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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1937
Page
2
Washington notes on the American dancing masters convention. Speakers express ideas through movement and the sessions draw crowds with police at doors. A sight-seeing agent and an ad outside spark humorous exchanges about scanty costumes and carrier pigeons.
Greenway Va August 3. Mr and Mrs Bud Arme and daughter Elsie visited Mrs Daisy Grubbs Sunday evening. Miss Jane Seckfred of Winchester spent Sunday with sister Mrs Gardiner Clark. Dorothy Arnold heads to Pennsylvania for a visit. Levi Moore and two children of Kansas City staying with Bessie Depriest. Charles Lee Funk of Winchester with Howard and Mrs White parents. Greenway Christian Endeavor campfire on Opequont night. Elsie White of Berryville returns home after a week with sister Mrs Joe Peery. William Walker family visited relatives in Winchester. Reuven Clark and son Earl visited daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs William Madigan of Millwood.
The Chamber of Commerce opposes the administration regional planning proposal saying it would delay flood control and weaken army engineers. Harry E. Jordan of the American Waterworks Association says creating seven Little TVA's would inject other factors into flood control and stall urgently needed projects in threatened districts.
With the Maryland Department of the American Legion meeting in Hagerstown Col Joan Carmichael is the focus of a state wide effort to elect her department commander. Carmichael has long active in Legion affairs and has held key roles in national and state units.
Readers are invited to obtain a 48 page illustrated astronomy booklet from the Washington Information Bureau. It answers over 500 frequently asked questions with authoritative data from Government Departments. Send ten cents with a coupon to Washington D C and request the booklet titled Astronomy.
The New York Yankees swept Chicago in a two game set 7 2 and 5 3 to extend their lead to seven games as Bill Dickey Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio pace the attack. Red Ruffing and Vernon Gomez earned wins while Gehrig tied a key milestone with his 1900th consecutive game.
Winchester Park defied a temperamental floodlight and defeated Blairton, West Virginia 9 to 2 in a belated start. Patton hit a three bagger with a runner aboard, Kelser made highlight catches, Duvall pitched well, and the park’s success sparks talk of night football and future twilight events to help recover floodlight costs.
Johnny Stone sparked Washington to a 3-2 win over Cleveland with bases loaded in the 12th. Gus Suhr and Ali Todd led Pittsburgh to a 5-4 opener win with Suhr driving in the decisive runs. Todd added two triples a double and a single as Pittsburgh chased a 10-4 win in game two. Al Hollingsworth and Chick Hafey powered Cincinnati to a 3-2 tenth inning win over New York, Hafey driving in the winner. Bill Lee limited Philadelphia to three hits, earning his 12th win in a 4-1 Chicago victory. Terry More’s seventh inning homer keyed St Louis past Boston 5-2.
American League tallies show Washington 3 St. Louis 2 in 12 innings. New York 7 Chicago 5. Boston 13 Cleveland 2. Philadelphia 2 Detroit 1. Today’s games St Louis at Washington Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston Detroit at Philadelphia.
Results list includes Chicago 4 over Philadelphia 1 and Pittsburgh 5 10 Brooklyn 4 4, Cincinnati 3 New York 2 with 10 St Louis 5 Boston 2. Scheduled games: Philadelphia at Chicago, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, New York at Cincinnati, Boston at St Louis.
Chicago dentist Dr. Edward J. Ryan urges a national standard dental records index to aid detection. He argues teeth reveal habits and occupations and even after tooth loss retain identifiable X-ray traits. Noted identifications include John Hamilton, Dillingham, Dorothy Distelhurst, and sailors from the S-51 submarine sinking.
The Winchester golf team placed third in the Bi-State League meet at Martinsburg with 292 points, behind Belle Haven 67, Opequon 55, and Loudoun 26. Individual scores list Weems 114, Campbell, Cooper 4, Arnold 5, Scully 12, Philip Glaize 542, and Fred Glaize 3 among others. Final season match at Charlottesville on August 22. divisions determine winners with prizes awarded.
A fragment describes Will Rogers sharing a humorous tale while traveling. The speaker notes hearing a story that blends country life with patriotism and reflects on the challenge of choosing suitable stories to listen to.
A woman waved a flag during a holiday celebration and clashed with a grouchy man who claimed the flag irritated him. The exchange ended with the man retreating after she reminded him of two husbands lost in glorious wars.
The Capitol Theatre screens Make Way for Tomorrow a sympathetic look at a modern youth revolt and a typical American family. Thom as Mitchell Ray Mayer Elisabeth Risdon Minna Gombel play the middle aged children while Beulah Bondi and Victor Moore portray the aged parents with Porter Hall Louise Beavers Maurice Moscovitch in supporting roles.
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