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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1935

Page

7

Hold Rites For Mrs. K. W. Miller

Funeral services were held this afternoon for Mrs. Kathryn Weaver Miller at the home of her agents Mr and Mrs William C eaver on Blue Ridge avenue. The Rev Ronald Rowland of Calvary Episcopal Church led the services aided by Rev H W Shannon of Front Royal Presbyterian Church. Interment was in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Front Royal Kathryn Weaver Miller William Ceaver Blue Ridge Avenue Ronald Rowland Calvary Episcopal Church H. W. Shannon Front Royal Presbyterian Church Prospect Hill Cemetery

Couple To Wed In Charlottesville

From Warren County the license was issued to Granville Morton Kelly of Culpeper and Ella Grace Borden, formerly Bentonville, now Charlottesville bound for marriage by Rev. T Eugene West at the Baptist Church in Charlottesville.

Front Royal Warren County Granville Morton Kelly Culpeper Ella Grace Borden Bentonville Charlottesville T. Eugene West Baptist Church

Drunken Driver Sentenced in Front Royal Court

In Front Royal court Esley A Lumpkin colored was found guilty of illegally riding a Norfolk and Western freight and sentenced to 15 days in Warren County jail plus a 5 dollar fine and 4.25 dollars costs. Albert Holmes colored paid 100 dollars, four months jail, and license revocation for a year for driving while intoxicated. R A Rose colored was found guilty of drunkenness and fined 5 dollars with 6.50 dollars costs.

Front Royal Esley A. Lumpkin Walter G. Olmstead Norfolk and Western Warren County Albert Holmes Virginia R. A. Rose

Fingerlings Shipped From Front Royal Hatchery to Eastern Virginia

From the Front Royal Fish Hatchery a shipment of about 2,000 large mouth bass has been sent to Eastern Virginia. The small mouth bass will be distributed later, per G. W. Buller, superintendent of propagation for the State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries.

Front Royal Front Royal Fish Hatchery Virginia G. W. Buller State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries

Front Royal Bowling Team Prepares for Season Opener

Front Royal plans to open the bowling season around late November led by manager Billy Smith. The independent team will face a Winchester club in Winchester, with six veterans returning to bolster the squad. Standouts include Billy Smith Wallace Thomason Armer Reynolds Henry and Mope Johnson.

Front Royal Billy Smith Winchester Wallace Thomason Armer Reynolds Henry

1936 Virginia License Plates To Feature Blue Background

Changing from white and black, the 1936 Virginia automobile tags will have a dark blue background with orange numerals. W LeRoy Corron, distributor of motor vehicle plates, received the changes in the county this morning.

Virginia W. LeRoy Corron

Advanced Bases Established by Italian Airmen

Addis Ababa reported that Italy set up advance aviation and military bases at the Eritrea Ethiopia French Somaliland tri junction. The Italian minister in Addis Ababa and consuls were not ordered to leave Ethiopia, though Italians were advised to depart and many women and children had left. No Ethiopians remain in the area around the new bases.

Addis Ababa Ethiopia Italy Eritrea French Somaliland Djibouti Red Sea

Front Royal Residents Attend Regional Activities

Front Royal entries list local people visiting relatives and attending events. Alice McKay visits Bel Air ahead of a school start in Flint Hill. Marvin Trout visits Staunton to see niece June Trout at Mary Baldwin Seminary. others travel to Harrisonburg Washington D C Winchester and Edinburg for hospital, school, or social engagements.

Front Royal Alice McKay S. Byrne Downing Bel Air Flint Hill Marvin Trout Staunton June Trout Mary Baldwin Seminary

Strong Guard Around British Embassy Amid Mobilization

RCME reports that after a nationwide call to mobilize, 300 police and infantry were deployed to guard the British Embassy. The note adds a warning about poisonous fungi including Death Cap and Destroying Angel.

RCME Answers Magazine

Italian advance in Eritrea area and Haile Selassie mobilization talk

Report states Italians move into a triangular Assab Eritrea zone about 15 miles across with 60 000 troops at Assab and six roads extending 60 miles to new bases. Government cites no area contact and notes possible mobilization, while France warns Italians at the border. Mussa Ali known for slave cave labyrinths tied to historic slave shipments.

