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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1937

Page

9

Tickets Drawn For Sweeps To Be Run Oct 27

The first ticket drawn from the Irish hospital sweepstakes named William B. Haggerty of Tonawanda New York as owner of Miss Windsor in the Cesarewitch race. About 2,000 winners will divide the purse with prizes ranging from 150 000 to 3 000 dollars and residual prizes of 30 000. Six American tickets on Near Relation and Solar Bear are held by Mrs V C Powell Cumberland.

Budlin Irish Free State Irish Hospital William B. Haggerty Tonawanda N. Y Miss Windsor Epigram Solar Bear Harewood Maranta V. C. Powell Aew Royal Avenue Cumberland

Drennan’s Girl Reeves Case Breaks on Trial

On September 7 in Ise lin bungalow the shooting of Reeves by Justifice Shooting Miss Drennan was charged. On the stand yesterday Miss Drennan described the events claiming she acted to stop another assault. Burton and Lyons figures are cited in the defense and Reeves’s family attended the court quietly as the case unfolds.

Reeves Justifice Miss Drennan Iselin Bungalow Margaret Burter Jack Lyons

Widow confronts truth as rebuttal witness testifies in Reeves case

The witness fainted leaving the room after being dismissed by Prosecutor Charles M. Morris with That's all. The widow cried that her children must know the truth as Judge Adrian Lyon postponed summations to the next day. Earlier Miss Dren nan testified she shot Reeves to escape an alleged attack in his bungalow on September 7.

Charles M. Morris Margaret Adrian Lyon Lyon Miss Drennan Mrs. Reeves Reeves

Reverend Stover to Speak at Pleasant Valley Church

Rev George W Stover accepted an invitation to speak during the Christian Endeavor hour at Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church Sunday evening on the topic Murder at the Steering Wheel. He will also preach at the evening service. His friends in the county look forward to the event.

George W. Stover Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church Christian Endeavor Ray Fries Stover

Special Program By Young People at Macedonia Church

The Young People's League of Macedonia Methodist Church will hold program exercises at 7:30 Sunday evening led by Mrs. Florence Sumption. The topic is Our Home with an accompanying task by Mrs. J. W. Bell. Musical numbers by Calvin Armel and his son from Boyce. All are invited.

Young People’s League of Macedonia Methodist Church Florence Sumption J. W. Bell Calvin Armel Boyce

Demand Ranson For Missionary

A Chinese altar boy abducted October 5 with Rev. Gerard A Donovan has returned to Mukden with a ransom note demanding 50,000 Chinese dollars for the missionary's release. The boy was released near Tsingyuan and said the missionary was well treated but food worsened a chronic stomach ailment.

Pieping Gerard A. Donovan Mukden Tsingyuan Manchoukuo

Golden Rulers To Hear Amos Shryock

The Golden Rule Bible Class at Braddock Street Methodist Church meets Sunday at 9 45 in the usual classroom. Special music by the Winchester Male Quartet. Amos Shryock will speak and all members and friends are urged to attend. Visitors are welcome.

Braddock Street Methodist Church Winchester Amos Shryock

Markets Report on Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago Dairy and Livestock

Baltimore and Philadelphia markets show varied prices for poultry eggs and livestock with hogs and cattle moving at lower ranges in Chicago. Reports list live poultry prices for Rocks Leghorns Reds and Muscovy ducks, egg prices with standard and extras, and meat prices for cattle calves hogs sheep and dairy feeds.

Baltimore Philadel Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept. Agri

Stock Market Report from New York Oct 22

The rally in rails stumbled with leaders across groups left behind as steels weakened at the open and transportation slid by the fourth hour. Bond issues fluctuated, commodities and foreign currencies moved unevenly with sterling at 4.95 3/16 and the franc at 3.38 3/4. Selected stock quotes at 2 p.m. included Allied Chemical 166 and U S Steel 58 1/2 among others.

New York Allied Chemical American Can American Radiator American Smelters American Tel. & Tel Anaconda Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Consol Edison Corn Products General Electric General Motors Goodyear Int. Harvester Johns Manville Kennecott Montgomery Ward N. YY. Central Penna Railroad Southern Railway Standard Oil of N. J Texas Corp Union Pacific U. S. Steel Va-Cargo Chem Va-Cargo Woolworth

Youngest Marine Band Member Visits Father in Winchester

First Class Private Fritz Voitel of the United States Marine Band visited his father Richard Voitel manager of the Oscar Nebel Company in Winchester yesterday morning as the band paused there en route from Staunton to Washington. Voitel has served about four years and is noted as an accomplished violinist and violist among the group.

Fritz Voitel United States Marine Band Richard Voitel Oscar Nebel Company Winchester Staunton Washington Veitel

Stocks Lose In Rallying Urge In Wall Street

New York stock market failed to sustain a rally as renewed selling in steels dampened sentiment across the list. Early gains in rails faded and most groups slipped, with losses reaching up to four points as transportation shares also eased after a brief upturn.

