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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1934
Page
1
Severe drought and blinding dust storms sweep the plains from Montana to Texas, fogging immense areas and disrupting air travel. Wheat prices rise as crop prospects worsen, with forecasts showing a sharp drop from normal yields.
The Winchester Park Association holds a regular meeting Monday evening May 14 at 8 o'clock. All members are requested to attend at City Hall. Russell Potts is secretary. Hip lt.
A new cooking school at the Palace Theatre opens next Tuesday and draws wide interest from merchants and women alike. Miss Louise Dixon plans four programs focusing on simple, low cost cookery and practical homemaking news, with demonstrations on kitchen equipment, table settings, and everyday meals suited to day by day housekeeping.
Tomorrow marks National Hospital Day with celebrations and exercises in numerous towns to show the public how hospitals aid those in need. Winchester Memorial Hospital will not hold a special observance, but visitors may tour the facility upon request to Miss Lillian Anderson, the superintendent.
The O Sull iv an Athletic Association of the Blue Ridge League will meet the Martinsburg Club in Martinsburg West Virginia on Sunday afternoon for the second league game of the season. Ritenour, known for the screwball, is likely to start on the mound.
A camel hair topcoat owned by H F Byrd Jr with a Taliaferro labeled card and a purse belonging to Mrs John Hay Whitney was mistakenly removed from the Winchester Country Club cloakroom on May 3. The party who took the coat by error is asked to return it to The Star office.
MRS. De VONDE offers permanent waving and hair tinting at BEAUTY NOOK located at 129 S. Loudoun St. The shop touts reputation as The Best. A Mother's Day promotion presents free boxed handkerchiefs, hosiery, and gloves from Mo ling & Cather.
John H. Rosenberger, delegate from the Winchester District Conference, returns from the Jackson Mississippi meeting. The conference defeated involuntary retirement for Bishop Cannon Jr and chose to retain him for another quadrennium. No new bishops were elected due to economy rules, and two general boards were abolished.
In Brooklyn a six month old twin Roy Barry died of pneumonia at 3 40 a m. Ross Barry weighed six pounds at birth and remained in good condition. The parents lost their first twins Vera and Eileen a year earlier to pneumonia. Neighbors police a volunteer doctor and two gas companies assisted the family in the effort to save the surviving twin.
Coach Snag Sargent took 10 Handley High School trackmen to the state meet in Charlottesville. The Handley squad, competing against B schools including Harrisonburg Clifton Forge Charlottesville Hampton Chester Alexandria and Washington and Lee, features Thrift Ramey Thrift Green Crisman Clevenger Carpenter Miller in various sprints jumps and throws. Handley had earlier victories over Massanutten Military Academy Woodstock and won the tri school meet with S V A and Randolph Macon Academy.
Sunday May 13 offers carnations roses sweet peas snapdragons calendulas larks pur potted hydrangeas Easter lilies geraniums and more from The Flower Shop. Limited quantities, early purchase advised for best selection.
Regular monthly meeting set for Friday May 11 at 8 PM. Full attendance requested. R B Brown Captain.
In Warrenton Virginia May 11 a 38 year old jockey trainer Charles Mergler is believed to have killed himself with a shotgun after attacking his wife Gertrude King Mergler who lies critically injured with a fractured skull. The couple had been preparing for bed and were found with the weapon and a three foot iron pipe nearby. Mrs Mergler, sister Bettie Fletcher, and local authorities await motive details as hospital staff report severe injuries and precarious condition. Mergler worked for noted turf figures and trained horses for Llangollen Farm and Montpelier among others.
Shirley Carter of Winchester was unanimously chosen chairman of the General State Hospital Board to succeed Arthur W. James who resigned. The board defeated a five to three motion to audit the DeJarnette Sanatorium with Drs James K. Hill J C King voting for the audit and Carter also supported it while seven members opposed.
Winchester Park adds two more wins to reach six straight. They beat Williamport Wild Cats 7 6 and O Sullivan Athletic Club 9 8. This weekend they host Hagerstown and the Clarendon All Stars at Rouss Spring ball park with Duff Keller and St Clair or Lunsford pitching.
Mrs Richard E. Byrd will speak on the Admiral Byrd radio program on the Columbia network at 9 PM EST in New York. She plans to broadcast a Mother's Day message to Admiral Byrd, who is stationed in the Antarctic.
George R Hicks, 73, died at his home in Trone Virginia after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Bell Hicks and daughter Ira Whitacre of Trone, and brother E J Hicks of Relief. A funeral will be held Sunday at 1 PM at the late home, then to Bethel Church for burial near the church cemetery.
A drought driven dust storm era prompts extension of the farm administration acreage cut campaign to May 16. The move prioritizes crop reduction over income insurance while a separate political report notes silver policy talks between Senate advocates and Morgenthau.
Market session shows signs of internal strength with reduced selling waves and a generally cheerful mood. Observers note an oversold condition, bears reluctant to add shorts, grain market cautious on rain forecasts, cotton steady, silver futures tight, rubber up moderately amid talks in Washington.
Samuel Insull declined to acknowledge United States District Court jurisdiction and offered no plea to charges of bankruptcy act violations and mail fraud. His co defendants pleaded not guilty. bond set at 200000 to avoid county jail. Insull, silent, was later greeted by former associates who shook his hand as he remained seated.
Betty Weakland, 17, delivered a sermon at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church condemning excuses for not accepting Christ. She ridiculed common defenses, urged that only Christ can hold believers, and referenced hell as full of hypocrites. The evangelist spoke to Handley High School students and faculty and planned a 7:45 pm sermon on A Neglected Doctrine.
Police detain a 30-year-old brunette woman and six others in connection with the Gettle kidnapping in Arcadia California. Ernest E Noon, lawyer for the victim's family, says he has very important information that may identify the abductors. Authorities describe the crime as a big time snatch with masked gunmen at the victim's estate.
A grocery advert lists Armour Corned Beef Hash at 9 cents per can sold at Pure Food Store. The brief notice emphasizes low price and availability for shoppers.
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