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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1936

Page

7

R M Academy Announces Large Senior Class for Year

Royal Virginia May 11 R M Academy lists a large senior class led by valedictorian Phineas Shera Boyer Alexandria and class poet Thomas Larimer Wise from Anne Arundel Michigan with many students from Falls Church Bedford Charlottesville and other towns including Fort Wayne Syracuse Morgantown and Richmond.

Schenectady N. Y Landon Holmes Carter Boydton Raymond Marvin Crowe Frostburg Henry Stapleton Daniel Tr. Louisa Walter Frederick Deneen Johnson City Tenn Edward Wade Dering Morgantown W. Va Ernest Norman Dickerson P. Shields Scotland Neck Charles Shilling Philadel Barry Stewart Front Jack Lloyd Thomas Queen View Alan Tucker And

All-Stars Beat Coast Artillery in 1936 Opener

Front Royal opened the season with a 14 to 7 win over the 260th Coast Artillery of Washington. Goodwin homered on the first at bat and joined four more hits, while Sampson Caserotti and Bekardt added multi hit games. Mortimer King and Rothgeb led the visitors with strong hitting despite the loss.

Pront Royal 260Th Coast Artillery Washington Goodwin Hines Rudacille Royal Sampson Caserotti Bekardt Rtf Thomason H Mortimer O' Smith Tale PO King McPall Suerte Thomas Scrimeger Lavelley J. King Coffman Scrimger LaValley O Rothgeb Mortimer Bushman LavValley LeValley Simpson Animatrons

Horse Sale Advertises Mares and Geldings and Livestock

Front Royal Livestock Market announces a regular auction on Thursday May 14 featuring a carload of extra good mares and geldings from Iowa and Dlinosis with cows calves stockers cattle hogs sheep and lambs. Bring in any livestock for sale.

Moen Iowa Dlinosis

Rites Conducted This Afternoon For E. W. Kuser

Edward Wesley Kuser 68 died from injuries after a car accident near Front Royal Virginia. He and his brother Charles were riding on a running board when a car driven by Thomas Ramey struck them, with Ramey and Joe Williams in the other vehicle. Wesley died. Charles was injured. Funeral services were held at Scott and Stokes chapel with burial at Prispect Hill Cemetery.

Front Royal Edward Wesley Kuser Charles Kuser Thomas Ramey Co. C. C Wesley Kuser Ramey Kuser Edward Kuser Scott and Stokes T. Emory Trainham Front Royal Baptist Church Prispect Hill Cemetery

James F Fielding Dies At 71 In Front Royal

James F Fielding aged 71 died yesterday afternoon at his mother in law Mrs Hercelia Maddows home after several months there He was born near Front Royal and worked as a flour mill representative in Baltimore He is survived by his wife Flora Maddox two children in Baltimore a sister in Washington DC and a local funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2 30 pm at his residence with interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery

James F. Fielding Front Royal Hercelia Maddow Baltimore Flora Maddox Frank de Vore Charles J. Fielding Sallie Fielding Washington, D. C R. B. Clagett Methodist Church Prospect Hill Cemetery

Front Royal social notes and council meeting

Front Royal Virginia notes list residents visiting Washington and other towns, weekend visits, and family guests. A town council meeting is scheduled for 7 30 tonight. The list also records deaths, travels, and visitors from Baltimore Detroit Leesburg Washington Uniontown and Charlottesville.

Indictment Technicality Frees Six Trustees System Executives

A court ruling in Chicago nullified an indictment against six Trustees System Service executives over mail fraud charges linked to a 1932 crash that cost 30 million dollars. The dismissal arose from a grammatical error in the indictment a judge deemed a technicality. Gerald T. Wiley, defense attorney for the executives, was commended by a federal judge for spotting the flaw.

Chicago Trustees System Service Corporation Gerald T. Wiley Wiley Central Press

Children Injured In Auto Collision

Percy Cameron Jr and Leslie Cameron sustained head injuries when a C C Camp P-66 truck collided with their pickup on Happy Creek road Saturday evening. The pickup overturned, throwing the two children from the vehicle. both suffered head and leg cuts while their father escaped unharmed.

Front Royal Leslie Percy Cameron, Jr Percy Cameron Royal Avenue Happy Creek Cameron

Fishburne Wins Saturday in Baseball at Randolph-Macon

Fishburne Military Academy beat Randolph-Macon 13 to 7 as visitors scored in every inning except the first. In the track meet, Randolph-Macon fell 64 to 52 with RM first in the mile run, running high jump, and pole vault.

Front Royal Randolph- Macon Fishburne Military Academy Randolph-Macon

Making Headway On Street Work

Ex cavating on Berryville Avenue should finish early this week and stone base work will start immediately after. Material removed during excavation has been used to fill Elm Street improving the connection between Berryville and Woodland avenues with a better roadway.

Berryville Avenue Elm Street Berryville Woodland Avenues

Two Fined In Slot Machine Seizure

Two violators were fined 25 dollars and costs in Police Court under Virginia Code Section 4685 for slot machine violations. Paul Veasey and Henry Kerns were named. Lee Lamp faces trial. Police seized two machines at the bus terminal and one at Kern’s pool room and Lamp’s lunch room Friday night.

