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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1935

Page

6

Haynie Named President of F. F. A. Chapter

Front Royal Virginia October 22 by Warren County High School vocational agriculture class members elected officers for the Front Royal Chapter of the Future Farmers of America Charles Haynie president Robert Sowers vice president Victor Morrison secretary William Dodson reporter Robert Simpson treasurer Junior Coverstone watch dog Richard Seckford Lee Brown and William Mauch named executive committee Twenty six boys enrolled in the classes marking a more than twenty percent rise in eight years led by instructor J J Foster with broad county representation.

Front Royal Warren County High School Future Farmers of America Charles Haynie Dent Robert Sowers Victor Morrison William Dodson Robert Simpson Junior Coverstone Richard Seckford Lee Brown William Mauch J. J. Foster

Plans For Benefit Concert To Aid Warren County Needy

Complete plans for a benefit concert to aid Warren County needy children are announced for Sunday afternoon in Front Royal Va. The program features combined bands from Randolph Macon Academy and Warren County high school directed by Captain Dean, with Green Club numbers directed by Mrs. Q D Gasque and vocal selections to be announced. The program begins at 3 o clock with offerings to support the cause.

Peraon Va Warren County High School Randolph-Macon Academy Captain Dean Green Club Q. D. Gasque

Distillery Set to Open on Commerce Street in Front Royal

Blue Ridge Distilleries Inc. plans to start operations late this week on Commerce Street Front Royal. The plant will produce apple brandy with General Beverly F. Browne overseeing construction and equipment purchases.

Front Royal Blue Ridge Distilleries, Inc Commerce Street Beverly F. Browne

Fire Destroys Shed on Freezeland Orchard Property

A shed used for storing barrel staves burned last night on the Freezeland Orchard Company property near Linden. Front Royal firefighters could not help due to water shortage. The origin of the fire remains undetermined.

Front Royal Freezeland Orchard Company Linden

P T A Plans Weeklong Membership Drive

Front Royal October 22 Mrs E H Stokes chairs the PT A membership committee as she prepares a one week intensive drive starting Friday The PTA emphasizes free milk for under nourished pupils and funds the milk program through membership dues and donations Gifts to expand both membership and the milk fund are urged to sustain the charity

Front Royal E. H. Stokes Parent-Teacher Association P.T. A

Court News Front Royal Drunkenness Fines Total

In Judge Olmstead's court this morning, George Johnson was fined with costs totaling $13.50, Lewis Crawford $11.50, Tom Tennant $13.50, and Money Jewell $12.50 for drunkenness.

Court News Front Royal Judge

Freighter Insterburg Feared Lost With Crew of 15

Koenigsberg Germany October 22 The German freighter Insterburg of 865 gross tons and her 15 crew members were feared lost today during the weekend gale over the North and Baltic seas.

Koenigsberg Germany Insterburg Baltic

Guard Killed as Gunmen Open Fire at Barcelona Gate

In Barcelona on Oct 22 a prison guard was killed and another seriously wounded when three gunmen fired a hail of pistol shots at guards leaving the gate after a night shift. The attackers fled in an unspecified vehicle.

Barcelona Spain We. En

Front Royal Social Notes Include Visitors From Richmond

Front Royal notes show A J Saville and W Wright visiting in town from Richmond. Local residents host guests from Baltimore Washington and Pittsburgh with church and school connections. Aubrey Weaver to Richmond for General Assembly budget meeting. visitors include Miss Daisy Bright and families from Washington and Falls Church.

Front Royal A. J. Saville Wr. Wright Richmond Fairlawn Daisy Bright Wilma J. Frank Edith B. Frank Elva Frank Daisy Frank Washington, D. C Sibley Kels Clinton N. J Bruncho Falls Church Alma C. Saunders Mildred Elisie Brooke Saunders Aubrey G. Weaver Budget Committee The General Assembly

Jockeys Questioned in Death Ties Reach Louisville

Police in Louisville intensified inquiries into the death of Evelyn Sliwinski. Jockey Willie Smokey Saunders was en route for questioning and investigators pursued Toni Sani after a business agent said Sani was with Saunders the night of the party. Detectives also questioned Saunders in Baltimore.

Louisville Willie Smokey) Saunders Evelyn Sliwinski Toni Sani Sani Elmore Danehauer Saunders Headley Stables Baltimore

Quake Shaken Helena City Moves Toward Normal Life

Helena Montana resumes normal life after a series of quakes. reconstruction teams start work while 300 refugees stay at a tent camp. Gov Frank H Cooney convenes bankers merchants and officials to plan rehabilitation. city engineer Oscar Baarson pegs total damage at 2500000 with some business reopenings and traffic restrictions easing. weather bureau reports 402 aftershocks today.

