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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1935

Page

6

New Troops of Scouts Formed At Front Royal

About 30 boys joined the Front Royal Boy Scouts Tuesday night for a new troop organized with Ralph Gemmill as Scout master and Arthur Kresge as assistant. The group aims for 60 members and plans Cub patrols for ages nine to twelve. Three patrols were named with leaders: Patrol 1 Richard Farrell and Robert Smith. Patrol 2 Edley Henry and Thomas Hite Jr. Patrol 3 Arthur Peffer and partners from Front Royal Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, and Rotary Club.

Front Royal Front Royal Boy Scouts Ralph Gemmill Arthur Kresge Richard Farrell Robert Smith Edley Henry Thomas Hite, Jr Arthur Peffer Front Royal Chamber of Commerce Lions Club Rotary Club

Grand Matron Is Expected Tonight

Mrs. Miriam Ames of Norfolk, worthy grand matron of the Eastern Star, arrives tonight to visit Sparmont Chapter No. 64 Strasburg and then the Front Royal Chapter with I. G. Bierer and Clarence Simpson hosting. Tomorrow she tours Skyline Drive with local members.

Front Royal Miriam Ames Norfolk Grand Chapter Eastern Star I. G. Bierer Clarence Simpson Ames Sparmont Strasburg W. C. Deming A. B. Scott Tom Downing Clarance Simpson Skyline Drive

Combined Bands Hold Rehearsals at Local High School

Front Royal reports a rehearsal of the combined bands from Randolph-Macon Academy Warren County high school and the town band in the high school auditorium led by Captain Dean. They will perform several selections at Sunday's concert in the town auditorium.

Front Royal Randolph-Macon Academy Warren County High School Captain Dean

Rotary Meeting Preview With Guest Speaker William C

Rotary club set to meet with guest speaker William C, noted as supervisor of the Schwarzenbach Huber Co, and with details indicating a front Rosbe arrangement and royal Rotary context. He is expected to discuss topics related to the Deming generals and company operations.

FRONT

Britain Calls Naval Powers Conference On Limitation

London announces a conference of great naval powers to discuss post 1922 Washington treaty limits. Invitations go to US, Japan, France, Italy ambassadors with Britain and Dominions, aiming to set construction caps and broad naval restraint before Parliament reconvenes.

Germany Casif London United States Japan France Italy Great Britain Irs

The Snake's Tongue and Senses

A snake uses its tongue primarily to feel and navigate grass and ground as it moves. It may also function as a sensory aid for detecting airborne sound waves, though evidence remains inconclusive.

Front Royalites Attend Navy Notre Dame Game in Baltimore

Miss Margaret Ann Lewin returns to Washington after weeks with relatives Supt G Tyler Miller visits in Richmond Tom Ewers and Joe Grover of Luray visited Miss Bessie Long hosts Tenn Aubrey G Weaver on business trip to Richmond Compulsory attendance officer for Warren County appointed Numerous residents and guests plan to attend the Navy Notre Dame football game in Baltimore with Henry Trout Jr Helen Baker Johnny Marchi Johnson and Frank Neubithere also noted General and Mrs Beverley Browne prepare for Baltimore trip then Wayne Pa visit Gooney Lodge hosts and others plan weekend in Washington and Baltimore with Col and Mrs William Bettison.

Navy-Notre Dame Baltimore Henry Trout, Jr Helen Baker Johnny Marchi Messrs Johnson Frank Neubithere General Beverley Browne Wayne, Pa Col William Bettison

Cadet Officers Named For Randolph Macon Cadet Corps

Cadet commissions and non commissions named for Randolph Macon Academy Front Royal officers announced by Col Boggs and Maj Rives. Cadet Captain Adair Mathews Jr leads, with Simon Ross Adjutant, John Mellville and Marshall Picard as First Lieutenants, and cadet sergeants major and first sergeants named for Companies A B C.

Pront Royal Randolph-Macon Academy Front Royal John C. Boggs Robert %. Rives Cadet Corps Adair W. Mathews, Jr Simon Ross John Mellville Marshall Picard Quartermaster Corps Edward Deering Sam Hartley Harry Samworth Thomas Wiley John Benard Edward Ginn Hamilton Fox Martin Stire Phineas Boyer Hubert Cameron Rodney Vandervoor Norvel Jones Ralph John Raymond Crowe Charles McVicar Andrew Stumps Hal Smoot Richard Parriss Douglas

Schultz Battles Feebly For Life as Killer Sought

New York police hunted Albert Stern alias Stein the feared killer linked to the gun attack that wounded Arthur Dutch Schultz Flagenheimer in a Newark hospital. Authorities guarded corridors as doctors ordered another blood transfusion as Schultz’s condition remained very low.

New York Arthur Dutch Schultz Flagenheimer Newark Hospital Vincent Coll Albert Stern Stein Louis” Amberg Brooklyn Earl Snavely Newark City Hospital Schultz

Tutoring At Home For Flag Refusal Youths In Concord

Eight year old Carleton B Nichols Jr and fifteen year old Albert Miller continue schooling at home under Edward Holton James a Harvard graduate author and lawyer in Concord Massachusetts. Both youths refused to salute the flag for religious reasons as Jehovahs Witnesses leading to expulsion from Arms Academy over non participation and Nichols being dropped from a Lynn public school with a $25 fine for the same issue.

