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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1934

Page

6

Randolph-Macon Academy Jets Tie McGuire 7-7 At Ashland

In a hard fought game at Ashland Randolph-Macon Academy Jackets outplayed McGuire but settled for a 7-7 tie. McGuire staged a late drive in the fourth quarter to tie on a pass from Jacobs to Maxwell with Rueger scoring the earlier McGuire touchdown.

R.M. A Jackets McGuire Ashland Front Royal McGuires School Randolph-Macon Academy Jackets Jackets Son Stone McFall Bradshaw Downman Rueger Jacobs Maxwell R. M. A. Rueger Bradshawe Frazier Lewis Griffith Lamb Schultz Banks Hannabass Waugh R.g. Reams Wingo Seaman Re. Jacobs Hauser Q.b. H . Johnson Hip Stone Levering Vil McFaugh Maxwell Ewing F.b R. M.A Bradshaw Locke Gottin Whiting Brandt

Treasury Chief Guest In Warren During Weekend

Secretary of the treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. was a guest of Col. and Mrs. W. W. Whitside at Front Royal Remount Depot. Col Whitside and Mrs. Whitside greeted the guest at 4 o clock as he arrived at the depot yesterday.

Treasury Warren Front Royal Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr W. W. Whitside Front Royal Remount Depot Col

Bernard Hedrick Organizes FERA Class in Flint Hill

Bernard Hedrick, organizer under the FERA program, is in Flint Hill today to organize a commercial class. This is the second class in Rappahannock county after Sperryville. Shortage of available teachers delays Warren County plans for commerce and music schools.

Front Royal Bernard Hedrick FERA Flint Hill Rappahannock County Sperryville Warren County

Fire at William Trenary home causes minor damage

The Volunteer Relief Fire Department battled a small blaze at William Trenary's residence on West Main Street just outside Front Royal. A spark from the flue lit a day bed. fire confined to the bed, little damage resulted.

Front Royal William Trenary West Main Street

Blond hair favored in historic wigs as premium style

Historical evidence shows men favored blond wigs during their heyday. Dark wigs cost less, often horse or goat hair, while blond wigs used human hair, signaling high status and desirability.

Mrs Nash testifies before Kansas City grand jury

Mrs Nash, widow of the federal prisoner slain in the 1933 Union Station massacre, appears before the federal grand jury and reportedly reveals new details of the abortive plot to free her husband. The item notes a speed record for a global telegraph message in three minutes and 46 seconds.

Frank Nash Kansas City Union Station Federal Grand Jury Kansas City Nash

Front Royal Social and Personal News Highlights

L C Ayers and Norfolk and Western officials from Roanoke visit Carson on business with a private car on Lime Kiln siding. Weekend visitors include Frank Bowman party from Hagerstown at H H Bowman home in Riverton and various locals. Skyline Drive outings, trips to Lexington and Moorefield noted along with several residents returning from travels and gatherings.

Front Royal L. C. Ayers Norfolk and Western Railway Roanoke Carson Frank Bowman Hagerstown H. H. Bowman Riverton Skyline Drive

Salt Content in Great Salt Lake Brines

Salt in Great Salt Lake brines from Utah commonly contains over 20 percent solids, and about three fourths of that solid content is common salt. The observation highlights the high mineral concentration of the lake’s waters and its potential implications for evaporative processes and industrial uses.

Great Salt Lake Utah

Removal bid for Robinson dropped amid kidnapping case

In Nashville the US Commissioner refused to order Thomas H Robinson Sr sent for trial on the Alice Speed Stoll kidnapping. He found no probable cause and discharged him while in Louisville the case against Mrs Frances Robinson was moved to December 3 to pursue bringing Robinson Sr to trial.

United SH Robinson Alice Stoll Campbell Thomas Henry Robinson Louisville Thomas H Robinson, Sr Horace Frierson, Jr United State District Attorney Nashville Robinson H. C. Douglass M. C. Paulkner Department of Justice Indianapolis Ind Thomas Henry Kinson Alice Speed Stoll United States Thomas J. Sparks Julian Campbell Robinson, Sr

Noan Numsiure Calls for Notions to Prevent Violence

A cryptic broadcast urges readers to send in notions to avoid killing fruits and misdeeds. The odd message mixes intent with surreal imagery as it circulates on NOW 13.

Details of bird feeding habits and flicker migration

The text notes that wensesers feed mainly on grasshoppers and ants with mother birds regurgitating hundreds of ants to their fledglings. It mentions the golden winged woodpecker or flicker being common in North America.

