Shawnee Home Demonstration Club Contests Held
An open Shawnee Home Demonstration Club meeting showcased flower, canning and apple contests with winners named in multiple classes. Plans announced for November 17 Achievement Day at Winchester Episcopal Parish House. Rev Allan Jones spoke on ideal community elements. 4-H camp notes and club activities concluded with an informal party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee Home Demonstration Club
Edwin Marker
Mary Gay Marker
Farrar
Episcopal Parish
Winchester
Allan Jones
Agnes Mason
George Bywaters
Florence Richards
Robert Snapp
Charles Link
Stella Henry
Robert Hackman
Ann Pippins
J. B. Bywaters
Grimes Golden
Arkansas
J. D. Marker
J. W. Richard
Redems
Guy Zepp Dies in Alexandria Hospital at 56
Guy Summerfield Zepp, 56, died this morning in a Alexandria Virginia hospital after illness. He lived near Mount Vernon and ran a large tourist camp resort. Born in Westminster Maryland, son of Francis E. Zepp and the late Mrs Zepp. Survived by widow Pauline C. Zepp, father, brother Alfred E. Zepp of Miami, and three sisters C M Wood of Miami Lillian Butsler of Edinburg Virginia and Speate Miller of Washington DC. Funeral at Demaine's chapel in Alexandria Monday at 10 am with burial in Ser Hill Cemetery. His father is brother of the late Mrs Thomas Cover Sr of Winchester.
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Guy Summerfield Zepp
Alexandria
Mount Vernon
Zepp
Westminster
Francis E. Zepp
Star Tannery
Frederick County
Miami
Fla
Virginia
Pauline C. Zepp
Alfred Epp
C. M. Wood
Lillian Butsler
Edinburg
Speate Miller
Wash
D. C
Demaine
Ser. Hill Cemetery
Palgeee
Thomas Cover
Winchester
Drivers Fined in Reckless Driving Case Near Four Mile House
Dunbar Sale and A. E. Whit acre were charged with reckless driving after a mishap near the Four Mile House. Trial Justice A. J. Tavenner fined both drivers $10 and $4.25 in costs.
Plans Suit For $20,000 Damages In Kickstart Case
Howard Martin of Keyser West Virginia files in Frederick Circuit Court a motion seeking $20,000 against Edward D. Grove Jr and M J Grove Lime Company for injuries from a February 29 1936 collision. Martin alleges Grove drove a company coupe into the rear of his truck injuring him severely while the hay laden truck was stopped at Bartonsville to remove chains. The suit cites permanent injuries and lost earnings. Martin is represented by R Gray Williams.
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Frederick
Howard Martin
Keyser
W. Va
Edward D. Grove, Jr
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Martin
Bartonsville
R. Gray Williams
Democrats Stage a Campaign Drive from Hyde Park
In Hyde Park New York on September 24 President Roosevelt and 27 top political lieutenants discussed a six week push for his reelection. Plans include more than half a dozen major addresses in New England the Middle West and the Rocky Mountain region with possible stops in Omaha Denver Chicago Detroit New York Worcester or Springfield. Some trips may be five days. No West Coast trip planned.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
New England
Middle West
Rocky Mountain
Roosevelt
Omaha
Denver
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Worcester
Springfield
Mass
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Buffalo
Albany
Rochester
Boston
West Coast
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Syracuse
Speculation In French Finance Ordered Halted
Paris authorities moved to curb speculative trading on the bourse. Under Louis Edouard Jacob’s guidance, purchases must be paid promptly on settlement and selling orders must ensure actual delivery, effectively ending carryover as Paris weighs franc protection. Settlement days occur twice monthly, with the next end of September sale requiring cash payment. The measure aims to deter speculators from exploiting the franc’s weakness and buying securities without paying.
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Paris
Louis Edouard Jacob
Bourse
Baltimore Livestock and Produce Market Report
Baltimore market notes show steady to firm trends across produce and dairy with potatoes and butter quoted in ranges. Livestock demand weak to steady. cattle and hogs mixed, calves and sheep variably steady, while Chicago figures point to generally steady slaughter classes and firmer hogs with lighter weights under pressure.
