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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1935
Page
8
CORAPOLIS Pa June 11 The bodies of Anthony Martina 42 and Charles W Hyatt 72 were recovered by firemen from the Canfield Oil Company plant after an explosion and fire. The men were buried under the blasted walls of the filter room. Officials estimate damage at 150000 to 200000 dollars.
The new fiscal year 1935 1936 will be busy for the army recruiting service In the Third Corps Area 8 000 replacements for foreign service from Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia plus about 9 000 vacancies in local organizations are expected Col K T Smith Virginia district army recruiting officer estimates Virginia must enlist about 250 men per month to meet its share This recruitment push aims to broaden opportunities for careers through training and national service and outreach will target all eligible white men via post offices newspapers radio and ads to enlist through local postmasters or by writing to Virginia recruiting stations
Charles Town report notes Joe Reid Jr of Rappahannock Virginia won 1873.80 from a $2 wager as two long shots won the first and third races. Reid was the sole holder of the winning ticket in the daily double pool.
John Allen Link 93 a Confederate veteran of Jefferson County W Va died at his Avilla home He was last survivor in Jefferson of the Stonewall Brigade and served under Stonewall Jackson He fought at Fredericksburg Chancellorsville and suffered a crippled hand His wife Nora Hickman survives with seven children Funeral services were held at his home by Rev John H Fray and he was buried in Elmwood Cemetery
Governor H G Kump of West Virginia will deliver the main address at 2 30 p m during Timber Ridge Church Memorial Day services in Romney nearby West Virginia. Rev Ivan R Smith will give the morning sermon What Mean These Stones followed by a basket dinner and community talks by former residents and visitors.
The Latin names for the three fates are Clotho Lachesis and Atropos, each ruling birth length of life and death respectively and cutting the thread of life.
Julian A Everly explains the role of a Production Credit Association to farmers in five counties. The Strasburg association loans funds for production, livestock, feed, land improvements, and debt repayment, with loans tied to B stock and a three factor underwriting approach. Loans run 12 months and require monthly or bimonthly budgets.
Spencer Tracy and Wendy Barrie star in It's a Small World at Hable Palace Theatre for the last times today. The Fox picture promises a mile a minute romance with lively episodes and a Fox news reel also shown alongside Leon Errol in One Too Many. Night Life of the Gods comes to the Palace Wednesday and Thursday for Universal's big comedy hit.
Frederic March and Charles Laughton headline the Capitol Theatre presentation of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables in Darryl Zanuck's 20th Century production. March plays Jean Valjean, Laughton stars as Javert as the three day run begins today with United Artists distribution.
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