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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1938

Page

3

Sale of Trucks in Virginia Under Bankruptcy Trustee

Public auction set for May 7 1938 at 10 00 A M in Win Poe Virginia to sell pickup trucks bodies spare parts and office equipment including Eckway and International trucks plus two tractor trailers with cash terms. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall. Trustee H K Benham files Ver McClintock bankruptcy No 1375.

Ver- McClintock Lembee Earl Shade Winpoer Virginia Eckway International H. K. Benham Dunn & Duvall

Rainfall Totals and Averages from Winchester Lab

Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour ending yesterday at 5 pm with none. April to date 1.83 inches, year to date 6.98 inches. Monthly averages for 25 year period 1913 to 1937 list February 2.59, March 2.95, April 3.25, May 3.60, June 3.63, July 3.37, August 3.77, September 2.36, October 3.21, November 2.30, December 2.33. Average annual rainfall 35.36 inches. Statistics from Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester Research Laboratory

Easter social and local visits in Lebanon area

Mrs Lola McDonald and son Carlton visited her parents at Minebank over Easter. Numerous residents from Winchester to Middletown shared visits, church services, and a bingo party at Juniors Hall for the Mt Hope troupe. Families from Harrisonburg to Baltimore gathered for Easter and continued community activities.

Lebanon Cuhch Lola McDonaldson Carlton Carl Boyce Minebank Bessie Bowers Walter and Statton Bowers Charles Windle Winchester Julia Huntsberger Bobby Jack Pennsylvania Huntsberger Sally Susie Miller Marguerite Miller Jamita Baker Martha Ann Unger Grace Miller Elbow Myrtle Elbow Anna Rosenberger Ida Bellene Mary Keckley Catherine Windle Lucy Rosenberger Madelyn Pangle Messrs Russell Elmo Keller Harry Henson Sydney Bauserman Wilmer Rosenberger Arthur Keller William Orndorff Lee Henson Alexander Harrisonburg W. H. Garrett Laurel Hill Minnie Hottel Frank Hot Clara Himelright Ruby Funk Betty Ann Patricia John Seal Julius Ida Keller Hopewell Himelright Hopewell Floyd Curtis Himelright Dewey Hulver Mt. Falls C. H. Pingley Guy Harry M. Crim Crim Mt. Hope Church Gertrude Bowers O. W. Brown Elmer Snarr Mildred Brown Jane Snarr Welltown E. D. Funkhouser Ethel Kremer Harry Bowman Herbert Rhodes Middletown James Bryson New York City Ernest Funkhouser

Stephens City Scouts Meet at High School

Stephens City Virginia April 22 meeting of the Boy Scout troop was held in the high school with Gar land Parker Charles R. Lemley Rufus Racey Russell Willey Billy Brumback and others present. Scoutmaster Julian Gregory led the opening prayer and the oath closed the session. Tate Simpson and John Robert Sargent visited. Other local social notes follow including visits and gatherings at the homes of Lemley Reynolds and March. Mrs. Campbell and others ill or recovering are noted.

Stephens City Garland Parker Charles R. Lemley Rufus Racey Russell Willey Billy Brumback William Dovel Jack Rickard John Kittlewell Raleigh Easter Charles Ritenour Edward Sargent Albert Colan, Jr Julian Gregory Tate Simpson John Robert Sargent B. F. Montgomery McLeod Emma Sillik Evelyn Benson Towson Calvin Grim Jane Harold C. March Winchester Harry Warren Arvel Dorothy Evelyn Ed Campbell New Oxford Calvin Warren Prank Snow Frank Atkins Martinsburg W. Va George Tobin Emmett Line Nellie Flowers John Painter James Calvert Lomax Parker Strasburg Richmond, Va

Front Royal Area Farmers Planting Corn and Notables Moving

April notes from Oranda Virginia report farmers sowing corn as the early planter gains advantage. Local mentions include Mrs. O O Stickley staying nearby and visits by Mrs. Hunter Davidson to the Orndorffs, plus assessments by Pete Barbe and a business trip by Charles Kelles to Brunswick Maryland. Relatives of J W Keener and George H Hinkens in Reliance ill, Kathleen Keener takes a Washington job, and Charles Keller enhances his home with a screened kitchen and cement walks.

Oranda. Va Front Royal O.O. Stickley Hunter Davidson Winchester M. M. Orndorff R. R. Stickley Reliance M. L. Grove Edinburg Pete Barbe Charles Kelles Brunswick J. W. Keener George H Hinkens

Ungers Store Social Notes Show Local Visits

Ungers Store notes from W Va report frequent Sunday visits and callers at Mary Shade Seymour Bohrer Bettie Heironimus Whitacre and Maury households. Entries mention Clark Mauzy returning from Washington Cenwood Newbrough convalescing and the Luttrell birth and Rebecca Holliday prior to marriage.

Cenwood Newbrough Troy Dick Eileen Alan J. W. Brannon Seymour Bohrer Grif Newbraugh Foster Hugh Charles Newbraugh Ed. McDonald D. W. Maury Ernest Luttrell

Last Night for Firemen’s Show at Apple Blossom Festival

The World Exposition tour returns for a final night benefiting the Sarah Zane Fire Department with gala performances across shows. Highlights include the French Casino, Esquire attraction, Jean Eugene the human enigma, Rainbow Frolics with Charles Joy Glamlich, and the Wall of Death motordrone.

Sarah Zane Fire Department Esquire Jean Eugene Charles Joy Glamlich

A Red Letter Edition of the New Testament

The Winchester Evening Star offers a red letter New Testament edition of 254 pages in a flexible black cover. It includes a back pocket list of biblical trees waters mountains instruments and birds and costs 20 cents plus handling. Mail orders to Washington D C with a name address and twenty cents.

England Old Country United States Winchester Evening Star

Radio Highlights and Shipments Move in Late April Broadcasts

Radio listings from New York detail Sen. Robert M. La Follette and Gov. Philip F. La Follette addressing WJZ NBC and WABC CBS forums about a Madison rally, plus a weekend schedule of talks, music, and programs across networks. A British steamer Harpagon and other ships arrive or head to load scrap, with reports on Japan’s cash terms and metal shipment concerns.

New York WABC CBS KNX Hollywood Lee Roper Pres Roosevelt Wormbs Sam Rayburn WEAF NBC C. L. Gifford E. Madriguera Augustus Saint-Gaudens NBC Symphony Pierre Monteux Drake Johnny Russ Morgan WJZ Heidt N. Y Radio City Symphony John Charles Thomas Ashland Ohio Detroit Chicago American Legion Auxiliary Wabc-Cbs Joe Penner Joe Baker Grand Central Station Harpagon Baltimore Baron Inchcape India Atlantic Nordnes Gulf Norfolk Newport News Pilcotts Boston Japan

Scrap metal ships sail to Japan from Hampton Roads

Large shipments of scrap metal and melting steel are leaving Hampton Roads and Atlantic ports for Japan. The British steamer Cingalese Prince cleared for Japan with scrap steel, and the Greek steamer Kokos Vergottis sailed with over 7,000 tons aboard. Passengers were noted aboard the Cingalese Prince but their names were not released.

Norfolk Japan Hampton Roads Atlantic Virginian Pilot New York Kokos Vergottis

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