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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1937

Page

9

Baltimore and Philadelphia Markets Report Jan 12

Maryland and Pennsylvania produce prices for round whites and Reds, with live poultry and eggs, plus Baltimore and Chicago livestock and grain quotes. Cattle and hogs listings show steady to lower ranges. calves, sheep, and veal follow, while cash grain and wheat prices in Baltimore and Chicago round out the market snapshot.

Baltimore Maryland Pennsylvania New York Philade Philadelphia Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept. Agri Michigan Chicago S. Dept Gattle Winchester

Wheat futures rise on British storage plan reports

Chicago price renewed as traders priced emergency wheat storage by Britain. Early losses were erased as futures and cash grain quotes strengthened, with Canada seen as primary supply source if the plan moves forward.

Chicago Canada

Stock Market Slips Then Recovers Amid Frictional Trading

New York January 12 stock activity opened with profit selling and fractional losses, later finding support to reduce losses to about 2 points. Ticker delays persisted as waves of selling and buying continued, with recoveries evident by the fourth hour. leading foreign exchange showed Sterling at 4.91 3 8 and the franc at 4.67 4.

New York

Shareholders Meet Reveals Banking Dividends and Staff

Gray Williams presides as bank directors forecast a small July dividend with potential increases. The year saw $300,000 of Preferred Stock A retired and $100,000 of Preferred Stock B slated for retirement. Undivided profits rose by $79,000 in two years and total earnings reached $91,000, up $25,000 from last year.

Gray Williams Brown Rusk The Ank

Mrs Arbuckle Dies. Long Life of Charity at Spring Dale

Mrs. Arbuckle, tied to the Van Meter lineage since 1730, long hosted travelers at Spring Dale Bartonville and helped manage the farm after Hack’s death in 1887. She survived by five children, with funeral services at Spring Dale conducted by Rev. Allen Jones and Rev. Robert B Nelson, burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers include Drs Boyd, Stuart, Dutton, Wright, Bowly, and Chiles.

Crown John Isaac van Meter Spring Dale Old Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church Mr. Hack Robert Arbuckle Jacob van Materen Materen Holland Encyclopaedia Miles Goverdale Arbuckle J. van Meter Hack Frederick A. Hack Aubrey T. Mussen Charles J. Borum Kathleen P. W. Boyd EF. C. Stuart B. B. Dutton R. 8. Wright Strasburg Charles L. Bowly Samuel M. Chiles

Flint Strike Turmoil Triggers National Guard Mobilization

In Flint tensions rose as strikers clashed with police leaving injuries. Claims of no equipment damage conflicted with reports of tossed tools and a dented auto body. At the Fisher plant barricades blocked Chevrolet Avenue as over a thousand National Guardsmen were mobilized by Governor Murphy to restore public order.

Chevrolet Fisher Plant Detroit National Michigan Flint General Motors Corporation Frank Murphy

F. and M. Bank Reports Yearly Gains and Leadership

The cashier reported a year of profit growth with $58,000 rise in undivided profits and $226,000 increase in deposits. The bank retired half of its Reconstruction Finance Corporation preferred stock. Directors organized for the year with H. D. Puller chairing, Theodore Y. Kingel as executive, W. E. Cooper as president, and officers J. H. Yost cashier and G. F. Buts ler as trust officer. The clerical staff included Mrs. Margaret A. Kern manager of Foreign Dept and Christmas Savings Club, Mrs. Mary G. Hershberger savings manager, Miss Phyllis Whitmore secretary to cashier, and several tellers and bookkeepers.

J. M. Steck Reconstruction Finance Corporation H. D. Puller Theodore Y. Kingel W. E. Cooper L. M. Allen P. H. Gold J. H. Yost P. McFadden G. F. Butsler Margaret A. Kern Foreign Department Christmas Savings Club Mary G. Hershberger Phyllis Whitmore Claude M. Grim Kinzel F. Whitacre Harry E. Ridgeway Elsie R. Snider Faunce J. Mooers General Ledger Blanche Noonan Goldie Brown J. William Hollis Eugene Adams William Henry Gold Olga B. Snider Ralph Lee Hardy

Death summons Mr. Clevenger in local hospital

Thomas M. Clevenger 63 formerly of Frederick county and recently of 504 Highland avenue died at 7 30 p m yesterday in Memorial Hospital after a period as a patient He was born August 25 1874 son of the late Scott and Elizabeth Taylor Clevenger He is survived by his widow Edna Ashton Cleavenger three sons William Frederick and Frank Cleavenger all of Winchester and two daughters Mrs Bertha Cain and Miss Marie Cleavenger Also of Winchester The funeral from his home at 2 o clock tomorrow conducted by Rev C W Shipley Presbyterian Church with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers are Marshall Elliott Walter Sellers Clarence Penn Harvey Kline William Perry and Jacob Sirbaugh.

