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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1933
Page
8
Arthur McCauley a 67 year old Pennsylvania Railroad engineer died today at the throttle of a locomotive from Mount Vernon yards to Bay View yards in Baltimore. Fireman Earl Bailey saw him go limp and applied the brakes, stopping the engine.
A 21 year old, William Richard Johnson Jr., is acquitted in Chesterfield Virginia after admitting he shot his father at their filling station cottage. He testified his father abused him and his mother and that he acted to protect them. The jury deliberated about an hour and a half.
There was strong demand for Virginia apples at Liverpool weekly auction in England. Cargo from the steamship Yorks 1925 and varieties Stayman and Ben Davis sold at 21 to 25 and 14 to 18 pence per barrel respectively. Week ending October 14 shipments from New York to British ports totaled 35 348 barrels, 6 888 boxes, 4 560 baskets across Liverpool London Southampton and Glasgow.
President Roosevelt had not yet reached a final decision on the retail code and its loss limit provision. He planned continued conferences after ongoing discussions, with more consideration needed due to the many issues involved.
A regional push for a scenic highway in the eastern mountains seeks federal approval. Advocates say it will boost tourism and provide easy access to a vast mountain playground. The organizing committee includes Radcliffe, Cammerer, MacDonald, Stuart, Shirley, Jefferson, and Webster representing Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee highway commissions.
MEMPHIS Tenn Oct 18 Robert Storie 44 an unemployed railroad man was hacked to death with an axe early today at home in Woodstock a suburb by his wife Daisy Storie 39 who told officers her husband had been beating her After the slaying Mrs Storie called her two daughters 17 and 13 to the death bed and they knelt beside the bed and held a family prayer service a physician pronounced the husband dead Mrs Storie was taken to the county jail for further questions.
Clarke County Training School plans an indoor garden party in the auditorium to raise funds for a $500 drive. Principal T Johnson appeals to the community, praising local schools boards and the county’s resources, urging support for better schooling.
Reports from Bangkok and Siam indicate government forces have defeated rebels in the uprising that began last week. Normalcy returns as business resumes and rail service is restored after the mutiny of two upcountry regiments.
A Winchester Frederick county Junior Red Cross delegate Forrest Jones spoke at a regional conference in Lexington Virginia on Tuesday. He highlighted local work including flag projects for Japan and the Miller School’s artful outputs honoring world peace and cultural exchange.
Stocks sagged today in New York signaling a waning rally. Sterling opened at 4.62 dollars and call money stood at three quarters of a percent. In Fredonia Pennsylvania two men robbed the national bank, taking 4000 to 5000 dollars with no harm to staff or customers as they were courteous.
The United Brethren Conference at Hawkinstown will be assisted by Rev. George W. Stover and Rev. A. P. Havermale in a quarterly conference and rally on Edinburg Circuit next Sunday October 22 at 2 30 p m. Participants from Winchester include Alson Hott director of the young people division and Mrs Ada Hicks director of the children division. Others from Winchester are expected to attend.
Closing quotations from Chicago and Baltimore wheat markets show December at 7 84 and May at 81 in Chicago while July sits at 80 Baltimore spot wheat at 85 and Winchester spot wheat at 72, with the data supplied daily to The Star via Winchester Milling and Stickell Sales Corp. dealers in cash grain and futures.
Pecora files show earnings of 136.42 million for the period and total capital stock plus earnings at 503 million as of July 31. Wiggin drew 350 thousand in bonuses over four years and salaries from 175 thousand in 1929 to 250 thousand in 1931, with later amounts. Wiggin says he resigned from most directorships but does not specify which boards.
The Frederick Winchester Chapter of the American Red Cross states its roll call from Armistice Day November 11 through Thanksgiving Day November 30 will not conflict with the American Legion Auxiliary drive on Armistice Day November 11. The American National Red Cross authorized the local chapter to issue this statement.
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