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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1937
Page
7
An old classified item lists a 1938 Dodge Sedan with leather upholstery reduced from 875 to 145 dollars, a 1934 Dodge Truck ready to haul apples with bed and tires, and a 1927 Chevrolet Sedan driven by one owner with 13,000 miles annually.
The piece notes post offices lack cats and only first and second class offices can buy cat food. Officials estimate about half of 4,540 potential cats live off Uncle Sam. Dogs not allowed in offices and overtime peaks at Thanksgiving and Christmas due to increased mail.
Police went to the bridge in response to a report by a bridge attendant that a man whose automobile had broken down was
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Lieut Bacher states Jacobs replied I killed her when asked about Evelyns disappearance Police say Jacobs led to a place where the body was hidden in weeds He sobbed I dont know why I did it I liked her She was laughing and happy and was to go to the grocery with me in the car until we stopped in the country
This article promotes Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1371-B a six piece fall wardrobe pattern for sizes 14 through 42. It highlights a cutaway blouse with a versatile square neckline and a plain skirt, claiming style value and easy sewing for a young woman’s wardrobing needs. It also advertises Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Pattern Book available by mail order.
A man confessed to killing a girl named Evelyn after luring her from a car on Chicago Avenue. He claimed the crime occurred between 3 and 4 pm yesterday after obtaining permission from the mother to take the child to a nearby store. He fled toward Canada, but his car broke down at the Ambassador Bridge and he was captured.
Baltimore reports heavy scrap iron and steel exports, with 105,525 tons shipped in the first six months, exceeding the 1936 annual total of 104,870 tons. Much of the material may feed war production and much of it heads to the Far East. Shipbreaking for scrap is also thriving locally.
The Dallas Federal Reserve Bank cut its discount rate from 2 percent to 1 1/2 percent, effective tomorrow. Five other banks had already lowered rates in the past two weeks to widen credit at cheap interest, with New York, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Chicago and Richmond moving rates down earlier. Directors of each bank voted, and the Federal Reserve Board approved the changes.
Kent Taylor and Nan Grey star in Hable's Palace production Love In A Bungalow at the Palace Theatre for Wednesday only. The program includes a Fox News Reel and a screen snapshot. Attend 845 p m and join Friendship Fire Company for a $100 prize drawing.
Fruit and poultry farm for sale with large cherry and apple orchards. One house and one new bungalow with modern conveniences. Located on Route 11. Apply L. C. Hoffman, Bunker Hill, West Virginia. (8-31-31)
Welsh challenger Tommy Farr goes the distance with Joe Louis in New York, losing by unanimous decision after 15 rounds. Farr suffers cuts but shows remarkable grit, nearly knocking Louis down in the seventh, before the champion secures the bout.
Charley Zimmy, 43, swam the Hudson from Albany to New York covering about 145 miles in roughly 148 hours. On land he moves via a roller platform and briefly escaped Harlem hospital six days after his swim, despite doctors fearing pneumonia from prolonged water exposure.
The securities commission said a permanent injunction was obtained in federal court in Harrisonburg Virginia against Walter P. Spielberger Roland H. Spiel berger and C B E Wheeler for misrepresenting the sale of oil royalty securities in a petroleum trust and related Oklahoma properties. The defendants were said to operate in Virginia and agreed to the injunction.
Wade Heritage owner of a Richwood peach farm has attached brushes to his sorting machine to strip fuzz from peaches after buyers complained about heavy fuzz on the fruit. The change aims to improve appearance and marketability for the crop.
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