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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1938

Page

7

Guffey Aid Probes Tennessee Campaign Tangle

Pennsylvania campaign committee treasurer Guffey leads a Democratic probe into charges from Philadelphia and state officials. Investigators study Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, South Dakota and Kentucky primaries, amid disputed sources and Republic rivals.

Pennsylvania Ehen Guffey Democratic Campaign Committee George H. Earle Charles Alvin Jones Pittsburgh Oe Hand Tennessee Arkansas Illinois South Dakota Kentucky Sheppard McKellar D-Tenn Thomas Stewart George L. Berry Stewart Gordon Browning Berry John R. Neal

Beekeeper William Harbaugh Rites Held in Martinsburg

William Ervin Harbaugh 68 died Saturday morning after illness. A native of Alliance Maryland he lived most of his life in Virginia and Martinsburg West Virginia where he carried on beekeeping. Surviving are his widow Lillie Duke Harbaugh five children and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 30 p m from his Martinsburg home with burial in Rose Cemetery West Virginia.

William Ervin Harbaugh Alliance Charles Susan Harbaugh Virginia Martinsburg W. Va Harbaugh Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church Lillie Duke Bentonville Laura Hensel West King Street

Pentecostal meeting and community events in Nain Virginia

Mrs Miller Fries visited her mother in Nain. A woods Pentecostal meeting on Mrs Tom Davis's property proceeds well. Several locals attended gatherings at Clearbrook and Whitacre. A birthday party honored Eva Braithwaite with many relatives present. Pearl DeHaven won a Bible verse writing contest. Hedrick Light broke his elbow falling from an apple tree and is hospitalized in Winchester Memorial.

Nain Miller Fries Tom Davis Viola Lewis Elmer Dorsey Clearbrook Margaret Jones Ruth Braithwaite Near Here Ela Dorsey Royal Nesmith Whitacre Clifton Lewis Eva Braithwaite W. J. Braithwaite C. A. Lewis Ray Fries Leo DeHaven E. R. Dorsey Lela Licht Kathryn Viola Stella Betty Ann Lewis Emelia Pearl Hilda Mae DeHaven Jean Dorsey Greta Light Velda Ella Pearl Clark Billy Bobby Lee Lewis Garland DeHaven Hedrick Light Jack Jimmy Dorsey Mac Charles Fries Pearl DeHaven Nesselrodt Lela Light Memorial Hospital Winchester

Milldale Notes Public notices and social visits

Milldale VA August 16. Benton Stickley and family from Winchester visited George Stickley. John Armel and daughters Marguerite and Frances Brown dined with W L Armel and Sylvia Brown. Alice and Isabelle Stickley visited John Armel. Dr. C T Warner Episcopal minister Washington DC will preach at Milldale Presbyterian Church Sunday August 20 at 8 PM. Episcopal White Post choir will sing. All invited.

Milldale Benton Stickley Winchester George Stickley John Armel Marguerite Frances Brown W. L. Armel Sylvia Brown Alice Isabelle Stickley C. T. Warner Episcopal Washington, D. C Milldale Presbyterian Episcopal Church of White Post

Costly aid ends with loss of thousands in Chicago

A young man helped 80 year old E. E. Russell into an elevator in Chicago. After the helper left, Russell discovered his inside coat pocket had been picked and $4,498 stolen.

Chicago E. E. Russell Russell

Bank Robbers' Companions Sought After Arrests

Federal agents in the midwest widen a manhunt for Floyd Hamilton and "Huron Ted" Walters believed connected to the Southwest gang. The search followed the arrest of two Shreveport girls Neal Hearn and Lorraine Wilson, both 20,, suspected to be their companions.

Midwest Floyd Hamilton

Barbara Bell Pattern No 1559 B Dress Pattern Preview

Barbara Bell Pattern No 1559 B features a comfortable workday dress with slimmed waist darts a full hemline and short sleeves slashed for mobility. The design uses rhcroac braid for a pointed closing and can be sewn in gingham percale calico plaid or prints for sizes 34 to 48 with yardage noted. Send fifteen cents for the Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Fashion Pattern Book.

Barbara Bell

Commuters Flee Rain To Alternate Transit In Strike

Thousands of Chicago area riders seek other transport as the North Shore line suspends service after union workers vote to stop work. Waukegan and North Chicago streetcar and bus service halt while other railroads pickup passengers and buses add runs.

Chicago Waukegan Ill Lake Michigan Shore Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Chicago and Northwestern Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Team Roads North Shore Line North Chicago Brotherhoods of Electric Workers Locomotive Piremen Order of Railway Telegraphers

Testing Dynamite Blamed

Mrs Dodge recalls the explosion at a Kagawa summer camp eight years earlier and the perilous escape. Dan Dodge, the victim, jumped into an inside channel as a second blast followed. he disappeared before rescue. Mrs Dodge navigated the boat amid heavy seas as Valiquette tended the injured and dictated search directions.

Dodge Bryant Frank Valiquette Big Bay Valiquette

Presidential praise ties to Maryland's Lewis in security push

Washington August 16 President Roosevelt lauded Rep. David J. Lewis as a social security pioneer during a radio address pushing extension of the program. He named four longtime public servants including Sen Robert F Wagner and Rep Doughton, noting the need to broaden coverage and improve old age and unemployment protections. Lewis, at a social security banquet, pressed for full protection of workers.

Washington David J. Lewis Lewis Millard Tydings Roosevelt Maryland Robert F. Wagner New York Harrison Mississippi Doughton North Carolina Senate House of Representatives le House Wagner Ohio Arkansas Tydings Walter F. George Georgia Congress

Appraisal Records Filed in Frederick Circuit Court Estates

Appraisal reports for several estates are on file with Clerk C. C. Brannon. Howard Turner estate valued at $542.44 with reports by Linebure, Parker, Massie, Dailey. E R Dailey estate at $1,553.22 with Whitacre and Braithwaite. C B Marple estate at $996 with Kerns, Larrick, Pugh.

C. C. Brannon Frederick Circuit Court Howard Turner P. E. Linebure W. Lomax Parker H. E. Massie E. R. Dailey A. P. Whitacre A. T. Braithwaite I. C. Whitacre C. B

Subsidies Raised for Wheat and Corn Growers

Federal farm officials announced higher subsidies for next year for wheat and corn growers to meet acreage program limits. Wheat payments rise to 26 to 30 cents per bushel from 12 cents, with reductions for some crops. corn payments increase to 13 to 16 cents from 10 cents.

Washington Agriculture Department

Social Security Official To Visit Winchester Office

Samuel W. Shingleton, field representative of the Social Security Board, will be at the Post Office building in Winchester tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. area residents with questions or problems are urged to attend during his regular visit to address concerns.

Samuel W. Shingleton Social Security Board Winchester Shingleton

Will of Mary Jane Kenney Recorded in Jefferson County

The will of the late Mary Jane Kenney of Jefferson County West Virginia has been recorded by County Clerk C C Brannon. It directs funeral arrangements and bequeaths the estate to daughter Ella W Simmons. Son Samuel F Kenney named executor with request to serve without security.

Mary Jane Kenney Jefferson County W. Va C. C. Brannon Ella W. Simmons Samuel F. Kenney

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