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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1938
Page
2
Farm bureau president argues the Agricultural Adjustment Act shows satisfactory results in its first test this year and must be continued to avert chaos in commodity markets. He cites tobacco efficiency and corn reductions from loan programs as evidence of stabilization and improved farm welfare since 1932.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Sunday for Hurtle Edward Rodgers 61 of Boyce Virginia who died at his home early yesterday He was born near Elkton son of George and Mary Rodgers and worked for the Norfolk and Western Railroad forty years Survived by widow Cordelia Long Rodgers and eight children Interment at Greenhill Cemetery Berryville with pallbearers named Stan ley Care Charles Creamer Hubert Floyd Norman Mack and Leonard Peyton
At Camp Perry Ohio on September 10 the U S infantry team won the national rifle championship with a score of 2792. Marines trailed in second with 2988 as the doughboys led the field.
Park Nine seeks retaliation as they face the Milwaukee Beermen in a return clash after losing 7 to 6 last week. Manager Chub Mallory taps ace Donald Duval to start, while Murdock is slated for the mound in a 3 15 p.m. contest following a renewed hitting bout the prior week.
Washington September 10 The Senate campaign expenditures committee meets to probe a new charge by Representative David J. Lewis that Baltimore immigration director Frank B. Revell aided Senator Millard Tydings in Anne Arundel County. The inquiry also covers alleged federal employee support and related complaints in Maryland and Georgia ahead of upcoming primaries. President Roosevelt endorsed Lawrence Camp.
Robert Lee Robinson fourteen, from a prominentcolored family, died after an operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Survived by grandmother Sadie Robinson, two sisters Mary Louise and Barbara Robinson, and brother Paul Robinson. Funeral at 1 p m Sunday at the colored Methodist Church with Rev Griffith officiating. Pallbearers named Mitchell, Curry, Berger, Wennifield, Stearn, Wonzer.
Final rites for Edward Hollis 19 son of Police Chief and Mrs C W Hollis will be Monday at 3 30 pm from 503 Handley avenue. Rev R B Nelson Christ Episcopal Church will officiate. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers include William Baker Troy Rhea David Seneeadiver George Hott Halford Baker Thomas Ritter Clark Loy Richard Fauver. He died at Memorial Hospital yesterday after four days illness.
The Sunday School of Christ Episcopal Church, closed for summer, will resume at 9:45 tomorrow morning. All interested young people are welcome to enroll. B. F. Arthur Jr. serves as general superintendent and Mrs. Philip Fowle leads the primary department.
Governor grants Thomas Scully a conditional pardon for a Christmas night highway crash that killed two men in 1936. Recommendations came from J H Yost and others, including jurors and doctors. Judge Williams opposed, Commonwealth's Attorney Harrison offered no stance. Scully left prison months early, thanked the governor and Jackson at the Capitol.
In Birmingham on September 10 the International Typographical Union opened its 82nd annual convention. The union proposed a universal 5 day law requiring a 40 hour work week for future contracts, with no changes sought in current agreements.
President Benes calls Czechs to stay orderly and optimistic as negotiations with Sudeten Germans resume after government compromise plan published. He stresses faith in the state, its army, and peaceful, steady progress over centuries of democracy and freedom.
Goering proclaims invincibility and life and death urgency for western fortifications. He credits workers sent from ordinary jobs to front defense and cites stark warnings of a looming horizon. Hitler hails Austrian annexation and Commons praise, declaring Reich safe and secure as crowds chant Heil.
Capt and Mrs Matthias W Bott of the Salvation Army conduct a tent meeting at South Kent corner. A Sunday night program at 7 features singing and lessons inviting young people. the service continues nightly except Monday with an 8 o clock sermon on the Joy of Obedience by Mrs Bott. Heat is provided for comfort.
Martinsburg reports a fruit buyer says Grimes Golden apples lack color and are picked too green. Apple sellers, growers, and state and regional groups push to delay picking until yellow maturity. Eastern Apple Conference urged promotion of Grimes GOLDEN to grocers in four-state area.
Charles E. Thorpe a native of Summit Point West Virginia died at his home on Glaize avenue in this city at 1 30 this morning He was an employee of Glaize Bros Survivors include his widow Mrs Mary McDonald Thorpe ten children and six brothers and three sisters Pallbearers named Tom Keckley Ollie Cooper Scott Vann Hugh Carper Coleman Dunn and George Pangle Services set for Monday at 2 pm with burial in Greenhill Cemetery Berryville
The Rev. Charles Beard a Martinsburg evangelist announces an all-day meeting tomorrow at Capon Bridge tented tabernacle. He will preach three times 11 am 2 30 pm and 7 30 pm and expects to close with the night service. Everyone is invited to spend the day at the tabernacle.
Miss Sue Anderson, festival Princess Winchester, received a large corsage from the Winchester Chamber of Commerce as R Ed Buncutter and Andrew Bell sent a congratulatory telegram. She replied gratefully. Dr. C R Anderson and Mrs Anderson accompanied her and plan to return to Winchester before Dr. Anderson heads to Hot Springs for League of Virginia Municipalities meetings.
London reports said Britain's government assured Germany that Hitler knew Britain would not stand aside if Czechsklovakia was invaded. No new note or orders were issued, despite circulating speculation and naval precautionary measures. Prime Minister Chamberlain chaired conferences with Attlee and Churchill amid the crisis.
About 1,500 Clarke county students resumed studies as public schools opened for the 1938-39 term on September 12. Dr. W A Burke will operate a county dental clinic for students with no exam charge and 50 cents per procedure. Textbooks will be sold September 13. Pupils stayed for all regular classes on the first day.
Neighborhood residents heard a fire alarm at Station No. 1 but firefighters stayed. A passing motorist crashed into the doors, triggering the alarm and was fined 15 dollars for careless driving.
The humorous work With Malice Toward Some by Margaret Halsey is highlighted as a popular title at Handley Library. Halsey, born in Yonkers in 1910, travels through England and Europe skewering the gentry, with a noted sales figure of 180000 copies since its August 19 publication.
Kennedy's account of his London conversation with Lord Halifax states Britain's foreign minister had not yet been received by the U.S. State Department, signaling tension in diplomatic outreach.
A group of Luray citizens is developing a nine hole course at Jordan Hollow near Stanley in western Virginia. Work started in April with greens ready to seed. temporary greens may allow next spring play. The course, alongside the Shenandoah National Park, is expected to draw visitors from Skyland via Gordonsville turnpike or by a short drive through Luray.
A slow skunk crossing a highway prompted a motorist to stop, followed by a second driver. A third driver rear ended the second vehicle, causing about 200 dollars in damage. The skunk wandered off into the roadside weeds unharmed.
Real estate listing from Newlin & Company offering farms and homes for sale near Winchester and Stephens City. Properties include 60 acre lime stone farms, a 1414 acre truck farm, 10 acre orchard, 345 acre limestone stock and grain farm, and multiple brick houses with terms. Agency handles Home Owners' Loan Corporation properties with 5 percent interest and rent offers also listed.
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