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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1941

Page

2

Dorsey Kendall 79 Dies at County Home

Dorsey Kendall a native of Clarke county died yesterday evening at 5 at the county home after months of illness from an acute heart attack. Survived by two nephews in Winchester and two nieces in Martinsburg. Funeral at the county home this evening at 5 30 with Rev Balth officiating.

Dorsey Kendall John H Harriett Filman Kendall Clarke County Decesasd Winchester Martinsburg Balth

Mill Accident Leaves Worker With Serious Injuries

An employee at the Creswell mill reportedly fell down stairs during work as doctors evaluated suspected back injuries and a bruised leg. Hospital officials said injuries appeared serious, but efforts to obtain full details of the accident were unsuccessful.

Mil

Shirley Authorized to Perform Marriages in County

Mrs Shirley wife of Rev Leslie O Shirley has obtained permission from Judge Jp Williams in Frederick Keart Court to perform marriage ceremonies in the county. She is a minister in the United Brethren church and is the only qualified woman in the city and county to officiate marriages.

Leslie O. Shirley Jp Williams Frederick Keart Court Shirley Good Ding United Brethren Arch

Mrs Getts Rites Held At Old School Church

Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Lee Getts age 48 of White Post were held this afternoon at the Old Schoolhouse Church near Stanley Virginia. She died Sunday afternoon at Memorial Hospital and is survived by her husband Ray Edward Getts and a number of children, brothers and sisters.

Carie Lee Getts White Post Old Schoolist Stanley

Market Quotations From Baltimore and Philadelphia Livestock

Baltimore and Philadelphia markets show varied activity on June 17. Potatoes and poultry prices shift mildly while cattle and calves hold steady at Baltimore with mixed grades quoted. Chicago hogs and sheep reflect steady to firm trends, with weights and classes detailed for buyers and sellers.

Baltimore North South Carolina Philadelphia Plymouth Rocks Buteae Aoa Bo

Market gains end slide as wheat buys lift stocks

New York June 17 Wheat sparked renewed demand in specialties and senior stocks lifting the market from a down trend. At 2 p.m. quotations show Al Chem 154 3 4 Anaconda 26 7 8 Bethlehem 73 1 8 and others including Genl Elec 32 Genl Motors 39 Packard 2 1 2 Sears 72 Woolworth 28 3 8 U S Steel 56 5 8 Union Pac 80 1 8.

New York N. Y al Chem Anaconda Bethlehem Chrysler Con Edison Genl Motors Goodyear Int Har J Manville Kennecott M. Ward Natl Dairy NYC Packard Penney (Jc Penn RR Republic Steel Sears & Roebuck Southern R S. O. of NJ Texas Corp Union Pac U. S. Steel PFC Western Union Woolworth

Report On Boston Wool Market

Boston wool market limited activity due to local holiday. Several houses closed while mills showed interest in graded territory wools at 1 to 1.03 dollars per pound on secure basis for combing three eighths blood.

Boston U. S. Dept

Market Report on Cattle and Calves Prices

Salable cattle 7,500 and calves 700 with fed steers and yearlings steady but active at modest levels. Medium to heavy weighty steers mostly 9.50 to 11.25 with loads 10.60 to 11.50. yearlings scarce above 11.00. Cows slow to weak. vealers 11.00 down with few at 11.50.

French Lose Destroyer in Syrian Operations

The French announced today the loss of a destroyer during Syrian operations with seven crew members killed.

Vichy France

Oil Talks Collapse in Dutch East Indies Break

Batavia June 17 Japan abruptly broke off economic negotiations with the Netherlands East Indies today. A joint communique said failure to agree on a trade pact would mean no changes in normal relations. Long talks sought larger shipments of oil rubber and tin but yielded unsatisfactory results.

Batavia Netherlands East Indies Japan

Grain futures and cash prices in Chicago and Baltimore

Chicago June 17 reports show wheat and corn led gains while lard and other fats hit high seasonal levels. Futures: Wheat July 1.00 3-8 to 1-4. Sept 1.02 to 1.01 7-8. Dec 1.04 to 1.03 3-4. Oats and lard and bellies listed with mixed directions. Baltimore quotes give No 2 Red Winter Wheat at 103 for June, corn around 83c, barley 60c.

