Army Flying of Mails Sharply Curtailed by President's Order
Orders from the president sharply reduce army air mail routes and schedules. Chiefs announce scaled back operations affecting military mail service.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1934
Page
1
Roosevelt halts army air mail flights over deaths
President Roosevelt ordered curtailment of army air mail flying after ten deaths in 19 days. General MacArthur and Major General Foulais advised safeguards and prioritizing only essential routes. A Lindbergh War Dept conference discussed aviation but deaths spurred action and a full check up of plans and personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Douglas MacArthur
Foulais
Army Air Corps
War Department
Dern
Woodring
Charles A. Lindbergh
House
Dillinger Claimed Among Fleeing Gang After Gun Fight
Chicago reports a sensational late night gun fight in Schiller Park pitting police led by Chief Robert Christian against armed gangsters. A chauffeur, James Gaskin, identified Dillinger as the gang leader. the desperados fled, possibly to Wisconsin, after kidnapping Gaskin and stealing Mrs. Gaskin's car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Dillinger
Schiller Park
Robert Christian
James Gaskin
Dillinger
Wisconsin
Christian
Herman Stern
Gaskin
DeJarnette Sanitarium Bill Passes House Late Night
Delegate E Blackburn Moore reports the DeJarnette Sanitarium bill passed the House at 10 p m after Senate approval and committee backing. The measure keeps the sanitarium open under Western State Hospital Board jurisdiction, with Governor’s approval anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Blackburn Moore
Shirley Carter
State General Hospital Board
House of Delegates
Senate
House
Carter
T. Russell Cather
Rhodes Drug Co Opens All Day Sunday Hours
Rhodes Drug Co advertises open Sunday from 9 a m to 9 p m with prompt order delivery and phone contact 373.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes Drug CO
Goodrich Life Saver Ply Advertised in The Star
A misspelled ad in yesterday's The Star misnames Goodyear as Goodrich in a Life Saver Golden Ply tire promotion. The Goodrich Tire Company markets the Life Saver Golden Ply tire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich
Star
Goodyear
Goodrich Tire Company
Life Saver
Cream Ale By The Case At Reasonable Price
Beer sale notice offers cream ale by the case at low price. Orders placed through 43 or 747 w ill receive prompt attention.
Passion Play Set for March 29 at Handley High School
Kiwanis Club will sponsor a Passion Play on Thursday of Passion Week March 29 in the Handley High School auditorium with matinee and evening performances. Sixteen players from the original European cast will participate. Dr. F M Price signed the bookings contract and city ministers back the event, promising support. Proceeds beyond expenses fund work for underprivileged and crippled children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Bell
Kiwanis Club
Handley High School
F. M Price
Bell
Price
Warren's oldest Warren County merchant W C Weaver dies
William Cass Weaver Sr father of State Senator Aubrey G Weaver dies at 84 in Front Royal Virginia after a long career in mercantile work in Warren County. He remained active in business until Monday and had two prior illnesses this winter. He served as senior deacon at First Baptist Church. Survived by three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
William Cass Weaver
Aubrey G. Weaver
Weaver
Warren County
Crescent Street
First Baptist
Church of
Offici
Finale of the Krol Case In City Court
Judge Williams sentences Max Krol to a six year term in state prison after the jury finds him guilty of taking company funds as treasurer. A sixty day stay allows time to file for writ of error, and the defense plans to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Krol
Corporation Court
Philip Williams
Krol
State
Defense Council
Supreme Court of Appeals
Williams
Commonwealth
Arthur G. Jones
Snow Moving Westward From Maryland Area
Snow began in eastern Maryland with four inches forecast near Baltimore and a clear Sunday ahead. The storm moved westward from the lower eastern shore with Cumberland reporting overcast skies and flurries while Annapolis and Baltimore had no snow in the morning. Temperatures dipped to around 23 degrees at Cumberland and stayed below freezing in Baltimore and Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Cumberland
Annapolis
Funk's Pool Room Looted. Suspect Arrested in Morning
Police arrested a man calling himself Charles Gromack after a break in at Funk's Pool Room. He faced a hearing before Judge Weems and awaits grand jury action on burglary charges with stolen items including cigarettes, cigars, candies, fountain pens, razor blades, and $5.25 recovered. Gromack allegedly admitted to the pool room break in and another break at a fish market on East Piccadilly Street. Philip Ritter was convicted of drunk and disorderly conduct and fined five dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gromack
Funk
Weems
Hin
Gromack
East Piccadilly Street
Philip Ritter
Anna R. Ebert Chimes Named in Will Construction
