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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1938
Page
10
A man resembling the Tacoma murder suspect Charles Mattson led to Herman de Vall being taken for questioning in Truckee California. The case involves a kidnapping and murder from about eighteen months earlier.
Stuart Pully a 35 year old blind worker at the Virginia Workshop for the Blind drowned in Moore s Creek when cramps struck while swimming. Two blind companions tried to help Finch was injured during the attempt and the body was found in 25 feet of water after 50 minutes Coroner W O Fife ruled the death accidental Pully survived by his parents of Brunswick County Va.
Rev James De Wolf Perry Jr curate of Christ and St Luke's Church Norfolk resigns to accept first rectorship at St Mary's of the Harbor Provincetown Cape Cod Massachusetts starting soon.
In South Omaha police court Judge George Holmes questions a man charged with intoxication. The man replies that liquor is fine if left alone. He is freed.
In Waynesboro Virginia hundreds of DuPont textile workers were ordered moved to Wilmington Delaware. Paul DuPont Jr. loaded his tri motor plane with his bed and belongings and flew to establish his new headquarters.
Vancouver Washington couple Levi Huhta and Alma Niemi of Astoria Oregon wed this week after obtaining a license September 20 1922 The Winchester Virginia court suit seeks sale of 684 North Loudoun Street property owned by the late George W Cook with proceeds distributed The defendant Emma Cook is not a Virginia resident and must appear within fifteen days prior notice published weekly in the Evening Star and posted at the courthouse door by August 1 1938
Trust deed defaults lead to public auction of a 1935 GMC trailer two and a half ton a 1935 GMC tractor three ton and a 1935 GMC truck three ton at 342 National Avenue on Friday August 12 1938 at 11 a.m. Terms are cash. James P. Reardon trustee.
A profile of Roy Atwell tracing his path from a poor Syracuse upbringing to acting, wartime illness, and early struggles. It highlights early gigs, a pivotal accident, and the turning point in Hollywood aided by pluck, persistence, and never quitting. The piece argues success comes from enthusiasm and hard work more than luck.
A cryptic set of crossword like clues lists across and down entries with mismatched fragments and stray letters. The garbled text includes hints for various word lengths and incomplete entries, ending with a jumbled answer section from a prior puzzle.
A public auction of hotel furniture at Drusilla Hotel Jordan Springs Frederick County Virginia begins 10 AM August 5 1938. Items include 2 pianos 10 dining tables 36 wood chairs 60 steel chairs and more with extra large French mirror. Proceeds benefit trust. Cash terms. Lunch served by Burnt Factory Church ladies. Substituted Trustee Harry R Kern Auctioneers Jolliffe Fishpawne Vall Dunn.
Nine cent William H. Harrison is among three new stamps in the presidential series. The stamps will be released for circulation soon by Cenval Press.
LURAY August 1 Watson Shenk aged 30 of Washington and son of Mr and Mrs Lacurgus Shenk of Luray was killed Saturday night in an automobile collision on the Lee Highway two miles east of here. Shenk was killed when the automobile he was riding in collided with one driven by Ezra Smith 20 of Luray. His son Watson Shenk Jr and Frank Williams colored of Washington, driver of the automobile, also suffered injuries but their
G M Alexander of Fairmond Virginia told a joke to a companion about a girl who bought a paper ad promising hands whitening for 60 cents. She sent a fifty cent note and received a recipe advising soaking hands three times daily in dish water while mother rests. The narrator calls the recipe one of the best and remarks it is worth more than fifty cents to the daughter and her mother.
The notice lists surviving relatives including Watson Shenk Jr and siblings Mrs Marie Foster Mrs Anna Mildred Hubbell Mrs George Basserman Mrs Leo Campbell Mrs Janet Shenk Mrs Harold Shenk and Larcurgus Shenk Jr all of Luray. Shenk had lived in Washington for ten years.
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