Growers Convene for County Pruning Demonstrations
County growers gather for pruning demonstrations January 4 to 8 led by D A Tucker of Blacksburg Virginia. The program covers apple and peach pruning focusing on light cuts to favor the 1938 crop with daily tours led by local orchardists and culminates in a February horticultural school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Tucker
Blacksburg
Tucker
L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
Ray Robinson
Stephens City
Timber Ridge
R. P. Anderson
Gore,a
Car le Court House
Winches Iis
A. H. Teske
Horticultural Department
Ws Reat
Horticultural Committee
P. H. Gold
I. Fred Stine
Mr Yates To Reside In City
J T Yates long time manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Winchester office resigns to become office manager for the National Fruit Product Company at its national office He and his family will move to Winchester this week to establish permanent residence in the city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Yates
Winchester
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Richmond, Va
National Pruit Product Company
Shingleton to Visit Winchester Post Office Tomorrow
Samuel W. Shingleton of the Martinsburg office of the Federal Social Security Board will be at the Winchester post office building from 9:30 a.m. to noon tomorrow to answer local questions on social security problems. Services are free to all who wish to confer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel W. Shingleton
Martinsburg
Federal Social Security Board
Winchester
Shingleton
No Bowling In Ladies League New Year Cancellations
No bowling in the Evening Star Ladies League on New Year Eve as matches are postponed. To make up two missed weeks, games will be rolled on Wednesday and Friday night next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star Ladies’ League
Card of Thanks from the Taylor Family
The Taylor Family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for their thoughtfulness during a recent bereavement including car use and floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Henry Bursey Has A Big Day Afield
On Christmas Day 1937 Henry Bursey and friends spent noon to night hunting in Frederick near Cross Junction. He bagged one wild turkey four pheasants two squirrels and two rabbits. He later showed the haul to confirm his success while companions reportedly returned with several pheasants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bursey
Henry
Frederick
Cross Junction
Track Driver Found Hanged
Earl Miller a 30 year old creamery truck driver was found hanging in the plant after a pre dawn run to Baltimore Coroner Sherman Flanagan began an investigation Miller was married and lived in Ladiesburg Frederick County
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Earl Miller
Baltimore
Sherman Flanagan
Miller
Ladiesburg
Frederick County
Hospital Patients Rescued In Fire in Coldwater
In Coldwater Michigan at Wade Memorial Hospital a fire destroyed the two story brick building. About 10 patients were carried to safety at 3 am to Dr R L Wade's home. No injuries reported and losses unofficially estimated at 75000 dollars. A mother of a newborn and a skull fracture victim were among those rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coldwater
Mich
Wade
R. L. Wade
Winchester Chamber Lauds Light Fete Cooperation
A letter from the Winchester Chamber of Commerce and the Christmas Decorations committee thanks merchants and citizens for cash and merchandise gifts in 28 prize contest prizes. It lists judges Hon. J. F. Forsyth Roy E. Potts E. M. Punk Fred D. Maphis A Garland Williams Leonard H. Bell and praises Winchester and Frederick county for a record decoration effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
J. F. Forsyth
Front Royal
Roy E. Potts
Bank of Clark
Berryville
E. M. Punk
Middletown
Fred D. Maphis
Strasburg Bank
A. Garland Williams
Leonard H. Bell
Frederick County
Winchester Chamber OF Commerce, Inc
Eugene R. Branch
Andrew Bell
Leonard I. Miller
Eugene B. Cooper
Paul Haldeman
Baltimore and Philadelphia Livestock and Produce Markets Report
Baltimore and Philadelphia market notes show steady to varied prices across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle including steers and cows steady to weak. hogs with good packing and prime weights up. sheep steady with good lamb demand. regional items from Kent Island to Chicago reflected in various poultry and dairy prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