Helena Mont Montana Frank H. Cooney Oscar Baarson Weather Bureau

Nolting Hosts Barbecue for Hunters at Virginia Derby

In Louisa County at Bracketts estate Carl Nolting chairman of the State Game and Fisheries Commission hosted a barbecue for about 500 guests as the Virginia Fox Hunters Association began its two day field trials with riders from Maryland West Virginia Virginia and the District of Columbia observing the derby stake and opening events.

Charlottesville Louisa County Virginia Fox Hunters’ Association Bracketts Carl Nolting State Game and Fisheries Commission Maryland West Virginia Virginia District of Columbia Nolting

Death of C. T. Wynkoop Ends Clarke County Farmer’s Life

Charles T. Wynkoop aged 66 died at his Berryville home after a long illness. He leaves a widow Grace Lloyd and a large family including four daughters and five sons, with a brother George W. Wynkoop. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM at the Berryville Baptist Church, with interment in Green Hill cemetery.

Charles T. Wynkoop Clarke County Berryville Mr. Wynkoop George W Susan Saunders Wynkoop Grace Lloyd Slice Lloyd Joseph Stillman Edgewood Pauline Kern Mary Lee William Norman Robert Wynkoop George W. Wynkoop Baptist Church L. A. Parker Green Hill Cemetery

Mrs. Alice Hodgson Dies in Keyser Matron at Potomac State

Word came of the death of Mrs. Alice Hodgson, matron of the girls dormitory at Potomac State School Keyser West Virginia, who died yesterday after an operation at Potomac Valley Hospital. She was a member of Romney's Russell family. Her funeral is set for 2 PM tomorrow at Mount Hebron Cemetery chapel.

Alice Hodgson Potomac State School Keyser W. Va Potomac Valley Hospital Russell Romney Hodgson Mount Hebron

U S Delays Terms For Fighters In Hague Inquiry

Washington reports slow U S action on applying 1907 Hague neutrality terms to Italy or Ethiopia. State Department notes Britain already moved and awaits League of Nations sanctions. A reply to the League will wait until President Roosevelt returns.

Washington United States State Department Great Britain Italy Ethiopia League of Nations League Roosevelt

Stock Market Slips on Profit Taking Amid Large Turnover

Market activity surged with 920000 shares traded in the first hour the largest since February 1934 as buyers and sellers tussled. Mixed grains, firmer cotton after Bankhead tax cut, and steady bonds marked a cautious session with 2 pm quotes listing several leading issues and commodity prices.

New York AAA

Local Market Prices and Dairy Feed Rates

The edition lists various local wholesale flour prices per barrel for patent and common brands including 48 and 98 pound bags, plus prices for corn meal egg mash and mixed feeds. Dairy feeds, butter types, and cattle and lamb prices are included with ranges for steers cows and lambs. Local retail market shows 98 pound bags priced at 7.25 per barrel.

Ceeeeee- AB Dag Eerseencesees Shane Eociax Kasco

Ethiopian Forces Suffer Heavy Losses in North

Addis Ababa dispatch says Ethiopian troops in Walkait west of the Italian northern armies were repulsed by Italian detachment. Commanding Dedjazmatch Ayelu allegedly led a reckless attack causing hundreds of casualties and possible wounding or death of Ayelu amid machine gun fire.

Addis Ababa Runers Dedjazmatch Ayelu Walkait

Prayer services and church events at Loudoun Street Presbyterian

Rev. R. B. Campbell will lead the regular Wednesday evening service at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church this Wednesday at 7 30 p m. The pastor Rev E B McGukin is at Union Theological Seminary Richmond VA conducting annual prayer services and addressing the student body.

R. B. Campbell Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church E. B. McGukin Union Theological Seminary Richmond

Baltimore Livestock Prices Tue Oct 22 Market Report

U S Dept of Agriculture reports cattle 175 steady with a few low cows. Calves weak with vealers at 10.50 to 11.00. Hogs 20 to 30 lower with 110 to 150 lb hogs 11.00 to 11.25. Sheep and lambs steady with good ewe and welter lambs 9.50 to 10.00. In Philadelphia, dressed poultry and live poultry steady, eggs at 4,941 cases at 1 p m, and butter steady.

Baltimore U. S. Dept. Agric Philadelphia

Grain futures and cash prices across Chicago and regional markets

Chicago futures show wheat for December at 1.017 8 cents, May at 1.00 to 1.00 1-8, July 89 1-2. corn December 60 3-4 to 7-8, May 59 3-4 to 7-8. oats December 27 1-8, May 29, July 28 3-4. rye December 49 3-4, May 51 1-4, July 51. barley December 42. Cash wheat No. 2 hard 1.24, No. 3 mixed 1.10 3-4. corn No. 2 yellow 88. Baltimore spot wheat 1.00. Winchester Wheat 95 cents. yellow corn 90 cents, white corn 93 cents. Deliveries at mill basis.