Thomas M. Clevenger Frederick County Highland Avenue Memorial Hospital Clevenger Scott and Elizabeth Taylor Clevenger Edna Ashton Clevenger William Frederick Frank Clevenger Bertha Cain Marie Clevenger Winchester C. W. Shipley Presbyterian Church Mount Hebron Cemetery Marshall Elliott Walter Sellers Clarence Penn Harvey Kline William Perry Jacob Sirbaugh

Byrd Urges Simplified Gov ernment Reorganization

Senator Byrd of Virginia urges a thorough simplification and abolition of overlapping agencies to cut overhead costs. He cites heavy top structure, duplication, and waste, and calls for a practical reorganization toward efficiency. President Roosevelt previews plans as Congress weighs a full program.

Mer Wares Proud Byrd Ireginia Senate Committee US 6 Radio Ue Washington Ning Romisiation Ous Doon Washington Roosevelt Gomreint Congress Legislatie Ccongress Byrd R-Va Capitol Hill White House

Bathtub murder shocks New York bride Mary Case

Police probe the bathtub slaying of Mary Case a 25 year old model and New York hotel association worker with a possible robbery motive. A blood soaked hair fragment found in her hand led to a lab test while a missing platinum wedding ring and $15 suggest theft. Her husband Frank Case found her body in a tub.

New York Mary Robinson Lancaster Brooklyn John J. Ryan Imilar Nancy E. Titterton Titterton Sing Sing Prison Herbert H. Lehman Case American Hotel Association John Kalby Robert Morris Eightieth Street Richard Grimes Queens County Tective Ryan Grimes William J. Robinson

President offers reward in Mattson murder case

The President announces a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the Mattson murder suspect. Attorney General Cummings says federal agents will pursue the case relentlessly and cooperate with local police as the investigation continues. The body of the child was identified and authorities vow to follow the case to the end.

Cummings Justice Department Mattson Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice White House Roosevelt Bureau of Investigation

Ace Man Hunter Nathan Ace Man Hunter

Washington reports Harold Nathan an FBI assistant director leads the Mattson kidnap killing hunt in Tacoma and has long hunted high profile cases. The veteran agent coordinated activities across 16 states in the Urschel and Weyerhaeuser kidnappings and joined the Mattson case January 3 under J Edgar Hoover.

Washington Harold Nathan Nta Mattson Tacoma Wash Justicement New York Charles F. Urschel Oklahoma Little George Weyerhaeuser Nathan Federal Bureau of Investigation J. Edgar Hoover Justice State of George Harvey Bailey Preacher Col Charles A. Janeoare Spinoza Justice Department

Kidnap Murderer Sought by Justice Department Officials

The United States Justice Department offered a ten thousand dollar reward for the arrest of the kidnapper who killed a child in a snowbound area. Grim G Men followed the Presidents orders to use every means to capture and punish the perpetrator. A secret autopsy on the victim aimed to gather evidence for a capital case.

United States Sl Rtment of Justice Washington Justice Department W. W. Mattson

Mrs Roosevelt Reacts to Kidnapping Slaying of Child

Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt reacted to the kidnap murder of Charles Mattson saying she was horrified by the brutality of the act and expressing sympathy for the family.

Washington Jan Franklin D. Roosevelt Charles Mattson Northwest

No class on next Thursday for Heredity extension division

The Heredity extension division class led by Dr. Chappalear of Harrisonburg State Teachers College will not meet next Thursday at 4 PM. Dr. Chappalear notified Leslie D. Kline, district superintendent, that he is ill and cannot travel to Winchester this week.

Chappalear Harrisonburg State Teachers College

Kidnapper Slays Charles Mattson in Washington Snow

Tacoma and Olympia intensify a nationwide hunt for the kidnapper who abducted 10 year old Charles Mattson on December 27 demanding 28000 dollars. The boy's body was found frozen and nude in a Everett brush area, officials report brutal abuse and a grim scene as federal agents and local police push for clues.

Tacoma Wash Charles Mattson Everett W. W. Mattson Federal Paul Sceva Charles Promany Dr. Mattson Sceva Harold Nan Jalaes Washington Theattson Bytel Gordon Morrow J. Edgar Hoover Bureau of Investigation Chicago Hoover Han Olympia Seattle Otto Mittelstadt King County Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr George Weyerhaeuser Mattson George G. Franklin Franklins John California PF. B. I D. C Shelton Shief Harold Bird Squaxin Island Puget Sound Mattsons Wee 6 Muriel Seattle Times Renee Les Mattson

Body found in snow described as brutal sight

Survivor recalls stumbling and falling on a naked man lying in a snow pocket. The man had been beaten and his head crushed. witness says the sight was horrific and she fled, unable to recall getting up.

Illness Fatal To Barbara A Dove Infant Dies

Funeral services were held Monday morning for Barbara Ann Dove four months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Dove. She died at Memorial Hospital from pneumonia. Rev Father Comasky led rites followed by burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Survived by her parents.

Barbara Ann Dove George Ove Memorial Hospital Father Comasky Mount Hebron

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