North America

Entries Listed For Blue Ridge Fall Base Meet

MILLWOOD Virginia October 29 entries were announced for a Wednesday afternoon meet at Annefield the estate of Mr and Mrs William Bell Watkins. The Blue Ridge Hunt Club schedules three races at 230 pm the Woodley Cup combining with the Annefield Cup event. Races include Kentmere Steeplechase and Old Dominion Cup a flat race. Notable entrants Brash Henry W Frost Hopeful Jim Old Bachelor Mrs John Hay Whitney Cerise John McCormick Old Bachelor Aladdin's Dream William Du Pont Jr Foxcatcher Farms Silver Pay Jack Skinner Lippan Lad Ben OF Randolph Sea Fairin Capt Ewart Johnson Boyce Petite Poule Dr L M Allen Kilmor William Ewing.

Millwood Annefield William Bell Watkins Blue Ridge Hunt Club Graham Dougherty Kentmere John Hay Whitney Middleburg William du Pont, Jr Foxcatcher Farms Woodley Annefield Cup Jack Skinner Ben Randolph Ewart Johnson Boyce L. M. Allen Winchester Kilmor William Ewing Newark

First Weather Records In Colonial Delaware

The earliest American weather records were kept by Rev. Johann Campanius in New Swedish near present Wilmington Delaware for the years 1644 and 1645. He noted daily weather data revealing early colonial climate observations.

America Johann Campanius New Swedish Wilmington Del

Hulver Home Destroyed by Night Fire in Mountain Falls

A two story log and weather boarded house owned by the late Prank Hulver near Mountain Falls was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The loss is about $2000 with some insurance through Shenandoah county mutual. Mrs Hulver, her son Russel and a married daughter resided there along with visitors. The fire started in a flue and spread rapidly aided by wind. occupants escaped as the roof collapsed and the fire consumed the structure.

Prank Hulver Frederick County Mountain Falls Shenandoah County Mutual Company Hulver Russel Hulver Capon Springs

Stokowski Sees Rise of American Music and Orchestras

A New American music era grows with local orchestras and opera groups shaping learning hubs. Leopold Stokowski predicts American musicians create shrines of study and that Wagner’s works remain unmodified. The Philadelphia Orchestra stages Tristan and Isolde uncut, drawing long audiences from New York, underscoring culture's rising prominence in America.

Central Press New York East 45Th Street Leslie Eichel Unites States Leopold Stokowski Philadelphia Orchestra Stokowski Europe America United States Mr. Stokowski Philadelphia Richard Wagner Wagner Fritz Reiner Herbert Graf

Market In Stocks Shows Little Movement In Flat Session

The Associated Press reports a quiet trading day in Oak with prices broadly steady and little guidance on future trends. Commodities men both grains and cotton moved modestly, bonds remained quiet, and foreign exchange softened slightly as call money reopens at one percent.

Associated Press OAK Allied Chemical American Can American Smelters American Tel. & Tel Arch Topeka & S. Fe Bethlehem Steel

Closing grain prices and Chicago cash quotations

Closing grain prices from Chicago and cash quotes for wheat corn oats rye barley and lard bellies October 29 from the Associated Press. Prices show Dec and May futures for wheat corn oats and rye with spot cash figures for Chicago and Baltimore offerings and Winchester spot quotes for wheat and corn.

Chicago the Star Associated Press Baltimore Winchester

Quotations in Apple Market Friday Winchester Market Report

Shipping point information for Friday shows light demand and steady market. Prices listed for Barrels and Bushel Baskets include Yorks Romes Winesaps Staymans Fomes and Black Twigs with various U S No. 1 and Utility grades, plus car lots and cold storage sales at specific per-bushel or per-barrel levels.

Winchester-Martinsburg Yorks U. S U.S Staymans U. Ss Grimes

B C relief claims and history of turnspit dogs

An advertisement for B C relief tablets promises three minute pain relief for menstrual cramps and other ailments, noting usage without opiates. It also recounts Turnspit dogs in 1800 England and France, describing their labor turning meat in a creaking tread mill cage by a fireplace.

B. C England France Gollier

Livestock And Produce Market Report

Market totals show steady cattle prices with steers 4.00 to 6.50 and cows 2.25 to 3.00. calves top at 8.00. Hogs and sheep move slowly with hogs 5.25 to 6.10 per hundred and lambs 6.25 to 7.00. Philadelphia poultry and butter prices listed with variety by grade and weight.

Philadelphia

Cleveland Designates Labor Day and Public Holidays

The Newark Herald reports President Cleveland signed a bill naming the first Monday of September as Labor Day and making it a legal public holiday alongside Christmas and other dates. The piece notes archeologists claim Adams County Ohio hosts the Garden of Eden site with the serpent mound, cited by biblical scholars.

Cleveland Newark Herald Ohio Adams County

Local Markets and Wholesale Market Flour Prices

Local wholesale and retail market listings show 98 lb bags at 6.50 to 6.70 per barrel, 48 lb at 6.65, 24 lb at 6.70, and 12 lb at 6.80 to 6.90. Include patent and mixed feed prices, corn meal, screenings, middlings, dairy and creamery butter pricing, eggs, birds, and dressed pork in the regional market snapshot.

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