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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1937

Page

10

Ninth Rural Affairs Institute Ends With Noted Address

Frederick county attendees report a profitable session of the Institute of Rural Affairs at VPI, drawing 1 800 delegates to a program themed The Conservation of Human Resources. Harry L Brown of Washington urged character and training through farm life. A humorous cow reminiscence and music by Roanokers followed, with delegates touring Bedford Lynchburg Appomattox Charlottesville and Skyline Drive afterfarewell.

Frederick County Institute of Rural Affairs N. K. Larrick J.D. Guthrie Harry L. Brown Department of Agriculture Washington Brown Skyline Institute Bedford Lynchburg Appomattox Charlottesville Skyline Drive

Erwin Schmidt Severely Hurt At National Biscuit Co

Erwin Schmidt son of the late Thomas Schmidt of this city remains in serious condition at Washington County Hospital Hagerstown Md after a head injury at the National Biscuit Company where he worked as a student cashier Family had moved to Hagerstown recently from this city Following the accident he was taken for X ray exams and special treatment and his father had also been long employed by the company as a traveling salesman

Erwin Schmidt Thomas Schmidt Washington County Hagerstown National Biscuit Company Schmidt Mr. Schmidt

Body Tests Are Held Important for Health

Dr. L C Riggin state health commissioner urges regular midlife physicals noting a factory of 700 employees underwent annual exams for three years. Initial findings showed 600 defects with half corrected in a year, then 300 defects with up to 60 percent corrected, and by the third exam 64 percent of initial defects remedied. He says regular exams provide assurance of overall health or may avert prolonged disease and premature funeral.

L. C. Riggin Riggin Riggirs

Tobacco pavements linked to chewing habit says official

Walter C. Perkins, Georgia assistant agriculture commissioner, notes a link between concrete streets and reduced tobacco chewing. A tobacco salesman blames street dust spitting for lower chewing tobacco sales as people favor dustless routes.

Quitman Walter C. Perkins Georgia

Singing Marine at Capitol Theatre Tops Powell Service Films

Warner Bros Capitol presents Dick Powell in The Singing Marine a music comedy about a leatherneck turned performer at the Capitol Theatre. The review calls it the best of Powell’s service pictures and hints at possible aviation film plans for him.

Dick Powell West Point Annapolis Capitol Theatre Uncle Sam Warners Mr. Powell

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McNamee Mickey Mouse Victor Moore Miles Music CO Winchester Geo. W. Kurtz Office J. W. Arthur General Insurance Rouss Avenue Pffer Printing Co N. Loudoun St John S. Miller & Co Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Co Federal Deposit Insurance Corp the Rural Institute Ures Fins Agmelia Winchester Milling O. E. Whitacre Siler C. M. Ritchie Cootes Store Trescott Company Fairmont Avenue Cider Press L. A. Hudson Albin Hotpoint Electric Range Maurice Castleman Berryville S. Braddock St S. Main St N. J. Wigginton Greystone Terrace E. S. Nicholson Miller St Berryville Avenue Cameron St E. N. Hardy N. Kent St 1803 Valley Pike Cook Amherst St Smith Catlett City Loudoun Street P. O. Box Leicester St National Avenue S. Stewart St Virginia Apply Standard Cigar and Tobacco Co Indiana Ave N. W Washington, D. C Winchester Academy of Beauty Culture S. Loudoun St Cutler Lupton Barrel Presses Lupton Basket Turners Lupton Orchard Tony Martin Leah Ray Fox News June Travis Bob Livingston Lyle Talbot Robt Armstrong Fifi D’orsay Legionaires Business College Loudoun St JIM LOY _ Sinclair Braddock & Monmouth Sts Hansbrough & Carter Insurance Rhodes Drag CO Certified Public Accountants AUDIT TAX Service E. Boscawen Street Richmond, VA State Planters Bank Warner Bros. Capitol Marine Ww. W E. Water St Winchester, Va Ritz David S. Woodward Mgr E. Piccadilly St Harry H. Willis Real Estate Turkey Hubbard Winchester Milling Corp Melvin L. Seldon Ruby Carpenter Bruce Bromley Hamman Dollar Store W. B. Snider & Son Winchester Furniture CO Palm Beach Panamas Gray & Sheetz
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