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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1935

Page

5

Benefit Concert By Local Bands In Front Royal

A Sunday afternoon benefit concert at 3 15 o clock will aid Warren County high school needy children. Performances by combined bands from the high school and Randolph-Macon Academy under Captain Dean and the Royal Troubadours directed by Jimmy Doman. Soloists Mrs G E A Reirburg and Mrs Q D Gasque with selections by Handel Mendelssohn and Adams. The Front Royal Glee Club will sing pieces under Mrs Gasque. Ministers will lead the service and a silver offering will aid clothing needs, with strong attendance hoped for.

Front Royal Warren County Randolph-Macon Academy Captain Dean Royal Troubadours Jimmy , Doman Chanette Ribble Vanguard Hollingsworth Skornicka America G. E. A. Reirburg Q. D. Gasque Judah Handel Front Royal Glee Club Gasque Carrie B. Adams Elijah Mendelssohn

150 Gallon Still Destroyed Friday

Front Royal report says a 150 gallon still, found five miles east of town, was destroyed Friday morning by State Inspector Barrett of Berryville and E C Smith of Front Royal. No arrest was made as the operators fled the scene.

Front Royal Barrett Berryville E. c. Smith

Warrenton Defeats County High in Regional Football Game

Warrenton High School defeated Warren County High 19 to 6 at Front Royal. Warren County first crossed the line on a forward pass from Eckard to March but failed the extra point. Warrenton added two second period touchdowns and another on a line drive. Midgets Win. Warren County Midgets beat Randolph-Macon Academy Midgets 13 to 6 on passes. Randolph-Macon answered with a 60 yard Gibbs run.

Front Royal Warren County Warrenton High School Eckard Warrenton Warren County High School Randolph-Macon Academy W.c.h. S Randolph-Macon Gibbs

Hold Rites For Russell Fincham

Funeral services were held at Washington Virginia for Russell Fincham aged 23 who was accidentally killed Thursday afternoon while target practicing south of Front Royal. Interment followed at Washington Cemetery.

Front Royal Washington, Va Russell Fincham Washington Cemetery

Hurricane Wind Moderates After Cape Gracias Destruction

Puerto Cabezas Nicara gua Oct 26 Winds of hurricane velocity that ruined farms near Cape Gracias yesterday moderated today Losses to banana plantations are expected to reach thousands of dollars.

Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua Cape Gracias

Police Protect Lyon And Wife In Threat Letters

Bebe Daniels and her husband Ben Lyon received police protection again after letters threatened the safety of Lyon and their four year old child. Lyon said the handwriting resembled Albert M. Holland, a disabled veteran who was sent to an asylum in 1933 after annoying Miss Daniels and who recently escaped.

Santa Monica Calif Bebe Daniels Ben Lyon Lyon Albert M. Holland

Classical masters define music excellence and standards

The article asserts classical music denotes works conforming to high authorities of form and quality. It cites Handel, Hayden, Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Wagner, and many other renowned composers as models of vocal and instrumental majesty.

Handel Hayden Beethoven Mozart Mendelssohn Chopin Wagner Princes of Music

Front Royal Social Notes Reflect Military Games and Local Visits

Mrs Walter Cory spends today with friends in Washington. Major and Mrs Rolfe Millar attend the V M I Virginia game in Charlottesville. Mr and Mrs W L Olsen and son William from Brooklyn plan a weekend with their son Jack Olsen at Randolph Macon. Mrs J D Turner visits Hampton. Louise Seal from Richmond visits Mrs Loyd Willey. Bozarths of Williamsburg guest at Shireys. Alvin Haley attends the Navy Notre Dame game in Baltimore. Judge Walter G Olmstead travels to Washington to visit his son in law and daughter. Mrs Olmstead joins for weekend then returns. Mrs Edward Grey returns to Brentwood L I after two weeks with her mother. Newbold Noyes and Mrs Buchanan Merryman spend weekend with Mrs Noyes' mother in Rappahannock. Mr and Mrs Elliott Marshall return from wedding trip to New York and reside here. Mrs R W Payne Mrs Garth Payne and Byrne Downing Jr visit Baltimore to see the Navy Notre Dame camp. Ray Baker spends weekend with his parents in Luray. Randolph-Macon Academy teams travel to Woodberry Forest for a football doubleheader today.

W. L. Olsen Brooklyn N. Y William Olsen Washington Jack Olsen Randolph-Macon R. W. Payne Garth Payne Byrne Downing, Jr Baltimore Larry Boerner Navy-Notre Dame

Worthy Matron Visits Eastern Star Chapter in Front Royal

Worthy Grand Matron Marian Ames of Norfolk visits Front Royal Eastern Star Chapter. Attendees include Louise Beal of Avenue Richmond and Bessie Lapsley of Charlottesville. Meeting led by Worthy Matron Clarence Simpson with officers listed. Ames speaks, gifts exchanged, a sandwich salad reception follows.

