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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1936
Page
6
Condition of Rivers North River High and Muddy and South River High and Muddy described in terse notice. Reading indicates elevated turbidity and potential flooding risk downstream with storm impacts in the region. Authority cautions residents near streams to monitor updates and avoid floodplain areas.
Front Royal residents and out of town guests mingle as visitors from Richmond Macon Academy Washington and other locales spend the weekend in the town. Several families travel for visits with relatives and attendances noted at local homes and hospitals.
Shenandoah Rebekah Lodge No. 83 will meet tonight to install new officers for the year. Mrs Emma H Thompson district president will preside. The session takes place in the Rebekahs Lodge room at Front Royal.
Marcus Newton Smedley 69 died at his son Johns home near Front Royal after a year long illness. He leaves two daughters and five sons including Emma Soules Catherine Smedley John Elton Smedley William Thomas and William Smedley plus two sisters Lucy Legge and Eltic. The Rev Ratt of the Methodist Church will conduct Tuesday afternoon services at Prospect Hill cemetery interference.
Miss Mary Moseley Dunn became the bride of Robert Weir-Mitchel Weir of Washington at St John s Church in Washington D C The bride wore navy blue lace and tea roses The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Robert Mitchell Weir of Manassas and works as assistant manager of the Old Dominion Loan Corporation They will reside in Washington with only relatives and close friends present.
FRONT ROYAL January 20. Severe snow storm causes no school in the county today. Roads are expected to be open and classes to resume tomorrow morning.
Privy council session described with Lord Dawson of Penn at the Royal bedside guiding the King s signature on a state paper. George R. T. initials appear, then Sir Maurice Hankey receives the document to take it to London.
London offices announced a royal council of 80 counselors while the King rests after a severe cold and heart weakness. The Prince of Wales and Duke of York attended Sandringham, arriving by air from London as officials anticipated a further update on the monarch's condition.
Culpeper Virginia January 20 officer H W Hawkins faces preliminary hearing January 29 on homicide charges for the death of W J Elliott 62 at his home Elliott a father of eight was killed after resisting an arrest attempt involving Elliott’s son Elliott was shot when he interfered with the arrest in Culpeper authorities say Hawkins released on $1000 bond pending the hearing
The Supreme Court today ordered into effect its decision that the AAA act was unconstitutional and required the release to taxpayers of $200,000,000 in processing taxes held in federal courts. The ruling marks an immediate enforcement of the AAA decision and tax refunds.
Secretary Hall warned the Senate munitions committee that the State Department may cut off access to confidential files unless confidences imposed on them are respected. The exchange came during a Washington briefing on January 20.
Mayor J. Fulmer Bright of Richmond and Morton L. Wallerstein of the League of Virginia Municipalities met Senator Harry F. Byrd to discuss some local matters. The visit followed an appointment by Norfolk Mayor W. Reb. Taylor, who was not present.
Markets report heavy cattle and hog activity in Baltimore and Chicago with prices varying by weight and grade. Cattle demand slow in Baltimore, cows and calves down, hogs up 10 to 25 cents, lambs steady, apple and produce prices listed for regional markets.
Market listings show bulk 98 lb and 48 lb bag prices for feeds and grains including corn meal rice bran and egg mash. Prices include per hundredweight style rates and varied bag sizes with notes on dairy feeds and shelled corn.
Instructions describe chilling a bowl with a wet salted towel near ice or in a cold place, then adding salt to the cream and whipping rapidly for quicker results.
New York stock market quiet aside from some aircraft stocks. Transfers around 2 million shares. Grains and cotton irregular lower and bonds mixed. Foreign exchanges quiet and easier. Selected 2 p.m. prices list various equities including Am Can Am Electric Johns Manville U S Steel and Woolworth with mixed moves.
Chicago futures drift lower as limited speculative trading and weak export demand pull down prices for wheat corn oats rye and barley. Cash markets show varied quotes with No 3 hard wheat around 1.10 per bushel and corn around 58 to 60 cents, while Baltimore and Winchester markets list modest domestic wheat and corn prices.
Police hunt a lone bandit who robbed the O. P. Hare drug store in Petersburg Virginia taking 70 dollars in cash and narcotics. Night clerk A M Vaughan, 54, fought the robber and was praised for his courage though the thief emptied the narcotics from the shelves and forced the register open.
Albert C Henry died in Memorial Hospital around 9 this morning from a kidney ailment. He was 79, born March 15, 1866, longtime city resident and member of Christ Episcopal Church and Friendship Fire Company. Survived by widow Rose Cain, daughters Gertrude and Mrs Charles Brannon, sons Roy Wilbur and James, sister Minnie, brother Lester, and three grandchildren. Burial at Mount Hebron. services at 114 East Gerrard Street and Christ Episcopal Church conducted by Rev R B Nelson.
The assembly advances minor changes in convict road force regulation and a local registration bill. Senators Holt and Page push fisheries appeals reform and oyster licensing coverage.
Dr Freeman delivers an unconventional tribute to General Lee praising moral leadership and national unity. The General Assembly asked a private citizen to give the address, a break from precedent, with delegate Hobson noting the honor had previously been reserved for others.
Mrs Dorothy Sherwood, a 27 year old widow, is shown in court at Newburgh during a recess in the murder trial. Police say she confessed to drowning her two year old son by holding his head under water to spare him a life of poverty.
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