Judge Philip Williams in Frederick County Circuit Court construed Charles M. Ebert’s will directing $14,000 for memorial chimes at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Trustees and executor approve installing the chimes as the Anna R. Ebert Chimes, in memory of Ebert’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Williams
Frederick County
Charles M. Ebert
Ciyt
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
M. M. Lynch
Anna R. Ebert
National Fruit Product Co expands to meet rush orders
National Fruit Product Co. increases hiring to between 150 and 200 at its Winchester plant as demand soars for apple products like butter, sauce, jelly, canned apples, and vinegar. The firm ships 4 to 5 carloads daily, 800 to 1,000 cases per car, amid expectant price and wage hikes and vinegar shortages before season end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fruit Product Company
Frank Armstrong, Jr
Winchester
National Fruit
Rain or Snow Middle of Week Weather Outlook
Weather outlook for the period beginning Monday shows rain or snow across the North and Middle Atlantic States. Rain in the southern region midweek and again at week’s end with rising temperatures to midweek, followed by a cooler Thursday or Friday and warmth returning toward week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
South
Cream Ale On Tap and Bottled Distribution Expanded
Betsy Ross Crystal and Winchester Billiard Parlor serve CREAM ALE ON TAP with Cork and Main. Available by the bottle everywhere. Neuweiler Cream Ale urged with no substitute. Orders for case via 43 or 747-W. Ip-lt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Ross
Crystal
Winchester Billiard Parlor
Pneumonia Fatal To Norman Funk In Frederick County
Norman Leo Funk aged 32 died at his home west of Stephens City after a week-long illness that began with tonsillitis and developed into pneumonia. He leaves parents Robinson and Marguerite Punk, two children Walter Milton and Lucille Virginia, five brothers and one sister. Funeral services set for Sunday at Marlboro Primitive Baptist Church with interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Norman Leo Funk
Funk
Frederick County
Warren Rice
Dud Miller
Robinson
Marguerite Punk
Marguerite Swartz
Walter Milton
Lucille Virginia
Augustus R Funk
New Market
Dorsey M
Francis M. Punk
Ovey J
Branson Funk
Esther B. Funk
Marlboro Primitive Baptist Church
J. T. Power
Martinsburg
W. Va
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Hezekiah Ashby
William Branner
Lucian Brumback
Thomas Boyd
Carl Martin
Alfred Rinker
Winchester Park Association Meeting Sets Manager Elections
The Winchester Park Association will meet Monday at 8 pm in City Hall. Members and hopeful baseball players should attend as the playing manager and business manager will be elected. At least three men are considered for playing manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Park Association
Association
Park Association
Dr Miller to Speak at Trinity Lutheran Stephens City
The Rev Dr Minor C Miller of Bridgewater secretary of the State Council of Religious Education will address Trinity Lutheran Church Stephens City at 11 tomorrow morning. He will preach on The Christ of Today. The junior vested choir will sing. Pastor Rev Snyder Alleman invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minor C. Miller
Bridgewater
State Council of Religious Education
Trinity Lutheran Church
Stephens City
Snyder Alleman
Slab Wood Sold In Store Lot by Glaize and Bros
Slab wood cut to store length sold by Glaize and Bros in a truck load. The notice lists prices or unit lengths with date 3-10-10 and key details of the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glaize & Bros
Popular Books At The Library
The Handley Library recommends seasonal reading with four non fiction works and two novels. Practical Book of Outdoor Flowers by R L Wright and Color Schemes for the Flower Garden by Gertrude Jekyll are among the titles, alongside How to Grow Fine Flowers by Ellis H Wilson and Garden Flowers in Color by G A Stevens. The Mother by Pearl Buck and A Nest of Simple Folk by Sean Chaplain are listed as fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
R. Ll. Wright
Gertrude Jekyll
Ellis H. Wilson
Pearl Buck
Sean Chaplain
J P Arthur Chosen Unanimous Leader For Festival
The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival will again be held in Winchester in early May with a two day program. J P Arthur was named unanimously by the committee to direct the event and William E Cooper will continue as chairman. May 1 weekend is tentatively set with funds to support expenses and new executive board members announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Cooper
J. F. Rodman, Jr
Shenandoah
Winchester
Virginia
Hansbrough
Carter
Roward
Jolly Scott ASE Best By Test Try It
Jolly Scott ASE achieves best by test in recent evaluation. Officials report probing results and future trials set for upcoming period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Scott
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Lindbergh
Secretary of War
The
Associated Press
Army Aviation
Lp Lt Pure Food Store
P. S
Ma Winchester
DeJarnette
Staunton Institution
W.C. Weaver
Warren
SEN
A. G. Weaver
Market Street
M. E. Church
Charles Ebert
Mer
Norman Funk
Marl
Boro Baptist Church
Dr. Miller
J.P. Arthur
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