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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1939
Page
7
Leona Draper, a 19 year old farm wife, is held for the September grand jury on murder charges after she admitted shooting her 41 year old husband Dewey with a shotgun as he approached the arm house. The husband died from a heart shot and their 23 month old son survives.
NBC announces a series of overseas broadcasts led by Winston Churchill and French leaders. First program at 6 45 p m this evening from WJZ with Churchill, followed by French speakers on Thursdays and British and French figures alternating weeks. Tony Martin returns to radio singing and hosting and Kostelanetz concerts resume August 21 on CBS.
Mr and Mrs C M Barrett returning from two week visit to sons Wilmer and Clary Barrett near Syracuse New York report good farm crops despite a dry season. One farmer threshed 50 bushels per acre on 42 acres and another 60 on nine acres. They saw salt wells and finger lakes and learned their son Clary had appendicitis surgery in Syracuse hospital with improving condition and an eye infection operation responding to treatment.
Welfare Office seeks to furnish two rooms for a 70 year old couple with almost no furniture. They own a bed table and small cupboard and need all other essentials. A small oil stove is welcome now and a wood stove later. Call 1243 to help.
Brunswick Md August 8 voters swept in three new councilmen. Albert G Moler won the first ward seat defeating Ernest L Main who served 11 years. Claude Orrison defeated incumbent Anthony B H for the second ward post and E E Bowers Sr won the third ward post from Chester Phillips. The mayor had been chosen months earlier. No issues defined the campaign.
The Winchester Frederick County Red Cross Chapter offers a Red Cross Life Saving course for members of the American Legion Pool and Winchester Country Club. Enrollment requires mailing the form with name address phone age and selected course. Sessions available for Senior Junior Beginners or Swimmers.
Richmond news reports registrations for the White Top Folk Festival to be held August 11 and 12 on White Top Mountain near Abingdon. Directors note acts from Virginia Tennessee and Kentucky including Tazewell and Shady Valley groups. Richard Chase will assist with youth dances at Konnarock Training School before joining the event.
The negro actor and dancer Bill Robinson is credited with backward running records. He reportedly ran 50 yards in 6 seconds, 75 yards in 8 1-5 seconds, and 100 yards in 13 1-5 seconds.
Shenandoah Valley, Inc. presents a fifteen minute program on eleven radio stations August 12 at 6 45 p m Eastern Daylight Time. WMCA in New York originates the broadcast with ten relay stations. C G Gran participates alongside a local announcer. The project promotes the valley as educational and scenic, noting Skyline Drive Shenandoah National Park and local festivals including Harrisonburgs turkey festival September 4 5.
Shenandoah Valley Inc limits its activities by constitution and by-laws to events in the valley, leaving local chambers of commerce to handle visitors once brought to the region.
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