Assab Eritrea Haile Selassie Somaliland Mussa Ali Arabia

Weeding Out of Jews Spurs the Drive of Antis

Berlin October 2 The relentless removal of Jews from public and business life drives Nazi antisemitic action. Jewish notaries are stripped of offices and the Koesener Student League dissolves after defying anti Aryan mandates. Schwartzkorps accuses Jews of a Brandenberg Gate subway disaster and cites Jewish dominance in railway leadership as the cause.

Antis Berlin Third Reich Reichsfuehrer Hitler Voelkischer Beobachter Koesener Student League Germany Schwartzkorps Schutz Staffel Brandenburg Gate Ayran

Four Cases to Be Presented to Frederick Grand Jury

Frederick county circuit court will convene Monday October 7 at 10 o clock. Six persons appear on the criminal docket with four to be presented to the special grand jury and two to circuit court on appeal. The cases involve breaking and entering, horse theft, forgery, and fugitives from justice. Grand jurors named include Artrip Bageant Adams Davis Bowen Bailey and Barret. No petit jury will be summoned. cases will go to December term. A judge and order shift grand jury to special panels on court call.

Frederick County Trial Justice Court James Polhamus M. J. Grove Lime Company Stephens City Tom Carr J. W. Conner Vaucluse Arthur A. Hanraham Arthur J. West C. W. Darnell Jack Darnell Irving Reynolds Lonnie Bettis Philip Williams

Italian Forces Battle Danakil Tribes in Ethiopia

Paris Soir reports Addi Ababa correspondent that fighting broke out in the Mussa Al region as three Italian columns of about 25 000 men clash with Danakil irregulars. Casualties are reported though Ethiopian regular troops have not yet engaged.

Paris Addi Ababa Paris Soir Mussa al Ethiop Ababa Mussa Ali

Roosevelt Urges Liberal Unity On Common Ground

President Roosevelt appeals to liberals to unite on a common ground as he addresses about 70 000 at a Los Angeles Coliseum rally. He praises California liberalism, credits the public with progress, and calls for concessions to secure shared aims of social justice and aid to the needy.

Los Angeles Roosevelt Drs F. E. Townsend Upton Sinclair California

Will Rogers Recalled by Speaker at Memorial Event

A speaker at a memorial occasion invoked Will Rogers as a longtime friend of all Americans, noting his absence by the phrase untime ly death in Alaska. The tribute highlighted Rogers’s kindness and philosophy shared with the public.

United States Alaska Will Rogers

President Roosevelts Pacific Angling Plan

President Roosevelt sails for a Pacific cruise with a sea battle air display planned. He will fish daily, head toward the Panama Canal, and return via the Atlantic coast. Accompanying him are Ickes and Hopkins as they push relief employment proposals. Stops include Cocos and Pearl Islands famed for fishing.

Panama Canal Mr. Roosevelt Ickes Harry L. Hopkins Cocos Island Pearl Island Pacific

Winchester Hotel Sold to Dr. Charles R. Anderson

Dr. Charles R. Anderson announced the purchase of the Winchester Hotel on Gerrard Street from the Commercial and Savings Bank for an undisclosed sum. He plans a complete modernization and renovation before putting the hotel into service with a modern dining room and leased operation. The hotel, built about 12 years ago by M. M. Parsons and Taylor Hahn, has been run by several operators. current plans target high quality service.

Winchester Hotel Gerrard Street Charles R. Anderson The Commercial and Savings Bank Winchester M. M. Parsons Taylor Hahn

Lack Quorum Delays City Council Session

Common Council failed to form a quorum delaying the regular 17 30 session. A deferred meeting is set for Friday if a quorum is available. Attendees included Mayor C R Anderson and several council members. absentees listed. The armory funding site ordinance and dairy sales ordinance await disposition.

Common Council C. R. Anderson Peyton Marshall C. Douglas Barnett R. Frank Barr Herman Hable E. J. Snapp Ralph Snapp W. W. Dellinger Fred W. Forney C. Lee Coble Percy Miller J. H. Henry Coble

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