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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1934
Page
9
British finances expect a silver token payment to the United States in June due to low silver prices. Officials have not confirmed, but reports say Britain may issue another token payment against its war debt of about $4.636 billion. next installment due mid June totals about $85.7 million.
Mrs Whitney arrived in Winchester with her mother Mrs Bessie Dobson Artemus Easthian from Llangollen Farm near Upperville and was hosted by Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd at Amherst Street. Officials hosted lunch for Mrs Whitney and Will iam E Cooper hosted another official luncheon for Lewis W Douglas and transport officials. The rainy weather forced the pageant to be postponed to tomorrow morning with a 9:30 a.m. meeting for participants.
James Shockey announced ticket sales for the Handley es planade pageant. Tickets are 25 cents for all, with no reserved seats, available at the grounds Thursday 3 PM and Friday 11 AM, for the queen’s crowning and pageant events.
National Guards in plain clothes guard the Kentucky Governor's Mansion after threatening letters and a Dillinger squad signalled danger. Machine guns set up around the executive residence as Adjutant General Denhardt orders protective measures citing letters from several places including Ohio. Governor Laffoon remains unalarmed and continues duties with a cane.
The first of the special traffic details arrived at noon, with others at 3 30 and 6. They are under Comm and of Sst. EB. W. McDermott and will stay till the festival ends Friday. Banks are under guard with national guardsmen stationed at each institution and remain on duty through Saturday.
May 3-4 in Winchester Virginia brings Apple Blossom events with daytime parades and nighttime dances. A queen and princesses lead a history themed pageant as townsfolk bid farewell to Dad Ryan, founder of Winchester's today, as Wilmer F. Shryock notes.
10000 four page leaflets provided by the festival committee will be distributed by the Boy Scouts along the line of march tomorrow afternoon. The leaflets name units and floats in march order to help spectators identify them as they pass. Troop No 6 from Keyser W Va arrived to participate, while Troop No 4 from Keyser expects to attend again this year after notifying the local office.
The Associated Press reports the Chamber of Commerce urged President Roosevelt to seek experimentation and Congress to stop clerical legislation. Strawn called for balanced budgets and no more emergency measures while Hartiman supported the New Deal Three Way Action. Codes here to stay. Harriman said codes are essential for basic industries and cooperative federal agency oversight.
A venerable Virginia delegation heads to Chattanooga for the U C V reunion June 6 to 8 led by General Homer Atkinson. John H Johnson notes pension rolls show average age 90 with 111 year old Zebedee Scott the eldest, while eight to ten Lee Camp Soldiers Home veterans may join.
James A. Trimble aged 78, a retired farmer, died early this morning at the home of Mrs. Sallie Weigle three miles north of White Hall after several weeks illness. Unmarried, he lived with Mrs. Weigle for years. cousins are his nearest relatives. Funeral at Mrs. Weigle’s home Saturday at 10, with Rev. Luce of Bunker Hill officiating, burial at White Hall.
A long list of guests from Brazil, Maryland, Virginia and Washington arrive to visit during a regional festival at Rider and nearby towns. Local families host dinners and receptions at homes on North Braddock Street and West Leicester Street as social events run through the weekend.
Police bolster force with 100 sworn Special officers and plain clothes detectives from Baltimore Washington Philadelphia York and Harrisburg arriving to aid patrols. State traffic officers under Sgt McDermott join. Several petty offenders captured and held for Saturday hearings. No police court today or tomorrow. Detectives mingle with crowds to deter pickpockets.
The twelfth annual Virginia Academy of Science gathering will be held at Wilson Hall, State College, Harrisonburg tomorrow and Saturday. More than 300 visitors are expected as meetings open to the public begin Friday morning. Demonstrations include the alteracen centrifuge and a seismograph instrument for earthquakes. Talks cover apple spraying substitutions, lime sulfur solutions for summer sprays, and pest control. Geology sessions feature Virginia manganese ores and coastal erosion. A registration desk will operate in Wilson Hall.
Gilbert Bailey of Martinsburg West Virginia was seriously injured when his car rear ended a Green Hill Camp truck near Front Royal. He was taken to Dr Kipps office in an unconscious state with a crushed jaw and severe facial lacerations. Relatives from Martinsburg later moved him back home.
Closing quotations show Chicago May wheat at 78 2, July 16 4, Sept 77. Baltimore spot wheat 82. Corn Chicago May 45, July 47 75, Sept 47 42. Winchester delivered corn 56 cents per bushel and $2.11 per barrel.
Richmond reports higher automobile registrations after fee cuts. Director John Q. Rhodes of the Division of Motor Vehicles notes a material rise in total car registrations and a 23.9 percent drop in revenue, with the largest fall in the private passenger car category.
Cleveland evangelist Betty Weakland, age 17, arrives in Winchester for a special evangelistic campaign beginning Tuesday May 8 at 7 45 pm. She will preach nightly through May 27 at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mission worker Mel Kotter praises Betty Weakland for powerful extemporaneous sermons and Bible teaching. He notes she preached in Grand Rapids drawing over 22 000 listeners in July heat. Her campaigns have reached Atlanta Roanoke Winchester with special music and interdenominational services inviting all attendees.
Shenandoah National Park in Front Royal announced that the state Conservation and Development commission authorized immediate payment of awards for lands inside the Kelsey and Kealty Lines for the Skyline Drive project. About 9499,419.61 was paid into county courts completing acquisition of 176,000 acres with final judgments final April 27.
Washington May 3 The Senate completed action on the 417 1 0 million tax bill removing the 10 percent emergency tax for next year and receding on a 10 percent levy on income. The measure assists Recovery costs with most new revenue starting in 1936. It tightens tax laws and imposes a capital stock and excess profits tax on corporations, curbs transfer and gift taxes, and taxes personal holding companies.
France's top intelligence teams scour Belfast fortress to trace leaks in military secrets. They pursue Stanislas Krauss, a former Polish officer held as a German spy, while Capt Frege of the French army is questioned as Krauss' alleged accomplice.
The Virginia Manufacturers Association board vows to resist wage differential abolitions and push for regional support to oppose NRA driven wage increases. It urges industries in Virginia to back the Southern States Industrial Council as representative members include James F. Ryland H B McCormac and R S Graham with secretary Frank G. Louthan.
The licensing division reports a slowed increase in tag issuance since March 1 with a 4 percent rate cut by the General Assembly. Fees collected total 3,317,552.68 from 224,452 private licenses and 30,437 trucks, compared with 4,329,461.07 last year from 188,523 private cars and 29,932 trucks.
Police in the Chicago area massed to pursue John Dillinger with a special squad of forty marksmen amid a new drive to capture the gangster dead or alive. The hunt followed a bloodstained car tied to the crime spree near Mercer on April 22 and focused on underworld haunts.
Palace Theatre presents George O'Brien and Mary Brian in a Western themed feature with O'Brien in varied outfits. supporting Fox News reel Aid House and a scenic novelty. Friday and Saturday bring Mystery Squadron Breele and Mickey Mouse Camping Out. John Wayne stars in Blue Steel Saturday. Shows run daily with extended hours.
Warner Bros Capitol program features Joe E Brown in A Very Honorable Guy a rib tickler about a reformed tin horn gambler with a humorous misfit. Billy Barnes presents Changing Times on the Capitol organ. Bing Crosby in We're Not Dressing plays Friday and Saturday.
Colonial Theatre opens with a pre release feature The Crime of Helen Stanley starring Ralph Bellamy Shirley Grey and Gail Patrick. Ken Maynard returns in Honor of the Range in a dual role with a Western short program including Insulting the Sultan and Up and Down.
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