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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1937

Page

7

Death of Mrs. Mary E. Anthony in Elkton Virginia

Mrs. Mary E. Anthony wife of Anthony died yesterday in Elkton Va at age seventy three She was born August 17 1864 in Virginia and survived by four daughters three sons six brothers and one sister Funeral Sunday at Mill Creek Church Elkton with interment nearby Relatives meet at 10 a.m. at the Seibert home before processes to church.

Mary E. Anthony Anthony Clarence Gainesoro John and Darkus Shumake Cline Husand Roselin Seibert Gainesboro Willim Seibert H. F. Ward Edinburg Miss Peart Charles W. Anthony and McGaheysville J. F. Anthony Dayton Jacob Cline Illinois John Cline Washington State David and Erick Cline Tiwa Jesse Cline Mount Jackson Charles Cline Spirit Lake Iowa Sallie Oe Greenmont Seibert Mill Creek Church Wear Elkton

Finds Coupons That Will Win Ball Suit

Mrs. Rey Cook of the Valley Pike reports finding a package on the street containing numerous coupons and pennants that entitle someone to win a baseball suit. She holds the items at home and wishes to return them to the owner after proper identification. Her phone is 1446. The owner is described as a distressed young boy expecting a baseball suit for the coming season.

Rey Cook The Valley Pike

New Minister Introduced at Service With Choir Direction

The service lists a new minister continuing from pit one, with Lily MacDowell May Night Palmgren and a sequence of hymns and anthems including Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Nettleton and Give Far O Shepherd of Israel. The organist William G Barnes directs the church choir during offerings and postlude pieces.

Pit Lily MacDowell Palmgren Nettleton Stoughton Lily of the Valley Sapelinikoff Henry the Eighth William G. Barnes

Queen to Broadcast Continues Page One

The article notes Senator Carter Glass praising the year enjoyed by the queen and Her Majesty’s planned response to Senator Byrd. Captain J R Beardall and Claude Swanson will place the crown, with Davidside official remarks. Miss Thomson will broadcast a 6:45 festival message from WRC Washington with Gordon Fittenmark sponsoring.

Carter Glass Byrd J R. Beardall Claude Swanson Miss Thomson WRC Washington Gordon Fittenmark

Clearfield Band Leads Parade at Apple Blossom Festival

The Clearfield band, famed for state championships and past fame under Leon Wiesen and Arthur Pryor, led the parade in Paris on September 19 with cheering crowds. Invited by Prof. Oscar W. Schaeffey to direct the Navy band, the group is praised for its marching and concert wins as Apple Blossom Festival plans advance.

France Quereceoes Paris Clearfield Band Clearfield Leon Wiesen Arthur Pryor Harrisburg United States Navy Band Oscar W. Schaeffey Navy McKeesport Pennsylvania Baker Swift Mission Brigade Pittsburgh Winchester Keystone State

Display Features Festival at Gray and Sheetz

An Apple Blossom Festival display at Gray and Sheetz on North Loudoun Street showcases cups for parades, queen coronation photos, five groups of princesses, and an orchard scene in color. Photographs by Barr, loaned by Bryarly and Green, include a large image of Queen Shenandoah XIV amid pink and white blossoms.

Gray and Sheetz Loudoun Street Lee Fisher Handley Stadium Winchester New York Barr Bryarly Green Shenandoah XIV

Man Plunges To Death From Morrison Hotel Window

Chicago news report states John W. Johnson of Coatesville Pennsylvania leaped from a Morrison Hotel window on the third floor. Investigators noted his window sill grip, found his belongings and unfinished letters, and that he registered on April 27.

Chicago John W. Johnson Coatesville Morrison Kitty

Young Robert Solenberger Hits Orchard Adventure

Robert Solenberger, son of Mr and Mrs Hugh Solenberger, wandered from the family farm near Winchester on Route 7 toward an orchard. A search by Sheriff Newcome and helpers followed but he was found three hours later walking in a distant orchard unscathed.

