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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1937

Page

2

Truck Crash Kills One and Injures Four Near Luray

A Warren CCC group suffered a fatal truck overturn on Route 211 six miles east of Luray. Robert Cubbage of Page County died. three other youths Charles Fehrer Philadelphia Charles Morris Boonesville and Harry Ward Philadelphia were seriously injured. They were taken to Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg with good but uncomfortable prospects.

Robert Cubbage Page County Lu- Tay Charles Fehrer Philadelphia Charles Morris Boonesville Harry Ward Braden Warren C. C. C Luray Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg

New Murder Suspect Held In Grafton Slaying

Elyria Ohio October 23 A 23 year old youth Alexander Manass of West Homestead Pa was held on suspicion in the attack slaying of Louise Hornbeck 19 at Grafton Monday night Prosecutor Howard J Butler said the suspect admitted being in Grafton the night of the assault and slaying and that he followed her and left her unconscious but insisted he did not attack or slug the girl

Elyria Alexander Manass West Homestead Tojay Louise Hornbeck Grafton Lorain County Howard

Colored Woman Dies in Clarke

Mrs. Anie Johnson a respected colored woman died at the home of her sister in Clarke County Virginia. She was born in Loudoun county and lived in Berryville with many friends. Survived by son Elias Johnson of Round Hill and brother Daniel Lincoln of Columbus Ohio. Funeral at Zion Baptist Church Monday at 2 pm with Rev. Robert Rawlings officiating and burial in the Lincoln colored cemetery.

Berryville Anie Johnson Emma Lincoln Loudoun County Elias Johnson Round Hill Daniel Lincoln Columbus Ohio Zion Baptist Church Robert Rawlings Lincoln

Belgium Premier Van Zeeland May Quit Brussels

ZEELAND MAY QUIT BRUSSELS The Belgian press predicts Premier Paul Van Zeeland will resign to enable investigations into charges he took unwarranted payments from the National Bank. ATHENS Manndair attempts to break the Australia to England flight record. progress noted. MOSCOW Twelve more death sentences reported in rural regions for undermining collective farms and destroying cattle and grain. DUBLIN Four of ten residual prizes, each $41,378, won by Irish hospital sweepstakes ticket holders from New York and New Jersey.

Vage One Zeeland Brussels Paul van Zeeland Moscow Volga Republic Sverdlovsk Urals Dublin Irish Free State New York New Jersey

Livestock And Produce Markets Across Major Cities

Markets report varied results with hogs down around 10 cents from Friday, cattle and sheep easing with steady to weak feeder bids, prime heavy steers around 19.90 and 18.25-19.00, and week totals noting 11,000 direct fat lambs in the week. Philadelphia lists live poultry prices and assorted butter and feed values, while Chicago notes mixed poultry and grain prices, alongside dense cattle and hog market shifts.

Baltimore Philadelphia Plymouth Rocks Chicago Livestock Chicago

Local Markets and Retail Feed Prices Include Cracked Corn

Prices for patent and local market feeds listed by weight and bag size. Includes butter, cows, calves, steers, hogs, lambs, lard, and poultry items with prices and pack sizes, plus miscellaneous screening and middlings.

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Stock Market Report Hits Selling Drive and Point Dips

Weak rail weakness sparks a fresh selling wave as major leaders fall about eight points at worst. Early trades slow but tape lags. U S Steel drops near four points and the market shows uneven moves in bonds and commodities. Transfer volume around 565020 shares. Selected stocks end with varied losses and gains led by Allied Chemical and General Electric among others.

New York U. S. Steel

Wheat and Grain Quotes Drift Amid Weak Market

Chicago trading opens steady but soon slides as export demand falters. Wheat futures fall about a cent, with Dec at 97 1 4 3 8 and May near 96 7 8 97. Cash wheat No 3 hard 1.00. corn No 3 yellow 63 1 2. oats No 1 white 33 1 2 to 34 1 4. soybeans No 2 yellow 99 1 2 to 3 4. barley 60-86.

Chicago Liverpool Buenos Aires Chicago Cash Grain

Apple Market Prices and Conditions Report

Apple market in Winchester and Martinsburg shows slow demand and steady activity with multiple pack sizes listed. Prices span barrels and bushel baskets with regional variations and cold storage notes, while strong winds hinder deliveries and press on market movement.

