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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1936
Page
5
Rivers North River High and Muddy report indicates elevated water levels with surface turbidity. South River mirrors high and muddy conditions, posing potential flooding risk and affecting nearby roads and low-lying areas.
Front Royal residents plan weekends of visiting and hosting as they travel to Charlottesville for the Albemarle Chapter Reserve Officers annual military ball at Farmington Country Club. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jones and other local spouses and relatives visiting in Purcellville Winchester and Washington areas.
In Front Royal Virginia on January 18 the Warren County high school girls defeated Washington High School girls 11 to 0 on the Randolph Macon Court. The boys game was faster but Warren County fell to Washington 23 to 12. Potts led Front Royal with 8 points and Dennis had 9 for Washington.
Front Royal Lions Club directors met at Percy Rogers home for routine business and to discuss Amateur Night program arrangements. Present were W. C. Deming Ben Atwood Joseph Biggs Wallace Thomason Bryan Stokes A. B. Scott R. F R. Griffith Thomas Kerns Marion Peffer Johnny Marchi. Refreshments were served.
Mr Bryan Rudacille, appointed to take the Front Royal business census, started duties on Thursday and expects to complete the task in ten days.
Front Royal Lions Club hosts the War Ren Rappahannock Amateur Contest with about twenty five entries received by noon. Contestants include quartette Clyde Archie Mary Garden Manuel and Jane Louise Hockman. Duets and solo acts by Paul Ruffner Buddy Thompson Billy Johnson Margie Boyd Jack Miller Brook Miller Moffett Jean Ellen Willey Gloria Kibler Julian Wayland Irene Jones W A Stephens Leroy Flippen Mary Russell Fritts Ernest Casarotti Leonard Withrow Arthur Sites Mel Davis Cora Borden and others. Rotary and Lions Clubs add two entries each. more are expected. The Murphy Theatre hosts the event on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Senator Clark of Missouri accuses Secretary Glass of using vituperation in attacking the munitions committee over the World War record. He defends Nye and notes Glass’s past as a belligerent critic while Glass sits injured at the dais during the heated debate.
Agnes Lamp and Miller Rosenberger wed in Martinsburg with Mrs Lamp and the Rosenbergers starting a new home near Mount Pleasant. Boyd Bean and Thelma Ritenour celebrated a surprise home shower as Bean continues at W D Parker Grocery and leads Trinity Lutheran youth. Robert Bowers returns home after a tonsil operation at Memorial Hospital.
Dr. D. M. Kipps has been reappointed coroner of Warren County by the Circuit Court and has taken the oath. Mrs. Vivian H. Casarotti was appointed by Governor Peery as a notary public for four years and has taken the oath.
Fairview Grange No 866 Reynolds Store met Friday night January 17 with good attendance. M J Pease presided. Miss Tressa Dick named delegate to state lecturer course at Blacksburg second week February. Miss Virginia Patterson as alternate. A George Washington program on February 22 was approved to aid Grange hall equipment. refreshments to be served.
The marriage of Miss Catherine Dodson and Mr. Howard Mills took place January 4 in Frederick Maryland. The bride is daughter of J E Dodson and the late Mrs Dodson from near Middletown. Mills, a local resident, works as a truck driver at the National Fruit Product Company plant. The bride previously held a position with the same firm.
Hetzel Wolfe Sr. 30 and Vera Wolfe 5, critically injured in the blast that destroyed their home and killed Mrs. Wolfe and her four sons last Saturday, show no change. Yesterday both patients showed improvement. grave doubts remain about recovery, with Vera improving more than her father who suffered serious internal injuries.
Milford Massachusetts January 18 Report says at midnight an alarm sent Driver Albert Sullivan from the fire station to Bow street with his crew. They found his own home ablaze prompting rapid response and investigation.
The will of Margaret A. Curran filed in Corporation Court directs 500 to the Bishop of Richmond to fund a parochial school at Sacred Heart. Other bequests include 421 423 National avenue house to nephew Daniel F. OConnell, and 500 to him for a note. The estate covers funeral costs and grave stones up to 400, plus allocation to five nieces.
James Lee 72 lifelong Clarke county resident died today at Memorial Hospital after an emergency operation days earlier. He worked 17 years on The Tuberies estate near White Post and was highly regarded. Survived by widow formerly Miss Smallwood, one son John T. Lee, and six daughters. funeral planned for Monday.
Frederick County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting in the county courthouse. C. W. Sollenberger reported 1935 gross sales of 105 616 31 with a gross margin of 54 9 100 per cent of sales. Directors elected for two years: Harvey L. Fishpaw J M Williams E B Clevenger J P Rutherford J M Newell. Six holdovers include M J Pease George Bywaters Eugene Anderson L H Ramey A Taylor Ritter J L Jolliffe. G F Holsinger spoke on state Farm Bureau.
Shares of stock of three local firms were sold at public auction today. M. Lohr Capper bought 8 13 shares of Shenandoah Valley National Bank stock at 18 dollars per share. Clarence Robinson purchased four shares of Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company for 31 dollars per share. Llewellyn Jackson bought 10 shares of Virginia Apple Storage, Inc., for 95 dollars per share.
We thank friends and relatives for kindness sympathy during the illness and death of our mother Mrs. Nannie J. Fisher also for the lovely floral tributes and use of cars.
Reports from Sandringham describe King George V receiving oxygen for bronchial catarrh with signs of cardiac weakness. Medical bulletins say the treatment aids breathing, while guards and officers guard gates as villagers inquire about the monarch’s condition. The public recalls prior near-fatal episodes in 1930s royal health history.
The governor saluted Williamsburg as the cradle of Virginia’s revolutionary leadership. He recalled George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Marshall, James Monroe and Richard Henry Lee as former legislature members who shaped the United States Constitution and the nation’s early destiny. He urged public virtue and perseverance amid change.
Cattle and hogs listed with price ranges and weekly comparisons for Chicago and Baltimore markets. Cattle show varied gains and declines by weight class, with prime and heavy steers reaching up to about 14.40 per hundred, while hogs hold near 10.00 per hundred and calves around 5.50 to 12.00. Baltimore figures mirror mixed shifts across cattle, hogs, and sheep, with steady to weak trends and notable price levels for midweights and calves. Produce items and Winchester grain prices in brief accompany the market notes.
Chicago market shows a late buying spurt lifting May wheat to 1.00 5-8 in sessions with light offerings and weekend account adjustments. Close steady from yesterday with May 1.00 1-2 to 5-8, other grains mixed amid varied price moves across corn oats rye and barley.
The local wholesale market lists prices for flour and feed products including cracked corn shelled corn scratch feed and corn meal with brand variations. Specific items include Kasco egg mash and dairy feeds with percentages, plus butter and meat prices for market readiness.
New York January 18 stock market closed heavy after a quiet session with declines ranging from fractions to about a point. Transfers totaled around 1,100,000 shares as the market leaned lower with mixed earnings and commodity tones.
The Star notes daily market listings are correct but not responsible for typographical errors. Readers are advised to verify figures and details with official sources.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will install guard rails and lay asphalt at Cork Street and Millwood Avenue crossings. New sidewalks will be built near Piccadilly crossing and in front of the Faulkner property. An old 12-inch sewer line south of Piccadilly is being replaced with an 18-inch line.
Fruit moved sluggishly at British auctions on January 15 per Fred A. Motz. London apple and pear prices edged higher but weak demand reflected buyers’ opinions more than prices. Canadian apples and US pears dominated imports as markets remained well supplied with citrus and deciduous fruit.
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