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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1936

Page

7

Evangelistic Revival Set by First Brethren Church

Revival services led by Rev. E. J. Rohart begin Monday May 18 at 7 45 p m at First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue. Evangelist Rev. E. L. Miller of Maurertown to preach. all welcome for a safe sane scriptural series with youth focus and music.

E. J. Rohart First Brethren Church Berryville Avenue Yville Avenue E. L. Miller Maurertown Brotherhood of Brethren

City Manager Seeks Guidance on Building Codes and Codification

City Manager Arthur M. Field has written to Clarence E Ridley of the City Managers Association in Chicago and to the Virginia League of Municipalities in Richmond seeking information on building codes related to fire inspection plumbing and more A request was also made for suggestions on revising ordinances and best codification methods.

Arthur M. Field Clarence E. Ridley City Managers Association Chicago Virginia League of Municipalities Richmond

Moving picture red cedar exhibit at Rosenberger office tonight

Attention called to a moving picture show of the famous red cedar for ests to be exhibited from 8 to 9 PM at the John W. Rosen berger and Co. Inc office. Invitations issued to citizens. Space limited but will try to accommodate more guests. TO FARMERS AND STOCKMEN Our receipts for May 12 total 1044 head livestock with some prices higher than Eastern Terminal Markets.

John W. Rosenberger and Co., Inc M. Winchester Livestock Sales N. Kent St

How To Reduce Varicose Veins

Despondent readers seek remedies for varicose veins. An advertisement touts Emerald Oil as a night and morning treatment claimed to quickly reduce causes of veins and related sores, urging readers to send 10 cents for a sample.

Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Markets Report May 15

Market notes from Baltimore report cattle calves hogs sheep with ranges by weight and grade. Chicago market summary lists hogs cattle and calves with price ranges and waves of activity, plus closing quotations for major stocks.

Baltimore U. S. Dept. Rev Chicago Livestock Chicago U. S. Dept

Stock Market Ends Mixed After Tepid Rally

NEW YORK May 15 The stock market attempted another rally but only partial success occurred as scattered support faltered with profit taking visible throughout a quiet session. Transfers totaled about 1,100,000 shares while foreign exchange showed the French franc at 6.60 cents per unit and sterling at $4.9638.

New York

Wheat Advances on Winnipeg Talks and Short Export Hedges

Chicago May 15 wheat moved higher at times over a cent a bushel amid Winnipeg export buying talk. Market watchers said Canadian sales favor July futures while hedges are not taken, with some estimates placing futures sales up to 10 million bushels. Cash grain and currency figures follow with further price quotes for May and July contracts across wheat, corn, rye, and barley.

Chicago Winnipeg Baltimore Winchester

Local Markets The Star Not Responsible For Typos

Market listings appear in the local column with daily corrections noted by The Star. The paper disclaims responsibility for typographical errors that may occur in the edition.

Star

Senate reaches virtual concord on flat 15 percent tax

Washington May 14 Senate finance committee nears agreement on a flat 15 percent tax on corporate income but balks at whether to tax undistributed earnings. Leaders expect the bill to raise about 623 million dollars while debates continue on structure and revenue estimates.

Senate Concord P. C Washington Senate Finance Committee Harrison Eccles Roosevelt Samuel B. Hill D-Wash House Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee Treasury

Electrification Halted in Shenandoah Valley Rural Co operatives

REA chief Morris L. Cooke announced suspension of co operative rural electrification in the Shenandoah Valley and nearby Virginia areas while the Virginia State Corporation Commission clarifies its stance. Delegations from Mt. Jackson and Charlottesville urged support for REA action and future project extension.

Shenandoah Valley Old Dominion Rural Electrification Administration Washington Virginia State Corporation Commission Morris L. Cooke REA Virginia D. W. Burruss Mt. Jackson Shenandoah Valley Electric Co-operative J. R. Travis Parmners Rural Utilities Richmond State Corporation Commission Chancellor Spottsylvania County Farmers Rural Utilities Territory Virginia Electric and Power Company Cooke Burruss Valley Co-Operative James H. Rogers Staunton Virginia State Grange

New G Man Candidate Named to Lead Treasury Agency Service

Elmer Lrey who directed internal revenue agents in the Capone income tax case is discussed as the potential head of the new internal revenue bureau intelligence unit. If chosen he would oversee the alcohol tax unit customs secret service and narcotics under one division to be called the treasury agency service.

Elmer Lrey Internal Revenue al Capone Internal Revenue Bureau Lrey Customs Bureau Secret Service Bureau of Narcotics Treasury Agency Service Central Presa

Bloodhound Chase Deepens in McCurtain County Pursuit

The chase continues toward the timbered fastness of McCurtain county familiar to Bohannon who slew two officers there. Authorities seek A. C. McArthur and Claude Fugate, robbery convicts, while the remaining fugitives are undetermined.

McCurtain Bohannon A. C. McArthur Claude Fugate

Keller family sale at Kernstown promises household goods

A sale listing for Mamie B Triplett of Kernstown Virginia announces a one o'clock Saturday auction featuring household and kitchen furniture along with farming implements. The executor is noted as Mamie 8 Triplett.

Triplett, Exec Kernstown, Va

Irrevocable Annexation Declared For Ethiopia

Rome May 14 Premier Mussolini told 308 deputies that Italy's empire proclamation is irrevocable. The chamber ratified the new empire decree naming Marshal Badoglio viceroy of Ethiopia and outlining emergency powers for governance and order.

Rome Mussolini Chamber of Deputies Italy Tl Duce Ethiopia Badogno Ciano Grand Council of Fascism Marshe Badoglio Wehionia Ethiopian Empire Badoglio

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