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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1939

Page

2

Church Convention To Meet In Warrenton June 5

Virginia religious education leaders gather at Warrenton Baptist Church on Monday June 5 beginning 9 45 a m. Dr Robert W Earle of New York City and Dr John B Ketcham of Chicago will speak. Florence Martin of Dayton Ohio attends. No fee. offerings welcome. Delegates urged from Sunday schools within 100 miles.

Warrenton Virginia Convention On Christian Education Baptist Church Robert W. Earle New York City Rutgers College New Brunswick Theological Seminary Albany New York Washington Collegiate Church Madison Avenue Church Searle Greater New York Friends of Virginia Florence Martin Dayton Ohio Martin International Council of Religious Education Dwight M. Chalmers First Presbyterian Church of Charlottesville Virginia Council of Religious Education

Yard Party Ridgeway Dinner Benefit at Paynes Chapel

Chicken plate supper for five cents and ten cent drinks offered 6 to 9 PM to aid Paynes Chapel. If rain cancels, event moves to Friday June 5 29 21.

Ridgeway Paynes Chapel

June Week Color Draws To Close At Naval Academy

At Annapolis the June Week pageantry ended with prize presentations for non athletic activities and six athletic awards from the Navy Athletic Association. Winners include Edward Latimer Beach Jr and Vincent Paul de Poix among others, honored for leadership and naval spirit.

Annapolis Naval Academy Navy Athletic Association Ig Ee Lucien Cletus Powell, Jr Navigation Department

Real Estate Transfers In City and County Listings

City and County Realty Transfers show Thomas Larrick and others selling 10 acres near Trone to M C Garvin for 250 dollars. Shell Union Oil of Delaware transfers land north of Winchester to Shell Oil Company Inc of Virginia for one dollar and valuable consideration. The First National Bank of Troutville Virginia sells the John Nicodemus property of 167 acres east of Stephenson for 6000 dollars. Winchester.

Thomas Larrick M. C. Garvin Trone Shell Union Oil Corporation of Delaware Shell Oil Company, Inc Virginia Winchester Hunter

Answers to Today’s Quiz

Answers to test questions printed on page 4 include Italy mineralogy Louis P Lochner Berlin correspondent Ostrich Harth not herth and three Methodist church groups Ta Pax and Hollywood Calif.

Italy Mineralogy Louis P. Lochner Berlin Corerspondent G. Ostrich Harth Herth Methodist Episcopal Church Methodist Episcopal Church South Methodist Protestant Church

Moseley denies ties to patriotic groups amid Reds plot claims

General Moseley, retired leader critic of the New Deal, told the congressional committee he had nothing to do with the Knights of the White Camellia or any confederation of patriotic groups. He said he learned of the alleged plot from Campbell and attended a Jamaica Long Island meeting at Mrs. Rudyard Uzzell’s home, where she claimed Moseley showed little interest.

Knights of the White Camellia Campbell Moseley Harmonie Club New York Dudley P. Gilbert Atlanta Mose Ley Rudyard Uzzell Jamaica Long Island New York City Queens George van Horn Moseley

Memorial Service At Ridings Chapel Planned

The Ridings Chapel United Brethren Church will hold an annual memorial service on Sunday, June 4, at 3 p.m. The pastor will deliver a message and graves will be decorated by loved ones and friends.

Ridings Chapel United Brethren Church

Moscow Spurns Mutual Aid Plan and Britain Reacts

In a heated session Stalin pressed for defending outer Mongolia and rejected a mutual assistance pact. Molotov’s Kremlin address shocked Britain and Paris, reversing expected Soviet openness to a three power arrangement.

Textbook Rental Plan Adopted With Book Donations Sought

The school board approves a rental plan with yearly fees by grade levels and seeks donations of books in current use. Donated books must be in good condition and no infected or excessively worn volumes will be rented. Repairs and new orders will occur during the summer, with rental due on opening day.

Robertson

President Eyes Alaska Trip After Great Smoky Mountains Visit

The President said he would travel to San Francisco after seeing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and then to Seattle. If time allows he will board the cruiser Houston for a four day Juneau voyage, aiming to return to Washington later.