Winchester Martinsburg W. Va Ganos U Yorks U Staymans U.S Few U. S. Util Yorks U. S Delicious U. S Grimes U. S. No

Sterilization Of Girls Protested In Kansas

Mrs. Kathryn O Laughlin McCarthy a former congresswoman urged a formal investigation into alleged wholesale sterilization of girls at the Kansas Industrial School Beloit. Will Beck a former state official said several girls were sterilized after hearings with parental consent.

Wichita Kas Kathryn O'Laughlin McCarthy Kansas Industrial School Beloit Walter A. Haxman Will Beck State Board of Administration

Courtesies In Orchard From Winchester Chamber Cite Appreciation

Winchester Chamber of Commerce expresses gratitude to Superintendent Garland Quarles Miss Laughton and twelve Hamsley High School students for making moving pictures about the apple industry in Shenandoah Valley. They thank E R Branch Harry W Ebert Thomas Baldridge M D Cooke Frank Follette Johnny Tondra Max Williams and others for transportation and sound facilities. Apple scenes were filmed in Senator Harry F Byrd’s orchard. the Byrd packing plant gift boxes of No 1 Virginia Winesap apples were presented to film reps. The note states the publicity benefits to Ester and Frederick counties and pledges future rewards. Andrew Bell Secretary.

Garland Quarles M. D. Cooke Universal News Reel New York Frank Follette Paramount News Johnny Tondra Fox Movietone News Washington Max Williams Shenandoah Valley Harry F. Byrd Moving Picture Companies Virginia Ester Frederick County Winchester Chamber of Commerce Andrew Bell

Scout Leaders In Central District To Meet Monday

John 8S. Scully chairman of the district committee of the Boy Scouts calls a council meeting at Handley Library Monday night at 7 30. Discussion centers on Scouting activities and preparations for the district annual meeting in November. The Central District includes Warren Clarke and Frederick counties and all leaders are urged to attend.

John 8S. Scully Scout of America Handley Library Warren Clarke Frederick Scully Dan Henry Shenandoah C.S. Hartman Ronald Wilson Baltimore Boy Scouts Henry Maryland Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania District of Columbia

Hope of Tracing Snatch Clue Fades

Chicago dispatch reports hopes of tracing a $10 ransom bill to Charles S. Ross kidnapers faded as the bill trail led to the First National Bank of Blue Island on the Chicago south side. The bill was part of $50,000 paid for the 72 year old retired manufacturer and was the most promising lead in the 28 day old mystery.

Chicago Charles S. Ross First National Bank of Blue Island

Three Escape Death By Inches

Three persons narrowly escaped death early today by abandoning an automobile stalled on the Landover crossing of the Pennsylvania Railroad just before it was struck by a fast passenger train. Passengers in the car were George S. Somerville Seat Pleasant Md Philip Lynch 25 Cedar Heights and Livina Carter 19 Washington.

Landover Pennsylvania Railroad George S. Somerville Seat Pleant Philip Lynch Cedar Heights Livina Carter Washington

Williams Treatment for Uric Acid Sold Since 1892

A vintage advertisement offers a home remedy for uric acid linked ailments. It promises a full size 75 cent dose and a diet booklet in exchange for ten cents, with one bottle per household and no obligation. The pitch cites arthritis stiff joints and other pains and dates the ad to October 4, 1911.

Williams D. A. Williams Company M. M East Hampton Conn

Reeves' Wife Pleads For Truth In Iselin Murder Trial

In New Brunswick New Jersey Margaret Drennan 20 faces trial for the slaying of Paul Reeves 25 a mill worker in his Iselin home. Reeves' widow Myra Reeves asked the defendant to tell the truth saying I have two children.

Margaret Drennan Iselin N. J Paul Reeves New Brunswick Reeves Myra Reeves Miss Drennan Central Press

Ian MacCallum Opens Winchester Area Architecture Office

Ian MacCallum, architect, returns to devote full time to practice in and around Winchester. He previously served as associate architect with the Treasury's Procurement Division in Washington, working on federal buildings including the San Mateo post office and the Interior Department Building auditorium. He resumes independent work from 104 North Braddock Street on local projects.

