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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1936

Page

11

Diphtheria Clinic Set for Middletown May 25

Middletown community to hold a diphtheria immunization clinic Monday afternoon May 25 starting at 1 o clock. At least 30 children will be vaccinated at cost with Rhodes Drug Co providing serum and Dr T A Williams administering it. Parents of all children over six months urged to enroll and school entrants for next September asked to register to allow pre entry vaccinations and preparations.

Middletown High School Mabel Massie W. Wake Rhodes Drug Company Winchester T. A. Williams Middletown Wake R. A. Wall Butterfly Chase Smith Bille Shiraleth Birdie Spaulding Robyn Ann Wiliams Coleman Arthur Shipe Ukele Rowe Maxine Odgen Helen Mowery Gretta Odgen Ketterer Pauline Kline Margaret DeJarnette Matt Clover Kern Jean Camp Christine Wright Daniel Maggie Moore Murray Lincke Krentzlin Audra Hunt Ritcher Thelma Mary Judy Lawson Anna Virginia Campbell Holst Rolfe Derflinger Miss Massie

Handley Grads To Be Feted By City Clubs

Plans for a joint lunch to honor Handley high school graduates were announced by Wendell Goode president of the Winchester Kiwanis club. The event set for Tuesday June 2 at 12 30 oclock will unite Lions Rotarians and Kiwanians with Lions sponsoring. The Golden Rule will be taken to Cumberland on May 28 by a Winchester delegation.

Handley High School Wendell Goode Winchester Kiwanis Club Lions Rotarians Goode Winchester Club Cumberland Cumberland Club

Youth Charged With Theft From Cars

A juvenile charged with stealing a battery from the automobile of L. H. McDonald is held by local police. Roy Davis, 17, of Alexandria, was arrested by State Officer R. E. Bayliss. Police say the youth confessed to the charge and admitted taking batteries from several other automobiles.

L. H. McDonald Roy Davis Alexandria R. E. Bayliss

Mrs Burress Re-elected P T A Leader At Front Royal

Mrs Mary Burress was re elected president of the Parent Teacher Association at the final meeting of the year in Front Royal Virginia Planing for a county PTA was urged by Burress The Memorial Day program features Dr Douglass Freeman biographer of Lee and Pulitzer winner speaking at the Park Theatre at 1:45 pm.

Front Royal Mary Burress Parent- Teacher Association I. G. Bierer Q. D. Gasque Mae Burke Fox Berkeley Steed Otway Miller Shenandoah Virginia Education Association Burr Douglass S. Freeman Lee Richmond News-Leader Park Theatre Freeman General Lee Augrey G. Weaver Philip Williams Winchester R. Gray Williams

Carson-Whitside wedding guests noted in Front Royal

Gor Jones and Mrs. Glenn Jones of Washington will spend the weekend with Mrs. Henry S. Wagner and attend the Carson-Whitside wedding. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Burner plan a Washington trip to visit their son Randolph Burner and attend the Odd Fellows pee meeting in Charlottesville. John Melton of Jacksonville flew to Washington and, with relatives, visited their mother Mrs. Lee Melton.

Thomas Johnson, Jr Randolph-Macon College Thomas Johnson, Sr Col Griffith Dodson Richmond Queen Mrs A. C. Carson Riverton Carson-Whitside Robert Cooke Lexington Julian N. Major Queenie Paxton Woodstock Town Pront Royal Gor Glenn Jones Washington Henry S. Wagner C. W. Burner Randolph Burner Charlottesville John Melton Jacksonville Fla Cristene McKay Malissa Pinky Martha Bailey Lee Melton

Cooperation of Army Assured At Dedication

Virginia officials secured assurance from War Department that the army will cooperate with Shenandoah National Park dedication where President Roosevelt will speak on July 3. Representative Robertson Wilbur C Hall and Adjutant General S Gardner Waller met Army Chief of Staff to arrange tents and equipment for the crowd of about 100 000 at Big Meadows.

