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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1937

Page

2

Brooks Faces Murder Trial for Deputy Redmond Slaying

Green Allen Brooks, a St. Charles Virginia merchant, is on trial for the murder of Deputy Arch Redmond after earlier acquittal on Deputy Bob Bailey’s slaying. He was captured in Texas last spring while concealing identity with a beard and the alias Rev J H Jones.

Green Allen Brooks St. Charles Texas J. H. Jones Brooks Bob Bailey Arch Redmond Central Press

Miss Emerick Gains Spotlight After Miss America Win

Miss America winner Bette Cooper of Hackettstown N J fled home after her triumph. Miss Emerick runner up from Texas shared the spotlight in Atlantic City N J as the pageant drew national attention.

Alice Emerigg Texas

Moment of Peril on Yosemite Peak Descent

Richard Leonard, an Oakland attorney, chronicles a perilous descent down Arrowhead Peak in Yosemite Valley California after a successful ascent. Central Press reports the risky moment where a misstep could have been fatal.

Richard Leonard Oakland Cal Rocky Peak Arrowhead Yosemite Valley California Central Press

Barnes Accepts Knoxville Organist Post

Wm G Barnes resigns as organist of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church to join First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville Tennessee as organist. Rev E B McGukin, former Winchester pastor, now leads Knoxville church. Barnes plans to leave Winchester early October for Knoxville duties. He previously served as organist at the Capitol Theatre and has lived in the city for years.

G. Barnes Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville Tenn E. B. McGukin Winchester Church Barnes Winchester Capitol Theatre

Guillen Condemned by Spanish Cortes as Fascist Leader

Juan Avila Guillen, high Falangist official, captured on the southern front near Pozoblanco, was condemned to death by the Cortes in Valencia. Convicted of killing a prominent Socialist and attacking the left, he led the Falange in San Lucar near Cadiz before the insurrection. Witnesses were refugees from San Lucar.

Valencia Spain Juan Avila Guillen Falagnists Pozoblanco Cortez San Lucar Cadiz

Decree Refers Estate Affairs to Master Commissioner

In Frederick County Virginia the executor M M Lynch of Henry F Haines requests a decree referral to a court Commissioner. The inquiry covers real and personal property, priority among creditors, and accounts of the executor with a meeting set for October 9 1937 at 4 No 4 N Lodoun street for filing proof of claims.

Circuit Court For Frederick County Virginia M. M. Lynch Henry F. Haines Eva Haines Younger Circuit Court Henry F. Hailits Loudoun Street

Dodge Heiress Plans to Wed Jack Doyle Despite Divorce

Delphine Dodge Godde motor car heiress and Jack Doyle expect to marry. If Doyle fails to obtain his divorce from Judith Allen within two weeks they will flee to England. Allen reportedly seeks $50,000 for service on the divorce case. Doyle will wait for the California interlocutory decree to become final seven months hence.

Hollywood Delphine Dodge Godde Jack Doyle Jack Judith Allen England Timothy Godde New York Doyle Miss Allen Reno Nev California

Prize Watermelon Weighs 94 Pounds In Jackson County

Truck farmers near Atherton Missouri celebrate a 94 pound prize watermelon grown by C. J. Dickson. Authorities believe it to be the largest grown in Jackson County in years. James Paschal, owner of a nearby general store, purchased the melon and is pictured with it.

Atherton C. J. Dickson Jackson County James Paschal

New Chief Signal Officer Chosen at Wright Field

Col. Joseph O. Mauborgne as director of the radio laboratory at Wright Field Dayton Ohio will assume the post as chief signal officer of the U S Army on September 30.

U. S. Army Joseph O. Mauborgne Wright Field Dayton Central Press

Baltimore and Philadelphia Markets Report Sept 23

Baltimore and Philadelphia market listings detail produce prices for apples and variety fruit, poultry, butter, eggs, and live stock. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep quotes are given with weight ranges and typical values, plus feed price lines and creamery butter.

Summer Ends With Warm Temperatures Across Nation

Chicago reports summer ends at 6 13 a m marking the official calendar transition. Highs near 100 degrees lingered as forecasters call for a broad warm spell across the nation. Unseasonable heat accelerates late corn maturation in the corn belt ahead of the first killing frost.

Chicago

Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues

Crossword items include narrow abbr woven rib item numbers 19 21 26 27 29 10 32 12 13 33 34 15 36 16 37 7 18 38 39 11 14 19 20 22 35 23 24 25 28 30 31 32 - Down clues list fills and terms. Across clues list include buccaneer harbor noun and various body parts. Answer to previous puzzle noted as DOWN.

Baltimore Grimes McIntosh North Western King Davids New Jersey U. S Philadelphia

Girls Bowl Night at Health Center

Two alleys will be reserved tomorrow evening at the Health Center for bowling by members of the Girls' Athletic Association. All girls interested in bowling are invited to be on hand.

