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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1935

Page

7

Front Royal Fans Organize All-Stars Baseball Team

In Warren County court house over 60 Front Royal fans attend an organizing meeting for the Front Royal All-Stars with B. J. Hillidge as president and H. W. Smith as vice president. Directors elected include Dr. W. W er, Lyle F. Hansbrough, and T. B. Duncan. a manager will be chosen next week.

Front Royal Warren County Front Royal All-Stars B. J. Hillidge H. W. Smith Lyle F. Hansbrough Duncan Stewart C. Payne Lewis Eastham All-Stars

Will Be Dean of Training School

Charles A. York of Front Royal will act as dean of the Young People's Training Conference at Braddock Street Methodist Church Winchester starting Sunday afternoon and continuing Friday March 29. The conference serves the Winchester district Methodist Church South youth.

Front Royal Charles A. York Ront Royal Young People’s Braddock Street Methodist Church Winchester Methodist Church South

Bids Opened for County Court House and Local Buildings

Front Royal on March 22 contractors bid for Warren County Court House Front Royal municipal building and grade school in Riverton and Front Royal will be opened here March 25.

Front Royal Warren County Court Louse Riverton Front Mont Royal

Not Black Enough To Be Convincing

John Cook of Rappahannock county was arrested Saturday evening after blacking his face and tying a handkerchief around his neck. Town Sergeant E C Smith and Officer Hammock observed flaws in the coloring and followed him for several blocks. Cook, free on bail, is expected to appear for trial Monday on a charge officers say involves an attempt to pass checks.

Front Royal John Cook Rappahannock County Cook E. C. Smith Hammock

Circle Welcomes Two New Members

The Whatsoever Circle of the Kings' Daughters in Front Royal met at Mrs. B. J. Hillidge’s home with hostesses Mrs. H. H. Marlowe and Mrs. W. Berkley Steed. Two new members were added Mrs. J. J. Foster and Mrs. Charles Sedwick. Attendance reached 29. A radio payment for a shut-in was completed and a $10 donation was set for the State Fresh Air Camp. A report on a recent food sale and mov ing picture was given by Mrs. Stephen M. Boyd. Devotionals were led by Mrs. Hugh Bowman with the message Looking Eastward. A social hour followed a short business session.

Front Royal Kings’ Daughters B. J. Hillidge H. H. Marlowe W. Berkley Steed J. J. Foster Charles Sedwick Stephen M. Boyd Hugh Bowman

Fire alarm for grass blaze in Front Royal area

A general alarm sounded yesterday afternoon around 5 15 for a dead grass fire in the southwest Front Royal area. The blaze got out of control of the guardian but was quickly extinguished by the Relief Fire Department on arrival.

Front Royal

Front Royal and Warren County Social News Highlights

Social notes from Front Royal and Warren County report visits by Mr. George Alexander Ramsey of Glasgow Scotland and Mrs. Frank L. Buckley of Winchester. Measles illnesses affect Bim Cook and Nevada Sonner. flu limits Mrs. Coleman Ware. Miss Laura Trout leaves for Rich mond to see Thomas Jefferson prep girls. several locals visit Washington D C and New York. A card party of the Warren County Tuberculosis Association draws fourteen tables, and the Front Royal Rotary Club holds its weekly luncheon at the Afton Inn.

Laura Trout Warren County High School Richmond Thomas Jefferson High School L. B. Dutrow Warren County Tuberculosis Association

Hotel Property Sold at Public Auction in Front Royal

The Strickler Hotel property in Front Royal sold for 17 100 to B M Sullivan from Winchester at a public auction. John H Downing acted as substituted trustee under a deed held by H B McCormac of Winchester. The site has housed a hotel for over a century and helped form Warren county.

Front Royal Strickler B. M. Sullivan Winchester John H. Downing H. B. McCormac Warren County

Warren County High reflects .500 season after 7 win 7 loss

Seven wins and seven losses give Warren County high school boys basketball a .500 year. Standouts Potts 93 points in 14 games, Houghton 87 in 12, Eckardt 44 in 12, Dunn 38 in 14, Cameron 19 in 11, Williams 17 in 8. Also notes baseball squad tryouts begin next Monday for 1935 season.

Front Royal Warren County High School Potts Houghton Eckardt Dunn Cameron Williams

Harding’s Sister Dies In Marion

Mrs Abigail Harding Lewis 59 sister of the late President Warren G Harding died at her Marion home. She had suffered ill health for years and died suddenly of a heart attack. She taught in Marion public schools before marrying Ralph T Lewis, a local real estate dealer, in 1934.

Marion, O Abigail Harding Lewis Warren G. Harding Lewis Marion Public Ralph T. Lewis Marion

Washington Leads in Lumber Since 1904

Washington has held first place among lumber producing states since 1904 except 1914. In 1926 its peak year it produced 7 546 000 000 feet or one fifth of the US lumber cut.

Washington United States

Coal Conferees Cut Committee In Wage Talks

Appalachian soft coal operators and the United Mine Workers reduced the size of their joint wage and hour contract committee today to speed negotiations. Washington report.

Washington Appalachian Soft United Mine Workers

Fifteen Injured in French Tax Protests in Paris

In Paris on March 22, fifteen people were injured and 37 arrested as storekeepers clashed with police in front of the Senate during a tax protest. Demonstrators attacked officers and damaged storefronts amid rising tensions over tax policy.