Chicago Ept Chicago Cash Baltimore Grain Baltimore

Local Markets The Star Cautions On Typos

Market notes warn readers The Star is not responsible for typographical errors in daily listings. The advisories accompany local market data and price references for shoppers and investors.

The Star

Short Patent Bran Price List and Related Feeds

A dense price list for Short Patent Bran and Patent Brand feeds with multiple bag sizes and per barrel rates. It includes 12 lb 24 lb 48 lb and 98 lb bag prices, along with other feeds such as Middling Corn meal feed Bran Horse Feed Mixed Feed Scratch Feed Egg Mash and Creamery butter and Country butter.

Aescooe

Hopes To Settle City Walkout In McKeesport

A committee of 179 striking McKeesport workers met with the city council and Mayor George Lysle to discuss ending the city walkout. The meeting outcomes and terms remain to be decided by the council.

Mckeesport MccKeesport George Lysle Tawa

DISCOVERS SOVIET BASES AT ALASKA DOORSTEP

Rep. Warren Magnuson said Soviet military bases exist near Alaska with German tech aid. He urged immediate creation of a joint international highway authority to build an arterial road to the northern territory. Magnuson, head of the International Highway Commission, spoke in Alaska and noted bases near Kamchatka.

Alaska Warren G. Magnuson D.wash International Highway Authority Territory Magnuson International Highway Commission

German Prisoner Slashes Wrists at Bilis Island Detention

New York reports Immigration authorities say Guenther Town detained at Bilis Island awaiting trial for acting as an unregistered foreign agent cut both wrists and a small throat wound with a razor Sunday night. Dr Manfred Zapp, editor of the German Transocean News Service, slept through the incident. Tonn’s condition described as not serious.

New York Guenther Town Bilis Island Tonn Manfred Zapp Transocean

Russian troop mobilization triggers anxiety in Finland and Scandinavia

A Helsinki dispatch said reports of Russian troop mobilization caused anxiety across Finland and Scandinavia. An international athletic meeting in Helsinki was cancelled, and a football match between Copenhagen and South Swedish teams at Malo was called off as Danes were not allowed to leave Denmark.

London Dispatch Today Helsinki Finland Scandinavia Copenhagen Malo Sweden

Court Enjoins AFL Pickets at West Virginia Housing Project

Fourteen AFL local unions were barred from interfering with a private housing project near St Albans by a temporary injunction. Circuit Judge Julian F. Bouchelle limited activity to peaceful picketing after the National Housing Corporation of Washington, D C, alleged threats to halt work, attack workers, and block deliveries. The 129-house project began less than a month ago and aims to offer homes for sale.

Charleston W. Va American Federation of Labor St. Albans Julian F. Bouchelle National Housing Corporation of Washington, D. C Mater

Guns Rumble Near Damascus as French and British Clash

Rounds of cannon shook ancient Damascus for hours as the battle between French and British forces appeared imminent. The city endured exchange of artillery during the ongoing confrontations.

Damascus

Consulate Closings Stir Tokyo Editorial Reaction

Tokyo newspapers react to the U S closing of German consulates. Nichi Nichi calls it a reckless challenge to the Axis powers while Domei notes it signals a definite sustained national policy short of war.

Tokyo United States Nichi Nichi Domei

Light Showers For Appalachians Forecast

The weather forecast notes light showers in the Lee region with generally fair conditions across the Middle Atlantic States from 7:00 p.m. June 1 to 7:30 p.m. June 21. The update comes from Washington and covers the Appalachians.

Washington Middle Atlantic Lee

Soldier Bridegroom In Guard House

Corporal James Ripley, reportedly married last Saturday to Juliette Co Burns also known as Miss Canova, was held in the guard house at Fort Ruger. Army officials withheld charges. Burns denied the marriage despite a license. she departed on the Pan-American Clipper to San Francisco.