Washington Virginia War Department Army Shenandoah National Park Roosevelt Robertson Lexington Wilbur C. Hall S. Gardner Waller Hall National Park Service White House Big Meadows

Townsend Walk-Out May End Incarceration Or Stay

Townsend declares he will not face further investigation by the Bell committee or Congress and would rather go to jail. He rules out any coalition with Gerald Smith and is escorted to Baltimore by the six foot Rev Smith who seeks to unite against a perceived communistic dictatorship in Washington.

Bell Committee Congress Share-Our-Wealth Gerald L. K. Smith Huey Long

Two Games Here Tomorrow G Men Coming Sunday

Winchester Park faces the Pennsylvania Clowns in a circus like baseball show tomorrow afternoon. The Clowns boast a strong last season record and will test Park's defense. Earlier, the S V A team plays Episcopal High School at 2 15 with free admission for fans.

Winchester Park Pennsylvania Clowns Episcopal High School

Robberies Studied After Virginia Restaurant Burglaries

Town Officer F L Woolf visited to aid an investigation into robberies at the Virginia Restaurant and C M Palmer store in Strasburg Virginia. Cigarettes money and rifle cartridges were stolen totaling about $15. Fingerprints were taken from a glass and several local residents were fingerprinted. Authorities suspect a single thief carried out both crimes.

F. L. Woolf Strasburg Virginia C. M. Palmer

Market Prices for Feed and Grain Components

Prices listed include corn meal 10 lb sack at 23 to 25 cents, bran 40 cents, mixed feed at 14 to 15 cents, dairy feed 16 to 24 percent at 145 to 165 cents, Scratch and Egg Mash from Kasco at 190 to 205 cents, intermediate cracked corn 170 cents, pine cracked corn 180 cents, baby chick starter feed available.

Kasco

Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Prices May 22

Market summaries show cattle, calves, hogs and sheep across Baltimore and Chicago with fluctuations. Beef, dairy, and slaughter categories priced from roughly 4 to 10 dollars, with specific ranges for weight classes and quality, including direct sales in Chicago and steady to firm undertones in Baltimore.

Baltimore Yorks Old Maine U. S Florida Spalding Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept. Agri Chicago

Local markets list bagged grain and feed prices

Daily market page lists prices for bags of 12 24 and 48 pounds and 98 pound sacks for corn meal cracked corn shelled corn and dairy and baby chick feeds. Also shows live hogs sows sheep and butter prices with various brands and bag sizes.

Magnolia Sebel Date

Senate Group Extends Debate on Banking Tax Plan

The Senate committee debated proposals on holding banks under 18 percent corporation rate but exempt from the 7 percent undistributed profits tax. Banks must keep reserves but income kept in reserve isn’t taxed. The chairman said work is near finish and floor time should be brief.

Olding Harrison

Johnson fined for drunk driving

A man named Johnson was charged with being drunk and received a fine today.

Aoa Johnson

Quiet New York Stock Market Ends Mixed Gains

Stocks closed quietly in New York with many leading issues up to two points and a few higher. Volume stayed light at about 650000 shares as traders awaited a clearer trend. utilities led upward while steel and farm machinery shares followed.

New York Commission House Tel. & Tel Anaconda B. and O Beth Steel (New Chrysler Corn

Wheat trends steady as May contracts settle in Chicago

Chicago reports wheat advanced one cent but failed to hold gains amid unsettled short covering. Notices show 278000 bushels to be delivered tomorrow for May contracts. Closing quotes indicate mixed movement across wheat corn and oats with cash grain bids in Chicago and regional markets noting red winter wheat and yellow corn prices.

Chicago Baltimore Garors

Renewed War Against Drunken Drivers Pledged in Virginia

In Richmond on May 21 the second annual safety conference urged stricter enforcement against drunk driving and reform of accident claims. Speakers called for suspension and revocation, special courts, fair police treatment, and public support for tougher laws, stressing child safety and education as paths to reduce fatalities and crippling injuries.

