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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1937

Page

7

Byrd cites waste in Virginia homestead projects

Senator Harry F. Byrd charges the Resettlement Administration and Tugwell budgets wasteful costs in seven Virginia homestead projects. He cites unit costs near eight thousand dollars, overheads totaling hundreds of thousands, and incomplete occupancy with no signed leases as proof of mismanagement and calls for an investigation.

Washington Harry F. Byrd Virginia Wallace Resettlement Administration Tugwell Federal Treasury General Accounting Office United States Congress Ofd FERA State Welfare Department Ida Valley Elkton Rappahannock County Flint Hill Greene County United State United States Senate Shenandoah Park Tugwelltown Hightstown

Firearm Safety Advice for Hunters and Handling Errors

The article warns against leaving shells in firearms and failing to check if loaded after picking up. It stresses keeping guns away from children, carrying safely, aiming only at targets, and learning proper handling, cleaning, and firing techniques to prevent accidental discharges and harm.

Who's Who Contest and local business ads mix in Winchester

A cluttered set of contest rules and local business notices describes a Who's Who cash award contest at the Star office with two first prizes and a $3.00 total prize pool. It also highlights firms Hugh S. Lupton & Son, The Economy Food Store, Good and Company, The Ansbacher Southern Chemical Corp, The Vanity Fair Beauty Salon, and related local ads detailing services, products, and leadership in Winchester.

Daily Cash Star Office Hugh S. Lupton Cooper Mosse. and Oil Co Lawrence Herrell Loudoun Street Mr. Herrell Marshall A and P Winchester of Good and Company Rouss Avenue I. N. Good Howard L. Edmunds Good Boston Good & Co Winchester Board of Fire Underwriters Joyce Kilmer Ansbacher-Southern Chemical Corp Martinsburg Pike Ansbacher Siegel Co New York Katherine Worsley Vanity Fair W. Water Street

Mechanicsburg Prepares for State Firemen Convention Parade

The article lists judges for the convention parade including Judge Fred S. Reese and Roy E. Richwine. It names parade organizers Burgess E. E. Nailor and Prof. R. L. Van Scoten and notes Lee Lamp to preside business sessions in the American Legion Hall with association officers and convention committee members identified.

Fred S. Reese Carlisle Charles EE. Clark Waynesboro Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association Roy E. Richwine Williams Grove R. H. Lyons Harrisburg Marshall Dean New Cumberland Burgess E. E. Nailor R. L. van Scoten Mechanicsburg John Gross Dillsburg Fred Brown

Local Parade Plans Highlighted By Fink Weber Wood Mentions

Community publicity notes reference Charles BE Fink enbinder Merle Weber prizes and Weir H Stuot with entertainment details and Charles A Wood program roles. The fragment suggests a civic parade or event planning context with several named participants and organizers.

Embarrassed Man In Underwear Seeks Police Help In St. Louis

A small parade of curious boys trailed a man in underwear through St. Louis prompting bystanders to alert police. Officers arrived as the man sought aid and clarification about his predicament.

St. Louis

Man Roused by Sleep In Park Misses Clothes Theft

A man resting in a city park reported waking from a deep sleep to find his clothing and shoes missing. He described feeling exhausted previously and unaware of the theft until dawn.

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Byrd Asso General Accounting Bureau R&g Hughes Motor CO. Used Car Dept Loudoun & Cork Sts Dodge Plymouth Nash Easy Terms Pine Motor CO. Cor Cecil. and Braddock Daniel Brands Winchester Evening Star James H. Price Robert W. Daniel Who’s Who IN E. C. Heitmuller North Cameron Street Hussman and Ligonier Heitmuller Tire Company Opportunity Knocks Nehi Bottling Works R. C. Cola Ebert Cooper Merchandise & Oil] Co Buncutte ® Tire Co Winchester Milling Co E. Earl Shade Lee M. Lamp A. W. Staubly Martinsburg W. Va C. L. Jacobs Waynesbor J. L. Redman Rev B. F Blubaugh Baltimore Robert Meloy Meloy Gerald G. Snavely Guy H Lucas Chapman Motor CO South Loudoun St Sinclair Gas Sinclair Oil Sinclair Lubrication Jim Loy Sinclair Monmouth Goodyear Buncutter Tire Co Germain & S. Braddock EL Gate Voice of Firestone N.B.C. Red Firestone Auto Supply & Service N. Main St Geo. T. Barnsley Mgr Winchester Furniture CO Goodrich Silvertown Truck Tires Cammer Tire Co Studebaker Willys Bickers Motor Co Shenandoah Motor Co., Inc H. W. Ebert BUICK Pontiac
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