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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1935

Page

5

Warren County Students Parade End School Year

About 4,000 spectators lined Main Street to view 1,700 Warren County pupils in a commencement parade led by the Warren County high school band. The event featured banners, awards for 5 Star pupils, and a 100 percent Rockland School banner.

Warren County Front Royal Main Street Warren County High School Courthouse Happy Creek Crescent Street Murphy Theatre Rockland

Front Royal All Stars Meet Silver Springs Giants

The Front Royal All-Stars host the Silver Springs Giants of Maryland on the local diamond with Lefty Mc Intire and Cassell in form. Tomorrow they face the NRA team from Washington, D C, a tough season test, with Boerner slated to pitch for Front Royal.

Front Royal Front Royal All-Stars Silver Springs Giants Silver Springs Lefty

Deaths William McCauley Front Royal

Funeral services for William McCauley of Roanoke formerly Riverton will be held Sunday at 2 30 pm at Maddox and Samsell Funeral Home conducted by Rev R Moorman Parker. Interment Prospect Hill Cemetery. Body arrives Sunday noon on Norfolk and Western train from Roanoke.

Front Royal William McCauley Roanoke Riverton Maddox and Samsell R. Moorman Parker Prospect Hill Cemetery Mr. McCauley Norfolk and Western

Local Residents Visit Friends and Relatives Across Towns

A list of residents and visitors includes Jett Cunningham of Hedgesville W Va visiting in Rockland Julian N Major of Riverton Va visiting Baltimore Md and S M Boyd Jr and A E White Sel spending today in Staunton with Chess Moyer family Mary Francis Simpson of Rockland visiting her brother and sister in law James Simpson on West Main Street Frank McCarty and children of Richmond weekend guests of Mrs W E Carson A C Johnson of Strasburg confined to Johnson Nursing Home Dorothy Smith Relief Administrator of Front Royal Area Office ill at home in Luray and Dr and Mrs E L Grubbs visiting in Hagerstown Md Edgar Updyke of Updyke Manor visiting Charles Town.

Mary Francis Simpson Rockland Mrs. James Simpson West Main Street Dorothy Smith Front Royal Area Luray

District Track Meet Finals Held at Handley Stadium

Handley Stadium hosts the Northern Virginia F F A district track finals with events starting at 1 45 pm and two contests finished by 2 30 pm. Discus winners Curry Millboro runner up Barbe Mt Jackson third Weaver Madison fourth Lohr Madison. Mile winner Rosenberger Strasburg second Lohr Madison third Fleming Upperville fourth Wright Beverley Manor. Schools compete include Orange Madison Culpeper Woodstock Mt Jackson Spottswood Millboro Herndon Earlysville Churchville Timberville Strasburg Fishersville Weyers Cave Beverley Manor Oakton Middletown Broadway North River Handley. Otis Sargent athletic director acts as starter and referee.

Northern Virginia Handley Stadium Curry Millboro W. Barbe Mt. Jackson Robert Weaver Madison W. Lohr Joe Rosenberger Strasburg N. Lohr Fleming Upperville Wright Beverley Manor Orange Culpeper Woodstock Spottswood Herndon Earlysville Churchville Timberville Fishersville Weyers Cave Oakton Middletown Broadway North River Handley Otis Sargent Handley School

Yanks Victory In Fateful Seventh Despite Browns Start

New York defeated St. Louis 2 to 1 in the first game of a doubleheader as the Yankees rallied in the seventh inning. Merritt Cain allowed three hits to back his first start for the Browns.

New York Yankees Merritt Cain Browns Cain St. Louis

Chambersburg Man Killed in Sharpsburg Crash

A Chambersburg man, George Zullinger, 23, died from a fractured skull after his car collided with Henry Hetzel’s machine near Sharpsburg Maryland. Hetzel and George Renner, the passenger in Zullinger’s car, suffered minor injuries.

Hagerstown Henry Hetzel Keedysville George Zullinger Chambersburg Sharpsburg Hetzel George Renner Zullinger

Boy Abduction Panic Grips Pacific Northwest

George Weyerhaeuser, 9, vanished after leaving Lowell School noon. Authorities refuse comment amid ransom note reports. Family home near Tacoma, WA, linked to Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. with search spanning wooded outskirts and Puget Sound islands.

Lowell J. Edgar Hoover Bureau of Investigation Washington Charles Ingram The Weyerhaeuser Timber Company John Philip Weyerhaeuser Griefstricken Weyerhaeser Washington State George Annie Wright Seminary Ann Weyerhaeuser Tacoma Stadium Tacoma Department of Justice Puget Sound Olympic Peninsula

Weyerhaeuser Family History Ties May 1933 Loss to Modern Disappearance

The article traces the Weyerhaeuser family from Frederick Weyerhaeuser’s immigrant beginnings to the modern era, noting George Weyerhaeuser Jr. and the May 16 death of J. P. Weyerhaeuser Sr. It details the family’s timber empire, burial in the east, and the elder John Philip’s pneumonia after his wife’s death, while mentioning George’s recent return from Rock Island and his slender upbringing.