Richmond Pauline Brooks William~son Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Marry H. Porter Evanston Wilbur Hall Conservation Commission Peery Miss Williamson Porter United States Virginia Scholes Industrial Commission Virginia Manufacturers Association Richmond Safety Council

Mr Windle to Appear at the Avalon Inn

Kenneth Windle, formerly of this city and now of York Pennsylvania, will appear at the Avalon Inn on Sunday evening May 24. He will be joined by radio stars Lee Martin Pee Wee and Emo from Station WORK, known to fans as The Radio Rascals.

Kenneth Windle York, Pa Avalon Inn Lee Martin Pee Wee Emo

Wife Preservers Use Careful Bed Cover Tuck

The guide warns that blankets wear most at the top during bed making. It advises turning the sheet well down over the blanket to protect the top edge from wear.

Virginia officials push focus on driving while intoxicated

Judge R B Spindle of Norfolk urged harsher scrutiny of drunken driving at a law enforcement meeting. Harold Snead of Henrico urged speedy trials and investigated warrants. K W Ackerly of Rockbridge stressed shifting emphasis from drunken driving to driving while under the influence. Lieutenant Gov James H Price presided at a banquet as sessions pause for the night.

R. B. Spindle Norfolk Harold G. Snead Henrico County K. W. Ackerly Commonwealth Rockbridge County Virginia

Middletown M E Church Announces Sunday Schedule

Middletown M E Church South led by Rev W A Clare invites new scholars. Worship at 11 with a sermon by the pastor. At 8 pm Rev Hubert Sydenstricker of Braddock Street Church will deliver the graduation sermon for Middletown High School. Sunday School at 2:30 and 3:30 service. Hite's Chapel also holds Sunday School at 2:20.

W. A. Clare Seeeef Middletown W. A. Everly Hubert Sydenstricker Braddock Street Middletown Highchool Evns Hite

Stephens City Charge M E Church South Program

Church schedule lists Reverend Floyd M Lucas as minister. Early preaching at 7 30 and 8 am service times, with multiple school and church events including Kernstown Church School Refuge Church School Fairview Church School and a 10 o clock session.

Floyd M. Lucas Oeote Po Stephens City High School Kernstown Refuge Fairview

Barbara Bell Pattern 1890 B for all occasion frock

The notice advertises Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1890 B for sizes 36 to 50 with versatile lines from morning ginghams to evening crepe and satin. It outlines fabric needs for size 38 and promotes the Barbara Bell pattern book with seasonal designs for women and juniors. Send 15 cents for a copy today.

Barbara Bell Winchester Evening Star Times Square Station New York N. Y

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Handley America Warren County Bureau The Gussie McFall Telephone Front Royal 149-R Mrs. Burress P.T. A Douglas Freeman E. W. Brubaker Camden, N. J Lowell Mauck Blue Ridge Avenue William Cadwallader Boyce J. A. Silman Old School Lillian McFall Warren County High School Bruce Stringfellow Culpeper Julian Updyke Frank Forsyth Washington, D. C Mrs. George Sue Moore Robertson, N. C Elder A. L. Harrison Mrs. Lee Cox Martinsburg Mrs. Smith Thompson R. C. Bowen Cumberland, Md Orville Bowen Old School Baptist Meeting Robertsonville N. C J. A. Monsees Paula McGee Macon Minnie Reid Ida Hall Mason McDonald Fort Pierce Joel T. Marshall Meadow Dan, Va Thomas Alderton Falmouth J. T. Stalling Milan, Tenn B. B. Stephenson Crest Hill Maurice Schwab Warrenton T. P. Dalton R. H. Pittman Luray J. T. Power Martinsurg Front Royal News Townsend Park Bureau of Investigation District of Columbia Star Ae Wai Cwanday TR Ee Etuey Baess Bae Bol Genoa WWE Senate Treasury MR. Windle Forree Medical Otra Dr. Pierce Buffalo James H. Price M. E. Church, South the Evening Star the Bell Syndicate, Inc
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