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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1938
Page
10
The Evening Post highlights a star noted for "Comrades" and "Three M Rades" delivering a powerful romantic role. She captivates audiences with charm and audience appeal at Stewart as her latest love tale unfolds.
Hughes tests a lightweight oxygen mask at Floyd Bennett Airport after a Los Angeles to New York flight. He completed the cross country leg in 10 hours 34 minutes, not aiming for a speed record, while the crew wore two-ounce gum and rubber masks and hyped a new purification process.
Gov Price pardoned Wilbur Trout a Front Royal attorney serving a sentence for voluntary manslaughter in the October 1935 Saffell case. Trout’s four and a half year term ends February next under good behavior rules with a condition not to return to Warren County before February 1939.
Staunton Virginia sheriffs association at its annual session re elected G M Gilkerson Augusta County sheriff as president and urged creation of a specially trained force of agents to aid law enforcement. bids for 1939 convention were extended by Montgomery and Northampton counties.
Virginia Electric and Power Company announces a 3 million dollar addition to its generating plant in Richmond. President Jack Holtzclaw says directors authorized refinancing of a 37.5 million dollar bond issue, with about 600 workers needed to complete by 1940, adding a 40 000 kilowatt turbo-generator and new steam boiler at the Twelfth Street station.
Puzzle fills across clues with terms like low felt hat and various wordplay hints. Down clues include references to hints urging readers to solve the crossword and enjoy the word game.
Douglas Corrigan tours the United States in the same $900 plane used for his famous wrong way hop to Dublin. He takes off from New York for Detroit as part of a coast to coast promotional tour in the aircraft.
A Cleveland choir boy rises through patient self education to lead major radio programs. Vick Knight learns every facet of the business by starting at a small station, then returns to New York, directing the Kate Smith program and Gang Busters before top status. He is urged to prepare before asking for big jobs and to aim high. Copyright 1938 McNaught Syndicate.
The Shenandoah County Fair Association announces a four day event from September 13 to 16 at Woodstock with Virginia agricultural and horticultural displays. Dr. J. H. Smoot as president and D. G. Dymock as secretary lead the association, highlighting livestock shows and a growing Children’s Department. Fireworks nightly and harness racing each afternoon are planned.
In Prof R Lee Stickles absence Edgar Mason will address the Open Door Bible Class at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church on Sunday. His topic is Hannah Godly Motherhood. Class officers urge attendance. visitors and tourists are welcome.
Frederick County Cooperative Farm Bureau plans its annual basket picnic at Rouss Park on Friday August 26. Farmers and families invited. Music contests and prize awards announced later. Several addresses will be given as part of the program.
Ailing Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants arrived in Memphis to see bone specialist Dr. Justin Spencer Speed about his crippling pitching arm. He appeared in good spirits and joked with reporters at the airport before the examination.
The daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Jenkins of 314 Smithfield Avenue brought to The Star office a large fat ugly green worm with two horns from its head. It resembled green tomato worms in some ways and appeared well fed.
Attorney John V. Bauserman of Woodstock has been reappointed Conciliation Commissioner for Shenandoah and Frederick counties and Woodstock city by Judge John Paul of the U S District Court in connection with bankruptcy proceedings.
Will Rogers recounts how farming has grown more expensive since his youth in Indian Territory. He jokes about a city hire who, thinking to water dry cows, tried to open a radiator cap on the cows and then crawled under a mule to “budge” it, ending badly as the mule refused to move.
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