Front Royal Marian Ames Norfolk Eastern Star Louise Beal Avenue Chapter Richmond Bessie Lapsley Charlottesville A. B. Honts Marshall Mary Bozarth Williamsburg Clarence Simpson Thomas Downing Amos Scott Tom Downing Gladys Deming Menefee A. N. Carroll Stewart Payne Ed Stokes E. B. Samsell George N. Buck Sentinel Susie Bierer Ada Louise Shirey Esther Electa Mariah Ames E. H. Stokes

President Attends Dedication of Choptank Span

President Roosevelt boarded the Sequoia at Annapolis for a Chesapeake Bay cruise to dedicate the Choptank bridge near Cambridge. He was met by Senator Radcliffe and planned to tour the Potomac River tonight before returning to the White House tomorrow afternoon.

Annapolis Roosevelt Chesapeake Bay Cambridge Senator Radcliffe Maryland Potomac River White House

Agriculture At Cross Roads In The Machine Age

L J Taber national master urges Virginia Grange to boost farmer buying power and fair time-based prices. Virginia has near lowest tax rate. remarks by C H Morrissett note budgets and expenditures. Over 300 Grange members attend with degrees conferred and a Sinn day reception at Sunny Slope turkey ranch with a turkey dinner and local agricultural leaders.

Harrisonburg L. J. Taber Columbus Ohio Taber C. H. Morrissett Virginia The Grange Old Dominion United States West Virginia of Virginia Shenandoah Pomona Rockingham Fomona Grange Chas. W. Wampler Grange

Labor Shortage Predictions Ahead of Virginia Highway Boom

A State Highway Department official warns that launching the federal highway program will strain Virginia labor supply. With about 15 million dollars in major projects planned by year’s start, demand for workers will rise as farm season ends and spring road construction speeds up.

Richmond State Highway Department Virginia Department

Markets edge higher closing steady on light Saturday volume

The New York stock market inched up to near four year highs before easing. Active trading concentrated in motors rails oils and merchandising stocks while grains and cotton showed little gain. Bond trading was mixed and foreign exchange slipped slightly with sterling near 4.92 dollars and the franc and lira firmer.

New York Chicago Winnipeg

Local Markets Market Updates From The Star

Local markets are updated daily with price moves and notable shifts. The Star notes it does not assume responsibility for typographical errors and reminds readers prices may vary by vendor.

The Star

Patent Brand Feed Prices Mapped Across Bag Sizes

The listing shows patent brand feeds with per barrel prices for various bag weights including 98 lb, 48 lb, 24 lb, 12 lb options. It includes cracked corn meal mash egg mash and other dairy and livestock feeds with unit prices and bag sizes, reflecting a market snapshot.

S.ceeveees Kasco la Pepe Ie Cesseee

Baltimore and Philadelphia Livestock and Produce Markets

Baltimore market notes show cattle prices up to 50 cents, vealers down, sheep up to 10 cents, and calves steady. Philadelphia live poultry and butter quotes listed, with various grades and prices for fowls, turkeys, and butter across standard categories.

Baltimor U. S. Dept. Agric Philadelphia U. S&s

Grain futures and cash prices across wheat and corn markets

In Chicago and Baltimore on October 26 quotations show futures for wheat with December at 98 34, May near 98 ¾, and July around 88 ¾. Corn and rye futures also listed, with barley and lard prices in Oct futures. Cash grain in Chicago shows No 3 red wheat around 1.01, corn values near 0.74 to 0.88, and yellow white corn prices. Baltimore markets note wheat around 98 cents and yellow corn near 90 cents per bushel with bar rel prices at mill deliveries.

Chicago Baltimore Winchester

Apple Market Report Winchester Martinsburg Demand Steady

Winchester and Martinsburg markets show moderate demand and steady prices for apples. Wire order sales note f o b carload and barrel terms with Yorks and Black Twigs varying by size and grade, including U S No 1, U S Utility, and Ben Davis in bulk cwt pricing.

Winchester Martinsburg Yorks U. S Black Twigs Ben Davis U. S. Utility

Mussolini Defies League Sanctions in Speech to Blackshirts

Premier Mussolini denounces League of Nations sanctions on Italy and vows fierce resistance. He praises Italian heroism in Africa and urges 44 million Italians to answer the call for duty and sacrifice as Fascism marks its fourteenth year.

