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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1936
Page
8
Produce markets hold steady in Baltimore and Philadelphia with mixed poultry prices and steady butter and egg quotes. Cattle calves hogs sheep show small declines or steady ranges across Chicago and local U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.
New York October 20 traders showed a sleepy market with gains fading after early activity. Utilities oils and select industrials advanced slowly while third quarter earnings reports sparked limited buying. Bonds and commodities were tepid with foreign exchange edging higher on the pound and franc.
Daily market sheet shows short patent brand grain and meal prices by barrel and 100 pounds, including 98 and 48 pound bags, various feed blends, middlings, cracked corn, dairy and poultry feeds, and live stock quotes such as hens, broilers, turkeys, and guineas with per unit prices. It notes typographical errors in the source.
Chicago futures showed no decisive move in wheat or other grains as interest stayed light. Prices closed mixed with wheat Dec at 1.14 3 8 and May 1.08 to 1.04, corn around 93 3 8 to 89 1 8, oats near 40 1 4, soybeans about 1.21 1 4 to 1.22 7 8, and lard futures firm. Cash grain in Chicago quoted No 2 wheat at 1.17 3 4 and No 1 yellow corn at 1.07 1 2 to 3 4. Baltimore and Winchester market figures listed spot wheat around 1.16 1 2 and mill deliveries set.
Front Royal residents hosted and visited guests over the weekend and week. Travelers included Mr. and Mrs. Francis Collins in Harrisonburg, Dr. and Mrs. George H. Reese in Petersburg, and many others visiting Skyline Drive and Washington venues.
Winchester Martinsburg and nearby points demand fair market steady. Carloads 1.0. U. S. No. 1 Yorks 242 in. min $1.10 to $1.15. Staymans 244 in. min $1.30 to $1.40 mostly $1.40. Ben Davis 245 in. min $1.10. Wire order sales. Local shipping terms.
Through county schools the Winchester Frederick Red Cross conducts a home hazard survey to identify accident causes and suggest corrections. Each pupil lists hazards and proposes a plan for remediation.
A car owned by George P. Schecter of Valley Airways burst into flames at the local airport shortly before 6 PM. Firemen arrived after the blaze was smothered with sand, caused by a short circuit from a high tension wire while washing the engine. Insurance covered the loss. Schecter praised the firemen’s prompt service.
Governor Landon visits multiple western stops on the Sunflower Special tour with large crowds expected in Los Angeles. He criticizes New Deal reciprocal trade policies, arguing they shrink domestic markets and raise cattle imports, addressing thousands of stockmen in Albuquerque and attracting a broad regional audience.
Turner Jackson McCuen a longtime resident of Warren County died at his home in Front Royal at 1 o clock this morning in his 73rd year. He had been in good health yesterday and worked at Markham as usual before falling ill. He leaves his wife Ida Bolen and a granddaughter Mrs Charles Bass and three sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 PM at the Baptist Church conducted by Rev Emory Thainham with interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Warren County high school meets Warrenton high school Friday at 3 o clock the local squad aims to extend its season without conceding a goal line. Coach Young has the team in hard practice.
President Roosevelt continues campaign travels with Admiral Cary T. Grayson at his side. The last week before the November 3 election includes October 28 Statue of Liberty event in New York Harbor and October 31 wind-up speech at Madison Square Garden. He plans a drive through New England with a Worcester address planned for Wednesday night.
Justice A J Tavenner presided over a series of trials this week. Melvin McKee of Frederick County received six months plus a 100 dollar fine for revoked license use and a year plus 100 dollars for liquor related driving. Tucker Fultz of Shenandoah County got 30 days and 100 dollar costs with a one year license revocation. Additional defendants Riley Franklin A B Adams Hesekiah Ashby and Bud Barker faced fines ranging from 5 to 10 dollars and costs for intoxication or disorderly conduct observed at a county tourist camp. Virgil Santemier was fined 5 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct.
Former Senator James A. Reed predicts Gov. Alf M. Landon will win the presidential race. Reed says Roosevelt is drifting toward Communism and will be beaten, noting the public’s growing awareness of past actions. He spoke in Cincinnati on October 20.
Earl Browder Communist presidential candidate who was arrested on arrival three weeks ago to speak in Terre Haute Indiana returned today and went to a hotel unmolested by authorities.
On October 28 from 10 to 12, W. C. Seibert in charge of the Virginia Motor Carriers Act will meet with truck operators in Winchester to discuss the new TH licenses and to accept permit or exemption applications. State Officer R. E. Bayliss says the gathering will likely be at the courthouse or city hall. Instructions have been sent to officers to inform truck operators during routine duty about complying with the act.
