diamond Cab drivers in Baltimore sparked multiple clashes with strikers and police. Bricks were thrown, cabs attacked, and several arrests reported as a convoy confrontation disrupted traffic around the motor vehicle commissioner's office area.
Kiwanis Club members urged Winchester residents to support rebuilding the Potomac River bridge at the Harpers Ferry site after floods. Twenty baskets, each worth two dollars, will aid families on the Fellowship Club master list, totaling forty dollars in contributions. Delegates reporting from the Zone 1 Capitol district meeting in Washington included C. A. Robinson, R. E. Buncutter and Andrew Bell.
Citizens buying direct mine coal by truck urged to verify weigh bills. A Conviction Co. W. Corbin was fined 60.25 for altering weights on a customer bill at city scales. Authorities report frequent variances up to a half ton and some coal sold unweighed. A license hauling case due tomorrow. Weigh bills are being checked at headquarters.
Local printer advertises star job printing services for letter heads and bill heads. Offers quick turnaround and quality typography to businesses seeking professional branding.
The extended glass workers strike threatens to curb automobile industry output. Union demands include recognition and pay raises as Libbey-Owens-Ford and flat glass firms face stoppages in Toledo Charleston Shreveport Ottawa and Pittsburgh.
In Lansing Michigan authorities report 25 year old Hope Morgan left love notes before hanging herself in county jail. Daryl Minnis, her escort, confirms the statements and says they were not engaged. Miss Morgan killed her friend Elizabeth Giltner December 8 amid wedding plans. Funeral services for Morgan set with Rev A A McCune officiating.
Springfield Ill December 16 Forty one members of the Progressive Miners of America are charged in three federal indictments with conspiring to bomb railroad trains. Indictments allege violations of anti racketeering anti trust and mail interference statutes. Thirty three accused have been arrested and posted bond including William Keck former president who denies the group's guilt.
Virginia Department of Agriculture enforces a January 1 deadline for milk and cream can specifications. Violations carry fines from 10 to 100 dollars per instance. Cans must be specially designed and approved for dairy use, have at least five inch neck openings, sealed and seamless, with lids protecting against contamination.
C Vernon Eddy returns from a European trip and will be the principal speaker at the Rotary Club noon meeting at the George Washington Hotel. He will discuss his voyage aboard the Queen Mary, visits to the London Rotary Club, and impressions from meeting King George VI, plus his travels. Doc Watson has completed 100 consecutive attendances, with clubs in Keyser Piedmont and other West Virginia communities.
The Welltown community choir and students present a lengthy Christmas program on Tuesday December 22 at 8 o clock. The schedule lists multiple choir songs recitations by Douglas Braithwaite Lewis Ebert Ada Frances Newlin and others, a tableaux talk by the pastor Rev Thomas Morgan and an offering followed by gifts distribution and benediction.
Baltimore and Philadelphia reports show mixed movement in cattle hogs and sheep. Steers and calves hold firm with gains noted. hogs rise modestly. light supply lambs weak with steady ewes. Chicago bids reflect broad gains across cattle and vealers with strong yearling prices and slower fat lamb trading.
A detailed local wholesale market price list shows shelled corn at 2.30, corn meal and various feeds ranging from 1.80 to 2.70 per unit, dairy and horse feeds, bird and poultry prices, including leghorn hens and turkeys, plus butter prices and mixed grains. A separate local retail market section lists bagged and bulk prices for shell corn, cracked corn, corn meal, middlings, and other staples.
New York December 16 Traders faced a cautious session with indecisive moves though a few oils and specialties rose early. Leaders slipped at the open as light activity persisted and year end adjustments tax selling and shifting interest influenced prices. Bonds varied while rubber futures hit new peaks since 1929 and grains fell. Sterling rose to 4.91 amid foreign exchange gains. franc eased slightly. Selected stock list shows names like Allied Chemical Am Can Gen Electric Gen Motors U S Steel and Woolworth with modest gains or losses.
Chicago wheat closed above earlier lows as rye futures at Minneapolis and Winnipeg jumped five cents. Winnipeg prices moved higher and cash grain in Chicago showed No. 1 hard wheat at 1.37 and various corn and bean bids. Baltimore spot wheat quoted at 1.38 1/2 with Winchester grain markets listing wheat at 1.34 per bushel and corn around 85 cents.
Funeral services for Mrs James Hottle who died Monday in Winchester Memorial hospital will be held at Redland Church Whitacre Thursday. Relatives will gather at her parents home near Cross Junction before proceeding to the church. Survived by husband three children James Ethel and Elsie two brothers Purcell and William Braithwaite of Cross Junction. Rev S J Goode will officiate and pallbearers are Harry Loy Kenneth Loy Lionel De Haven Norman Braithwaite Norwood Braithwaite and James Funkhouser.
The article notes amendments to allocate unemployment tax responsibility to contractors and sub-contractors when eight or more workers are employed, shifting liability accordingly. The changes are adopted by committees and the bill is set on the calendars of both houses.
Pope grows uneasy about exertion as illness lingers. Dr Ramanti Milani urges rest to prevent relapse after yesterday’s breathing difficulty. The Holy Father shows intent to extend conferences while advised to minimize activity.
In a terse bulletin, the papal secretary announces approaching measures with restrictions barring broad access. The directive emphasizes urgency and targets rapid enforcement across affected domains.
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