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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1937
Page
3
Johnny Mack Brown stars in The Gambling Terror shown at the Palace Theatre today only. An eastern gang clashes with a western gambler for dynamite action. Also on bill are Dick Tracy cartoon and Charlie Chase in The Grand Hooter.
Sacred Heart Church lists Rev. Robert E. Hannon as pastor with Rev. Charles Comaskey as assistant. Masses at 8 and 10 30 a m with Benediction after the first mass and a cordial invitation to all.
Washington observers compare France’s postwar debt and inflation to potential U.S. outcomes if the treasury budget stays unbalanced and deficits grow. The piece traces France’s debt rise, currency devaluation, and aggressive taxation as experts warn about similar dangers at home.
Two United States Naval Academy students were treated at a Roanoke hospital for injuries from a car accident four miles south of Buchanan, Virginia. W. R. Cook suffered a fractured skull and was listed as more seriously hurt. D. T. Cook, also with a skull injury, was reported less dangerously hurt. Both from Texas and starting a month’s leave. they were in a car with three midshipmen when the collision occurred with a car driven by Joe Langer of Pennsylvania. William Cook of Lissie Texas was a Senior. Darwin Cook from Lufkin Texas was a Sophomore.
A national temporary committee led by Carroll R. Miller of Martinsburg Virginia aims to unify apple producers for orderly marketing amid a record crop of 202 million bushels. The group seeks coordinated shipments advertising distribution and outlet expansion with regional bodies in New York New England Appalachian Idaho Washington Oregon and more to stabilize prices and reduce waste.
Figures released by Frank P. Evans show nearly 400 000 employees covered by Virginia's unemployment compensation act, with about 5 100 employers on their payrolls. The report notes six million dollars in contributions since inception, with about three million for 1936 taxes and 1.5 million for each of the first two quarters of 1937. It stresses the social security account number as essential for credit and timely benefit payments.
The Open Door Bible Class at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church invites a full turnout next Sunday for a gospel song program titled The Gospel Through Song. Miss Sarah Leatherman will sing solo and Miss Suenell Bennett with Virginia and Eleanor Leatherman will perform trio numbers. Officer elections will follow the program with the president urging all members to attend.
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