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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1937
Page
5
The Winchester Evening Star offers a new five color map of Asia detailing cities towns mountains railroads lakes and water routes with a reverse side carrying economic and political data for each geographic division. Enclose ten cents for cost postage and handling.
Virginia farms reported generally favorable weather in July with most crops set to be larger than last year on August 1. Wheat, corn and fruit yields appear above prior averages, though apples face scab and early potatoes underperformed due to pests. Nationwide outlook also shows higher wheat, corn, apples, peaches, pears, and hay with favorable moisture and pastures improving forage and egg production rising.
Nation's lawmakers on Capitol Hill advance debate on sugar quota legislation as the Senate likely prepares a vote. House considers a reorganization bill letting the President revise federal departments while a Senate judiciary subcommittee reviews Senator Black's nomination. House Banking studies Wagner housing bill and Ways and Means probes anti tax evasion measures.
Senate shelves anti lynching legislation awaiting action in the next session. A Senate agriculture panel approves preferred status for farm measures for the coming session. The House finalizes actions on the rivers and harbors bill and the Bonneville Dam authority bill.
Dress pattern describes a slender dress with open bodice pleat revealing a vestee, a simple skirt with a front inverted pleat, and options in alpaca with satin vestee or sheer wool with velvet vestee. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1342 B offers sizes 36 through 52. yardage and trim details provided. mail 15 cents for the pattern book.
Two bus loads of teachers from Eastern Teachers College Greenville NC visited Winchester yesterday on a guided tour led by Andrew Bell secretary of the Commerce with Boy Scouts assisting. The 52 teachers traveled under E T Ricks of Ricks Travel Bureau and included Handley School among their stops.
Recent cases heard in Police Court list Newton Shafer fined $10.25 for drunkenness Marvin Riley of Harpers Ferry fined $7.75 for disorderly conduct George Rawlings of Podland Avenue fined $10.25 for drunkenness Edgar Lee Chilcot fined $15.25 for reckless driving.
A Poplar Montana notice reports a severe hail storm that damaged windows and spurred an advertisement urging local printing services to help maintain business. The fragment cites distressed business owners and a call for printing assistance to keep operations afloat.
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