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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1938
Page
7
Market quotes show cattle prices with weight ranges for good beef cows and bulls, hogs steady with various weight bands, sheep and lambs near Friday levels, and assorted details on flour, poultry, corn, oats, butter, and eggs. Regional notes list Philadelphia prices and creamery butter rates, with some garbled entries.
Local markets section notes markets corrected daily and the Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors. The entry references local wholesale flour markets and market reporting.
New York traders showed cautious moves with many stocks finishing near the previous close. Utilities lagged despite a government war expansion plan, while rail stocks drifted as investors awaited a wage decision. Selected close values included Am Can 103 and Gen Motors 49 1 4.
Standings brief notes USteel 63 Va Car Chem 60 as Woolworth barely loses in a tight contest. Teams traded leads with Woolworth holding late margins before the final buzzer.
Futures closed fractionally higher after a narrow nervous session in Chicago with 5-8 cent swings. Prices for milling grains held varied levels as Argentine moisture prospects influenced winter wheat belts, while cash wheat sales were light and multiple grain prices and futures rolled through December May and July contracts.
The Young Colored Men's Athletic Association field team to meet a strong nearby side at The Park tomorrow afternoon in an anticipated encounter.
A divorce is granted in the court of Moorefield West Virginia to Glen W. Combs and Lola Alice Combs. The order is dated October 18. Neither party may remarry within sixty days.
Report to the State Corporation Commission for Sept 28 1938 shows cash balances loans and discounts total assets 156 834 84 deposits and liabilities with figures for reserves and capital stock. J W Ward cashier certifies the statements true and correct to the best knowledge.
Alcatraz felon James C. Lucas, 26, Texas robber, appeared in federal court in San Francisco for the murder of guard Royal Cline during a May escape attempt. Doctor Joseph Catton testified Lucas is scared speechless but not insane, complicating defense efforts. Co-defendant Rufus Franklin, 24, and Lucas were involved in the fatal break that left guard Limerick dead and Franklin wounded.
New York Oct. 29 Delegates at the American Jewish Congress opening session will discuss a world wide program to safeguard Jewish rights. The three day congress gathers 550 delegates from 186 cities in 30 states, first since 1918. Leaders seek relief for Jews in eastern central Europe and Palestine.
Washington report: Eighty six of the 200 dust bowl colonists shipped to the Matanuska Valley in Alaska have departed. They left voluntarily or were deemed undesirable colonists by the government.
Washington Oct 29 Associated News Photographic Service Inc filed a general denial with the federal trade commission, contesting charges of misleading representations in selling pictures. The commission had alleged the firm claimed ties to the Associated Press and newspapers.
German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop met Prime Minister Mussolini in Rome to finalize terms on the Rome Berlin axis and frontier questions in the partition of Czechoslovakia. A general statement of agreement was anticipated and Ribbentrop planned to return to Berlin tonight.
The Peuple reports the Belgian state police head warned the young count of Paris he would lose Belgian hospitality if he repeats fleeing to France after his Oct 21 manifesto calling for France to restore the monarchy for her salvation.
Col. Harry Newton Cootes retired Fort Myer commandant died of a heart attack at his Alexandria home. Burial is planned at Arlington Memorial Cemetery and services will be held at St. John's Church in Washington.
The Slovak government ordered disarmament of all semi military organizations in the Autonomous State of Slovakia. All groups must hand over arms to authorities while the Hlinka Party iron guard retains status as Morale and Security Organ and reports directly to the government with a Bratislava HQ.
Six members of the Harrisburg Academy football team were seriously injured when their car collided with a Pennsylvania railroad freight train at a grade crossing near New Providence Pennsylvania. The players were en route to Colora Maryland for a game when ambulances carried them to Lancaster General Hospital.
Hyman Yuspa sues the Maryland Polo Club for 1500 damages alleging he was trampled by a polo pony while watching a game on October 9 in Baltimore. The suit was filed October 29.
Two infants born about 30 ounces each show gains in their fight for life. Jean Carol Freckleton, born Tuesday at 23 ounces, now weighs 29 ounces with survival odds reduced to one in five. Mary Ann Ricinski, born Sunday at 30 ounces, gained four ounces. Both received blood transfusions.
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o clock for Titus J Lindamood of Hartsville South Carolina enroute to St Petersburg Florida from Winches ter. The rites took place at Mrs Forneys home with Rev Herman McKay and Rev W L Dudley officiating. Pallbearers were Stewart Sam and Fred Forney Walter Cooper George Ritter and John Kater. Relatives from St Petersburg Pa McKeesport Stephens City and Winchester attended showing the esteem in which he was held.
The Chanters will perform a sacred music concert tomorrow at 3 pm in the Capitol Theatre featuring Vesper Hymn Russian air Praise the Lord of Jerusalem Let Not at Heart Be Trouble Nearer To Thee Gloria Twelfth Mass The King of Love Canzone Amorosa Te Deum Hark Hark My Soul All In The April Evening Send Out Thy Spirit Benediction The Lord Bless You and Keep You with bass solo by Marshall Kline and piano by Mildred Jones.
The Golden Rule Bible Class of Braddock Street M. E. Church invites the public to Sunday service at 9 45 o clock with a lesson delivered by Padchester in Schoone. F Amos Shryock, class president, urged full attendance.
Fred Kohler a veteran character actor famed for western villains died in his Hollywood apartment of heart disease. His son Fred Kohler Jr an actor said the father appeared to have died in his sleep.
An invitation notice lists weddings and announcements at Star or Print venues. Details highlight couple names, date, and location as read from the invitation page.
In Arlington county yesterday afternoon an automobile collision left Mrs Callum of 230 West Wolfe Street Mrs Irvan O Connell of Grey Stone Terrace and their mother Mrs Marie H Heath of Winchester with light injuries treated at Georgetown Hospital Mrs MacCallum suffered the most serious injuries and remained hospitalized overnight The others continued their journeys with friends in Baltimore and Washington respectively while Mr MacCallum denied serious harm and expected his wife to return later today Details of the accident were not available.
Rep. J. J. Dempsey of New Mexico assailed the congressional committee investigating un American activities. He warned he would quit the group if Martha statements about outstanding citizens continued to be publicized. Dempsey spoke while campaigning for re election after broadcasting a telegram of protest to Chairman Dies of the committee.
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