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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1937
Page
7
The official canvass of the Democratic Primary vote in Frederick County records results for Price 791 Page 20 Holt 613 Daniel 211 Staples 657 Galle. The document confirms final tallies and names the candidates as listed.
In Winchester the official tally confirmed the previously released results with no changes after the count. The report notes that the city maintained the same results despite the recount process.
The weather bureau reported a slight disturbance off Charleston this morning likely to strike the coast at North Carolina capes this afternoon or tonight. Fresh to moderate winds were expected. damaging winds were not anticipated, but small boats near North Carolina shores were advised to be cautious.
James O. Ritter and Gilbert Brown plan a trip tomorrow to the Valley Home dairy farm near New Market for a Virginia Jersey Cattle Club field day. The Roller farm herd includes about a dozen cows and several heifers bred from high production stock with long performance records.
The Jersey herd has averaged 426 to 469 pounds of butterfat over six years. Jersey breeders from Orange county invite all enthusiasts to a gathering with a 10:30 a.m. speaking program, a short business meeting, and a noon lunch, adjournment by 2:30 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a lunch basket and Jersey milk will be supplied.
Clyde White leaped from his stalled automobile just before it was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Marlboro road crossing in Landover Maryland. As wreckage lay on the tracks another train bore down but White escaped.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia will offer three parcels and the whole of the Metz home at 503 North Loudoun Street. The sale on August 21 1937 includes a brick seven room residence a vacant lot and a smaller lot with a barn all in strong location. Terms require one third cash with balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance.
An engineer managed to stop the train in time before reaching the crossing, preventing a possible collision or derailment. No injuries reported and authorities investigated the incident.
GTON, Va. Aug. 5 Coroner W C Welburn announced Ralph H Bryant 52 named by police as the slayer of Mrs Naomi Blazek 37 his sister in law killed himself by swallowing poison Mrs Blazek was shot at her Arlington county home Tuesday night Bryant s body was found 12 hours after the shooting slumped over a 32 caliber revolver in a thicket behind the Blazek home Welburn issued a death certificate by own action and a homicide certificate in Mrs Blazek s death He had mistook her for his estranged wife who lived with the Blezeks
Tom Mooney 54 confined at San Quentin prison hospital with a gall bladder infection faces a habeas corpus appeal to the California Supreme Court. Mooney, convicted in the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing that killed 10, remains in prison while his case moves forward.
About 600 rioting film extras at Paramount studios in Hollywood fought after fearing interview refusals. Police dispersed the crowd when 300 finally secured jobs in a Cecil B. DeMille production.
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