New York

Auto Permit Ties Suspect to Montague Robbery

In Elizabethtown New York on October 22 an automobile operator's permit issued to Laverne Moore alias John Montague was offered as evidence in a robbery trial. Gusly Matt Cobb identified Montague as the robber who assaulted him during the seven year old 700 dollar Jay New York roadhouse holdup noting Cobb is kin to the tavern owner. On cross examination Cobb said Montague seems too fat for the assailant.

Elizabethtown N. Y Laverne Moore John Montague Hollywood Gusly Matt Cobb Montague Jay, N. Y Cobb

Mrs Trenary Remains Sought For Family Burial At Mount Hebron

Mrs. Trenary is survived by her brother Ralph Mooers of this city and sister Mrs Thomas Clemmer near Staunton. Richmond notes say the body was moved to Christian funeral home and will be brought here for interment in the family lot at Mount Hebron Cemetery. She belonged to the Episcopal Church and sang in Christ Church choir in Winchester and was active in social and civic circles.

Ralph Mooers Thomas Clemmer Staunton Richmond Christian Funeral Mount Hebron Cemetery Trenary Episcopal Church Winchester Christ Church

Local Markets and Wholesale Prices Listing

Wholesale and retail market prices listed for various grain feeds oats corn and butter with per bag and per hundredweight figures including eggs and live poultry items and miscellaneous farm products. Prices shown include 98 and 48 and 24 and 12 pound bag sizes and several farm products such as country butter and shelled corn.

Orand Iveenee Peetiscessonss Cseseeees Cssccreee Eos Evesecoes

Wheat and grain futures dip on weak demand

Chicago and Baltimore grain quotes show softer futures as export demand for North American wheat remains sluggish. Prices ease across wheat corn and oats with Dec and May contracts drifting lower amid light rains in Argentina and steady cashgrain listings in Chicago.

Chicago Santa Fe Entre Rios Cordoba Argentina Chicago Cash Grain Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester

Christian woman passes after heart ailment in county

Heart ailment claims a long time county resident. Survivors include her children H. E. Pingley Clay ton E Holmes L Linden A Raymond L and several daughters and siblings. Final rites set Sunday at 2 pm at the home of her late husband near Chambersville with interment at Mt Olive Cemetery.

H. E. Pingley Clayton E Holmes L Linden A Raymond L County Cecil Loy Roy Larrick Raymond Tharpe William Jacob Alvin Edward Haines Naomi Merryman Washington Lizzie Larrick Chambersville A. L. Pingley Mt. Olive Cemetery

Body Of Missing Child Found In Lake Chautauqua

The body of three year old Timothy Heer, missing since Tuesday, was found wedged in a dock near Driftwood on Lake Chautauqua. Police, G men and hundreds of volunteers had searched for him since Tuesday noon, suspecting drowning or kidnapping.

Jamestown N. Y Timothy Heer Lake Chautauqua Driftwood Timothy G-men

Evening Star Delivery Note for Winchester Readers

If you fail to receive your Evening Star in Winchester, call Postal Telegraph for prompt delivery. There is no charge for this service.

Winchester

Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Pattern Book Available

The Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Pattern Book is now available. Send fifteen cents for your copy. The Afternoon Frock For The Larger Woman showcases a surplice closing and soft draping to slim the silhouette with wide cuff sleeves and high shoulder line. Pattern No. 1399 B fits sizes 36 through 52. yardage given for size 38. Direct orders to the address in the box.

Barbara Bell

Apple pile publicity film shoots at Take Shots plant

Footage shows a towering pile of loose apples at the Take Shots product plant while young women pose among the fruit. Newsreels, after completion, will premiere in local theatres and then nationwide and internationally, boosting publicity for the city and its leading product.

Apple Market Shipp Point Information For ce Oct. 19

Winchester Virginia Martinsburg West Virginia and nearby points report slow demand but steady markets. Carloads priced at 1.0 b usual terms. Barrel prices for Black Twigs U S No 1 24 3 inch car 2 70. Bushel baskets Delicious U S No 1 2% inch minimum car cold storage 1.10. Eastern Crates Black Twigs U S No 12 44 3 inch wrapped car 1.05.

Winchester Martinsburg W. Va

Earle Party Safe After Plane Reaches Shore

Earle and party were rescued after their plane, flown by Col. Cammy Vinet, got stuck in mud near Castlia farms at William Levis, Sandusky, Ohio. Mrs Earle notified the executive mansion that she and Mrs Hard were safe and the ship could be freed with a team of horses.

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Hull Summons Continued Reflections on War Morale

The piece argues that even distant nations feel war's morale toll as disruption and ruin ripple outward. It contends once war engines engage anywhere, security and energy are undermined globally.

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