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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1932
Page
3
The Little Theatre regular meeting, moved from Tuesday, will be held Thursday evening January 7 at 7 30 in the Handley Library Auditorium. Members are urged to attend as several important items will be discussed.
Wednesday evening events include United Brethren Church youth choir at 6 45 and Grace Lutheran adult choir at 8 30. Thursday schedules feature Rotary luncheon at George Washington Hotel and W C T A Handley Library meetings. Additional choir, dance class, Legion luncheon, and M E church and guild gatherings listed with times and venues.
Mr and Mrs Charles Yates who spent Christmas with relatives in the lower Shenandoah Valley were guests last night of Mrs and Mrs Robert Millison of South Washington Street. They left today for Washington where Mr Yates is employed by the Washington Evening and Sun day Star. Other local entertaining included a Stephenson dinner in honor of relatives and friends and a Braddock Street Church missionary institute to promote the kingdom extension movement with Dr O E Goddard of Nashville as speaker.
The Sunshine Class of Braddock Street Methodist Church will meet at 3 PM Thursday at 540 North Loudoun Street. It is the first meeting of the new year and full attendance is requested.
The Wineheater branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 3 30 o'clock Thursday afternoon January 7 at the home of Mrs Alan Peery 215 East Cork street. Hostesses will be Mrs Perry and Miss Edith Light.
Miss Edith J Light returns home to Handley High School faculty after Christmas near Berryville with Mr. and Mrs C W Fishpaw. Miss Margaret Eustler of Cumberland Md visits relatives in town. Baltimore guests Mr and Mrs Elliott S Miller Mr and Mrs John Kane Miss Helena McNicholas and Mr Billy Banham stay with Mr and Mrs Charles W Miller on South Kent street. Numerous other locals travel to study or spend holidays with families in Lynchburg Harrisonburg Ashland Springfield Martinsburg and Warrenton.
Misses Marian and Louise Martin hosted a holiday dance at the Martin home with many Berryville Boyce and Middletown guests. Several residents and students were noted visiting or recovering from illnesses as post holiday travel and visits continued in the community.
Democratic fundraising figures show a southern wing leaning toward compromise on wet or dry status. Al Smith ally Raskob proposed a home rule plan authorizing states to hold conventions on national prohibition while Byrd of Virginia receives credit for easing tensions. In Virginia 82 percent of 1928 contributors favored a continued national policy with state flexibility.
The questionnaire shows 67 percent in Virginia favor submission of a fictitious repeat amendment while 57 percent favor the home rule amendment over repeal. Ninety two percent support submitting one amendment or the other and about 30 percent approve ignoring prohibition in party platform. Raskob notes Virginia and the South respond strongly. nationwide average is 33 percent. The committee will consider using the new apportionment to select convention delegates, which could reduce Virginia by two seats.
Prices for grain futures and related commodities are listed with quotations furnished by W B Hibbs and Company, members of the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. Hibbs Building Washington DC contact numbers provided.
Grain values advance with security support as the Chicago Board of Trade session ends. Closing futures show Wheat May 56¾, July 56, September 57. Corn May 41¾, July 43, September 42. Oats May 26¾, July 25¾, September no sales. Rye May 47, July 47¾, September no sales.
New York January 6 prices rose in early Wall Street buying for the new year. Investors cited progress of the reconstruction finance corporation bill in Congress and optimistic private banking advice. Prominent shares gained two to over ten points as German issues buoyed the bank market and sterling cable rates opened at 3.36 dollars.
The Senate banking committee urged prompt enactment of the reconstruction finance corporation bill. The report notes consensus among banking and business leaders for rapid passage to consolidate efforts and restore confidence. It warns delay would waste the potential aid and cites 2,200 banks closed in 1931.
In Philadelphia on January 6 a suspect described as a man needing a shave abducted a six year old girl with a dime promise, drove her to a park, attacked her, then left her near her home. The child, found dazed clutching a dime, remains in serious condition as police and hundreds search.
A sharp advance on the New York Stock Exchange today sent prices higher across many issues. American Telephone and Telegraph rose sharply, Norfolk and Western gained, while the British pound sterling rate remained unsettled at 3.36 dollars at 2:15 PM.
The missing Persian cat belonging to Mrs. H. Clay DeGrange remains unlocated after an extensive search around the city. Residents with any information are asked to contact Mrs. DeGrange.
The Rev James R Cox pastor of a Pittsburgh Catholic parish leads about 2500 unemployed men in an auto procession to Washington to urge Congress to provide unemployment relief. He calls the march an anti Communism demonstration.
Mrs F C Klander of 1316 Stewart Ave SE Roanoke reports Natex a triple strength prescription from a college professor, containing herb extract, improved her pleurisy digestion nerves and sleep after other medicines failed. The drug is being introduced by People's Service Drug Store with widespread pharmacist support.
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