U. S
Kent Island
USDA
Philadelphia
Chicago Livestock Chicago
U. S. Dept. Agri
Local Markets and Wholesale Flour Prices Listing
Market page lists wholesale flour prices by bag size from 98 to 12 pounds and mixed feeds. It also shows dairy, livestock, and poultry item pricing such as butter, cows, calves, hogs, lambs, and turkeys with varied price marks. Retail line items show patent bread and cracked corn costs, alongside country butter and shell eggs notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Want Et del Secesss
Bakers Case Heard By Judge Williams In Winchester
Judge Philip Williams heard the case City of Winchester versus four bakery firms over a $50 license tax for trucks using city streets. The defendants Manbeck, Baumgardner, Schmidt, Caskey, and Orts Baking companies argued the tax violates Interstate Commerce rules. the city says the fee funds street maintenance and safety. Judge Williams took the matter under advisement after arguments by Sloan Kuykendall for defendants and James P. Reardon for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Williams
Winchester
West Virginia
Maryland
Donald Weems
Sloan Kuykendall
James P. Reardon
Commonwealth
Reardon
Kuykendall
Williams
Manbeck Baking Company
Baumgardner Baking Company
Schmidt Baking Company
Caskey Baking Company
Orts Baking Company
Decoration For Capt. Frank Roberts Recommended
War Department officials indicated Captain Frank N. Roberts would be recommended for a heroism decoration for his role after the Panay sank. He marshaled survivors on the Yangtze shore following the firing, after taking refuge aboard Panay with embassy staff. Roberts is from Oskaloosa Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Frank N. Roberts
Panay
J. J. Hughes
Roberts
China
Yangtze
Nanking
Oskaloosa, Kansas
Market Declines Amid Steel and Auto Selloff
New York stocks weakened as heavy offerings in steels and motors drove losses of one to several points. A renewed Wall Street gloom followed Attorney General Jackson’s attack on big business and monopoly profits signaling a wider trust busting push. Sterling and French franc edged higher early as currency trading opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Jackson
Future And Cash Wheat And Other Grain Quotations
Chicago, Dec. 28. Ex remes tumble four cents a bushel in Chicago wheat prices today amid month end selling by December contract holders. Sellers moved as December contracts not settled by today would require actual delivery. A total of almost
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lions Plan Social Events at Winchester Meeting
The Lions Club luncheon featured Rev. George E. Owen former Church of Christ pastor and his wife visiting during Christmas as well as M. B. Eckard Martinsburg Lions president. Plans for a January dinner dance on Ladies Night were discussed and members invited out-of-town clubs. The club reported Christmas baskets given to 13 needy blind families. Erle Edwards and daughters Helen Elsie and Hilda performed violin duets songs and tap dances while Ruth Stotler sang a solo with guitar accompaniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Owen
Church of Christ
Owen
Winchester
Lions Club
Graduate School
University of Chicago
M. 8. Eckard
Martinsburg Lions Club
Erle Edwards
Helen
Elsie
Hilda Edwards
Ruth Stotler
Information On Scope Of Japanese Courts Sought
Secretary Hull said the United States seeks full scope of Japan’s military courts in Shanghai to determine if American rights are violated. He will comment after official reports. the U S operates its own extra-territorial court in Shanghai for Americans and seeks to know if Japanese courts conflict with that system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
United States
Shanghai
Secretary of State
China
State Department
Funds For Camps Are To Be Cut
Robert Fechner said the new federal budget would cap CCC funding at 226 million dollars, a cut of 124 million from the current appropriation. Enrollment drops from 300,000 to 225,000 and camps fall from 1,604 to 1,200 as an economy move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
White House
CCC
Market Report Wheat and Grain Prices Slide Amid Declines
Commodity prices weaken with five million bushels of December wheat outstanding unadjusted. Downturns in securities depress wheat. closing values show a sharp fall across wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, rye, and fats. Cash grain quotes in Chicago and Baltimore reflect mixed bids and regional deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Cash Grains
