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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1936
Page
8
Markets report round whites and potatoes with Maryland Pennsylvania prices. Cattle, calves, hogs and sheep traded with limited offerings and firm to higher prices in Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago.
Daily Star local markets page shows wholesale flour prices by bag and barrel, corn products, dairy and mixed feeds, and live stock values. Listings include patent brands, bag sizes from 6 to 48 pounds, and per barrel rates, with various feed blends and poultry items.
Wall Street closed with modest advances in some sectors while leaders pulled back amid year end tax selling and labor tensions. Sugar shares gained on rising futures while automobile and steel voices faced labor unrest and softer volume in late trading.
Chicago end of year trading saw profit taking erase 1.58 points of an advance in wheat with scattered export buying. Weather in Argentina cleared and Australian conditions improved while prices for May July and September contracts in wheat corn oats rye barley lard bellies and cash grain quoted with firm nearby levels.
The Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church presented a Christmas program from December 20 to 29 featuring a junior and senior choir, with carol medleys, the Hallelujah Chorus, and Beethoven and Borowski works. Sermons by Rev Shipley and a postlude by William G Barnes complemented performances by soloists Jean Whitam and Bobbie Conner.
Across Europe, Mussolini's naval experts draft heavier battleships amid lifted limits. France races Germany and Italy with a multi‑ship program totaling about 47 000 tons, including five 35 000‑ton battleships and ten cruisers. Germany advances at peak pace, exceeding 420 000 tons with two 35 000‑ton battleships, carriers, cruisers, destroyers, torpedo boats, and submarines under construction.
In Reading Pennsylvania on December 31 bricks stones and paint bombs shattered 17 homes within ninety minutes as a strike at Berkshire Knitting Mills sparked violence. Five youths were held for malicious mischief awaiting hearing.
Baltimore grain prices Dec 31 show No 2 yellow soybeans at 1.52 as feeds and mak ing at 1.40. Wheat No 2 red winter spot domestic 1.45 1-2 for December. Winchester grain reports corn 85 cents, old corn 1.05 per bushel. All prices based on mill deliveries.
In Madrid the government armies clash to sever insurgent supply routes from the west and block a fascist push toward Estremadura. The siege tightens with German reinforcements feared and the clock in Puerta Del Sol awaiting the new year. Coast bombardment near Santander causes little damage as insurgent ships Espana and Velasco shell the government coast.
The American steamer Extavia sent an SOS reporting engine trouble off Casablanca, French Morocco. Salvage ship Geir raced to assist Extavia and provide aid.
The Handley Library will be closed tomorrow for New Year’s Day one of six holidays observed. Those wanting to borrow books should do so before the 9 o clock closing tonight. It will reopen at 10 o clock Saturday morning.
In Los Angeles forecasts called for unsettled conditions and strong winds for the Rose Bowl game between Pittsburgh and Washington. After a night of rain, clearing dawn gave way to more showers and cool temperatures with the weather bureau predicting continued unsettled skies and possible rain Friday.
Judge Philip Williams in Frederick Circuit Court set aside the commissioners' report in the State Highway Commissioner vs Carl W Sirbaugh et al. ruling the findings lacked compensation for land taken. Parties consented to appoint another commission to make an award. case continued. Property lies in Frederick county near the Front Royal road and Route 50 junction.
Nanking December 31 reports Marshall Chang Hsueh Liang was sentenced to ten years in prison after a court martial reduced an initial 15 year term. The clemency followed his voluntary surrender to face the music after he released Premier Chiang Kai Shek from captivity.
In Paris the Hotel d'Anglettere and Hotel de la Mediterranee faced a labor protest as non-union staff were replaced with General Confederation of Labor members. Lobby blockades halted new guest check ins while those with prior bookings were served. A compulsory arbitration labor disputes bill passed the Chamber with a 442 vote.
Mrs. Ruth Haugh Dean 35, divorced wife of George Dean of Cumberland, was killed instantly when the car she rode in with Fred Wilson crashed into a post on Old Town road two miles east. A wood splinter pierced her throat and brain through the windshield. Wilson is jailed pending word to the deceased’s mother in Ohio.
The Public Health Service said the nation shows near normal influenza activity with 2,088 cases reported through December 26. Assistant Surgeon General Robert Olesen cited 1928 and 1932 as minor epidemic years with far higher weekly totals, and noted last year’s figure at 1,469.
In Samaden Switzerland Vivian Jackson, intended fifth husband of Peggy Joyce, died when a sleighing team bolted near St Moritz. Joyce, injured but improving, was told of the tragedy by hospital staff. The accident occurred yesterday.
