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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1937

Page

9

Future Farmer and Home Economics Dept Names and Contests

Miss Ann Stickley of Stephens City is named superintendent of the Home Economics department with assistants Truessa Kitchen Helen Carper Edna Back and Ellen Brumback. The program lists 32 Home Economics classes with prizes 50 cents and ribbons, plus Future Farmer and Demonstration Club sections and a long string of canning, baking, and crafts events with multiple judges and participating committees.

Ann Thomas Stickley Stephens City Truessa Kitchen Helen Carper Ste- City Ednaback Ellen Brumback Middletown Ae Ee Nettie Yowell Boyce Madeline Blair Winchester W. R. Legge D. J. Howard I. Fred Stine D. A. Tucker Virginia Polytechnic Home Demonstration Club H. A. Funk C. O. Watson H. P. Lovett Randal Ridgeway P. C. Petrie Barronsville W. M. Stickley Vaucluse Howard Evans Snapp Williams Stephens City V. Ball Brothers Kerr Canning Farmer Department Rhode Island Ben Davis Jebie Home Economics

Red Cross Sunday Observances and County Chapter Report

Frederick county churches set Red Cross Sunday on October 21 with observances across the Winchester Frederick County Chapter. The report highlights disaster relief totals, volunteer work, first aid training, water safety and Junior Red Cross activities, plus highway safety efforts and nationwide membership drive dates for November.

American Red Cross Red Cross Red Cary T. Grayson Frederick County Winchester-Frederick County Junior Red Cross

Virginia Avenue School Center Tonight Open for Adults

Mrs. Myrtle Chrismore announced the Virginia Avenue School Community Center will be open this evening from 7 30 to 10, no charge, for quiet games or dancing. The center operates Fridays and plans to continue through winter with tap dancing, dramatics classes, and boxing matches to follow.

Virginia Ave Myrtle Chrismore Virginia Avenue North Loudoun

Clearing Skies Continue After River Flood Lifts Pressures

Shenandoah county residents moved possessions to higher ground as river levels eased. No dwellings reported flooded while U S Route 50 near Romney regained normal traffic. Burlington and New Creek areas saw water recede and buses rerouted through Romney as they anticipated crossing remaining flooded zones.

Shenandoah Romney Burlington New Creek Winchester

City Scouts List Troops and Leadership Across Community

Mr. Henry details local scouting units with sponsors and rosters. Troop Two at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church led by Harry Hammond has 27 members. Troop Three at Brad dock Street M E Church led by George one has 9 members. Troop Nine sponsored by citizens group led by Harold Rowe has 9 members. Troop 21 sponsored by the Lions led by Fred Bame has 16 members. Troop 40 sponsored by American Legion led by Robert Jones Jr. has 12 members. Cub Pack 36 at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church led by Leonard Sirbaugh has 9 members. White Hall Scout Tribe 13 by citizens group led by Lewis Newton has 12 members.

Henry Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Harry Hammond Braddock Street M. E. Church George One Harold Rowe The Lions Fred Bame American Legion Robert Jones, Jr Leonard Sirbaugh White Hall Lewis Newton

Obituary Notice for Otho J. Franks

Otho J. Franks is survived by sister Mrs. Josephine B. Dean of this city and several nieces including Mrs. Nellie Baker Mrs. Margie Rhodes Miss Evelyn Dean Miss Helen Dean and Miss Hilda Dean of this city and Mrs. Lucy Small of Martinsburg West Virginia The funeral from Jones chapel South Loudoun Street will be at 3 o clock Saturday afternoon with Rev Robert B. Nelson of Christ Episcopal Church officiating Interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery where the Odd Fellows lodge will conduct memorial services at the grave.

Franks Josephine B. Dean Nellie Baker Margie Rhodes Evelyn Dean Helen Dean Hilda Dean Lucy Small Martinsburg W. Va Jones Chapel South Loudoun Street Robert B. Nelson Christ Episcopal Church Mount Hebron Cemetery Odd Fellows” Lodge

General Record on Voluntary and Compulsory Controls

A compact discussion contrasts voluntary measures with mandatory rules. It outlines the voluntary system and notes its limitations, implying the need for enforceable standards to ensure compliance. The text centers on governance, control mechanisms, and policy implications.

Planned farm benefit payments tied to federal rules

Officials discuss continuing soil conservation payments for farmers who meet federal regulations. A compulsory control plan could win if two thirds of growers support it, and would cost less than voluntary actions though both would exceed current payments. A corn loan program is being financed with an estimated first-year cost up to 200 million dollars, drafted by Morgenthau, Jones, and Bell.

