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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1937
Page
7
Secretary of the Bureau of Air Commerce said Mattern may obtain a permit to fly across the North Pole to Moscow after three government agencies review potential value. He noted the bureau cannot withhold permits if flights meet technical requirements.
In Greenfield Massachusetts on July 28 the trial of Thomas E. Elder former Mount Hermon School dean for assault with intent to kill proceeded with closing arguments after three rebuttal witnesses including a police photographer and a Keene hotel chambermaid were called along with Norton.
Wholesale food dealers opened their warehouses in Buffalo in defiance of 1 000 striking delivery truck drivers. Union men push for a closed shop and higher wages as picket lines tighten and food movement stalls. Police guarded two major terminals. no disorders reported.
L Zucker man and Sons advertise purchasing iron rags paper auto tires tubes and miscellaneous waste. They are loading iron now and will pay a premium price for iron delivered to their yard, with contact numbers 357 J and 886 M. The notice is dated 7 26 and notes two weeks end of day.
From the case Spence and Seldon versus J Jos Sullivan, the city sergeant advertises a public auction in front of Winchester Court House on July 31, 1937 at 10:00 A M. Personal property includes 6 office desks an adding machine feed scales a Model A Ford truck and other articles. Cash terms. City Sergeant Taylor L Barr. 7 21 23 26 28 30 51.
The undersigned will sell at 2 o clock P M on Saturday July 31 1937 at the residence of the late Amos A Cochran 520 West Amherst St the following personal property a Dodge sedan corn shelter cutting box grindstone hand cart 2 step ladders garden plow chest of tools cross cut saw maddocks shovels some lumber posts etc Cash terms No property to be removed until paid for Executors M M Lynch Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester 71-26-51
The Rev. George E. Owen of Church of Christ spoke at a Kiwanis Club luncheon on The Marks of a Gentleman. He argued that kindness binds the fraternity, chivalry defines true gentility, and a gentleman combines courage with inner character and courtesy.
The N. and G. Taylor tinplate plant in Cumberland Maryland reports six hot mills and other departments in operation. Four hot mills ran Monday and five yesterday. Harry H Hollway of Republic Steel Corp expects about 210 workers to report tomorrow, with 185 currently on duty. One or two carloads of finished product are to be shipped tomorrow.
Senate foes warned that Senator Minton's plan to expand the lower court bill could prolong the session. He said he would push an amendment requiring two thirds Supreme Court decisions to invalidate acts of Congress. Senator Wheeler condemned the move as a breach of the understanding with the administration.
George Sauer former Nebraska All American backfield ace is appointed head football coach at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. The hire marks a new era for UNH football as Sauer takes the helm.
The article notes a focus on citizenship through sport with an upcoming horseshoe tournament starting August 2 for interested boys through Miss Lucille Webber at the Harris Addition playground. Softball diamonds are planned on Highland avenue, and a western city playground is delayed but under planning for soon opening.
New York July 28 A jealous motive cited by the estranged wife led District Attorney Charles Sullivan to seek the death penalty for Stanley A. Martin Jr the 29 year old confessed slayer of Florence Jackson 39 mother of two. The motive the wife Evelyn Martin said Martin boasted of his illicit affair and prior choking attempts. She supplied letters from Florence Jackson to Martin and described his relationship with the dead woman as the cause of the murder öğrenc.
Wm H Smith and A W Smith of Winchester are survived by two sisters Mrs McKeever of Chambersville Va and Mrs Avie Orndoff of Albin and half-brothers and sisters Lee A Smith Norman W Smith Coleman B Smith Mrs Harry Browne and Mrs Samuel Dick. Nineteen grandchildren and a great granddaughter also survive. Interment is set at Winburne Cemetery.
The report notes Representative Wood moves to revise the chairman Norton vote to break a tie. Analysts predict likely defeat as reforms face opposition from party leaders and floor dynamics.
Subscribers who do not receive the Evening Star in Winchester are urged to call POSTAL TELEGRAPH for prompt delivery. There is no charge for this service.
President May remained in Vladivostok on a courtesy visit while Stephen T. Early said the President was in telephonic contact with the State Department to monitor the critical situation. The President may act on neutrality provisions without a formal war declaration and must decide when war exists. Safety of American nationals at Peiping remains a top concern.
Terror groups roamed the countryside firing revolvers while customs houses burned on both sides of the border. Six gunmen in a car fired over houses and a Free State post was set ablaze as farmers' wives shouted in terror. In Newry, De Valera’s constituency, armed men defied police with a machine gun and torched a farmhouse after burning a customs post.
Deputy State Fire Marshal L R Travers in Winchester endorses speedier adoption of a tentative building code. He warns old town structures pose hazards without codes and urges rules to govern new construction and repairs. The code would serve as a nucleus for a full ordinance, with revisions possible after council enactment.
The majority of 675 American civilians in Peiping took refuge in the U S embassy compound as major Chinese Japanese hostilities began. Five hundred Marines established an emergency camp for civilians. Marine Julius Fliszar of Easton Pa was slightly wounded.
A Chinese crowd attacked a man thought to be Japanese, while the US embassy deeming the incident non serious reported no major danger as all remaining wires to Tientsin went down. Peiping radio contact remained limited.
Strike Zone requested a court injunction to fix picket numbers at each plant entrance and stop interference with workers. Chief Justice Homer G. Powell scheduled today's hearing despite objections from CIO affiliated steel workers organizers. Police reported some cars vandalized near the area, but most traffic proceeded normally.
A severe fire damaged a Wharton family apartment on the second floor of a building. Mrs. Wharton woke to a falling window sash and with her husband hurried to safety as flames spread. Firefighters reached the scene quickly, rescuing three occupants and recovering Conley Siler, who was revived after smoke exposure. He was later treated at Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wigginton and others were assisted to safety.
Three men aided by first aid and a pulmotor revived a child during a blaze that damaged a building housing Gardner Hillyard wallpaper and paint shop, Russell Carpenter Barber Shop, Pingley and Carper dry-cleaning, and other tenants. Insurance coverage and repairs were being arranged as crews contained the fire.
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