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Baltimore
New Jersey
U. S
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Local Markets Price List Reads Like Daily Ledger
The Star lists patchy market figures for grain and feed, including patent brand flour bags in various weights from 12 to 98 pounds and per-bushel or per-bbl pricing. Supplies cover corn meal, shelled corn, mixed and dairy feeds, oats, and egg supplies with varied prices and repeated line items.
Market Down on French Franc Devaluation Fears
New York September 25 The stock market dipped one to two points amid fears of imminent franc devaluation as investors weighed the franc’s gold losses against a possible government delay in devaluation until the Spanish Civil War ends. Cotton rose slightly while wheat fell. foreign exchange showed minor gains with the franc at 6.587-16 cents and sterling at 5.055-8 dollars. Closing quotes for major stocks included Allied Chemical 221, Am Can 124, Am Tel Tel 173-4, Chrysler 118-8, Gen Electric 44-5-8, Gen Motors 68-8, U S Steel 70, and Woolworth 53-8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
France
Allied Chemical
Am. Can
Am. Radiator
Am. Tel. & Tel
Anaconda
Baltimore & Ohio
Beth. Steel
Chrysler
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Woolworth
Apple Market Shipping Point Prices Wednesday
Market news from Winchester Martinsburg and nearby routes shows partly cloudy warm conditions with moderate demand and firm prices. Carload sales on wire orders. barrels and baskets list multiple apple varieties with U S No 1 and size specs and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester - Martinsburg
Jonathans
U. S
Grimes U. S
Snead
Jonathans U. S
N. W. Greenings U. S
Yorks U.S
Future And Cash Wheat And Other Grain Quotations
Wheat and grain futures fall over 2 cents as European rates unsettle markets. Winnipeg held up, but Chicago cash grain shows mixed prices. No. 4 mixed wheat 1.17 1/2, No. 1 yellow corn 1.13 1/2, oats around 42 1/2, rye near 85 7/8, barley about 85 3/4. Lard futures range from 11.35 to 11.60. Baltimore wheat quoted at 1.17 1/4 for No. 2 red winter. Grain market notes and prices per bushel and barrel.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
Illinois
Winchester Grain Market
Roosevelt Holds Maryland Lead in Sunpapers Poll
In Baltimore on September 25, the Sunpapers poll shows President Roosevelt with 66.29 percent of 149,807 ballots counted, compared with 37.12 percent for Gov. Alf Landon among five Maryland candidates. The 1932 comparison notes Roosevelt at 61.50 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Roosevelt
Sunpapers
Maryland
Alf M. Landon
Clarke County King's Daughters elect officers at annual meeting
Clarke County Order of King's Daughters and Sons elected Mrs. E Jaqueline Smith president at Grace Episcopal Church in Berryville. New officers include Miss Agnes Page as first vice president and Mrs. Herbert Beverley Whiting as second vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
E. Jaqueline Smith
Clarke County
Order of King’s Daughters and Sons
Grace Episcopal Church
Agnes Page
Millwood
Herbert Beverley Whiting
Edward P. Berlin
John B. Neill
Henry S. Eley
Suffolk
Virginia
United States
Canada
England
France
Siam
Gene Smith
State Department of Welfare
Richmond
Nannie Thomas
The
Red Cross
Smithfield
Ada Drake
King’s Daughters
Graham Dousherty
Branch Grove
Golden Rule Circle
Miss Mullen Weds Mr. Cyrus Pine
Announcement of the marriage of Cyrus Pine of Clarke County to Miss Irene Mullen of Sayre Pennsylvania. The ceremony took place in Elmira New York on Wednesday September 23. Pine is an assistant postmaster who had been on vacation and plans to return home later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Cyrus Pine
George Pine
Mr. Pine
Clarke County
Irene Mullen
Jessie Mullen
Sayre
Elmira
N. Y
Pine
Conduct Rites For Mr. Jones
Last rites for Ellis W. Jones, who died at Memorial Hospital, were conducted at 2 o'clock from Highland Avenue Presbyterian church. Rev. E. B. McGukin officiated. interment was in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Floral tributes were numerous. An earlier report had omitted the funeral hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis W. Jones
Memorial Hospital
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
E. B. McGukin
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Mount Hebron
Jones
Four Escape In Wild Ride On Route 7
State police seek the driver of a second car after a sideswipe led to a crash on Route 7 near the city. A West Virginia registered car carrying Allen Boyles Charles Boyles Rebecca Derry and Lucille Pitcock plunged down a long embankment but did not overturn. Miss Pitcock reportedly sprained. a 10 am hearing before Trial Justice A J Tavenner may follow.