Chicago
Baltimore Grains
Baltimore
Winchester Grain
Hold Rites For Victim Of Accident
Last rites for James Corbin nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Corbin were held at Ebenezer Church near Romney West Virginia after he was killed Christmas Eve when struck by a truck while bicycle riding on Berryville Avenue beyond the city limit. The Rev Emerson Rohart of Winchester officiated and burial was in a nearby cemetery. The body was taken to the grandmother Mrs Maude Hewitt's home after preparation by R T Jones funeral home. Officials were unsure when John H Cameron forty eight, held on manslaughter charges, would have a hearing with conflicting reports on possible dates. Cameron's truck is alleged to have struck the child causing instant death. Cameron reportedly admitted he did not return to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Corbin
Charles W. Corbin
Berryville Avenue
Ebenezer Church
Romney
W. Va
Emerson Rohart
Winchester
Maude Hewitt
Committee members prepare for Future Farmers of Virginia meeting
Dowell J. Howard will observe the executive committee gathering in Richmond and Jonas Chamberlain will preside. The group of regional committee members includes Thomas McDowell Vernon Hill Carroll Gathright Elwin Wilkinson Archie Yeatts Dr. Walter Newman H Groseclose James Via George Stevens and Pete Hope as they plan next year’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Future Farmers Association of Virginia
Dowell J. Howard
Northern
Virginia
Jonas Chamberlain
Thomas McDowell
Vernon Hill
Carroll Gathright
Goochland
Elwin Wilkinson
Dinwiddie
Archie Yeatts
Chatham
Walter 8. Newman
H. C. Groseclose
Blacksburg
James Via
Newport News
George Stevens
Van Devanter To Assist Judges
Justice Willis Van Devanter, retired from the Supreme Court last June, will temporarily return to active service as a trial judge in New York District. He is assigned to the court by Chief Justice Hughes at Judge John C. Knox's request, starting next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willis van Devanter
Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes
John C. Knox
United States District Court
CIO Union Wins Patronage Rights for Four Pure Oil Vessels
The National Maritime Union, affiliated with the CIO, won the right to represent crews aboard four Pure Oil Company vessels in bargaining negotiations. The decision was announced by the National Labor Relations Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Maritime Union
CIO
Pure Oil Company
National Oe Relations Board
Upstate New York Ice and Snow Grip Holiday Traffic
Upstate New York temperatures hovered near freezing with the Adirondacks 4 to 8 degrees above zero. Albany saw a late white Christmas as a light morning snow limited traffic and the low reached 20 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
New York
Adirondack
Convicted Felon To Be Hanged In Des Moines
Governor Kraschel ordered John Mercer of Philadelphia to hang January 24 for murder. Mercer pleaded guilty to slaying a Tipton posseman on August 8, 1930, during a Davenport drug store robbery flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Nelson K. Kraschel
John Mercer
Philadelphia
Mercer
Tipton
Davenport
Evening wart Winchester Postal Telegraph Delivery Charge
A terse printed notice announces prompt delivery by the Postal Telegraph service in Winchester with no charge indicated. The fragment hints at a promotional or service message about speedy mail delivery and suggests a historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Marriage License Demand Sets New Record in City Clerk Office
The City Clerk’s office reports a record year for marriage licenses with 300 issued to date, the 300th license issued yesterday. Past years were 202 in 1936, 192 in 1935, and 1934 total 193, tied to shifting restrictions in Maryland and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark M. Smith
Maryland
Virginia
Death of Chas. Marple Aged 79 in Frederick County
Charles B. Marple 79 longtime Frederick County farmer died at his Timber Ridge home three miles west of Gore after a four month illness. He lived in Gore area, was educated on local farms, and leaves a widow Barbara Elliott Marple two daughters Flora Grady Jones Springs W Va and Annie Snyder Albin and son Francis W. Marple Washington D C. Funeral set for Thursday with service at Bethel Methodist Church Trone and burial in the family graveyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Marple
