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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1935

Page

6

Boxing Match Ends In The Forfeit In Front Royal

A boxing meet at Murphy Theatre in Front Royal drew 600 spectators and ended 3 to 3. Harmony Hollow CCC forfeited in unlimited class. Key bouts featured Kominski over Holmes in featherweight, Vick over Lazear in light, Kohle over Davis in welter, Ramsey over Hawery on a foul in middle, Caudle over Carter in lightweight, and Carney of Sperryville winning by forfeit in unlimited.

Front Royal Harmony Hollow Sperryville Murphy Theatre Lieut T. A. Wooten Vey Gap Vv. M. I Carney

Mrs. D. C. Boles Seeks Divorce From David Boles

Front Royal report shows Mrs. Elizabeth Lee Boles filing for divorce from David C. Boles in Warren County Circuit Court. Suit alleges desertion and continuous excessive drinking. Proceedings began with process on February 11. Attorney for plaintiff is from Alexandria, Senate district. defense represented by Berryville firm. Boles family ties noted. couple wed at Meade Memorial Church White Post.

Front Royal Circuit Court Warren County Elizabeth Lee Boles David C. Boles Janie M. Lee John C. Lee Milldale Boles Meade Memorial Episcopal Church White Post Baltimore County

Locals Take Two From Toms Brook Front Royal game recap

The Warren County high school teams closed their season by twin wins over Toms Brook in Randolph-Macon Gymnasium. The Warren girls defeated the Falcons 20 to 10 with Boyd scoring 13 and Smith 10 for Toms Brook. The Warren County boys won 41 to 32 as Echardt led Front Royal with 15 points and Smith of Toms Brook had 14.

Front Royal Warren County Randolph-Macon Falcons Toms Brook Warren Girls Boyd Smith Warren County Boys Echardt

Dope Ring Nets Two Arrests In Florida Raids

Jacksonville March 15 two men were arrested by United States marshal's deputies in connection with nationwide roundups of narcotic law violation suspects.

Florida Jacksonville Fila United States Marshal’s

Social And Personal News Of Front Royal and Warren County

Front Royal Warren County society notes list measles. visits. registrations at Royal Club Inn. entertaining guests at Amherst street homes. travel to Washington Richmond Woodstock and Ocean City. school events at Warren County High School. Rotary Club luncheon with Dr Samuel P Duke as speaker. St Patrick day dinner and bridge at Royal Club Inn with prizes awarded to Mrs C A Duke Captain E W Young and boobie to C A Duke.

Front Royal Warren County Girls Athletic Association Warren County High School Royal Club Inn Murphy Theatre Afton Inn Samuel P. Duke Harrisonbure State Teachers Philip Cammer Voilette Collins C. A. Duke E. W. Young

Randolph Macon Academy Trustees Hold Morning Meeting

The Randolph Macon Academy executive committee met at 10 30 in Colonel Boggs office. Attendees included Rev John Paul Tyler Rev Homer H Sherman Rev s J Battin W F Prettyman R C Watts Walker Pettyjohn plus Dr Theodore H Jack Dr S C Hatcher and Dr Samuel P Duke from nearby colleges and universities.

Front Royal Randolph- Macon Academy John C. Boggs Academy John Paul Tyler D. D Baltimore W. F. Prettyman Rockville R. C. Watts Lynchburg S. J. Battin Portsmouth Homer H. Sherman Walker Pettyjohn Randolph-Macon Theodore H. Jack Randolph- Macon College S. C. Hatcher Randolph-Macon College Ashland Samuel P. Duke Harrisonburg State Teachers College

Front Royal Odd Fellows Lodge Plans 27th Anniversary Program

The Front Royal Lodge No. 374 I C C F completes plans for a March 19 meeting honoring charter members and 25 year members. A 25 member delegation from the parent lodge will attend with visitors C V Robinson Warrenton grand master and Claude B Stickley Vaulcluse deputy grand master. L C Willey chairs the program committee.

Front Royal Front Royal Lodge No. 374 I. C C. F Odd Fellows Lodge No. 374 Alexandria Lodge C. V. Robinson Warrenton Grand Lodge of Virginia Claude B. Stickley Vaucluse Virginia Odd Fellows L. C. Willey

Youth Reported Kidnapped Admits It Was a Fake

A youth who claimed kidnaping facing authorities confessed the alleged abduction was fabricated, saying they were kept at an unknown location. Investigators are reviewing the details and seeking to determine motive and any accomplices.

Kidnapping Report Highlights Non Harmful Abduction Case

A boy recounts being seized and kept in Philadelphia until about 10 pm Thursday night. He says his captors fed him cinnamon buns and milk and demanded money, taking $10 from his pockets. Investigators gave no official ransom payment details, while Wright, five DOJ agents, and Detective Keating rushed to the scene from Woodbridge.

