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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1939
Page
7
Berlin officials voiced optimism that the Danzig question moves toward a peaceable settlement, asserting Danzig should be part of the Reich. The spokesman denied any negotiations with Poland and rejected plans for Hitler to become chief of state of Danzig.
Gainesboro Virginia July 18 new officers of the Future Farmers of America chapter were installed at a local high school meeting July 11. Nelson Beard was named president Nat Smith vice president Hugh Dailey secretary Junior Bayliss reporter Dan Gan treasurer Evelyn Omps farm watch dog.
Baltimore quotes show dull produce for apples and sweet potatoes with U.S. numbers, while poultry prices hold steady on several fowl and egg lines. Baltimore livestock markets report steady cows and calves, hogs down, and sheep steady to lower with varying weights and prices.
Chicago's wheat market recovers from early losses with gains up to a cent per bushel. Strong cash grain demand and hedging, plus buying from short sellers, aid the rise, aided by securities upturn. Cash prices at Chicago and Baltimore show specific bid ranges for wheat corn and oats.
R. H. Roper of New York faced Judge Donald L. Weems this morning for reckless driving, fined 14 dollars. The brief court record notes the citation and outcome.
Selected stock quotations at close include Am. Can 98.7, U. S. Steel 51.5, Union Pac 100.5, Texas Corp 38.25, Woolworth 48.75, Goodyear 31.375, Gen Elec 38.75, Penn R R 19.25, N Y C 15.875, J Manville 79.875, Va Car Chem 3, and other issues from A T and T to Union Pac.
Mrs. Gertie Leatherman with Buddy Derring captured a birdlike moth at 23 East Leicester Street yesterday evening. The insect was held in a large glass jar at The Star while it gazed from the glass and moved along the slick sides. Leatherman planned to release it after showing it to friends.
Mrs. Clara McVicar Colbert of Turner Ashby Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy received an invitation from the Mary Taliaferro Thompson Southern Memorial Association to attend the unveiling and dedication of a monument to Brig Gen Bernard E Bee at Manassas battlefield Virginia on Friday afternoon July 21 at 2 o clock. It is expected many Turn er Ashby members will attend.
Police verified Earl Evans statement that Sunday raid of 16 colored men and women occurred in an apartment on North Kent Street extended not at the Winchester organization of Colored Elks headquarters The Star had reported the raid at the wrong location and not at the Elks HQ.
Catherine de Medici, queen consort of Henry II, born 1519 and died 1589, bore four sons. Three sons were crowned king of France during her lifetime: Francis II (1559–60), Charles IX, and Henry III (1574–1593).
Thomas Edward Phelps a Frederick County farmer died at his Reynolds Store section home after months of illness. He was born September 25 1898 in Cambridge Md and is survived by his widow Beulah Hovermale and two children from a former marriage. Services will be held at Union Chapel United Brethren Church near Ridge W V with interment in the adjacent cemetery. Pallbearers include Elmer Hovermale Paul Hovermale and others.
Treasury says July receipts total 9.03 million dollars while expenditures reach 19.05 million. Gross debt stands at 40.61 billion dollars, up 1.34 million from the previous day.
Funeral services for Mrs Sidney E Dorsey widow of William E Dorsey will be held tomorrow at 10 30 a m from the Larrick home Gainesboro with Rev C F Crowe of Gainesboro Methodist Church and a United Brethren service in Winchester. Interment is Mount Hebron. pallbearers include Julian Larrick Lawrence F Dorsey Roy Campbell R W Dorsey Otterbein Dorsey and Elmer R Dorsey.
Members of the Lions Club report telegrams from Bryan Stotler and Sam Preston at the Lions International convention in Pittsburgh. More than 15 000 Lions attend sessions, including 11 from Winchester. Today’s program featured music by three juniors from Upperville Graham Floyd and Francis Hudson. Guests included Bryan A. Winebrewer W Reese L B Feaga and Carl O. Lowton.
The extraordinary meeting discussed reviving neutrality legislation with three options. Barkley outlined discharge to floor debate rider attachment or building bipartisan support to overturn the committee vote. Borah opposed delaying action and urged a clear path next session.
Henry county officials said they would confer with State's Attorney William M. Carroll about returning Jack Russell to Illinois for trial on a murder charge. Russell, accused of killing William S. Hamilton near Ringwood last week, was captured at Ozark Arkansas. The sheriff indicated Arkansas authorities should hand him over so he could face the electric chair, and he and Carroll would consider federal involvement due to stolen automobile and kidnapping aspects.
In Martinez California on July 18 Frank Martinez aged 56, a poor swimmer, saved his four year old grandson Richard Dessie by diving into a slough and pushing the child to the bank. He collapsed and died in the water, his grandson crawling to safety.
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