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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1937

Page

3

Markets Report From May 17 Prices on Livestock and Produce

Baltimore and Philadelphia market notes show cattle calves hogs and sheep with steady to higher prices. Dairy and poultry items list range of prices for butter eggs leghorns ducks and broilers across regions including Philadelphia Baltimore and Chicago with various weights and grades.

Maryland Msylvania Maine U. S Eastern Shore Jerseys U.S Philadelphia L. I Baltimore Livestock Baltimore Chicago Livestock Chicago Texas California

Local Wholesale Market Flour Prices Listed

The Star notes daily local wholesale flour prices with a patent brand listing for 93 pound bags at 6.98 and 98 pound bags at 6.45 per barrel, plus other bag sizes with varying per barrel rates.

Deen Eka Elbe

Stock Market Slips in Tepid May Trading Session

The market opened weak with the ticker barely moving and declines dominating near the fourth hour. Limited volume and narrow losses characterized a lackluster session as labor questions and muted buying dampened activity in stocks, bonds, and commodities.

New York

Grain futures rise on dwindling U S wheat supply

Chicago futures show wheat gains of over a cent as United States visible supply falls by 2.28 million bushels to 18.34 million. Prices for May through September advance across wheat, corn, oats, beans, rye, barley, and fats with precise bid quotes. Cash grain in Chicago lists No. 1 hard wheat at 1.34 and corn around 1.36 per bushel amid varied grain market levels in Baltimore and Winchester markets.

Chicago United States Chicago Livestock Illinois Baltimore

Clarke County To Hold 34 Graduates This Year

Clarke county will graduate 34 students from its two high schools. Berryville sermons will be delivered at J. M. Carrbyterian Church May 30 and Boyce Methodist Church June 6. Valedictorian Craighill Stoner Burks and salutatorian Virginia Stickles lead a list of graduates with actors and speakers planned for commencement activities.

Berryville Clarke County J. M. Carrbyterian Church R. E. L. Moore Westernport Boyce Methodist Church Roland Wilson Presbyterian Church Winchester Delha Mae Childs Nellie Morris A Locke Lucy Foley Lena Foley Edith Racer Frances Rutherford Betty Robinson Charlotte Ann Ramsburg Teresa Wynkoop Dorothy Clevenger Billy Owens George Kackley Vernon Racer Meade Dorsey Grayson Sponseller Robert Lee Ray Rutherford James Mathers Austin Riley Gilbert Royston Beverley Whiting Louise Feltner

Clock in City Hall Strikes Odd Pattern

A city hall official reports the clock misbehaving as it struck once at seven, paused five minutes, then tolled five more times with another pause before finishing. The incident centers on the town clock and its irregular sequence observed in the morning.

Winchester

Man Charged With Forgery Sent For Grand Jury

Thomas Yowell age 32 after a hearing before Judge Donald Weems was ordered sent to the grand jury of Cor poration Court. C. R. White was named as complainant.

Thomas Yowell Donald Weems Grand Corporation Court C. R. White

Certificates Awarded in Community Program

The list of recipients includes Fred Bame, Albert Lee Brown, Hilda Cather, Myrtle Chrismore, G. H. Clark, William L. Fordyce, Lester Carter Forney, Orion L. Hopkins, David Hottel, Margaret Knight, Edna Ridings, Rubye Sty of Strasburg, Grace V. Stine, Howard F. Stine, Mrs. Tinsman, Mrs. Helen H. Wright, Taylor Barr, Paul EB. Behrens, Milton A. Getz, Roy T. Fisher, Cecil C. Grim, Josephine Stipe, Frank R. Horton and Mrs. Ada Thatcher Oppie. Colored recipients include Gladys L. Brown, Elnora Finley, Pocahontas Jackson, Rose T. Pinckett.

Fred Bame Albert Lee Brown Hilda Cather Myrtle Chrismore G. H. Clark William L. Fordyce Lester Carter Forney Orion L. Hopkins David Hottel Margaret Knight Edna Ridings Rubye Sty Strasburg Grace V. Stine Howard F. Stine Tinsman Helen H. Wright Taylor Barr Paul EB. Behrens Milton

Negro in Arrest After Sudden Flight From Officers

A man identified as Jackson bolted upstairs when an officer challenged him at a building. He then leapt or fell from a second story window and was later apprehended, appearing uninjured despite the plunge.

Jackson

Pool project moves forward with Winchester Park Association

The city and Winchester Park Association continue work on a new pool. The ordinance passed first two readings by title and outlines funding and repayment over years. City would advance 2000 dollars annually while J R Brandon and A M Field draft plans for modern facilities and amenities.

Winchester Park Association Park Association J. R. Brandon A. M. Field

Edward urges Warwick to confirm Windsor title for ceremony

Report says Edward insisted his brother clarify that Wallis Simpson would hold her husband’s rank during the wedding. Meanwhile Mrs Warfield used the Windsor name for the ceremony, aligning with royal title expectations.

Edward

Warfield Deed Poll Renames Bessie Simpson to Warfield

Notice in the public press records Wallis Warfield’s legal change of name from Bessie Simpson to Warfield by deed poll dated May 7 1937. The renaming, filed in Supreme Court, signals public notice amid royal wedding controversy at Chateau de Cande France.

Simpson Supreme Court Wallis Warfield Bryanstown Court County of London Chateau de Can Tt Ptatement Warfield

Widow Whitacre Funeral Set in Whitacre With Goode Officiating

Mrs Whitacre widow of a Frederick county flour mill owner and orchardist dies after long residence. Survived by four daughters and four sons including H S Whitacre of Martinsburg and Fred A Whitacre. Funeral at her Whitacre home Wednesday at 2 p m with Rev S J Goode officiating and Woodlawn Cemetery interment. Pallbearers named Whitacre relatives and local men listed.

Acre Frederick County Whitacre Church of the Disciples of Christ Ebenezer W. A. Scrivener Clearbrook P. A. Robertson Austin Minh R. 8 Russell Hook Stage Dolan Ira C. Whitacre Noble D. Whitacre

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