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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1938
Page
5
In Tirana on April 27 1928 Geraldine Apponyi American bred became Queen of Albania upon marriage to King Ahmed Zog the ceremony marked by guns church bells and minaret prayers. The 200 guests included royal family members as 50 000 schoolchildren and mountaineers lined the streets.
Stop discomfort from nerve ness leg pains rheumatism and lumbago caused by excess acid with RIS a scientific discovery containing Oil of Juniper. Sold and guaranteed by leading druggists including Alexanders Drug Store Winchester Virginia Berlin's Drug Store Berryville Virginia Miller's Drug Store Winchester Virginia Venable's Drug Store Front Royal Virginia.
Clarke County Visiting Nurse Association reports $300 in county funds and reorganization of the office force. Mrs Dougherty remains president. Mrs Griffing named chair of the office force replacing Mrs Read who resigned. The motor corps led by Miss Agnes Mitchell logged 554 patient trips. lunches and drinks to be served at the Blue Ridge Hunt Club Horse Show.
The night parade will start at the George Washington Hotel and move west on Piccadilly to Loudoun then Cork to Brad dock Braddock to Boscawen Boscawen to Washington Washington to Handley where it will disband The Doll Baby carriage division will drop out at Loudoun and Cork corner.
Puzzle presents across and down clues with mixed word fragments and jumbled phrases. Readers are invited to solve various numbered hints including names, places, and common terms, though OCR errors obscure several entries.
Front Royal residents and guests share weekends visiting relatives and attending events. Notables include Brigadier Gen Gardner Waller from Richmond visiting with Mrs. C A Ford, and local families hosting relatives from Baltimore Washington and Richmond with trips to Keezletown Blackstone and Charlottesville.
Miss Frances Nash spent the weekend at her Fredericksburg home. Dr and Mrs H B Roszel hosted Dr Lewis Flynn of Wilmington and Mrs J Hilton Freeman who returned to Richmond. Her sister Miss Julia Harnsberger of Richmond joined during the weekend.
William H. Stultz a noted wood worker who lost the thumb and index finger of his right hand in a band saw at a local planing mill and was treated at Memorial Hospital is now able to be out though not yet ready to return to work. He previously lost two fingers on his left hand in a saw years ago.
Baltimore April 27 William M. Farley 46 year old bank cashier faces a shortage charge as details of the incident emerge from the local police report.
Assistant cashier Farley, former treasurer of Madison Certificates Corporation, charged with embezzling $2,942.75. The case ties to the liquidation of Old Commonwealth Bank after the bank holiday. He posted a $6,000 bond and is jailed in default.
Senator Hatch proposed banning political activity by relief officials as a rider to the pump-priming bill. The wage-hour reform faces slimmer passage prospects despite Roosevelt's insistence on continuing the fight. The plan would set a 25 cent minimum wage, rise to 40 cents in three years, with a 44 hour work week dropping to 40 in two years. Hopkins and Woodrum discussed the public works program with the President at the White House.
Woodrum outlined three stress points for the legislation: limit funds to what is necessary to start the building program, choose public works projects ready to begin immediately, and select permanently useful projects with wide distribution.
Pilot Gordon McKenzie spotted a large circle of brush on snow signaling distress over Susitna Alaska. He landed and met trader A M Lynam who handed him an order for cod liver oil and facial cream and a letter to mail.
Public auction announced by Edward C. Martz Referee in Bankruptcy on April 20 1938 for Penon McClintock case No 1375 in Chester Virginia. Items include International trucks with bodies Brockway truck body one body without truck office equipment and companion repairs plus two tractor teams and trustee equity. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall list April 23 27 30 and May 4 1938 dates.
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