Virginia Paul Veasey Greyhound Grill Henry Kerns Lee Lamp Kern lLamp Loring Largent Fairmont Avenue Walter Richard Route 3 Harley Smallwood Stephenson

Plan Survey of Building Permits Plan Survey of Building Permits

The United States Department of Labor with the Federal Housing Administration and the Home Loan Bank Board plans a federal project to study building records. The study aims to employ relief recipients and provide accurate permit data from January 1929 to December 1935. Walter W. Schneider, regional supervisor for the Building Permits Survey, announced tentative plans from Washington, D. C.

United States Department of Labor Federal Housing Administration Home Loan Bank Board Walter W. Schneider Department of Labor Washington, D. C

All-Occasion Barbara Bell Pattern for Home Wear

Barbara Bell pattern No. 1883-B offers a versatile frock suited for home, business, social, and sports use with an action seated sleeve, stitched ice pleats, and a printed yoke. Sizes 14 to 44 include busts 32 to 44 inches. yardage 3 1 2% yards for size 16. Send 15 cents for the Barbara Bell pattern book.

Barbara Sell

Two Found Dead in Hot Springs Restaurant Rest Room

In Covington Virginia on May 12 two men George Carpenter and Charley Stephenson were found dead in the restaurant rest room fifteen minutes after they were seen in good health outside the eatery. Their stomachs were sent to Richmond for analysis. Carpenter was a Hot Springs post office janitor and Stephenson a merchant’s wing near Bolar Springs. Both were married with families.

Covington George Carpenter Charley Stephenson Hot Springs Richmond Carpenter Stephenson Bolar Springs

Byrd Details Tax Policy Impact on Big Firms

Senator Byrd outlined proposed tax policies targeting corporations with large surpluses and strong cash positions. He warned against hindering small business growth by forcing dividends and noted a list of firms that would pay minimal or reduced taxes under current or proposed rules. He cited 11 firms avoiding taxation and 13 paying under 5 percent, with 16 paying under 10 percent under 15 percent baseline.

American Telephone and Telegraph Co American Teleorr Cn American Smelting and Refining Co General Electric Co Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co International Harvester Co National Biscuit Co National Dairy Products Co Ohio Oil Co R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co Texas Co Byrd Allied Chemical and Dye Corn Products Curtis Publishing E. I. DuPont Firestone Tire and Rubber General Goods Great Western Sugar Imperial Oil Liggett and Myers Tobacco Parke, Davis Pennsylvania Railroad U. S American Can Armour and Co Eastman Kodak General Motors Great A. and P. Tea International Shoe J. ©. Penny Phillips Petroleum Proctor and Gamble Cocony-Vacuum Standard Oil California Indiana New Jersey Texas Gulf Sulphur United Fruit F. W. Woolworth

Lacy Crochet Gloves for Summer Costumes

Household Arts notes by Alice Brooks describe crocheted gloves with lacy cuffs and Irish crochet roses. The pattern 5571 provides small, medium, and large sizes with full instructions, illustrations, and material requirements. Send 15 cents to Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept for the pattern.

Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept

Double Howell movement tests declarer play in bridge

A bridge double Howell match yields scattered scores with North achieving 4 over 6 on a hand. The article analyzes carding decisions, including club, heart, and diamond plays, and notes the risk of miscounting tricks if clubs and hearts are mishandled and clubs break unfavorably.

North East West Declarer Wast Hearts Teclarer

Also Mentioned on This Page

Warren County Bureau The Gussie McFall Telephone Front Royal 149-R R.M. Academy Col John C. Biggs Coast Artillery Front Royal Livestock E. W. Kuser Front Royal News Frank DeVore Charles Fielding James Fielding Mrs Harry Oxenham Washingon Julian N. Major Mr. Kelsey Saint Robert M. Weir Hadassah Dunn Robert Lewin Leesburg J. R. Lewin Ralph Wells Ballston Robert Thompson Detroit Ed Thompson Charlie Richardson Sparta, N. C Town U. S. Public Road Violette Collins Frank Stout Mr. Stout Charlottesville C. J. Anderson Mr. Moreland Venable Mary Casey Clarence Venable Christine McKay Lee Melton Millard Hillard Elkins, W. V2 John Hillard Franklin Forsyth William and Mary College Frank Forsyth Jack Morgan Uniontown, Pa Sam Collins Collins Mr. Collins Wesley Walton Falls Church Marjorie Johnson John M. Johnson Ray Houghton A. D. Cone Orville Bowen Edward the Willows, Md A. C. Carson Clarke Reynolds Freeman Kennedy Staunton Philip Eastham David Wade Kendrick Carroll C. Tyler Tyler Fishburne Seibert Smith N. Braddock St Shenandoah View J. A. Haun & Sons Stephens City Mahan Tacoma Central Press Soundphoto William Mahan George Weyerhaeuser San Francisco Wash U. S. Bureau of Investigation the Evening Star Barbara Bell Sen Alice Brooks E. W. Shepard Times Square Station New York the Bell Syndicate. Inc Armstrong Moling & Cather T. F. Timberlake Hamburger’s Specialty Shop N. Main Street Westinghouse Automatic Northern Virginia Power Co West Virginia Rees A. F. Rees, Inc Berryville, Va. VA W. VA. Branch
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