Frederick County
Timber Ridge
Gore
Mr. Marple
Jonah Cather
Winchester
Francis W
Elizabeth Marple
Church of the Disciples of Christ
Rock Enon Springs
Barbara Elliott Marple
Flora Grady
Jones Springs
W. Va
Annie Snyder
Albin
This County
Francis W. Marple
Metropolitan Police Force
Washington, D
Cold Wave Drops to 18 Below in New England
A severe cold snap hit New England with 18 below zero in Greenville and 10 above in Portland while Eastport registered 8 above. The weather bureau reported the chill marked the coldest of the winter across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Federal Weather Bureau
Greenville
Eastport
Senator Elmer Thomas Seeks Cheaper Dollar Resolution
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma says the senate agricultural committee has authorized a resolution for the regular session of Congress. The measure would ask the federal reserve board to raise price levels to 1926 levels and keep them there, effectively cheapening the dollar by 22 cents. Thomas leads the so called cheaper money faction opposed by inflationists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate Agricultural Committee
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Thomas
Five Injured In Collision Near Royal Temple
Five people were hurt in a two car collision on a curve near the Royal temple at the city limits. One driver, 62, in ill health, reportedly had a good night and was said to be improving. Irene Robinson, 4, and Mary Buchanan, 54, both Arlington, suffered cuts and shock. Joseph Robinson, Arlington, had lacerations. Charles H. Cooper, 65, near Winchester, had lacerations. Damages were about 150 dollars to the Robinson car and 35 dollars to the Cooper car. A hearing is set before Trial Justice A. J. Tavenner on December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Temple
Irene Robinson
Arlington
Mary Buchanan
Joseph Robinson
Charles H. Cooper
Winchester
Cooper
Robinson
A. J. Tavenner
Northwest Hit By Big Storm
The Pacific northwest endured the year’s worst storm with gale force winds, heavy rain, snow and landslides disrupting travel. Portland roads were blocked by 4.47 inches of rain in 24 hours, while a tugboat sank in Portland harbor. Two trainmen were killed in a slide involving a freight train near Broadwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ore
Idaho Panhandle
Wallace
Lookout Summit
Idaho-Montana Divide
Jennie Carle
Idaho
Willamette River
Grand Island
Wheatland
Oregon Coast
Astoria
Naval Communications Reserve
Columbia River
Coast Guard
Spokane, Portland and Seattle
Broadwood
Westport
Tillamook
Wilson
Wilson River
Six Injured as Bus Overturns in Portsmouth
A privately owned bus carrying about 35 Norfolk Navy Yard workers overturned near Portsmouth Virginia. Six injured were taken to St Vincent's Hospital in Norfolk with others resuming duties after first aid. Officers attributed the accident to a broken spring that caused the front wheels to lock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Norfolk Navy Yard
St. Vincent's Hospital
Norfolk
Nine new destroyers depart port for patrol duty
In San Diego on December 28 unofficial reports say nine of the Navy’s new port destroyers left port to relieve the fleet that has patrolled sea lanes off San Pedro for the past week. The ships named Porter Drayton Flusser Lamson Cushing Perkins Preston Smith and Mahan departed.
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San Diego
Calif
San Pedro
Porter
Drayton
Flusser
Lamson
Cushing
Perkins
Preston
Smith and Mahan
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Max Braithwaite
Edwin Marker
Opequon
R. E. Brumback
C. L. Nicodemus
Lenore
Mr. Yates
City
Mr. Shingleton
The
Star
Bakers
Capt
Frank Roberts
Stock Market Report
Allied Chemicals
American Can
American Radiator
American Smelters
Anaconda
B. and O
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Con. Edison
Corn Products
General Cigar
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Int. Harvester
Johns Manville
Kennecott
Montgomery Ward
National Dairy
Packard
Penna. R. R
Republic Steel
Southern R
Standard Oil of N.J
Texas Corp
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Va-Car
Chemicals
Western Union
Woolworth
Lions
John H. Cameron
Wartburg
Tenn
Alma Ruffner Honeycutt
Harold
C.I. O
Chas. Marple
County
New England
Arlington County
Northwest
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