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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1939
Page
7
Market notes from Baltimore and Philadelphia list livestock and produce prices, including apples, potatoes, eggs, butter, cattle, hogs, sheep, and poultry. Highlights show bid ranges for dairy and meat products, with shifts from the prior week and day, plus U. S. Department of Agriculture acknowledgments and Chicago cattle and hog activity.
E. J. Meinhardt, a Chicago rupture expert, will hold demonstrations at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester on Tuesday January 10 with sessions from 1 to 1:30 and 6 to 8 p.m. A 15 year visitor, he promises immediate results by strengthening muscles and contracting the rupture opening within about ten days. The water resistant shield requires no leg straps and is for men only. demonstration is free.
New York stock activity January 7 shows utilities aircraft and select sectors leading a moderate day. Gains or losses hovered around one point, with many major issues declining as Washington’s spending plan and inflation concerns weighed on sentiment.
Local markets section lists commodity prices for patent brands corn meal and middlings, various bag weights per barrel, and local retail marks. Includes prices for short patent and patent brands, mixed fowl, guineas, steers, cows, calves, spring lambs, butterfat, and related retail figures.
Dewitt Mackenzie, AP foreign affairs veteran, reports Europeans in democracies lack clear interpretation of facts while those in totalitarian states get limited information from state media. He notes England’s hardened stance against dictators and rising shock over Czechoslovakia’s fate, with many citizens accepting dictatorship as inevitable.
Chinese forces renewed a surprise attack on Hanchow, Chekiang province, today from three directions, striking about 100 miles southwest of Shanghai. Initial blows were repelled, but heavy fighting and Japanese bombing persisted as the offensive unfolded after a long lull.
Chicago reports wheat prices reversing a 34 cent advance as late trading weakness and lack of rainfall in the winter wheat belt dampen demand. May and July futures slide while corn oats and soybeans show mixed settle prices. Baltimore bids note No 2 red winter wheat at 75 1/4 cents and new corn at 50 cents per bushel.
Miss Rose MacDonald presided over a Berryville Twelfth Night gathering that observed the old English custom of burning troubles to mark the end of Christmas. Guests came from Winchester, Clarke County and surrounding areas, with many in fancy costume. Notable attendees included Judge and Mrs. Philip Williams, and Mr. and Mrs. Gray Beverley among others.
Berlin dispatch reports S A Mann, weekly for Hitler’s Brown Shirts, denounces the Lambeth Walk as a Jewish nuisance and a degenerate dance, citing its presence at the Munich conference and urging a ban. The item is paired with trivia Q A sections on hair counts and Disney’s religion.
New York police and federal agents expanded the opium smuggling probe to other cities after seven men linked to the waterfront gun battle were arraigned on smuggling and narcotics charges. Federal agents began secret assignments to Baltimore and Boston as the investigation broadens.
An Oshkosh pedestrian spotted a nine inch angleworm on Main Street after two days of rain. A white lilac bush in Cud rex Milwaukee suburb Mrs Thomas Haddican’s yard bloomed oddly. A mosquito died in a Milwaukee home. Warren Anderson and Joe Osborne aged 18 skated 24 miles on an icy highway between Spirit Falls and Tomahawk.
Thomas J Mooney, smiling and unruffled, left San Quentin for Sacramento after a hearing with Governor Olson where he expected a pardon. He praised the state Democratic administration and vowed to dedicate his life to aiding Warren Billings as relatives watched a triumphant departure.
The commonwealth alleges conspiracy to procure unlawful conduct by state officials. A grand jury began in quiry December 15 after delays from earlier maneuvers. Democratic Governor George H. Earle, a target in charges, faced a GOP attack as he sought the U S Senate seat and lost in November.
Billings expects to be free soon but Governor Olson cannot grant a direct pardon due to Billings prior conviction and California law requiring Supreme Court recommendation. Mooney, freed at 56, vows to devote his life to freeing Billings and unifying labor, signaling shared reform efforts.
Virginia ABC Board figures show Winchester Christmas New Year receipts up from 16,094.05 to 16,788.80 while Clarke County Berryville declines from 4,838.45 to 4,359.25. Six days before Christmas 1938 in Winchester brought 11,631.05 versus 12,081.40 in 1937. five days before Jan 1, 1939 totaled 5,157.75 against 4,012.65 in 1937. Berryville Christmas 1938 receipts were 2,930.45 vs 3,607.20 in 1937. to Jan 1, 1939 Berryville reached 1,428.80 versus 1,231.25 in 1937.
The Senate judiciary subcommittee voted to begin public hearings Tuesday on President Roosevelt's pick Felix Frankfurter for associate justice of the Supreme Court. Frankfurter, Harvard law professor, may attend or be represented by counsel. The panel will then decide on confirmation.
Winchester and Clarke county youths named to W. P. I. Fall Quarter Honor Roll. Among those listed are J. S. Goode of Winchester in the Senior Class and W. F. Shipe Jr. of Middletown in the Sophomore Class.
Customs officials announced a thorough search of the Italian steamer Ida when it docks Tuesday from New York. Four crew members were arrested there in an opium smuggling raid. An officer declined to confirm reports that agents seek members of the smuggling ring in Baltimore.
London report says the Bank of England moved 200 million pounds sterling in gold to the exchange equalization fund, boosting the pound after months of decline. The bars are valued at 350 million pounds on the books, with market gold at 149 shillings sixpence per ounce, while the treasury raised fiduciary notes to 400 million pounds. Authorities say this shift is not inflation but a cover for notes against securities, aiming to curb speculative pressure on sterling.
Travelers report Italian authorities ordered a strict boycott of the Addis Ababa to Djibouti railway causing sharp drops in passenger and freight traffic. An attack on the Diredawa railway station by alleged Italian fascists is also noted as Italy seeks greater control of the railway amid colonial tensions with France.
A Junior Board of Trade delegation led by Roy Ryden with C R White and George Radford attended graduation exercises of a Dale Carnegie public speaking class in Waynesboro Pennsylvania conducted by Dr Clinton Wunder. Wunder addressed Lions Club members on Tuesday. Ryden chairs the Junior Board of Trade Public Speaking Committee. Plans for a similar class in Winchester are under consideration.
Funeral services for Mrs Eliza Emma Senseney Leary oldest Middletown resident ended yesterday at 2 pm at her nieces home Miss Florerice Wilkinson and Mrs Annie Henretty attended. Rev J T Brown of Grace Methodist led the rites with three hymns played beforehand on Grace Chimes. Mrs Leary 97, born June 4 1841, daughter of the late John G Senseney and Mary Kline Senseney, sister of Elizabeth Kirkpatrick of Lexington age 102.
Premier Daladier told France that his policies aim to spare the world and France the horrors of war. Returning from a Mediterranean tour to reaffirm ties with the empire, he warned that internal strife would invite arms makers and invite German pressure from abroad.
Washington reports railway employment fell by 17,694 from mid November to mid December as Interstate Commerce Commission notes Class I steam railways held 943,082 workers in mid December down from 960,766 a month earlier and 1,008,037 in December 1937.
All persons owing the estate of E Edwin Michael deceased and all persons having claims against the estate will present them to Taylor L Barr Sergeant Administrator of E 1 3 61 Edwin Michael Deceased.
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