Rome Mussolini League of Nations Italy Aduwa Africa Il Duce Duce

Ruth Clark 13 Shot to Death on Taleville Farm

Ruth Clark, 13, was killed in her sleep on a Taleville farm near Gouverneur, New York. A 50 year old farmhand, Walter Phippins, shot her and then died by suicide. coroner Frank D. Allen ruled homicide and death by own action.

Governeur N. Y Ruth Clark Taleville Walter Phippins Frank D. Allen

Minister Vinci Quits Ethiopia Guarded as Emissary Departs

Italy's minister to Ethiopia Count Luigi Vinci-Gigliucci left Addis Ababa guarded and silent after a 16 day ultimatum to depart. He boarded a train to Djibouti amid Emperor Haile Selassie's wary mood and guards, then headed for Rome.

James A. Mills Associated Press Addis Ababa Italy Ethiopia Luigi Vinci-Gigliucci Calderini Djibouti French Somaliland Vinci Gigliucci Mussolini Emperor Haile Selassie Il Duce Vinci-Gigliucci Rome King of Kings

Additional WPA Projects Approved Across 22 States

Comptroller-General J. R. McCarl approved $159,315,110 in new WPA projects in 22 states on October 26. Texas had $1,565,038 already announced. details will be released next week. State totals include West Virginia $26,686,067 and Virginia $2,582,354.

Washington J. R. McCarl Texas McCarn West Virginia Virginia

Salvation Army to Increase Ranks and Centers in U S

General Evangeline Booth announced in Los Angeles that the Salvation Army will greatly increase its personnel in the United States and open more centers of work across the country.

Los Angeles Evangeline Booth Salvation Army United States

Death comes to P. M. Funkhouser county citizen remembered

P M Funkhouser a leading farmer and stock breeder in northern Virginia and a dealer in wire fencing and roofing died this week. He served as a deacon in the Church of the Brethren and led Sunday schools in Shawnee district. Funeral services will be held Sunday at the Valley Pike Church of the Brethren in Maurertown with interment in the local cemetery. pallbearers named.

Bartaing Chester Funkhouser Church of the Brethren Jubilee Church Shawnee Frederick County Virginia Mr. Blough Pennsyvania LR. Dettra Vaucluse Valley Pike Church William A Cecil Bailey Julius W. Richard Ernest Smith Robert Barron Lee Anderson

Albert Stern Found Dead After Self Inflicted Action

Police trace account from Rosenthal who spoke to the youth Stern claimed lacking food and shelter. He had only eyeglasses without lenses. Rosenthal took him to a boarding house and bought milk. Stern vanished and was later found dead, raising questions about his alleged role in the Dutch Schultz underworld war.

Rosenthal Stern Dutch Schultz Organization

Valuable Bitter Lots for Sale Winchester Virginia

Trustees announce public auction of two adjacent Winchester lots on Valley Avenue totaling eight acres. Laid under multiple deeds of trust to Shenandoah National Bank, sale covers life estate terms, with one third cash due sale day and balance in two yearly installments secured by bonds and insurance. Auction set for noon Saturday November 9 1935 in front of the County Court House.

Corporation Court City of Winchester Lynch Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Virginia Seid O. T. Ritter M.M. Lynch R. Gray Williams M. M. Lynch R. Gray Williams Valley Avenue William H. Baker W. J. Whitlock George W. Haddox Circuit Court Frederick County

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Telephone Front Royal 149-R Glee Club Wife North Fork—Clear South Park—Clear Front Royal News Walter Cory Mrs. Rolfe Millar Louise Seal Loyd Willey Mrs. Bozarth P. M. Shirey Alvin Haley Walter G. Olmstead Lynn de Lashmutt Mrs. Olmstead Judge Olmstead Edward Grey Brentwood, L. I Allie Carron Newbold Noyes Buchanan Merryman Washington, D. C Elliott Marshall Ray Baker Luray Woodberry Forest Agriculture Cross Roads Louis J. Taber Virginia Grange Folk Charles W.wampler Sunny Slope Dayton Virginia Turkey Association Mr. Wampler Howard Zigier Dave Shank Valley of Virginia Milk Producers Association Stock Exchange American Can American Radiator American Smelters American Tel. & Tel American Woolen Arch Topeka & San Fe Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Consol Gas Gneeral 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. 8 S. Steel Woolworth LOCAL APPLE Vinci King Haile Selassie Vinci-Gigliucet Haile Selassie Ras Nasibu Gorrahei Rudolfo Graziani LUX Wenders New City Directory Winchester Stationers & Printers P. M. Funkhouser Albert Stern Buncutter Tire Co
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