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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1939

Page

7

Schaffenaker Funeral Held in Capon Bridge

Funeral services for Frank Schaffenaker 66 a Capon Bridge resident killed while logging on Blue Ridge for A. C. Oates were held August 31 at the Presbyterian Church. He lived most of his life in Capon Bridge and worked as blacksmith before tannery moves. Survived by wife Bessie Lee and several children. numerous relatives attended from several states. Interment followed at Capon Chapel cemetery with pallbearers named.

Capon Bridge W.va Frank Schaffenaker Blue Ridge A. C. Oates Presbyterian Church Bessie Lee Himmelright Schaffenaker Fred R. L. Pangle Gore Roger Schaffenaker Harrisburg Edgar Roberts Bunker Hill W. Va William C. Baker Intermont William Lyle E. J.schaffenaker Canton John Schaffenaker Yellow Springs Lutheran and Albert E. J. Schaffenaker Walter Fred Offutt Washington, D. C Dora Keenan Frank Baltimore B. G. Melsinee Washington Cletus Schaffenaker C. E. Jackson Keyser Thomas 8. Cooper LeRoy Mt. Williams Warren Himelright Winchester John Pangle Strasburg Preston Sartelle B. W. Coe Cartney Anderson Presbyterian Choir Capon Chapel Octive A. D. McKee Marvin Hook Ben Lockhart Roy Oates John Watring H.E. Hiett C. L. Whitacre Wood Lovett A. Martin John Ward Thurman

Luray Col Northcott Celebrates 95th Birthday

Col T C Northcott of Luray Virginia marks his 95th birthday. The War Between the States veteran, Caverns owner and Singing Tower donor will visit the Caverns office and his banker before hosting friends at his air conditioned Limeair home.

Luray T. C. Northcott Page County Luray Caverns Caverns Col. Northcott Stevens Virginia Limeair Con Eenaar

Radio networks shift to regular schedules after European pullback

NBC ends European spot pickups and will summarize foreign news regularly. MBS and WABC CBS maintain varied coverage on a fixed daily timetable. Tonight's lineups feature Fred Waring, Rudy Vallee, Bob Burns, and major programs across WEAF NBCC WABC and WJZ. Friday schedules include The Man I Married, Words and Music, and farm and home hour.

C. E. Butterfield Associated Press New York NBC MBS Wabc-Cbs WEAF NBCC Fred Waring Rudy Vallee Bob Burns WABC CBS Joe E. Brown Jim McWilliams Major Bowes WJZ Toronto Symphony MBS Chain Sinfonietta Weafnbcc David Harum Richard Maxwell Hollywood Morin National Farm and Home Hour Bob Armstrong Wayne West

Grain price limits raised to curb wartime volatility

Chicago Board of Trade directors doubled allowable daily price moves in wheat and rye to 10 cents and in corn and soybeans to 8 cents while oats stay at 6 cents. Margin requirements on new futures trades were also doubled with initial margins set at 18 cents for wheat and rye, 12 cents for corn and soybeans, and 9 cents for oats. Kansas City Board of Trade and Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce followed with emergency actions as trading stalled due to war-related demand.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Kansas City Board of Trade Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Minneapolis

Spies Targeted as Government Ramps Up Enforcement

President Roosevelt orders a nationwide drive to crush espionage and neutrality violations with FBI leadership and local officer cooperation. Coast guard cutters head to the Atlantic as naval patrols extend from New England to the Caribbean while Panama Canal Zone comes under military rule. Major General Stone takes civil and military authority there.

Washington Coast Guard Atlantic Seaboard Roosevelt United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Treasury North Atlantic FBI Canal Panama Canal Zone David JL. Stone Clarence C. Ridley New England Caribbean

Woman Confesses to Babe Poisoning After Lie Detector Test

Uniontown report says Mrs. Inez Bush admitted fatally poisoning seven month old Rosalie Taylor after lie detector testing. Prosecutors expect jury verdict today as Bush testifies she signed a statement under threat and claimed the officer pressured her to confess.

Uniontown Inez Bush A. A. Grill Raymond Taylor Grindstone Grill Rosalie

Swiss yodeler sues Disney for damages over Snow White

O Lee O Lay Hee Ree Fraun felder a Swiss national claims Walt Disney Studio used his yodel number in Snow White and did not pay. He seeks 50000 dollars. Defense lawyer Frank Jones contends there is no original yodel song and that all yodeling is ancient.

Los Angeles Reynard Fraunfelder Walt Disney Studio Frank Jones Jones

Rinkers Indicted for Slaying of Charles Steele

Rinkers Lloyd Harry indicted by Warren county grand jury for the June 25 killing of Charles H. Steele at his Reliance area home. Trial set to open September 26 per Commonwealth's Attorney John H. Downing. Witnesses included Robert and Roberta Steele and coroner Dr D M Kipps.

Juniors Outline Safety Campaign At Winchester Kiwanis Meeting

Members of the Junior Board of Trade spoke at the Kiwanis Club about a safety campaign planned for Winchester later this year. Speakers included F. L. Sargent Forrest Jones Hubert Kerr and George F Miller of the State police. Ansel Solenberger and F Grove White of Stephens City led the program. Guests Sam Ellington of Waynesboro and Lynn F Stout of Charlottesville attended. An attendance prize donated by Andrew Bell was awarded to Dr R H Kerlin.

Junior Board of Trade Kiwanis Club Winchester F. L. Sargent Forrest Jones Hubert Kerr George F. Miller State Police Ansel ,Solenberger F. Grove White Stephens City Sam Ellington Waynesboro Lynn F. Stout Charlottesville Andrew Bell R. H. Kerlin

Virginians to Speak at Southern Tuberculosis Conference

Virginia participants join the Southern Tuberculosis Conference in Charleston, October 4 to 6. Dr. Everett Cato Crash of the University of Virginia leads a program on surgery in tuberculosis, with several Virginians and topics including Christmas Seals, effusion treatment, medical curriculum, and public relations.

Virginia Tuberculosis Association Old Dominion Charleston S. C Everett Cato Crash University of Virginia Nora Spencer Hamner Richmond Tuberculosis Association Dean B. Cole Richmond William B. Porter Medical College of Virginia E.C. Harper State Health Department Leslie Combs Foster

Miss Foster to be accompanied to South Carolina

Miss Foster will travel to South Carolina with field workers from the Virginia Tuberculosis Association staff assisting in her case.

Germanic Names Undergoing Changes In Baltimore Soccer

Baltimore Sept 7 The Baltimore Germans soccer club votes to change its name to Baltimore Americans amid World War days turning sauerkraut to liberty and hamburger to steak. Paul Trautner, manager, says the board acted unanimously due to events in Europe.

Baltimore Liberty Paul Trautner Baltimore Germans Baltimore Americans Europe

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