Alaska San Francisco Great Smoky Tains National Park North Carolina Tennessee Roosevelt Seattle Houston Juneau Washington Congressional Hyde Park N. Y England

Toll of accidents rises as states report deaths across the nation

A national tally lists 372 lives lost from various causes with state totals led by New York at 34 and California 22. The report notes a fatal cliff fall in Colorado, a mule kick, and a fisherman electrocuted in Illinois, while New York area motor deaths remain high despite World’s Fair crowds.

Colorado Illinois New York Jones Beach Coney Island New York State California Ohio Iowa Albania Arizona Arkansas Connecticut Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Dakota Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin District of Columbia

German Veterans Return from Spain in Hamburg Parade

Several thousand German soldiers who fought for Franco in Spain returned to Hamburg by five strength through joy ships. Field Marshal Goering saluted on behalf of Hitler as torpedo boats led the sea parade into the harbor. Most troops were air force veterans with technicians and instructors among them.

Hamburg

Barrymore Receives Oxygen as Heart Exhaustion Forces Rest

John Barrymore, 57, was given oxygen and placed under constant medical care in Chicago after a heart exhaustion diagnosis. He was kept on a 24 hour nurse-aided regimen and a special diet, with plans to resume his role in My Dear Children next Monday if his condition improves.

Chicago John Barrymore Lover Selwyn Theatre W. H. Highstone Barrymore

Nazis And Danes Sign Non Aggression Pact

Germany and Denmark signed a mutual non aggression pact, pledging to refrain from attacks. Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and Danish minister Herluf Zahle signed the agreement in Berlin, following Roosevelt's April peace message. The ceremony at the foreign office was brief.

Berlin Germany Denmark Roosevelt Hitler Joachim von Ribbentrop Herluf Zahle Reich Foreign Office

Rev Dr Diehl At Burnt Church

After an inspiring song service and two selections by the Historic City Four Rev Dr Diehl pastor of the Martinsburg Presbyterian church spoke at Burnt Church Albin Va in the third nightly service on The Rediscovery of the Church He warned that foes of the church lie both outside and inside with internal enemies causing more damage.

Diehl Martinsburg Presbyterian Church Burnt Church Albin

Market quotations from Baltimore and Philadelphia markets

Baltimore and Philadelphia market notes list prices for produce poultry eggs butter and livestock. Rates cover fowls rocks leghorns ducks turkeys eggs and butter with dated May 31 and regional figures for cattle calves hogs sheep and lambs. Prices reflect steady to weak trends and varied weights across markets and exchanges.

Baltimore Maryland U. S Baltimore Butter and Egg Exchange Philadelphia Plymouth Rocks Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept. Agri

Quotations Va Livestock Market on N Kent St Tuesday sales

May 30 1939 price list for Steers and Heifers with Good and plain quality. Fat Cows and Cutter ranges provided. Bulls Sausage figures and Veal Calves top and bulk values. Fresh Cows and Springers noted.

Chicago Livestock Chicago N. Kent St

Wheat and grain prices rise on heat and crop revisions

Chicago market notes delayed by profit taking as futures hit season highs. July wheat at 79 1-4, December 80, nearby prices firm on hot conditions and lowered domestic crop estimates. Cash grain mixed with No. 3 yellow hard wheat at 81, corn ranges 52 3-4 to 58, oats 34 1-4 to 34 1-2, soybeans around 91 1-2 to 82 1-8.

Chicago Chicago Cash Grain

Stock Market Drifts After Brief Rise On Memorial Day

New York May 31 The market idled with fractional gains and losses as it paused after an early attempt to extend a slow advance. Volume was about 700000 shares. commodities and bonds moved forward with Wheat up and building stocks gaining briefly. Johns Manville and A S Gypsum rose a point or two amid late construction activity and rising London markets boosting confidence.

New York Johns Manville A. S. Gypsum Wall

Outlook for Peace and Stocks Mixed on May 16

Sterling closed at 4 68, with mixed quotes for listed stocks including Chem 167, Can 91 3 4, Anaconda 24 5 8, Chrysler 70 5 8, Genl Elec 36 1 8, Genl Motors 44 1 8, Union Pac 98 1 2, U S Steel 49 7 8, Woolworth 46 3 4. The market overview notes a cautious outlook for peace alongside the day’s closing prices.

Chem Can Ani Rad Smel A T Anaconda B. and O Bethlehem Chrysler Can. Edison Corn Cigar Elec Gen Texas Corp Union Pac U. S. Steel Va.Carg Pfd Western Union Woolworth

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