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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1937
Page
3
At Epsom Downs Irish racecar wager draw Americans held many tickets as 479 of 960 tickets on sixty horses favor the United States. Prizes total about 8.2 million dollars with top payout 150000 for first place, 75000 for second, 50000 for third and about 3 million expected for Irish hospitals.
Winchester postoffice will observe a double holiday for National Decoration Day on Monday May 31. Stamp windows close at 1 p.m. Saturday and reopen Tuesday morning. no window service or city or rural delivery on Monday. one collection of mail from street boxes for night dispatch. all other mails dispatched as usual.
Bessie E Barth states she will not be responsible for debts or contracts made by others from this date. Addressed at Law Library Court House Fairmont West Virginia. Dated May 25 1931.
Deputy Sheriff Elmer Craig lies in a Logansport hospital recovering after a bank holdup chase. He and another officer were wounded when attempting to stop the fleeing gang.
The First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue invites all to a day of fellowship on Sunday May 30. Activities include Bible study at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m a 2 30 p m gospel song service and a 7 p m vesper service led by the Rescue Mission Quartet from Altoona Pennsylvania.
The article quotes Assistant Attorney General Pierpont Fuller Jr arguing for Colorado’s new two per cent tax on professional services. He says the tax is justified because he is paying it after his wife gave birth to a daughter at Mercy Hospital.
List of hospital board members including William Beverley T B Byrd Lestert Arnold Percy Miller J Victor Arthur Edward Goss B P Harrison Dr Robert McC Glass Dr R F Cline and Dr Ellsworth Johnson. Also a note about what the British call the wife of the Duke of Windsor per Lynchburg News.
Reports say Edward and his bride to be plan a brief United States visit as part of a world tour after a first honeymoon in Austria. The wedding is set for June 3 in the Chateau de Cande music room with preparations underway in Monts. A world cruise possibility is mentioned by a Windsor spokesman.
The Unemployment Compensation Commission of Virginia will hold a public hearing on June 7 1937 at its Broad Grace Arcade Building Richmond to consider proposed rules on non cash remuneration value gratuities and regulations on contributions delinquent payments records reports quarterly wages social security numbers and related rules. Frank P. Evans chairman invites public attendance.
Thomas Samuel Melton longtime American Bridge Company superintendent of construction died at his Front Royal home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at his residence the next day at 2 30 pm with Rev. H H Sherman officiating. He survived by his wife Blanche M Melton three brothers and one sister.
Lind will recommend either that the board drop the charges against Republic or file a formal complaint and require the company to answer the alleged violations of the Wagner Act. The Department of Labor received daily reports from the strike front but made no move to bring SWOC leaders and representatives of Republic Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Inland Steel together. Pickets paced their posts before mills in Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Pennsylvania and New York. DETROIT May 28 Homer Martin president of the United Automobile Workers said the union's Ford organizing committee is planning another attempt to distribute hand bills at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory. He said strategy would be discussed at a committee meeting today. Martin called company charges that rioting at the plant gates was to cover up U A W A organizing failure nonsense.
Charles ONeill of Beaverdale Pa will preach at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday May 30 at the Faith Mission in Wardensville West Virginia announced today by Rev. W E Smith.
LeRoy Corron returns from Memorial Hospital Winchester after surgery. Mrs. Charles Burner visits son Randolph in Washington. Maudie Hines of Washington comes for weekend with the Hines family. Elizabeth Clark of Washington returns home for Memorial Day with her parents the Alberts. Billy Symons of Washington spends weekend with relatives. Eastern Star shower for Mrs Kirby at 7 30 in Masonic Temple. William Melton of California comes to attend funeral of Thomas Melton. Hanson Beale of Washington visits with Mrs Beale. Mrs Leland Treat of Waynesboro visits two weeks with Payne family. Birth: a daughter to Durwood Fordie and wife in Washington DC. Helen Symons, formerly Miss Helen Symons, is named.
Miss Elizabeth Gettier and a group from Baltimore will spend the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Gettier at Masanutten Lodge.
Miss Frances Jenkins of Strasburg visits aunt Mrs Thomas Melton. Mrs Cary Bowman and Miss Margaret Pence plan visits to Richmond and Washington. Judge and Mrs Walter Olmstead travel to Washington. William R Buck of Baltimore to visit relatives. Eleanor H Bowman of Baltimore stays with sister Mrs G W Gettier. Fagelson and Mrs Wolfolk visit Front Royal from Richmond. Olympia Williamson to spend weekend in Lexington. Tyler Miller returns from Richmond. Shirley Collins of Washington Police visits parents. Mrs Victor Arthur and Mrs B F Arthur Jr visit Front Royal. judging at Garden Club Flower Show in City Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Cone of Washington are visiting their mother Mrs. Thomas Melton for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cone of Dundalk Maryland are due tomorrow to join Mrs. Belton, the mother of Mr. Cone.
Mr Cary Bowman left tonight for Washington. Lieut Commander and Mrs Belch of Annapolis Md were guests of Mr and Mrs Rice Mathews. They will depart soon for California where Lieut Commander Belch has duty. Miss Elizabeth Major of Washington visits Julian Major. Joseph Borden Jr a V P I student spends weekend with his parents and will graduate this session. Walter Carter and Robert Leach also mentioned.
Thirty bodies were recovered at dawn and Rafael Reyes, secretary to Hoken E. Niberg, said the dead could be conservatively estimated at more than 100. Dos Estrellas, the second largest mine in Mexico, stopped work as about 5,000 employees joined Red Cross and labor detachments from Mexico City in relief efforts.
Mrs. Frank A. Jacques and her sister Mrs. John Bowers have returned to North Braddock street after visiting their nephew and niece Mr. and Mrs. A. F. DeHaven at Cape Charles Virginia for a week.
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