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Route 7
R. E. Bayliss
Allen Boyles
Charles Boyles
White Hall
Rebecca Derry
Lucille Pitcock
Boyles
West Virginia
Shady Rest
Giants Clinch National League Pennant in Tenning Thriller
The New York Giants defeated the Boston Bees 2 to 1 in ten innings to clinch the National League pennant, securing a Subway Series bid against the Yankees. Dick Bartell led celebrants, while Hal Schumacher earned the win as Urbanski’s error sparked the decisive score.
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Boston
New York Giants
Horatio Alger
Boston Bees
New York Yankees
Giants
Polo Grounds
Dick Bartell
Bees
St. Louis Cardinals
Prince Hal” Schumacher
Bill Urbanski
Urbanski
Travis Jackson
Schumacher
Terry
Bill Weir
Bill Terry
Carl Hubbell
Jim Ripple
Lise
Mel Ott
Hubbell
John McGraw
Washoe Senators
Seres
Chicago Cubs
New Yorkers
End of Aaron Burr Career Marked by a Century Milestone
A century after Aaron Burr ended his remarkable career, historians note his precocity and rise from child prodigy to vice president. Burr’s polarizing legacy includes ambivalence toward Washington, a duel with Hamilton, treason trials, and a late life in Europe before returning to New York. A Princeton grave marker now commemorates the controversial figure.
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Aaron Burr
Washington
Lucifer
Burr
Princeton
Quebec
New York
Putman
Thomas Jefferson
House of Representatives
Jefferson
United States
Alexander Hamilton
New Jersey
Wspal
Daviess Lee
Harman
Wilkinson
Nat
Spa
Richm
Luther Martin
Meland
Edmund
Adolph
Charles Lee
Will’ Wirt
Just Marshall
Europe
Madame Jum
United Stat
Winchester Fire Hall Plans Faced With Condemnation
A two story brick Winchester hall long used by the fire company has been condemned as unsafe after windstorm damage to the tower. A special committee proposes borrowing funds and asking the Common Council for a grant instead of further repairs.
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Lohring Crabill
James N. Moling
Charles P. McVicar
Grover C. Cooper
Richard B. Brown
Winchester
East Piccadilly Street
Martha Washington
Eden Warns of War Seeds as League Debates Europe
Britain’s foreign minister urged League of Nations support during a session focusing on Spain and international security. Eden painted a pessimistic view of rival governments clashing while stressing that regional mutual security pacts could bolster the League’s influence and deter war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Vayo
Eden
League
Europe
Rebels Flooded Toledo Halted by Insurgent Push
A fragmented report states rebels flooding Toledo face a pause as the insurgent advance toward Madrid and Toledo clashes with conflicting government statements. The headquarters claim a halt to the fascist drive, creating uncertainty over control of the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albetche
Francisco
Madrid
Toledo
Burgos
Torrijos
Maqueda
Franco
Guadarrama
Bilbao
Sino Japanese disputes rise as incidents spread
Canton reports a plan to fly to Nanking within hours amid growing Sino-Japanese troubles. Incidents in Nanking and Hankow tied to anti-Japanese violence prompt Japan to demand guarantees from the Chinese government. A ninth violent death, that of Naoji Akiba of the Tientsin Nippo, sparks uncertainty over whether it was an accident or an incident.
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Nanking
Canton
Shanghai
Hankow
Yukichira Sumo
China
Foreign Office
Naoji Akiba
Tientsin Nippo
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Shawnee Club
Mildred Hawkins
Florence Richard
John Bywaters
M“Llenide
Evelyn Skywaters
B. W Wakeman
Claude Grove
Guy S. Zepp
Robinson
Senate
Dutchess County
Star
Stock Market Report
Seacone
Apple
Clarke County Convention of
B. B. McKay
Theodore Gox
Miss Mullen
Mr. Jones
General Washington
Lee
Gates
New York City
United States Senate
John B. Church
Spain
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