King Edward's 200-pound body guard Chief Inspector David Stoker of Scotland Yard has been assigned to shield Mrs. Ernest Simpson, the American-born friend, ahead of her divorce hearing from shipping broker husband. Friends say she may depart for an undisclosed retreat, but not Sandringham.
Wilhelm Keppler, Hitler's personal deputy for economic affairs since 1933, was removed from office. General Hermann Göring, newly named commander in chief of the four year drive for economic self sufficiency, will later assign Keppler to a post within his organization.
Frank Horton, local Boy Scout executive, conducts a Red Cross supported first aid class in Martinsburg one night weekly. Plans call for a similar course in Winchester. eight local residents are qualified to serve as instructors.
Friends in Winchester report the Newark New Jersey and Washington DC resident Joseph H. Schmidt died last week in Newark from a heart attack. Funeral services were held there and he was buried with military honors in Arlington National Cemetery as a World War veteran. He is survived by his widow formerly Miss Marylee Russell of this city and one son Joseph Schmidt Jr.
London October 20 American film star Bette Davis said she would consult her lawyers about appealing a court decision after unsuccessfully challenging her Warner Brothers contract She argued many contracts are like hers and that actresses earn every penny of their salaries while she was restrained from acting in Britain.
Fulvio Suvich the new Italian ambassador to Washington prepared to present credentials to President Roosevelt and begin talks with State Department trade experts toward reopening reciprocal trade negotiations with the United States.
Physicians described United States Senator James Couzens condition as rather serious. The 64 year old Michigan veteran of the Senate entered Harper Hospital a week ago after a recurrence of a kidney ailment for which he had surgery last year at Rochester Minnesota.
German citizen Charles Friedrich Genley arrested in Catalonia on espionage charges and taken to Madrid for trial. Barcelona dispatches describe him as a resident of Catalonia and believed by Spanish officials to lead a spy ring.
Lassitude II owned by Capt. Ew art Johnston of Clarke County raced in the eleventh Monmouth County Gold Cup timber race near Red Bank New Jersey on October 17. Justinia II led by five lengths at the finish with Pimocchio third as mud and treacherous jumps challenged the field for a $1,500 added stake.
The Woman's Missionary Society of Braddock Street Methodist Church South will hold an all day mission study class Thursday at 10 am in the new church school building. The study book is A Preface to Racial Understanding. A box luncheon will be served. All women and friends are invited.
The county clerk issued licenses to Eugene Courtland Neffel of Harrisonburg and Doris Faye, as listed in the current marriage records. The notice records his lineage to W. J. Neffel and confirms the couple’s licensing status.
Pence, daughter of B F Pence of Stephens City, and Alexander Brown son of Ard H Brown of Route 2 Winchester, along with Audrey Bell Anderson daughter of Donald Anderson of Route 2 Winchester, are listed in the public notice.
The Virginia branch of King's Daughters and Sons will hold its 42nd annual session in Staunton starting tomorrow night. More than 150 delegates are expected from across the state for a three day meeting with numerous social functions and a motor tour of local historic sites on Thursday afternoon.
Snow fell in northern Minnesota while southern Minnesota escaped frost today, first such warm spell in 20 years, according to James Lamperd, weather observer at Fairmont.
Ellis Parker, famed Burlington County detective chief, and his son Ellis Parker Jr. were arrested in Mt. Holly on federal bench warrants tied to the Paul H. Wendell kidnapping case. Bail was set at 10000 dollars for the elder and 25000 for the son, posted by local friends and merchants. Both pending appearance before a federal judge in Trenton.
Federal court ordered Harry L. Hopkins to show cause Monday why he should not be forced to open Works Progress Administration files to New Jersey Republican leaders. The Republicans accuse a breach of trust and say WPA records aided the Democratic campaign efforts.
The funeral for Mary M. Ellis colored who died suddenly yesterday will be held at 3 PM Wednesday at the Old School Baptist Church with Rev. R. E. Laws officiating. The body will be moved from the funeral director's to 424 Haddox Street at 6:30 PM this evening.
Italian diplomats led by Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano traveled to Berlin for conferences that informed sources predicted could revive Mussolini's push for a four power pact.
A license to wed has been issued at the county clerk office to Hunter Nelson and Jenitee Robinson, both colored. The ceremony is set for October 17 and will be performed by Rev. S. B. Spriggs.
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