Paris Senate

Woman Shot By Soldier Is Dead in Arkansas

Miss Harriet Hasty, 35, of Paragould, Ark, died at noon after a gunshot wound from a Missouri National Guardsman patrolling a bridge over the swollen St Francis River. The shooting happened late last night while authorities investigated circumstances.

Paragould Ark Harriet Hasty Missouri National

Sanity of Fish Put Up To Jury

In White Plains New York on March 22 the jury of eleven fathers and the bachelor must decide Albert H Fish the confessed slayer of Grace Budd is sane and should be electrocuted or insane and imprisoned for life as the trial opens.

White Plains N. Y Albert H. Fish Grace Budd

Italy Ready For Arbitration

Geneva March 22 Italy refused Ethiopia's appeal to the League under article 15 calling for an investigation. Italy said it was ready to accept arbitration in principle and expressed willingness to participate in a settlement process.

Geneva Italy Ethiopia League of Nations

Livestock And Produce Markets Review With Prices

Markets report beef calves hogs and pigs with price ranges for cows bulls calves weaners and hog weights. Philadelphia notes live and dressed poultry unchanged and egg prices steady with butter quotes and U S Department data.

Market Slips as Utilities Pressure Stocks on Wall Street

New York March 22 Markets open weary and drift with small price moves. Leading power shares stabilize around noon as utilities wobble and bonds idle with little change. Belgium’s gold standard issue sparks foreign exchange volatility.

Wall Street New York Aiso Eee Belgium Belgas The Stock Exchange Allied Chemical American Can American Smelters American Tel. & Tel Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Consol Gas of N. Y Corn Products General Electric Goodyear Int. Harvester Central Penn. Railroad Standard Oil of N. J Union Pacific U. S. Steel Woolworth

Local Markets and Wholesale Feed Prices List

The Star lists daily wholesale market prices for flour and feed products. It includes patent brand flour in various bag sizes, shelled corn and cracked corn, mixed feed, egg mash, corn meal, middlings, dairy feeds, and live hogs and lambs. Prices are shown per hundredweight or per bag, with several multipliers and notes on butter products and livestock values.

Star I.s.csseees Cracked Corp

Futures and cash grain quotations across wheat and corn markets

Chicago March 22 closing grain prices show wheat May 95 1-4 to 3-8 July 92 1-4 to 3-8 Sept 80 1-2 corn May 78 5-8 to 3-4 July 14 1-8 to 1-4 Sept 70 48 to 1-4 oats May 44 1-4 July 39 5-8 Sept 37 7-8 rye May 56 to 56 1-8 July 57 1-2 to 5-8 Sept 58 7-8 barley May 63 1-2 July 56 lard May 12.80 July 12.80 Sept 12.85 bellies May 16.10 July 16.20. Chicago cash grains: No. 1 hard 1.03 1-4 No. 2 hard 1.03 old corn 82 new 78 No. 3 mixed 78 No. 2 yellow 83 oats No. 2 white 49 1-2. Baltimore wheat No. 2 red winter 96% 96%. Winchester wheat 94 cents. Yellow corn 88 cents, white corn 93 cents, barrels $4.40-$4.65. Richmond No. 2 red winter $1 Roanoke 105 Harrisonburg 94. Quotations as of yesterday.

Chicago Baltimore Winchester Richmond Roanoke Harrisonburg

Insall Brother Sent To Canada Reports Reach Detroit

Martin J. Insall, freed of charges connected to the collapse of the utilities empire built by his brother Samuel, was reported to have left for Canada today as a British subject from Detroit.

Detroit Martin J. Insall Samuel Canada

Experimental Robot Plane Still Afloat Over Oakland

A Fresno Department of Commerce radio relay reported the experimental Department of Commerce robot plane remained safe and in the air at 9 50 a m over Oakland California as of March 22.

Oakland Calif Fresno ‘Department of Commerce Department of Commre Xprimntal “Roment of Commerce

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bureau Winchester Evening Star Richard K. Eddy Telephone Front Royal 213 Circle George Alexander Ramsey Glasgow Scotland Bim Cook Giles B. Cook R. J. Henson Edith May Bennett's Chapel Frank L. Buckley Winchseter Mattie Strickler Messrs Mary McNeill William E. Carson Isaac Rudacille Elmer Partlow Strasburg Lewin Virginia Ruth Ewers Roanoke, Va Richard Collins Central City Mary Ward Shannon FERA Court Records Office E. H. Keyser Keyser S. Graber Gretna, Va Mrs. Keyser Washington, D. C Dr. Keyser Mid. Keyser Flint Hill Theodore Supinger Cloud Street Commonwealth's Frank Moffett Washington, Va Charles Jones Limeton Theodore Massaeus Milldale Margareta Marvin J. Menefee Luray Willis Robertson United States Congress Kenneth Simpson Frank Simpson Rockland Mrs. Voilette Collins Nevada Sonner Mrs Lloyd Sonner Audrey Smith Larry Petitt Southwest Virginia J. P. Kincheloe Rectortown Fauquier County Mae LeHew Gen Beverly Browne New York City Edward Woolston Billy Woolston Ruth Gilkey Chester Street Elizabeth Gilkey Afton Inn Alex. Earle Harding Sanity of Fish Philadelphia U. S Insall Luxenberg Loudoun St Farstermann Woolens Betty Shoppe Moling & Cather T. F. Timberlake Hamburger’s Specialty Shop N. Main Street
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