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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1933
Page
9
Laura Brady, 57, awoke to a drunken boarder William Montague 39 aiming a pistol at her son Frank Brady 29 in their home. The pistol misfired three times before firing. Montague was knocked unconscious with a police nightstick after Brady restrained him.
The convention urged Congress to appropriate more relief funds this winter and pressed tighter border enforcement while opposing immigration law relaxations. It protested age discrimination against workers aged 45 and, in some cases, 35, as unreasonable and brutal. The event is nearing its end with tomorrow as the expected conclusion.
Closing quotations show Chicago December at 78 Helena 82 for May and 80 for July. Baltimore Spot wheat at 83. Winchester Spot wheat at 75. Prices supplied daily to the Star via Winchester Milling Corporation through Stickell Sales Corp. dealers in cash grain and futures.
The estate division for Mrs. E. C. Larrick in Middletown continues from page one. The text notes a fund was insufficient at the widow’s death and should be invested and reinvested until adequate. Herbert S. Larrick, a brother, is named as executor by both Mrs. Larrick and Mr. Larrick.
A boy in a yellow slicker with school books robbed Lyman Carpenter of Kansas City of 50 dollars near Laurel, Maryland. Carpenter said the youth appeared collegiate and pulled a revolver while riding with him, then switched to a nearby car and fled.
Officials plan to recommend against government approval of minimum markups for retailers. They favor curbing price cutting and propose labeling below invoice cost as an unfair trade practice.Farm and NRA leaders discussed policies and a master food code. a 7.5 percent retailer markup and 2.5 percent for wholesalers were reviewed, with 10 percent for other distribution groups under NRA control.
Mounted police broke up a 3,500 strong crowd and renewed a note of optimism amid strikes affecting Western Pennsylvania coal mines run by steel companies. The action preceded continued disruption as workers pressed for concessions.
The notice promotes pattern 9794 for sizes 36 through 46 with fabric details and lace requirements. It advertises the Winter Edition pattern book, priced at fifteen cents, and combined book and pattern at twenty five cents. Orders should include name address style number and size sent to Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department in New York.
In California, over 25 000 workers joined garment workers walking out as unions allege pay as low as five dollars a week. Cotton pickers, sardine canners, and produce field labor also idle. Sullivan county Indiana endures military rule after explosions. Virden Day marks 35th anniversary with eight hour day events. Strikes persist at National Steel plants in Weirton and Clarksburg amid stalled talks.
A Shenandoah Area Council meeting at Handley Library led by Rev Dr Flickinger debated limiting troops to 32 Scouts and merging units to four for growth. Officials reported 211 Scouts across Winchester Frederick County and 11 units, with plans to implement a ten year program and presidential awards information.
The President praised local Scouts and reforestation efforts while urging troops to recruit 12-year-olds and retain them for four years. Prayers closed the gathering with Rev. Dr. Flickinger and Mrs Eustis. On leaving, the President, his mother, and May ors family were greeted by cheering townsfolk as C. F. Harrison and Westmoreland Davis accompanied them.
President Roosevelt and his mother Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt spent a few hours on a holiday visiting the 130 year old colonial home of Mrs. William C. Eustis near Leesburg Virginia. They rested on a lawn under a honey locust tree and shared orange juice during the visit.
A seaman was killed and several injured when an ammunition blast occurred in the forward six inch gun house of the cruiser Cincinnati at sea off San Pedro California. Relayed advices indicate the accident happened at sea and involved the ship’s forward gun house.
Orranger G Allen of Irvington Kentucky was killed when a turret officer D A Stuart and seaman F L Austen either jumped or were blown overboard. They were burned and exposed to the sea. Several others were hurt slightly. Allen disappeared after the incident and his body was not recovered.
The library lists six titles to aid parents in child rearing and understanding development. The Child His Nature and His Needs by M V O Shea The Practical Psychology of Babyhood by J M Fenton The Problems of Childhood by Angelo Patri Diet for Children by L H Peters The Nervous Child by H Cameron Psychology and Parenthood by H A Bruce
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