Health Center Girls’ Athletic Association

Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1389 B For Larger Figures

Barbara Bell pattern No 1389 B designed for sizes 36 through 52 offers a one piece dress with darts at the waist, a low V neckline edged in trim, and adaptable for cotton prints. The pattern guides a wearable house dress option with braid or lace trims and suggests quantities of material and trimming for size 38. Send fifteen cents for the Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Pattern Book.

Barbara Bell

Picture said to influence Franco release claim

Mrs Harold Dahl of Champaign Illinois awaited word on her aviator husband held by Spanish insurgents. The controversial image linked to Franco claimed to have influenced his decision but later investigations denied the impact.

Harold Dahl Champaign Ill Spain Cannes France Francisco Franco Dahl

All Nationals Out Before Nanking Bombing Demand

Japanese naval commander Vice Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa ordered removal of all foreign nationals from Nanking prior to air bombardment. U S Ambassador Nelson T Johnson evacuated his staff 11 miles up the Yangtze River aboard the gunboat Luzon.

Nanking Kiyoshi Hasegawa U. S Nelson T. Johnson Yangtze River Luzon

Wedding Invitations Now At Special Prices

Local printer advertises wedding invitations at reduced rates with quick turnaround and bulk options. Includes details on price tiers and ordering process.

Feeble Wall Street rally fades amid late selling

New York September 23 margins slipped as leaders fell 1 to 4 points after a light day of trading. Some buyers tempted only by big concessions while others awaited the President's Cheyenne speech. Transfers totaled about 800000 shares as bonds and commodities showed uneven moves and currencies steadied.

Wall Street New York Cheyenne Morgenthau United States England Chicago Allied Chemical Can Radiator N. Y. Central Penn Railroad Southern Railway Stand. Oil of N. J Texas Corp Union Pacific U. S. Steel Va.-Caro. Chem Va.-Caro Pid Woolworth

Local Market Prices and Dairy Feed Rates

Local markets show daily price lists for patent and common brands, including 98 lb bags at 6.35 to 5.85 per barrel, 48, 24 and 12 lb bag rates, shelling and cracked corn, bran middlings, oats, and dairy feeds with varied percentages. Retail flour and butter prices appear, along with livestock costs such as cows, calves, steers, heifers, and live hogs, reflecting regional farm commodities.

Elena Seeereese

Grain futures and cash prices move amid September contracts activity

Chicago reports a 1 386 000 bushel drop in unfinished September contracts while prices moved higher. Open interest in September corn stands at 8 839 000 bushels with three trading days left to balance deliveries. Closing quotes show mixed gains in wheat corn oats soybeans rye and lard and bellies futures. Baltimore and Winchester markets show wheat around 1.08 and corn near 1.05 per bushel with mill deliveries priced accordingly.

Chicago Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester

Watt Seen Becoming Labor Secretary Aid to McGrady Post

Washington observers expect Robert J. Watt secretary of the Massachusetts Federation of Labor to be named assistant secretary of labor, succeeding Edward F. McGrady who has moved to labor relations director at RCA.

Washington Robert J. Watt Massachusetts Federation of Labor Edward F. McGrady McGrady Radio Corporation of America Central Press

Apple Market Shipping Point Prices and Conditions

Information for Tuesday September 21 lists market conditions in Winchester and Martinsburg West Virginia and nearby points. Demand is slow and market dull with wire order sales and fob terms. Prices cover barrels and bushel baskets for varieties such as Jonathan Delicious and Grimes with futures contracts for Romes.

Winchester Martinsburg W. Va U. S Grimes U. S Romes U. S

Mrs. R. E. March Fractures Leg in Porch Fall

Mrs. R. E. March slipped from a rear porch at 18 West Gerard Street around 7 30 this morning and fractured her left leg just below the hip. She was taken to Memorial Hospital where surgeons prepared to set the bone. The fall occurred as she stepped onto the porch to water flowers, slipping and falling about a foot onto the porch edge.

R. E. March West Gerard Street Memorial Hospital

Guards Tighten at Folsom After Escape Attempt

Additional guards were posted at the gates of Folsom prison near Sacramento after an unsuccessful escape attempt. Two convicts and one guard died and seven others were wounded including the warden. Clyde Stevens, the slain convict and group leader, is pictured.

Folsom Cal Sacramento Clyde Stevens

Custody Storm Over Baby as Young Mother Faces Jail

A bitter custody dispute surrounds 17 month old in Ontario California as Gladys Standon, jailed for allegedly falsifying her baby's age to wed by 12, while the mother sits in a juvenile detention home and the father faces a drunk driving conviction.

Gladys Standon Ontario Cal Central Press

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