Robert Hugh Solenberger Winchester Albin Newcome

Painful Gash Continued From Page One

The report notes a slight improvement in the patient and mentions Mr. Gardner who has a small family living near Good, West Virginia, just across the state line. Mr. Bohrer expressed the greatest regret over the accident, and the axe involved is believed to belong to Mr. Gardner.

Gardner Good. W. Va Bohrer

Public Men Question Sacrifice of Political Convictions

The speaker asks if Congress will sacrifice political lives for principle or take the easy path for popularity. He notes criticism in his state for his stances on international questions and vows to stand by convictions in future appearances.

Congress

I Will Not Apologize For Any Vote Cast

A quoted statement emphasizes resolve and responsibility in voting. The speaker rejects repentance for past choices, attributing mistakes to reasoning rather than intent. The remark frames political accountability as a matter of intellect over emotion.

Officials Stop Book Making At Warrenton

Warrenton Virginia May 1 4 Bookmaking which has flourished openly at Virginia hunt club races for many years was stopped by authorities here today before the opening event of the sixteenth annual running of the Virginia Gold Cup Association races. Official Washington including members of the Senate and House of Representatives was represented today among several thousand race enthusiasts crowding Warrenton for the day's program. A number of the east's outstanding steeplechasers awaited the call to the post for a six seven program featuring the Virginia Gold Cup, 16 year old classic four mile timber race for four year olds and upward. Fugitive Mrs G H Bostwicks rangy chestnut gelding who won the Middleburg cup April 10 stood out as the favorite over a field of five.

Warrenton Virginia Hunt Club Washington Senate House of Representatives Fugitive G. H. Bostwicks

Livestock and Produce Markets Reported in Baltimore and Philadelphia

Market summaries from Baltimore and Philadelphia show mixed receipts and prices. Pennsylvania and Maryland sacks of potatoes, live poultry, and fowls steady, while Chicago hogs and cattle trend steady to higher on weight, with sheep and lambs at varying values.

Baltimore Maryland Pennsylvania U. S Maine Philadelphia P. R Chicago Dept. Agr Baltimore Livestock USDA

State Finishes Its Case Against Glenn Sleighter

CHAMBERSBURG PA May 1 District attorney J Glenn Benedict closed the state's case against Glenn Sleighter a coal truck driver accused of slaying his six year old ward Jean Seville The DA presented the strap he says was used to whip the child for tearing pages from a book Forty witnesses were called The girl disappeared January 11 from Sleighter residence and her bruised frozen body was found about two weeks later in Bedford county mountains

Chambersburg J. Glenn Benedict Glenn Jean Seville Bedford County

Hotels Feel Full Force of Walkout

Providence three largest hotels were hit by a strike of over 500 workers on opening day of Narragansett Park. Guests found few rooms available and sought accommodations elsewhere as the spring racing season began.

Providence R. I Narragansett Park

Local Market Prices For Feeds And Grains

Local market listings show daily prices for bags of corn meal and mixed feeds, with per hundred weights and brand notes. Prices include cracked corn, shelled corn, scratch feeds, egg mash, dairy feeds, and chick starter with various bag sizes and percentages.

DOE Isd Sawvewesds Maen CIGD Paeser EGG. Warn Ss Ssedieenevney Ceed Ceeerye Aeta Setleetec Rene Isesecs Reece Vale

Quiet stock market shows mixed gains and declines

New York May 1 quiet strength appeared in parts of the day’s market while many issues eased after yesterday’s rise. Oils, farm implements and specialties climbed, steel shares declined, and trading slowed with weekend profit taking absorbed fairly well. Sterling and franc edged lower in early foreign exchange trading alongside a list of closing quotations for various large and mid cap stocks.

