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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1938
Page
10
Richmond will switch from weekly food orders to monthly cash checks for general relief old age assistance the blind and dependent children starting Sept 1. Georgiana Line executive secretary of the local social service bureau stated the city comptroller will mail the checks to eligible recipients.
At a Clintwood meeting attended by over 600 Dickenson County farmers plans were laid to form a Rural Electrification Cooperative Association. W P I men outlined the procedure while Appalachian Electric Power Company officials opposed it. Two federal representatives spoke on cooperative farming as County Agent F F Fletcher chaired the session and a ten member committee was named.
Richmond reports state game commissioner Carl Nolting said the state has not yet received the $14,000 allotted under the Pittman Robertson act. He noted how the U S would disburse the funds soon and that most of the allocation plus $4,000 state money would stock the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests.
Present and past rainfall data show none in the last 24 hours ending at 8 a m today. August to date is 1.88 inches and year to date 18.47 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 1913 to 1937 is listed for each month, with total average annual rainfall 35.36 inches.
Default on a Deed of Trust prompts a public auction of two Opequon Terrace lots 25 and 34 in Frederick County. Sale in front of Winchester County Court House at noon on September 3, 1938. Terms require one third cash down and the balance in two equal notes with six percent interest and a homestead waiver. James P. Reardon, Trustee.
Dale Carnegie presents practical techniques to improve communication and influence. The book outlines principles for handling people, winning friends, and persuading others.
Warden Lawes handles the boastful killer known as Two gun Crowley at Sing Sing. After a dramatic capture in New York City a climactic gas trap and a bedless cell, Crowley channels arrogance into a model Woolworth Building, becoming a model prisoner.
In South Carolina the August 30 Democratic primary pits incumbent Senator Ellison D. Smith against Governor Olin Johnston and State Senator Edgar A. Brown. Brown also backs the New Deal, while Johnston runs as a liberal challenger to the Roosevelt policy.
Richmond August 23 The State Hospital Board hopes to combine state funds with PWA grants to add a second dormitory at the Lynchburg colony for epileptics and feebleminded people to house about 300 patients, up from 150. Superintendent Dr G B Arnold cites 489 on waiting list and notes inadequate school facilities hamper training. board official Gwaltney emphasizes need for space and better education to enable patients to gain independence.
Paul, a former coal miner, completes a correspondence course in complete coal mining and earns a diploma. He began the course young but paused, now at 61 ready for a new career.
A Will Rogers humorous tale describes a Chicago suburb woman waking her husband amid fears of machine gun bandits and a burglar from Cicero. He jokes a policeman from headquarters is also present, suggesting they let the two fight it out.
A published daily crossword puzzle with across and down clues listing many entries. The page includes partial answer grid and final instruction noting copyright by King Features Syndicate in 1938.
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