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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1935
Page
5
FRONT ROYAL July 1 The Warren County Circuit Court convened this morning with Judge Philip Williams presiding for the July session. The first case on the docket is E. T. Swanson of Winchester versus R. A. Miller in the initial proceedings.
Front Royal Retail Merchants Association will hold a meeting this evening at the Fairlawn Inn at 6 15 oclock. Senator Aubrey G Weaver will be guest speaker and the secretary urges full attendance for an important address and necessary association business.
Front Royal reports a striking weed discovered by J. W. Morrison of Bentonville. A blue thistle reached 51 inches tall with four extra stems over 5 inches wide, far exceeding the typical 18 to 24 inch height and pencil-thin stalk. The specimen is displayed in the Warren Press window stirring town discussion.
Front Royal beat Orange 4 3 and Culpeper 3 in Saturday action while Harrisonburg Staunton games were rained out. Sunday results saw Front Royal 4 Culpeper 2 Charlottesville 12 Heurick 2 Orange 14 Staunton 0. Tomorrow Harrisonburg at Waynesboro Orange at Staunton. Wednesday Front Royal at Harrisonburg Heurich at Charlottesville.
In Front Royal, Warren County, R. E. Brooks, colored, posted bond and was granted permission under Virginia law to perform the marriage ceremony in the clerk of the circuit court’s office.
Sheriff E L Lucas of Page County visited Front Royal this morning. Mrs Evelyn McGruder Marshall wed Richard Light in Washington DC Church of Nativity. Several residents planned trips to Virginia Beach and Ohio, while Harnsberger family illness and other social events filled the town’s weekend.
County clerk records show seven marriage licenses issued in June, up from five in the previous June. The trend suggests more couples seeking nuptials this year versus last year, reflecting a rise in local marriages in the period.
Washington July 1 President Roosevelt issued executive orders extending the National Labor Relations Board until August 1 and continuing indefinitely the National Steel Labor Relations Board and the Textile Labor Relations Board. These three boards would have expired today.
In an exhibition at Harrisonburg the Majestic Radio club of Washington fell 9 to 7 after Harrisonburg built a 4-2 lead. Bob Long pitched for Harrisonburg, with strong late innings as seven runs crossed in the fourth and seventh. Wills, Cochran, and Edwards produced key hits for Harrisonburg. Majestic’s Payne and DeAngulus allowed nine hits but were hurt by seven errors.
Front Royal pushed Culpeper Athletic Club one game from first with a 4-2 win in Culpeper. Stankus and Hash pitched well amid a 1,000-fan Sunday duel as Culpeper’s two runs came in the eighth on four straight hits. Baker had a triple among his four hits for Front Royal.
A Mexican region reports a boa constrictor 16 to 20 feet long living in houses. The snakes, though harmless, are domesticated by the Indians, kill rats, and guard the dwellings when the masters are away.
Pliny notes two kinds of soap used by Germans hard and soft. It likely originated as a Gallic invention to brighten hair and reached Romans via Germany. Early soaps used goat tallow and beech ash. by the 13th century Marseille operated an olive oil soap factory and England followed in the next century.
The New York market opened steady with selective buying and a quiet trade, while a wheat rally buoyed sentiment on fears of rust. Bonds held steady as the dollar edged higher in gold exchanges and call money stood at 0.25 percent. Closing prices included Allied Chemical 15.5 and U.S. Steel 33.5, with notable names such as General Electric 25.75 and General Motors 32.875 among others. Md fund bids 15.85 and asks 17.14.
Futures and cash grain prices for wheat corn oats rye and barley listed for July and September contracts with bid ranges. Cash grain in Chicago shows No 2 red wheat and various corn and white wheat prices. Baltimore and Winchester markets quoted for wheat and corn with mill delivery basis.
Eddie Moriarity, highly touted second baseman, quit baseball after signing with the Boston Braves to pursue the priesthood. The accompanying photo captures his farewell in uniform as he leaves the field.
The Cape Town museum houses fragments of the iron cross erected by Bartholomew Diaz after his 1486 landing at Luderitz during the voyage toward the Cape of Good Hope. The relic is regarded as one of the era’s most treasured artifacts.
Baltimore market notes cattle steady to 15 cents lower with slower trading and feeders mixed. hogs, sheep, and calves vary by class. Philadelphia live poultry and dressed poultry prices listed with butter and eggs values. dairy scores and egg quotes provided by U S Dept of Agriculture.
The local wholesale market shows mixed prices for flour and feed products, with short patent and patent brands listed by bag and per barrel. Cracked corn meal, egg mash, middlings, and butter prices appear alongside live poultry and lamb figures, reflecting a broad grid of commodity costs in a single market page.
Hilda Jean Parker caused a stir in Washington House of Representatives by taking her lunch in the gallery during session. A doorkeeper escorted Mrs Parker to feed a baby in a restroom while the family of five, including the father and three other children, had hitchhiked from Tennessee seeking relief.
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