Honolulu James Ripley Star-Bulletin Canova Fort Ruger Juliette Co. Burns Ripley San Francisco

Germany Strikes At Freeze Order

Berlin announces counter measures in response to President Roosevelt's order freezing German assets in America. A spokesman calls the actions a necessary response to a long sequence of provocative U S moves, the first formal reply from the Reich.

Berlin Germany United States Roosevelt America Reich

Williams Heads Western Union in New President Selection

Albert N. Williams was elected president and director of Western Union Telegraph Company, succeeding R. B. White. Williams, 53, hails from Denver Colorado and comes from the Lehigh Valley Railroad, marking a shift from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to the telegraph firm.

Arthur Lewis the Seas Shipping Company New York Robin Moor Western Union Telegraph Company Albert N. Williams The Telegraph Company R. B. White Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Williams Lehigh Valley Railroad Western Union Denver Col

Stephen Ailes Named U S Commissioner for the Panhandle

Federal Judge W Bee announced Romney attorney Stephen Ailes as United States commissioner for the eastern panhandle. He succeeds H Marshall Homer who resigned for military service. Ailes is grandson of John J Gornwell of Romney and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad general counsel.

Martinsburg W. Va W. Bee Stephen Ailes Romney United States Eastern Panhandle H. Marshall Homer Ailes John J Gornwell Romney and Baltimore Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Trash Collectors Return To Work In Baltimore

More than 1,000 trash and garbage collectors returned to work after a three day walkout ended with a no strike contract. The agreement recognizes Local 825 Municipal Employes Chauffeurs and Helpers Union as bargaining agent and establishes new facilities for wages and working conditions.

Baltimore Department of Public Works AFL Teamsters’ Union

Camp Opened for Rejectees in Durham

Twenty six youths rejected by selective service for physical defects begin physical examinations in Durham to enter the nations first camp for rejectees. The camp run by the National Youth Administration will offer training for defense industry work, with monthly maintenance of 352 dollars and medical and dental care.

Durham N. C Selective Service United States National Youth Administration

Ban On Eastern Oil Exports

Washington reports a complete ban on exports of oil from the Philadelphia region amid fears of famine on the eastern seaboard. R. K. and other officials circulate telegrams urging no offshore shipments without office review to prevent draining regional stocks.

Washington Philadelphia Tekes R. K Ama Stile

British Withdraw Ship Permits Amid Finnish Route

London reports British authorities have halted navicert issuance for ships bound for Petsamo in the Arctic Port, citing German divisions stationed in Finland and a continuing sea blockade risk. Interception and detention of such vessels are expected under the blockade.

London

Eagles Initiation Tonight at North Loudoun Street

Winchester Aeria No. 894 Praeternal Order of Eagles invites all members to an initiation this evening at the group’s home on North Loudoun street. Members are urged to attend.

Winchester Aeria No Praternal Order of Eagles North Loudoun Street

Children's Day Services Set in Middletown

The Rev. J. T. Brown announced that children's day services will be held next Sunday night at 8 o'clock at the Relief Church of Middletown Charge. Mrs. Ashby Graves will lead the program.

J. T. Brown Middletown Relief Church of Middletown Ashby Graves

Answers to the Daily Quiz

Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list items such as H. M. S. Bounty nothing scored the Mediterranean Sea a sculptor True Dune 21 Eastern Standard Captain James Marryat Anzac.

H. M. S. Bounty Mediterranean Sea True James Marryat Anzac

Larrick Still Critically Ill After Operation

Victor Larrick of Middletown is described as critically ill following surgery at Hagerstown. He has been moved to a hospital in Maryland after not improving and is the brother of Fred J. Larrick, Mason and Dixon Pennsylvania.

Victor Larrick Fred J. Larrick Middletown Mason and Dixon Hagerstown

What's the Matter With Kansas editorial date

William Allen White authored the editorial What's the Matter With Kansas? It appeared in the Emporia Gazette on August 15, 1896.

William Allen White Kansas Emporia Gazette

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