United States Carleton B. Nichols, Jr Albert Miller Edward Holton James Harvard University James Concord Mass Killer Arms Academy Nichols Lynn Jehovah’s Witnesses

Market In Stocks Brightens Amid Mixed Trade

New York October 24 The stock market eased slightly today yet gains in select issues kept prices broadly steady. Petroleum and low priced motors led early strength while bonds remained firm and foreign exchange quiet. Notable quotes include American Can 146 3 4 and General Electric 35 1 8 with other majors listed. cotton and grains showed modest movement as cash and commodity markets fluctuated.

New York New Haven The Stock Exchange American Can American Radiator American Smelters American Tel. & Tel American Woolen Atch Topeka & S. Fe Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Consol Gas of N. Y Corn Products General Electric General Motors Goodyear Int. Harvester Johns Manville Montgomery Ward N. Y. Central Penn. Railroad Stand. Oil of N. J Texas Corp Union Pacific U. S. Steel Woolworth

Local Markets and Retail Grain Prices Listing

Daily market page shows wholesale flour prices for patent and short patent brands in 98 lb and smaller bag sizes, with per barrel rates. It lists egg mash, corn meal in various sack sizes, screenings, middlings, and dairy feeds, plus live poultry, butter, sheep, lambs, hogs, and retail prices for cracked corn and scratch feed, ending with a single small 12 lb bag price.

Uae Star Prand Kasco Weseseeess Ces Nsey Hegnoss Disaasuss

Baltimore Livestock and Produce Markets Report Oct 24

U S Dept of Agriculture notes cattle 525 with 600 holdovers active. Steers 25 to 50 higher, heifers strong to 25 higher, calves steady to weak. Hogs 600, futures down 25 to 50. Sheep and lambs 200 steady. best lambs 9.00-9.60. Philadelphia dressed poultry unchanged, eggs 3,921 at 1 P.M.

Baltimore U. S. Dept. Agric Philadelphia

Apple Market in Winchester Martinsburg Demand Light Steady

Tuesday market report from Winchester Virginia to Martinsburg notes light demand and steady tone for apples. Wire order sales list barrells and Yorks varieties with U S No 1 and Utility grades and carload minimums, prices 60 to 95 cents, some 55 to 85 cents per hundredweight.

Winchester Martinsburg Yorks U. S Staymans Yorks U Ben Davis Ganos

Grain futures and cash prices across wheat and corn

Chicago and Baltimore market notes show futures for wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and lard with Dec May and July contracts. Cash grain in Chicago lists No. 1 red, No. 2 yellow, and corn values, while Baltimore reports spot wheat and various corn quotes. Winchester markets list Wheat at 94 cents, Yellow corn 90 cents, White corn 93 cents per bushel with barrels priced.

Chicago Baltimore Winchester

Earth Tremors Threaten West Coast Dwellers

Fire rages along Malibu beach colony with homes of John Boles and Jack Warner in northern sector. Backfire technique slows advance as flames threaten to engulf property and film figures amid coastal flames and shifting winds.

Page One Jones Beach Colony Malibu Hills John Boles Jack Warner Edmund Lowe Louise Fazenda Bryan Foy Charlotte Henry

Clever Mrs Pierce Loses Fifty Pounds With Kruschen

Mrs. W. L. Pierce of Tiffin Ohio writes that she shed 50 pounds in six months by Kruschen Salts. The ad promotes dieting light on fats and sugars, eating more fruit and vegetables, and a daily half teaspoon of Kruschen in hot water with lemon juice. Baker's Drug Store lists the product for sale.

Baker Adv

Fire Devastates Malibu and Nearby Estates in Southern California

Fire raged along a sunbaked mountainside near the ocean destroying Charles Farrell’s $10,000 mountain home and Lionell Atwill’s $42,000 estate. Beach celebrities Constance Bennett Joan Bennett Gene Markey and others faced danger as Highway patrols closed routes and Escape Through Fire star Chic Sale and family escaped through flames. Firefighting crews battled multiple blazes across Ventura and Camarillo regions, injuring scores and threatening Lake Sherwood and Camarillo State Hospital as authorities claimed several fires were brought under control by early morning.

Constance Bennett Joan Bennett Gene Markey Harry Beaumont Herbert Brennan England Harry Rapp Norman Foster Sally Blane Charles Farrell Lionell Atwill Charles Chic) Sale Malibu Hill California Venture County Lake Sherwood

Calhoun Sworn In As Vice President By Oldest Senator

On March 4 1825 Senate member Mills of Massachusetts moved that the oldest senator present Mr Jackson of Tennessee administer the oath to Vice President John C Calhoun. The Senate unanimously agreed and Jackson performed the oath marking a notable moment in congressional history. Vessels distill salt water only in emergencies due to high cost and slow process. most fresh water is taken on in port before sailing.

Senate Mills Massachusetts Jackson Tennessee John ©. Calhoun

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