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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1937
Page
3
Cumberland hosts the Sesquicentennial with a parade tonight and tomorrow featuring $300 prizes for winning bands and tunes. Crowds flood the holiday city as officials quarrel over lax controls with gambling complaints rising and four dice tables planned at the carnival including one for a cancer clinic.
Park residents in Luray Virginia, aided by Miss Martha Smith from Raleigh, and Miss Mozelle Cowden, plan economical home management and garden preservation. The program targets families likely to move in early fall, with health screening and regional office approvals required.
Berma Arlett Smith plans a 13th birthday party in Macon Georgia with 13 guests, a cake featuring 13 candles and the number 13 embossed in icing for added superstition.
Warner Bros Capitol presents William Powell and Louise Rainer in Emperor's Candlesticks from MGM studios. Powell plays a secret agent in Europe while Rainer stars as an exotic woman of intrigue. The two elude death as spies scheme and romance blooms between action scenes.
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Hollywood touts American film influence abroad as Cameron Rogers cites orders from Mexico South America and Europe for gadgets seen onscreen. He notes Bette Davis Joan Blondell Sylvia Sidney and Cecil B DeMille props spur demand while a bizarre spanking machine prompts international interest.
Government booklet presents forty approved dwelling plans with sketches floor diagrams and economical construction hints. Emphasizes farm homes but suitable for city town or suburb. kitchens approved by state agricultural colleges. Delivered by mail for 10 cents through The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau.
Amid reports of a large 1957 apple harvest, analysts warn government figures may overstate total yield. The article notes significant gains across midwestern states and eastern regions, with New York and Virginia seeing notable increases and Illinois forecast to rebound from last year’s near failure. Prices and export demand loom as farmers adjust, with forecasts for a much larger crop than 1936 and potential price pressure if supply widens.
Subscribers in Winchester offered no charge for Evening Star delivery through postal telegraph service. message indicates uninterrupted home delivery despite failure to receive the paper.
On Capitol Hill the Senate debates a wildlife conservation measure as lawmakers focus on governance and budget issues. Committees review fiscal and regulatory bills including rail finance, bankruptcy reform, housing, and tax legislation while yesterday the House and Senate passed district and municipal reorganizations and related bills.
In Blytheville Arkansas peacocks at the ball park joined the seventh inning stretch. The birds stretched their legs and tails then settled back as players and paying spectators watched the unusual display during the night game.
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