New York Am. Can Radiator Am. Smelters Tel Anaconda Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Consol Edison Corn Products Gen. Electric Gen. Motors Goodyear Int. Harvester Johns Manville Kennecott Montgomery Ward N. Y. Central Penn Railroad Southern Railway Stand Oil of N. J Texas Corp Union Pacific U. S. Steel Va-Caro Chem Va-Caro Pfd Woolworth

Wheat and Grain Prices Rise on Drought Fears May 1

Reports of moisture shortages in the U S southwest and Canada lift futures about two cents a bushel. Private word that western Kansas and Wichita had their driest April in 42 years prompts talk of lower winter wheat output. a statistician cuts projections by 7 million bushels. Closing quotes list May July and Sept grain prices across wheat corn oats soybeans rye barley and fats in Chicago markets.

Chicago Southwest Canada Kansas Wichita

Missing Cecelia Baker in Dewey racketeering probe

A witness in the Thomas Dewey building racket inquiry in New York, Cecelia Baker, is believed to have sought to share important information with Dewey. She vanished after a mysterious drugstore call, with a friend reporting her statement and disappearance.

Thomas Dewey New York Cecelia Baker

Log Tours Through Apple Orchards Around Winchester Areas

The document outlines a two part driving tour totaling about 23.9 miles. It highlights numerous orchards and landmarks including Allen Bond’s orchards, Philip Gold’s house, Apple Ridge Farm, Byrd’s orchards, Old Fort Loudoun, George Washington sites, Handley High School gift, Virginia Apple Storage House, and Robinson Brothers orchards. It notes routes via Route 3 661 628 652 11 and Piccadilly Braddock Amherst streets and ends at the A A A Office after Tour 3.

Allen Bond Philip Gold Apple Ridge Senator Byrd Charles Nicodemus Old Fort Collier Old Star Fort North Loudy’oun Street Winchester Fair Ground Winchester Col George Washington Fort Loudoun Piccadilly Street A. A Braddock Street Elks’ Club General Sheridan Lord Fairfax Ripley’s Believe Handley High School John Handley City of Winchester Virginia O'Sullivan Rubber Company Wyatt Richards R. S. Smith Kernstown Valley Avenue Amherst Street Daniel Morgan R. E. Byrd H. F. Byrd Glen Burnie James Wood Nelson Richards Winchester Apple Blossom Festival U.S Braddock ‘Street A. A A

World's Exposition Shows Arrive for Weeklong Festival

The World's Exposition Shows, a major traveling attraction, come to the Fair Grounds for a week starting Monday May 3 to aid the Sarah Zane Fire Company and the Apple Blossom Festival Committee. Featuring a 95 foot wall of death motorcycle arena and stars Dorothy Stone Del Crouch and Speedy Dawkins, plus the Life educational exhibit directed by Dr John Pisher and Mysteria illusions.

Sarah Zane Fire Company Apple Blossom Festival Committee Dorothy Stone England del Crouch Miami Speedy Dawkins Ireland John Pisher Thomas A. Edison Henry Ford

Queens Grand Jury Seeks More Officers During World Fair

A Queens county grand jury in 1939 urged additional police for the World Fair to handle persons of evil disposition who might be drawn to the event.

New York Queens County Grand Jury

Barbara Bell Fashion Patterns for Spring and Summer

The Barbara Bell fashion patterns offer housefrock designs suitable for matron wear through summer. Barbara Bell Pattern No 1914 B fits sizes 24 to 48 with 4 yards 35 inch material for size 38. The booklet includes child and junior patterns and special occasion designs.

Barbara Bell

Grain price report from Baltimore and Winchester markets

Wheat and corn quotations shown for various grades with delivery basis. No. 2 red winter wheat trades around 1.42 and mixed corn prices around 1.15 to 1.36 per bushel at mills.

Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester Grain Market

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Queen’s Court Shenandoah Evelyn Knight John S. Knight Glen Ferris W. Va Stratford College Danville Cleo Willis J. D. Willis Big Stone Gay Averett College Margaret State Glenn Sleighter Stock Market Report Washington, D. C Cleveland Ohio Dallas Texas Jack Montague London Preparednews the Evening Star Miller’s Drug Store Winchester Evening Star Times Square Station Nctes Sie Ben Syndicate Summer Marian Martin Star 18Th St
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