Passersby in fog discover Peter Redshirt Felice a 38 year old former associate of Jack Legs Diamond shot dead in front of 350 East One Hundred and see seas street. Police report a bullet hole in the head marking him a victim of gang violence.
Willis Marrer, president of International Union of Auto Workers Local 131, calls a 2200 member strike at Chevrolet and Fisher Body plants in suburban Norwood. The walkout supports UAW demands for better conditions and higher wages in the auto industry.
Charles Harris of Stephenson was charged with reckless driving and assessed a fine and costs of 14.25 dollars by Judge Donald L. Weems. Herman Mallory of Berryville faced disorderly conduct charges and was ordered to pay 15.25 dollars in total.
The Winchester band invites citizens to a Sunday concert lasting one hour featuring pieces by Wagner Tobani and Lincolns Lincoln. Led by Prof McIlwee the ensemble lists players across brass woodwind and percussion with a five minute intermission and a varied program.
James P. Reardon notes Virginia 1936 law requires real names for all businesses operating under assumed or fictitiousNames. Partnership and foreign corporations must file certificates with addresses and ownership details or face license denial and possible penalties.
Greet 1937 with a sell-out push as hotels theatres and night clubs boost capacity. Times Square merchants brace for crowds with boarded windows and police plan for a million visitors in midtown. The Times estimates New York's New Year cost may exceed 10 million dollars while watch night services offer a sober start in great cathedrals and churches.
B F Davis Jr will ring the large bell at 12 o'clock then the hymn Our God Our Help In Ages Past will be played on the organ as the pastor reads the words. The church will be illuminated by 200 candles.
Dr S L Flickinger to lead devotional week sessions Wednesday through Friday with pastors Rev Robert A Whitten Rev Herman McKay and Rev Dr W W McIntyre speaking on topics The Reasoning of Destiny Why Pray and A New Year's Prayer The Presbyterian choir and guest singers will provide music during the events.
Berryville Virginia society notes list Mrs. Rice Crown and Mr. Jack Crown from Decatur Georgia arriving after the Treadwell Crown and Angela Marlin wedding in Baltimore. Ellen Wheeler hosts a Blue Ridge Hunt gathering. various breakfasts and buffets promise New Year gatherings among local families and visiting friends.
In Avila on December 31 Socialist militiamen loosed savage dogs against insurgent troops led by Fascist Gen. Jose Varela near Villa Verde. The dogs and militiamen briefly penetrated the front line before being repulsed, with many Fascists bitten.
The Winchester Ministerial Association will meet Monday morning at 10 30 at the Handley Library. A full attendance is requested. The special order is Andrew Bell secretary of the Chamber of Commerce speaking on The Relation of the Ministerial Association to the Chamber of Commerce.
The Daily News reports five American planes including the Lady Peace crate at North Beach Long Island for shipment to Franco loyalists in Spain. Vimaleft Company of Jersey City, owner of the license to export 2,777,000 in planes and motors, faces scrutiny by War and State departments amid ties to Soviet intrigue claims and neutrality-law debates.
The F F A convention and rally will be at Virginia Polytechnic Institute from June 14 to 17. 250 new members joined Virginia since last year. The Founders' cup and plaque were presented to Past President Wayne Larrowe for the best organization in 47 states plus Porto Rico and Hawaii for 1935-36. Attending were Mr. Howard, Mr. Shaffer, and State Secretary Goode. A group photo was published in the Richmond News Leader.
The Winchester postoffice will observe the holiday schedule tomorrow for New Year's day with no window service city delivery or rural free delivery. All mails will be dispatched as usual and there will be one collection from city boxes for night dispatch.
A compiled listing shows residents and addresses including Mrs A J Kline at 105 Woodland Avenue, Mrs J Henry Molinz Jr at 526 N Braddock Street, Shawnee Inn, Rev W L Dudley at 421 8 Cameron Street, J T Clevenge 41 Woodland Avenue, Nannie Cooper 208 Fairmont Avenue, Mrs Fields 411 Gray Avenue, Mrs L B Barrick 28 Southwerk Street, J L Everhart 30 Southwerk Street, Mrs Albert Hunter 112 Morgan Street, Mrs C M Barrett 532 N Loudoun Street, and others such as Echo Hill and Mayflower Inn in the vicinity.
Auctioneer C I Brumback sells the late Mrs Sarah E Dean estate at 10 o clock on Wednesday January 6 1937 at the residence two miles west of Stephens City along Marlboro Road. Sale includes household effects a Buick sedan farm implements crops and livestock. Terms cash and no removal before payment. M M Lynch executor.
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