Philadelphia Hyde Wright Department of Justice George Keating Woodbridge

Winchester District Young People's Conference Opens Sunday

The Winchester District Young People's Conference begins March 24 at Braddock Street Methodist Church with sessions 2:30 Sunday and 7:30 to 9:30 each evening through March 29. Classes include Missionary Education taught by Lelia Bagley, Personal Religion by Jos Rives, Teachings of Jesus by Rev Dr Hubert Sydenstricker, and Senior Young People's Administration by Charles A York. Books are available or rentable at the church. Everyone is invited.

Winchester Pee Reba Riley Toay Miss Riley Braddock Street Southern Methodist Church Lelia Bagley Nashville Tenn Miss Bagley J.os Rives Emory Church Washington

Citizens urged to assemble for mass meeting spectacle

Citizens urged to assemble at a city mass meeting as two miles of floats are decorated for a world renowned spectacle. Tens of thousands will stream into the city to view the display and flood local businesses while the event relies on energy from the people.

Community festival seeks ideas at mass meeting 1935

A formal get together tonight invites community members to offer suggestions for advancing the 1935 Famous Festival. Officials present include Arthur Field, J. F. Rodman Jr., Roy Cath er, Clark Cooper, Mrs. B. B. Dutton, and multiple railroad executives, police and freight agents, reflecting broad civic and transportation support for the event.

New Heights Arthur M. Field H. Clay de Grange J. F. Rodman, Jr Roy A. Cather Penna. Railroad J. A. Appleton F. R. Gerard Philadelphia BE. L. Hoopes J. C. Vaeth Baltimore Mail Steamship Co Norris Longaker R. W. Tate Fruit Growers Penna. R

Market in Stocks Shows Small Gains on Quiet Day

Stocks advanced fractionally in light trading with short coverings and cautious buying seen as traders expected a turn. Major groups recovered earlier losses while steels lagged over price making in Washington, oils and dairy failed to rebound, and various sectors including farm implements and rails edged higher with a list of 2 p m prices for key issues led by Allied Chemical and General Electric.

New York Wall Street Washington The Stock Exchange Allied Chemical American Can American Smelters American Tel & Tel

Board Meeting Formed Relief Drive Leadership

The Board of Public Welfare met to plan fund raising for 100 relief families. A three member committee will pick a chairman to lead the relief drive aiming to raise $6,000 for $15 monthly support over three months. Members from the board advisory and child welfare groups attended along with city manager Arthur Field.

Board of Public Welfare Lewis Hyde R. T. Barton Fred Whitacre Logan Fay Margaret Hurst Rose Grim Stewart Elting J. C. Oakes Amy W. Owen D. J. Howard J. A. Miller G. C. Rose Melvin Green Robert Campbell Arthur Field John H. Rosenberger James Miller

Roosevelt to Back Russell Wage Scale Plan

Senator Robinson urged adoption of the Russell compromise for the 4,880,000 work relief wage scales, saying it would be approved by President Roosevelt. He called the proposal a fair compromise while answering a veto question from Senator Steiner.

Washington Robinson Senate Roosevelt Steiner

Siamese King Continues Studies in Switzerland

Prince Ananda the 11 year old king of Siam will remain in a private school in Lausanne for two more years before returning to Siam for coronation. Siamese officials who arrived from London paid homage and announced he would stay in school while regarded as sovereign.

Lausanne Switzerland Prince Ananda Siam London Ananda

Nine Senators on Communist List Charged by Shearer

William B. Shearer, a Navy advocate, testified before the Senate munitions committee that nine Senators were recorded in Justice records as having past Communist Party affiliations. The tense session echoed an earlier uproar when Shearer denounced shipbuilders who once employed him as a propagandist at the 1927 Naval Limitations Conference in Geneva and later split with him over pay.

Washington William B. Shearer Big Navy Department of Justice Communist Party Senate Munitions Committee Shearer Geneva

Princess Ingrid Engaged to Marry Prince Frederik

STOCKHOLM March 15 The love match engagement of Princess Ingrid daughter of Crown Prince Gustaf of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Iceland was officially announced today. The wedding date was not announced. Prince Frederik arrived from Copenhagen yesterday amid rumors of an imminent engagement, but court circles would not confirm until the proper moment. The 24 year old Ingrid is noted for charm and beauty and comes from a family famed for princesses. She loves tennis motoring dancing and riding.

