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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1934

Page

8

Conference of Deacons To Draw Big Attendance

A Winchester Presbytery Deacon Conference set for July 26 in Wardensville WV expects 500 delegates. Speakers include Dr J D Eggleston Rev J W Hogshead and Rev E B McGukin with open forums on church rolls, deaconates, trust funds, and benevolence designations.

Wardensville W. Va Winchester J. H. Moling, Jr Reymann Capon Springs Stewardship Committee Town Gore Romney Moorefield Baker J. W. Hogshead E. B. McGukin J. D. Eggleston Woodworth Charles D. Gilkeson

Funeral Rites Held For Howard Stover

Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon from the home for Howard Stover whose body was found in Cedar Creek near Strasburg Friday morning. Interment followed in River View Cemetery at Strasburg with Rev. F B Lingle officiating. Attendees arriving from distance included several Stover and Rittenour relatives from Winchester Front Royal Powell's Fort Edinburg and Alexandria.

Howard Stover Cedar Creek Strasburg F. B. Lingle Riverview Cemetery Cora Stover Alexandria John Coontz Katherine Martha Chris John Grubbs Howard Grubbs Winchester Lula Rittenour Clarence Rittenour Front Royal John Coverstone Cyril Munch Downey Rittenour John Rittenour Powell’s Fort Allen Boyce Edinburg

Trial Justice A J Tavenner Deals With Multiple Sentences

Trial Justice A J Tavenner handled a busy day in Lower Court. M W Welds of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to five counts of obtaining money under false pretenses and received six month penitentiary terms on each count, totaling two and a half years. Additional fines were imposed on Elmer Clark and Roy Parrell for drunkenness, and E M McCord of St Louis received a $100 fine, 30 day suspended sentence, and a one year license revocation after a drunken driving arrest near Stephens City.

A. J. Tavenner M. W. Welds Pennsylvania Union Carbide Company New York Welds Frederick County Union Carbide Elmer Clark Roy Parrell Whitacre Pughtown Pike E. M. McCord St. Louis Virginia McCord Stephens City Bayliss

Winchester Wins Final Match In Golf Tourney

The Belle Haven Country Club team won the 1934 Bi-State Golf Association championship at Winchester. Winchester scored 55 percent of points in the final eighteen hole match, with Alexandria second 38 Purcellville third 28 and Martinsburg 22. Points for the season gave Alexandria 169 Winchester 164 Purcellville 144 Martinsburg 98. Sidney Sherwood of Alexandria earned the season’s top points with 27.42. Jack Haley of Winchester was second with 26. Martinsburg’s Roy Hollis led with 19 12 points. Winchester players totaled 55 42 points across the nine scores listed.

Belle Haven Country Club Winchester Alexandria Purcellville Martinsburg Sidney Sherwood Jack Haley Roy Hollis P. A. Bennet G. G. Horsfall F A.ead, Jr D.L. Weems J. P. Hayley E. F. Stone

Raymond Sheetz to Conduct Life Saving Classes

Senior life saver Raymond Sheetz will teach life saving and swimming at Golightly's Bottom on the Millwood road each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Examinations will be by American Red Cross examiner Frank R. Horton. No charge for service. Sheetz previously trained 50 swimmers and produced 25 junior and 12 senior life savers in Winchester, a notable season.

Sch Raymond Sheetz Golightly Millwood Road American Red Cross Frank R. Horton Sheetz Red Cross Horton American Legion Pool Winchester

Youth Injured In Collision At Rail Crossing

Marvin Mitchell a 19 year old resident between Riverton and Waterlock Warren county was badly hurt last night when the truck he rode with Santmyer struck a stationary freight car at the Strasburg depot crossing. Mitchell suffered two broken leg bones and other cuts as Dr. C H Spiggle gave emergency care at the scene and he was taken to Memorial Hospital.

Marvin Mitchell Front Royal Road Riverton Waterlock Warren County Memorial Hospital Strasburg C. H. Spiggle Southern Railway C. E. Santmyer Santmyer Mitchell M. C. Wilson

Salt bacon price rise noted in Winchester markets

A Winchester shopper found salt cured bacon up two cents to fourteen cents per pound as pork product prices trend upward. Hogs in Baltimore traded at 4.90 to 5.50 dollars per 100 pounds, while processing and handling add 8.5 to 9.1 cents per pound for local buyers.

Baltimore Winchester

Two Held In West Virginia Wife Slaying Case

Layton B. Shifflett is jailed on first degree murder charges for the fatal beating of his wife Anne Haney Shifflett. Harry Lemon, second hand store owner, is held on whiskey sale and possession tied to the case. Funeral services were held nearby for Anne Shifflett, mother of seven, who died after an hour in hospital.

Harry Lemon Martinsburg Anne Shifflett Layton B. Shifflett Shifflett Lemon

Mrs H S Davis Visits Richmond from Columbus

Mrs H S Davis arrived today from Columbus Ohio to visit in the home of Mr and Mrs H D Fuller. Messrs Andrew Bell secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and George F Miller State Policeman were in Richmond yesterday on business.

Messrs Andrew Bell The Chamber of Commerce George F. Miller Richmond

O Sullivan Rubber Company Sales Meeting Ends Today

The two day national sales meeting of O Sullivan Rubber Company closes with a luncheon and final address by president A J Hankhouser. Advertising counsel E S Parry discusses strategies targeting shoe repair trade and the growth of rubber heel use in shoes.

O'Sullivan Rubber Company United States A. J. Hankhouser E. S. Parry Tracy-Parry Company Parry O'Sullivan O’sullivan Klein Brothers Jack Sam W. M. Richards Elks Club William M. Richards Mr. Richards W. P. Harty O'Sullivan Rubber Co George Washington Hotel

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