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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1939
Page
9
Roger W. Babson argues private ownership faces doom without more government and public support for employers. He cites shift of unemployment toward executives and business owners and outlines three measures to aid builders and investors amid a broad economic downturn.
Sheriff David Randolph announced the transfer of Parker Lusby and Herman Hurd to an unnamed jail to prevent mob violence after they were beaten and robbed by two unnamed black assailants at Lusby’s farm. Both victims were listed in fair condition at Union Hospital. X rays were planned to check for skull fractures. Two local black men, James Peardees and Samuel Johnson, were detained on open charges as the investigation continued.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace said Americans have developed a determination to conserve and administer wisely the nation’s wildlife and natural resources. He spoke at the dedication of the Patuxent refuge and wildlife research station near Beltsville Maryland.
Manager Joe McCarthy said Gehrig would undergo a physical at the Mayo Clinic with a decision pending. The Yankees plan a Chicago series starting June 7, which could serve as a good opportunity for the visit.
New York June 3. The week long strike that tied up eastern steamship lines ended today as crews of 14 coastwise vessels voted narrowly to return to work. Matthew DuShane, spokesman for the Seafarers International Union, announced the settlement.
Albany March 3 disclosure shows 196 Onondaga county penitentiary inmates freed from Jamesville during a smallpox exposure period. Health Commissioner Godfrey urges immediate school vaccination statewide as clinics must be set up. He ties the outbreak to a jail inmate, a hegro vagrant, admitted May 11 and discharged May 31.
Exiled King Zog and Queen Geraldine of Albania will take a three month lease on the Chateau De La Maye in Versailles where the Duke and Duchess of Windsor once lived after delaying their U S trip. The Windsor marriage marks two years since their wedding.
Paris dispatch reports Moscow’s reply centers on corrections to provide automatic guarantees for Estonia Latvia and Finland while agreeing with London and Paris on a mutual assistance pact. Russia seeks guarantees similar to Polish and Romanian pacts though Lithuania is not addressed.
Havana reports Nestor Pou said Cuba offered refuge to 907 German Jewish refugees aboard the liner St Louis. Refugees could stay in Santo Domingo upon payment of 500 dollars. The ship had been denied entry in Havana.
R. D. Cooper is named plant manager of Celanese Corporation of America at Pearisburg Virginia. Cooper has been an executive at the Cumberland Maryland Celanese plant. A. E. Roberts becomes chief engineer at Pearisburg after serving as assistant chief engineer at Cumberland.
Joseph Glenn Babb of the Associated Press cable staff in New York received a journalism honor from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia. Dean Frank L. Martin presented the medal at a ceremony in the council chamber, honoring Babb who graduated in 1915.
June 3 markets list unchanged produce with light to firm poultry and mixed colors in chickens and fowl. Cattle, hogs, sheep show declines versus Friday. hogs at five year low, cattle uneven with top cows and lightweights mixed results. Philadelphia and Chicago figures note butter, poultry, and live stock pricing amid weak demand and heat.
The Star lists daily market figures with possible typos. Prices shown include patent brand bags from 12 to 98 pounds per barrel, middlings, mixed feed, corn meal in 5 and 10 pound sacks, and horse feed. It also mentions young chickens and various fowl types without complete pricing.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions steers cows cutter and live hogs with references to bolts and percentages. The text includes scattered figures such as 07-84 05-.06 064% and unclear codes, suggesting an unfinished inventory or price list for farm stock, tools, and materials.
New York June 3 The stock market showed limited gains with many issues flat as the day closed after a two hour turnover near 200,000 shares. Steel stocks rose on Navy orders for two battleship giants and 22 other warships worth about 350 million dollars, while the steel mill rate was expected to rise next week. Wheat and corn fell slightly in Chicago trading.
Expert blast at LOS CERRILLOS N W proves precise dynamiting of the 80,000 ton Devil's Throne rock without harming Santa Fe railroad tracks roads or telegraph lines. The broken volcanic rock dio rite will be used as track ballast.
Chicago futures for wheat corn oats soybeans and rye show small gains at times amid favorable weather and government loan influences. Cash grain markets list No 2 yellow hard wheat priced around 80 34 cents and corn prices near 52 44 cents at Chicago and Baltimore markets report fractional gains and cash quotes.
Mrs. Jane Grubbs, 70, earned a high school diploma by walking and hitchhiking 14 miles daily to class in Mansfield Washington. She said she learned to learn and wanted others to study instead of wasting time in pool halls.
In Emmitsburg a crowd of 500 attended funeral services for Michael J. Thompson known as Mike Thompson a leading figure in American football officiating. Thompson 62 died suddenly May 31 after a long career as a veteran sports official and dean of football officials.
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