Stockholm Ingrid Gustaf Sweden Frederik Denmark Iceland Copenhagen Gustav

Local Markets and Wholesale Flour Price List

The market page lists wholesale and retail flour prices by bag size with Patent Brand rates from 6.00 to 6.70 per bag, shelled corn and mixed feeds, corn meal, middlings, and dairy feeds. Egg mash and butter prices are included. several lines show broken or faded entries but key figures for 98 to 12 pound bags and related commodities are shown.

Kasco Ners Okah Ceereser Pier

Illness Fatal To J Walter Parkins

Word was received that J Walter Parkins of Whites Ferry Maryland died at his home in the afternoon. Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow morning at 9 30 o'clock with burial in the Parkins lot at Mount Hebron around noon. Rev R B Nelson will officiate. He is survived by his widow a son William S and a daughter Mrs Matilda P Myers One sister Mrs Carrie P Bailey resides in Rockingham North Carolina and her nephew F W Bailey lives here.

J. Walter Parkins White's Ferry Parkins Mount Hebron R. B. Nelson Christ Episcopal Church William S Matilda P. Myers Carrie P. Bailey Rockingham N. C F. W. Bailey

Baltimore Livestock and Produce Prices March Report

Baltimore market notes cattle and hog prices with steady cattle of various grades and hogs higher. Philadelphia poultry and butter prices listed with egg totals and USDA notes.

Grain Quotations and Cash Prices Across Markets

Chicago March 15 price list shows May wheat at 92 3-4 to 7-8, July 89 3-8 to 1-2, Sept 89 1-2 to 5-8. corn March 81 1-8, May 179 1-8 to 1-4, July 74 7-8 to 18, Sept 72 1-4. oats May 46 1-8 to 1-4, July 39 7-8 to 40, Sept 38. rye May 57 1-8, July 58 1-4, Sept 59 1-2. barley May 64, July 58. lard May 12.57, July 12.62, Sept 12.57 to 60. bellies May 15.80, July 15.95. Chicago cash grain includes wheat No 2 hard 1.00 1-4, No 2 1 New hard 99. corn old No 5 yellow 82, new No 3 yellow 82 1-2 to 83. Baltimore wheat No 2 red winter spot 95. March 95. Winchester Wheat 93 cents bushel. white corn 95 cents bushel, yellow corn 90 cents bushel. all quotations deliveries at mill. Richmond No 2 red winter car lots 1. Roanoke 1.05. Lynchburg 1.05. Harrisonburg 93 cents.

Chicago Chicago Cash Grain Baltimore Winchester Richmond Roanoke Lynchburg Harrisonburg

Court Accepts Reynolds Plan for Smith Olds Estate

Judge Clayton Moore approved in Fox Superior Court the Reynolds family settlement plan for the Smith Olds estate. Anne Cannon Reynolds would receive 37 percent. Christopher Reynolds 25 percent. Libby Holman would gain 750000 dollars. the remainder would fund a charitable foundation by R J Reynolds Jr and his sister. Attorneys said the decision would be appealed to the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Winston - Salem N. C Clayton Moore Smith Olds Reynolds Anne Cannon Reynolds Rey Nolds Anne Cannon Christopher Reynolds Libby Holman Miss Holman R. J. Reynolds, Jr Fox Superior Court North Carolina Supreme Court

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Winchester Evening Star Richard K. Eddy Telephone Front Royal 213 CCC D. C. Boles Warren Court U.S Jack Collins Sheriff R. F. Collins Manor Avenue Gorden Armel Tor H. C. Warren New Castle, Pa John Hendrick Richard E. Byrd Amherst Street B. Ney Baltimore, Md Maurice L. Scheuer First Street Henry Downing Harrisonburg, Va Lee Long John Johnson Seaman Borden Washington, D. C Lottie W. Whitehurst Woodstock Janet Brown Mattie Brown Chester St J. B. Harnsberger W. B. Carson Robert Carter Shenandoah Lodge Waterlock Frank Compton New York City T.S. Duncan Leslie Fox Holt Ocean City Rudacill’s Restaurant Warren Drug Company Young Peoples Conference Unrysler Consol N. Y Corn Products General Electric General Motors Goodyear Int. Harvester Johns Manville Montgomery Ward N. Y. Central Penn. Railroad Stand Oil of N. J Union Pacific U. S. Steel Woolworth Senators Communist List Princess Ingrid Prince Frederik U. S Shamrock Stewart Inn Stewart St Parrment Avenue Loudoun Street Fairtont Ave Loudoun St Cork St N. Main St South Braddock Street Eberts Garage Lamp’s Hickory Seed Company Hickory North Carolina South Kent St E. Boscawen St Care Star N. Cameron A. W. Jones Shawnee Avenue Watkins Nurseries Mid Lothian Kelvinator
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