Ian MacCallum Inchester MacCallum Washington Procurement Division the Treasury San Mateo Calif Department of Interior San Croix Virgin Islands James Roosevelt White House Ickes Cummings Farley Perkins Archives Apex Ottawa Rio de Janeiro

Powers Deadlocked in Negotiations Over Spain Withdrawals

The wrangling committee at its sixty seventh meeting drafted propositions for a draft resolution to be shown to nine governments. A quick agreement seemed unlikely next week, hinging on scrapping token withdrawals for immediate foreign combatant withdrawal. Russia refused to back a plan tying belligerent rights to substantial progress in clearing foreign troops from the peninsula.

Russia Spain

Campaign to Seize All Stocks of Deadly Sulfanilamide Elixir

The Maryland State Department of Health launched a state wide effort to seize all stocks of a new sulfanilamide elixir adulterated with diethylene glycol. Dr Robert H Riley said samples were found in Oakland Salisbury and Westernport as inspectors search for more bottles amid mounting death tolls.

Fishbein Baltimore State Department of Health Robert H. Riley Oakland Salisbury Westernport

Laurel Track Faces Mud After Heavy Rain

Heavy rainfall left Laurel Race Track entrances blocked by floodwaters and mud throughout the grounds and parking areas. Officials said the regular race program would proceed this afternoon with alternative access via Whiskey Bottom road.

Page One Laurel Race Track Little Patunxent Main Street Laurel Whiskey Bottom Road Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Area Altamont Terra Alta W. Va Baltimore and Ohio Raiload Elkins Western Maryland Railway Frostburg Grantsville Cumberland T. P. Morgan Heelfly Maryland Morgan

Will Rogers Hat Rivalry Tale

Will Rogers recounts a humorous tale about women and hats. Two families, Jones and Smith, reflect on envy when Mrs. Smith wears a similar hat. Jones’s wife, frustrated, gets even by gifting her hat to Smith’s cook, avoiding a quarrel.

Jones Wife

Her Successor Must Look Good

Mrs. William Bauernschmidt, longtime head of the Public School Association and critic of city politics, says she hopes her successor will be a good looking man. She hinted at retirement after the 1939 mayoral election and spoke at a testimonial dinner for Miss Margarietta Collins.

Baltimore William Bauernschmidt The Public School Association Howard W. Jackson

Shanghai War Front Ramps Up As Chinese Claim Holds

Chinese and Japanese forces clash across Shanghai with heavy bombardment and street fighting in the native quarter. Chinese authorities report 65 000 Japanese casualties including 24 200 killed while noting gains in rear attacks and villages. Observers say the map will remain a confusing tangle as both sides press advances and retreats.

Nanziang Chapei Shanghai Dairen Kwangtung Japan Nanking China Chenchiahang Nanjiang Tazang Kwangfu

Yodelin Kid from Pine Ridge at Hable's Palace Today

Gene Autry stars in Yodelin Kid from Pine Ridge at Hable's Palace Theatre today only with Ray Corrigan Hoot Gibson in The Painted Stallion. Loretta Young and Don Ameche in Love Under Fire show Monday and Tuesday. Also featuring Borrah Minevitch and his harmonica robins with Frances Drake and a Fox News Reel.

Gene Autry Pine Ridge Mable’s Borrah Minevitch Frances Drake Fox News

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C.C.C Bulletin Athens Eer Jean Bg Mannd Aira Doa Ogatio Airoa Johns-Manville Glaize & Bron Cameron Street Livestock and Produce Markets Star Stock Market Report Allied Chemical American Can American Radiator American Smelters American Tel. & Tel Anaconda Baltimore and Qhie Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Consol Edison Corn Products General Electri General Motors Goodyear Int Harvester Johns Manville Kennecott Montgomery Ward N. Y. Central Penn. Railroad Southern Railway Standard Oil of Texas Corp Union Pacific Va.-Caro, Chem Va.-Caro, Ptd Woolworth Baltimore Grain Winchester Grain Market Apple Chamber of Commerce Garbo Stokowski Leopold Stokowski Greta Garbo Mrs. Leopold Stokowski Leopold Stokowskis Will Rogers Hable’s Palace
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