Wallace Morgenthau Jesse H. Jones Reconstruction Finance Corporation Daniel W. Bell

Mission Plans for State-wide Women's Conferences and Youth Banquet

One young person from each church will join a membership committee to ensure success of the women’s conferences and youth banquet and conference. Winchester churches and city residents are urged to join the state-wide campaign for spiritual life and awakening energies for Christ’s kingdom. Speakers will be specialists in kingdom service who address life problems related to Christianity.

Churches of Winchester

Rail service resumes as Cumberland floods ease

Trains run between Piedmont and Elkins and between Pittsburgh and Baltimore while repairs rush to fix washed out tracks five feet under water. Baltimore and Ohio routes passenger trains east over Western Maryland tracks from Green Ridge to Cherry Run. Flood danger lessens as Potomac river crests near Hancock and Williamsport with levels near 28 to 29 feet expected after noon.

Potomac Hancock Pittsburgh West Virginia Kanawha Elk West Fork Buckhannon Page One Piedmont Elkins Baltimore Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Maryland Green Ridge Cherry Run Hag WN Potomac River Williamsport

Battle Along Soochow Creek As War Rumors Grow

Western district windows shattered, trolley lines down, and a British police motor cycle wrecked as Major General Telfer Smollett moves to the scene. He appeals to Japanese Admiral Yihoshi Hasegawa while British and Japanese officers dispute creek jurisdiction and a guard of Chinese forces holds a warehouse at Chapei against Japanese launches.

Royal Ulster Riflemen Yu Yuen Road A. P. D. Telfer-Smollett Yihoshi Hasegawa Shanghai Methodist Whangpoo United States Marine Corps Chapei Columbia Circle Soochow Creek Telfer Smollett Sayings Society Chinese Chamber of Commerce

Eats His Dog's Breakfast By Wife's Mistake

WEST ORANGE New Jersey October 29 Stanley Ditzel a Town Hall switchboard operator received a call from a worried wife who mixed dog food with human breakfast patties and asked what to do The man reassured her no harm would result and she left relieved though unnamed.

West Orange N. J Stanley Ditzel Board of Health Mr. Ditzel

Chinese Attack Threatens International Settlement

Chinese and Japanese forces clash near Hungjao and Pootung as the American Seventh Day Adventist Sanitarium evacuates patients. The U S freighter Steel Traveler dodges shells while Japanese aircraft bomb nearby. A Japanese spokesman warns of an offensive and urges precautions to protect the international settlement and foreign residents.

Seventh Day Adventist Sanitarium Hungjao Pootung United States Whangpoo River Shangai

Unclear White House Stance on Tax Proposals Reported

A Hyde Park rumor claimed the President hinted at no change to profits and capital gains taxes, but later reports indicate the Chief Executive did not comment directly on the disputed laws. The mixed messaging prompted confusion over forthcoming tax policy recommendations.

Hyde Park

Five Are Hurt In A Collision Near Berryville

Five persons were injured in a collision about six o clock last evening three miles north of Berryville West Virginia on the road to Charles Town. Miss Helen Berry drove the southbound car. the northbound occupants were George Lake Martha Jenkins James Jenkins and Floyd Parks. After treatment all were released from Memorial Hospital. Mr Berry quoted his daughter that she could not avoid the crash when Lake’s car suddenly turned left in front of hers. Both cars were badly damaged.

Berryville Charles Town W. Va Helen Berry H. M. Berry Audley Estate George Lake Martha Jenkins James Jenkins Floyd Parks Memorial Hospital

Field Returns From Convention

City Manager Arthur M. Field and Mrs Field returned from New Orleans after attending sessions of the International City Managers Association at the Hotel Roosevelt. They spent their vacation in the South following the convention where authorities on municipal problems discussed outstanding issues.

Arthur M. Field

Commission Meets Virginia Industry Panel at City Hall

The Industrial Commission of Virginia held a brief 11:30 AM meeting in City Hall Council Chamber to address residency related problems in the region. Stanley Lesney, 25, of Chicago declared a hunger strike in his car over his wife Margaret leaving him, stating he would starve himself.

Industrial Commission of Virginia Council Chamber City Hall Stanley Lesney Chicago Lesney Margaret Central Press

Jeanne Cagney Debuts on Stage at Hunter College

Jeanne Cagney, 18, sister of Jimmy Cagney, appeared in a college production at Hunter College New York but told the cameraman she has no plans for stage or screen careers.

Cagney Jeanne Jimmy Hunter College New York Central Press

Yugoslav Premier Signs Treaty With France in Paris

Dr. Milan Stojadinovic the Yugoslav premier enters the French foreign office in Paris to sign a treaty between Yugoslavia and France. The accord is viewed as strengthening the anti fascist bloc in continental Europe.

Milan Stojadinovic Yugoslavia Paris France Continental Europe

Brooklyn Youth Pleads Guilty in Holdup Killing

An 18 year old, Jimmy Sullivan of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty to second degree murder after six months in Sing Sing. He received a sentence of 75 years to life for fatally injuring an elderly storekeeper during a holdup.

