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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1937
Page
9
An open safety pin in Margie Disimone aged 18 of Washington DC was removed by surgeons at Gallinger hospital. Physicians traced the pin from the throat down to the stomach and she is recovering.
Peter Marino, Republican candidate for New York assembly from Manhattan's first district, promotes "service" as his campaign slogan. He operates a filling station and expects voters to decide on November 2. The text also lists a dense, garbled market inventory featuring flour, feed, dairy and livestock products with various bag sizes and prices.
Rural markets note cattle, calves, hogs and sheep trends in Baltimore and Chicago. Prices show slow to steady demand with steady to lower tones, including steer and heifer values and packing-sow ranges, plus poultry and egg figures from Philadelphia and Baltimore.
A volatile New York trading session featured rapid swings with a late rush turning early losses into gains. Rail stocks weakened while export copper rose and red metals advanced. foreign exchange saw the franc slip and sterling hold steady amid broad price shifts.
The Star reports daily market listings with corrections as needed. Readers are advised to verify figures due to potential typographical errors.
Chicago futures slipped back from intraday gains as selling intensified near the December contract, trimming early optimism from bullish Australian crop forecasts. Cash grain quotes show No. 4 red wheat around 97 to 98 cents, with corn and oats also quoted and near steady.
Winchester Virginia Martinsburg West Virginia and nearby points report carloads with 2 1 2 inch minimums for bar rels and bushel baskets Stayman U S Fancy 2 1 2 in minimum priced around 90 to 90 cents and York U S No 1 2 1 2 in minimum at 75 to 2 1 2 dollars while demand is light and market steady.
Betty Lou Barton daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Barton participated in a State Cooperative Education program in Roanoke Virginia She had earlier impressed at a district meeting in Wood and was invited to Roanoke where she recited a selection accompanied by her parents.
The article notes church leaders in Winchester surrounding a hospital protective insurance plan, with Mrs. D. W. Ritenour presenting its benefits to local ministers. Devotions led by Rev. W. L. Riggleman of the Church of the Brethren included prayer and Hebrews excerpts. Adjournment followed with Rev. Mr. Anderson giving the closing prayer.
The piece extols Skyline Drive as a vast and wondrous route linking ranges along U S Highway No 50. The author, a Virginia highway booster and former Appalachian Tours president, highlights cooperation with Virginia Highway Department and Director Shirley in completing the Bluefield West Virginia to Wytheville Virginia segment.
The piece lauds Virginia highway progress over the decade crediting Director Shirley for gains. The Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park is called a masterpiece for roadbeds curves grades and overall impact, with praise for the George Washington Hotel and local manager Branch noted during a Sanford to Winchester visit.
Chinese forces claim to have reversed the tide in Shantung crossing the Tuhai river recapturing Yucheng and pressing north against Japanese positions. Japanese attacks along the Shanghai front bombarded Chinese defenses as Peiping officials reported limited gains and ongoing harassment by Chinese flanking.
A Chinese semi official survey counts 65 air raids on Nanking during the past month. Casualties reach 200 killed and 300 wounded. Eighteen fires started and 2,000 houses demolished in the period.
The President spoke in general terms about the Securities and Exchange Commission and the three statutes the Securities Act the Exchange Act and the Public Utilities Act. Douglas said nothing specific about market manipulation and offered only that an inventory may be taken to identify improvements. Kennedy described general business talks with the President and noted the maritime commission's sweeping survey to be ready next week likely to provoke controversy.
Four firemen were injured slightly and 24 workers escaped safely when flames and an explosion wrecked a two story garage in Baltimore on October 26.
In a camp outside Rome Italian children are taught to perform war games. An ambulance unit from the junior Fascist Ballila carries a casualty from a simulated gas attack as part of the exercise.
George W Ball colored died at 3 this morning in his Old Chapel home between Berryville and Millwood. Born March 16 1870 near Boyce Clarke County he worked for many local employers. Survived by children George W Jr Horace and Rose Ball Jackson all of Boyce a sister Maria Pendleton six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services Thursday at 2 pm at Little Chapel Church with interment in adjoining cemetery.
Jacob B Sirbaugh a longtime resident of Winchester died after five months of illness at age 49 at his home 310 Smithfield Avenue. He was a son of the late William and Sallie Sirbaugh and is survived by his widow Sadie Whitlock four sons Raymond Norman Truman Eugene and daughter Winifred. He also leaves four brothers Turner Henson Otis Clyde and one sister Mrs Inas Shope. A Church of Christ member his funeral will be held Friday with relatives meeting at 10 am at the residence before proceeding to Fairview Church for services and interment nearby.
The Pingley Family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy during their mother’s illness and death. They appreciate car use and floral tributes.
Chicago report states virtually all sulfanilamide elixir shipments, about 700 bottles mostly pint size, have been seized or accounted for. J. O. Clarke of the FDA notes limited samples and tracing indicate removal across 20 Midwestern states with assurance of market withdrawal.
New York October 26 Navy alumnus B Leonard Dombrowski class of 1912 United States Naval Academy was found slain in a Manhattan hotel room with a .45 caliber pistol nearby. The bullet pierced his head and lodged in the wall. Dombrowski registered October 15 at the hotel listing Milbrook Greenwich Conn as his home and Park Avenue as his business address.
Paris dispatch reports the 175 passenger French flying boat Lieutenant De Vaisseau radiated to the ministry of Air that she was winging southward along the Brazilian coast toward Rio de Janeiro. The giant seaplane departed Port Lyautey in French Morocco yesterday on a crossing of the south Atlantic.
The notice announces wedding invitations printed by Stare Job Print with details suitable for inclusion in a local newspaper wedding column. It lists names, date and venue as provided in the OCR fragment and invites readers to share the upcoming event.
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