Weyerhaeuser Rock Island Ill J. P. Weyerhaeuser George John Philip, Sr Frederick Weyerhaeuser St. Paul Minnesota Wisconsin Washington Oregon Idaho Frederick Weyerhaetfser John Philip, Jr Washington State

Divorces Granted in Frederick County Circuit Court

Judge Philip Williams issues two decrees, one absolute and one partial. Adna Virginia Polhamus receives an absolute divorce from James Harrison Polhamus, with custody kept by the mother and paternal visitation rights. Grounds cited: desertion. Delmas W. Keller granted a partial divorce from Annie Renner Keller on desertion grounds.

Philip Williams Frederick County Circuit Court Adna Virginia Polhamus James Harrison Polhamus Delmas W. Keller Annie Renner Keller

Governor Park Delays Decision On McGee Case

Governor Guy B. Park postponed ruling on Walter McGee, condemned kidnapper of Miss Mary McElroy, after an overnight illness. He remained in bed at the executive mansion and said he might decide this afternoon or tonight on pleas for commutation to life imprisonment.

Jefferson ‘City Guy B. Park Walter McGee Mary McElroy Executive Mansion

Royal Couple Leave For Other Wedding Gallies

In Stockholm on May 25 the Danish royal yacht Dannebrog carried Prince Frederic and Crown Princess Ingrid toward Copenhagen for continued wedding festivities. Stockholm’s streets buzzed as crowds celebrated all night while King Christian and Queen Alexandrine headed by train for Copenhagen. Denmark plans further revelry with street processions starting tomorrow afternoon.

Stockholm Prince Frederic Ingrid Copenhagen Christian Alexandrine Denmark Sweden

Wage Scales Apply Only To Emergencies Says Officials

Washington reports that administration officials assured labor leaders the wage scales for the four billion dollar work relief fund would apply only to real emergency work. Prevailing wages would be paid under the one billion dollar building and highway program. The nineteen to ninety four dollar monthly wage scale discussed in a conference between program chiefs and labor leaders.

Washington Ieee Abor

Laura Ingall Tries To Lower Amelia's Record

Laura Ingalls, noted woman pilot, began a second attempt to break Amelia Earhart's transcontinental speed record. The Albuquerque sighting placed the plane near 10.25 a.m. local time, while in Los Angeles she departed from Burbank for the run.

Laura Ingall Amelia Albuquerque N. M Laura Ingalls Los Angeles Union Air Terminal Burbank Amelia Earhart

John Barrymore sued by wife for divorce and support

Dolores Costello Barrymore sues actor John Barrymore for divorce citing cruelty and habitual intemperance. She seeks custody of two children, $1000 monthly child support, and alimony for herself.

John Barrymore Los Angeles Dolores Costello Barrymore Are Barrymore

Williams Wrecks Racer On a Test at Indianapolis

Merrill Williams of Anderson Indiana wrecked his car during a test run at the Indianapolis Speedway preparing for the 500 mile race trials. His ankle was fractured in the accident.

Indianapolis Merrill Doc) Williams Anderson Ind Indianapolis Motor Speedway Williams

Lash wins mile in 4 minutes 14.4 seconds at Western meet

Don Lash of Indiana set a long standing Big Ten mile record by clocking 4 minutes 14.4 seconds to win the opening event of the 35th annual Western Conference track and field championship in Ann Arbor Michigan.

Ann Arbor Mich Don Lash Indiana

Wife Preservers Wash Strawberries in Colander Rinse

Directions for washing strawberries state to place a few at a time in a colander and rinse under cold water. Gently move them as water flows over, then drain and use.

Kiwanis International elects Harper Gatton president

Harper Gatton of Madisonville Kentucky, longtime superintendent of Madisonville city schools since 1914, was chosen to lead Kiwanis International at its nineteenth annual convention in San Antonio Texas.

Harper Gatton Madisonville Kiwanis International Gatton Kiwanis San Antonio Tex

Good Gardening: Controlling Crabgrass in Lawns

Crabgrass is a persistent hot weather annual that invades lawns, especially with light feeding. Pull it by hand in May to July before seeds form, reseed bare spots, and avoid careless chemical use. If infestation is complete, soil treatment with fron-sulphate or sodium chlorate may help but poses flammability risks.

Fresh Cotton Frock Pattern Gives Easy Slimming Style

At Home days feature a Marian Martin sewing pattern 9379 with bolero like bodice lines and optional sleeves. The ad promotes a summer pattern book and includes prices, yardage needs, sizes 16 to 44, and ordering details from The Winchester Evening Star pattern department.

Marian Martin Lew Marian Martin Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department W. 18Th St New York N. Y

Barbara Bell Pattern No 1618 B Fashion Feature

Barbara Bell pattern No 1618 B shown in sizes 12 to 20 with busts 30 to 40 includes three cornered pockets on a peplum blouse and puffed sleeves. The inverted pleat skirt provides fullness. pattern book offers 104 designs. Send 15c for pattern book copies via the newspaper address. Monday features a dress and jacket ensemble.

Barbara Bell

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