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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1937
Page
2
An advertisement for EVERYBODY'S STAMP BOOK outlines stamp collecting basics and famous collections. It invites readers to order by enclosing ten cents and coupons, listing the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington as the directing office.
Tulsa resident W. F. Knight, aged 96, expresses a wish to pilot a flight in honor of General Custer. Pilot Carl Crawford plans to take him up in his plane Sunday, offering a final chance to experience the thrill before he dies.
Puzzle presents a grid with across clues and word lengths. Clues include Anxious talk before coarse nonsense Indian raved mulberry at the pres Upon Liable Note of the ent time top of plunder scale Wan Pertaining Before Hurricanes Tantalum to an ode fix Perched symbol Note of the Crown Personal pronoun Merriment Stunted Male off Small Span Sun Simulate springish horse New Latin Form of the burn- verb to be Plural Answer to previous puzzle
Virginia Extension warns farmers to inspect for weak trees now as mice and winter injury threaten orchard losses. It explains how to identify signs of stress, differentiate causes, and repair with bridge or approach grafts, stressing timely action to save trees and profits.
The 100 yard long submarine Snapper, newest U. S. fleet craft, was launched at Portsmouth after christening by Mrs. Harold R. Stark. Snapper displaces 1,435 tons with a 26 foot beam and 14.2 foot draft, aiming completion by next March amid three others under construction at the yard.
Hopkins second baseman Len Dvorak hits a long home run during the Minnetonka League championship game against Excelsior. A startled squirrel darts onto the field and is knocked down as the ball lands near an Excelsior player, while Hopkins trails 17 to 6.
Chicago officials unite to combat sex crimes after a nurse and two other women are attacked. Mayor Kelley offers a 1000 dollar reward and backing for fire escape alarms. A plan calls for police at hotels hospitals and nurses homes and a separate degenerates file. Police seek the white suspect in the Kuchta case as 80+ suspects released.
A Broadway actor is repeatedly interrupted by a persistent guest trying hotel doors. The man apologizes as he claims to be in the wrong room, then returns by morning, prompting the actor to wonder if every room is being checked. The tale ends with the intruder’s blunt question about occupancy.
In Washington Indiana a Baltimore and Ohio train toppled from a 15 foot embankment. One section hand was killed and five railroad workers plus a transient were injured. Officials suspect a loosened rail caused the crash. All the injured were not in critical condition.
Warden J A Smith announced a barbeque feast for his convict wards of the chain gang in Greensboro Georgia. John Harris, a fugitive, surrendered himself just in time for the feast.
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