Sing Sing Death House Jimmy Sullivan Brooklyn N. Y Central Press

Chinese For Peace But Not Any Price

i China is ready to negotiate a peace with Japan at Brussels but not a peace at any price a high Chinese authority said tonight. Acceptance of Japanese terms would be a betrayal of the Chinese people and the beginning of complete dismemberment of China according to a China spokesman.

Paris China Japan Brussels

Police Court Cases Heard Today

Boyd Wilson of Hardy county West Virginia charged with drunkenness fined 10 dollars 25 cents. Joseph E Sullivan of Cottage Hotel New York cited for failing to observe a stop sign fined 3 dollars. Oscar Lewis Jr of South Braddock charged drunk and disorderly fined 20 dollars 25 cents. Kendall Palsimetewee of Woodland avenue charged with drunkenness fined 10 dollars 25 cents.

Boyd Wilson Hardy County W. Va Joseph E. Sullivan Cottage Hotel N. Y Oscar Lewis, Jr South Braddock Kendall Palsimetewee Woodland Avenue

Reliance United Brethren Church Service and Events

Reliance United Brethren Church led by Rev W D Mitchell hosts Greenway Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching with communion at 11 a m. Round Table Talks at 2 p m. Home Coming for friends. W M A Society conducts Advancement Day at 7 30 p m. Public invited.

W. D. Mitchell Greenway Friends of the Church Reliance

Baltimore and Philadelphia Markets Report October Livestock and Produce

Baltimore and Philadelphia markets show mixed produce and live poultry prices with cattle calves and hogs trading at steady or mixed levels. Chicago hogs and cattle market notes reflect steady to slightly softer conditions. dairy and corn feed prices listed, with regional price details and various egg and poultry values.

Local Market Prices From The Star Daily Markets

Local markets list daily prices for grains and feeds including 98 lb bags at 5.60 per barrel and 48 lb bags at 5.70, corn meal 10 lb sacks at 2.30, mixed feeds around 1.65 to 2.65, and live animals such as steers, heifers, hogs, lambs, and poultry with assorted bag weights and unit prices.

Buin Penn Re Severance Seeeseese Meee Bee Lete

Stock Market Rises on Fed Margin Easing and Hopes of Further Measures

New York Oct 29 The stock market continued Thursday's rally led by easier margin rules from the Fed and broad buying. Gains of three points or more appeared widely as traders expected Washington to act to loosen the capital market. Rails held up despite a seasonal freight downturn. Bethlehem Steel earnings were reported after the close with a list of notable quotes including Allied Chemical 16 1 2, Am Can 96 3 4, Gen Electric 43 3 8, U S Steel 63 5 8, Goodyear 25, Montgomery Ward 43.3 8, Union Pacific 99 1 2. Virginia-Carolina Chem 47 8, Woolworth 41.

New York Federal Reserve Washington Bethlehem Bbong Allied Chemical Can Radiator Smelters Teles. Tel Anaconda Baltimore and Ohio Chrysler Consol-Edison Corn Products Gen. Electric Gen. Motors Goodyear Int. Harvester Johns Manville Kennecott Montgomery Ward N. Y. Centr. Penn.way Stand Oil of N. J Texas Corp Union Pacific U. S. Steel Caro, Chem Woolworth

Futures and cash grain quotes from Chicago and Baltimore

Chicago and Baltimore market notes show wheat and grain quotations with futures prices for Dec May and July contracts, losses on Canadian wheat, and export volume around 500000 bushels. Futures include wheat 86 9 96 1 8, corn around 58 7 8, oats near 30 3 8, soybeans 96 98, with lard and bellies trading in futures. Baltimore spot wheat No 2 red winter listed at 1.01 and yellow corn at 70c per bushel.

Chicago United States Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester Grain Market

Apple Market Shipping Point Information For Wednesday

Market report from Winchester Virginia and Martinsburg West Virginia with nearby points. Carloads FOB usual terms and light demand. steady market. Prices listed for York apples, Winesaps, Ben Davis, Staymans, and crates with sizes and minimums. Includes prices per car and per basket with cold storage notes.

Apple Winchester Martinsburg W. Va Yorks U Ben Davis U. S Staymans Yorks U.S

Unemployment Funds and Aid Details Revealed

The report shows average payments to elderly persons $18.54 and to the blind $24.66 while families with dependents receive $30.74. In 1938 twenty two states will start unemployment compensation covering 14 to 16 weeks of idleness. Wisconsin currently pays unemployment benefits and has drawn $1.2 million from the trust fund. the fund stood at $448,482,983.22 on September 15.

Wisconsin Federal Treasury

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