Chicago Baltimore Winchester

Apple Market Winchester Prices and Demand Report

Winchester Virginia to Martinsburg market shows light demand and steady activity. Carloads and wire order sales list various apple grades with prices for barrels Yorks U S No 1 cores and sizes from 2 1 4 to 2 3 4 inches. Included are min sizes and prices for Winesaps Staymans Delicious Grimes and De licious apples in cold storage and baskets priced around 85 cents to 1.00 per unit.

Winchester Martinsburg Yorks U. S Staymans U. S. Utility Delicious Grimes

Tropical hurricane devastates Jamaica banana crop

The late season storm thrashed Jamaica damaging most of the banana crop and moving toward Haiti and Cuba. Reports from Kingston note no fatalities initially while the system neared Puerto Prince and the windward passage with President Roosevelt aboard the USS Houston riding out the seas. The ship pressed north at 17 knots toward Charleston as Bahamas fishing plans were abandoned due to the disturbance.

Associated Press Jamaica Haiti Cuba President Roosevelt Charleston 8. C Kingston Port Au Prince Bahamas Florida Keys Peninsula Roosevelt U. S. S. Houston

Martial Law Enforced in Kingstown After Night of Riots

Rioting flared in Kingstown St Vincent as armed marines from a British warship enforced martial law after three rioters died and eight were wounded in clashes with police. The governor was freed after promising to meet worker representatives amid looting and widespread disorder.

St. Vincent Kingstown West Indian Byeras Hill Camden Park Sir Selwyn Grier Supreme Court Grenda Georgetown Chateau Behar

Man Slain After Family Threats With Gun in Baltimore

John Miller, 27, a steel mill worker, killed his father in law Ignatius Abramcyzk, 45, during a domestic altercation after claiming he feared a family massacre. Miller said he grabbed the pistol and fired after a struggle. He was held on $2,000 bond.

Baltimore John Miller Ignatius Abramcyzk Miller Isaac M. Kelly Abramcyzk

Italians Press South in Ethiopia as Peace Talks Grow

Italian armies in Southern Ethiopia report a victory at Dagnerei on the Webbe Shibeli, seizing the fortress and advancing toward Gorahei. Britain, France, and Italy pursue peace moves while Mussolini’s terms propose disarming Ethiopia and creating protectorates. Haile Selassie rejects similar offers.

Ethiopia Dagnerei Webbe Shibeli Gorrahei Makale Italy Paris Mussolini Haille Drummond Rome England Mediterranean Libya Egypt Britain Washington Roosevelt League of Nation America London Laval France Haile Selassie Duce Africa Eric Drummond Europe League Harar

Great Britain Holds Back On Action With Italy

Paris reports Premier Laval briefing his cabinet on mediating peace between Italy and Ethiopia. Looming issues include France’s finances and political controls, while Laval acts as a buffer to coax Mussolini toward a settlement acceptable to the League and Ethiopia.

Great Britain League Italy Ethiopia Paris Laval France Mussolini London Lava League of Nations Rome Haile Selassie Gorrahei Harar Addis Ababa- Djibouti Libya Egypt

Funeral for Laura Thomas Held Tomorrow at Mount Carmel Church

The funeral will be held from Mount Carmel F B Church at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Interment will follow in Berryville Clarke County.

Laura Thomas Mount Carmel F. B Berryville Clarke County

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Warren County Winchester Evening Star Telephone Front Royal 149-R Haynie Sowers T. A Guard North Fork South Fork Front Royal News Sue Reid T. Si Duncan Panorama Walter Garner Afton Inn Laws Ritter Bowling Green Paul Jackson Herd Thomas Green Garth Payne Upperville Edward Hoehl Chapel Hill N. C Georgia Tech North Carolina Omer Maddox John Hopkins Hospital Mike Long Luray H. H. Downing E. Carson R. E. Purdum F. 8. Rice Mary Louise Purdum Violette Collins Harriet Stein Lucy Benedict Bruce Husselton Louise Smith Jack Neff York, Pa Mr. Husselton Mrs S. H. Husselton Billy Armstrong Brownie Collins Scott Reid Vincent Rhodes Recreational Service Shenandoah National Park Claude Stokes C. T. Wynkoop Stock Exchange Allied Chemical American Can American Radiator American Smelters American Tel. & Tel American Woolen Arch Topeka & S. Fe Bethlehem Steel Consol Gas of N. Y Corn Products General Electric General Motors Star Ayelu APPLE C. O. Hazell G. C. Williams G. C. Ross F. A. Corea Whitman Baker’s Drug Store Emperor Haile Selassie
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