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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1938
Page
10
Allen Roach of the Anti Slavery League of Vic will speak Sunday at 3 PM at Red Bud United Brethren Church on statewide prohibition progress. The event aims to attract church members and friends seeking better temperance conditions and positive reform.
The first quarterly conference of the year will be held at Mount Pleasant United Brethren. Local church members are invited to participate in the meeting and discuss church affairs and plans for the year.
The Church of the Winchester invites all official church members to attend Sunday at 7 30. The Rev J Miller will preach at that hour and lead the conference afterward inviting members and friends to participate.
DuPont Manual of Louisville and New Britain Conn meet in Louisiana at the big stadium on New Year’s Eve for the national high school football championship. Both teams are undefeated with DuPont Manual leading 438 to 38 in scores and New Britain at 209 to 21. Each squad played nine games.
Col Leroy Hodges reports four month fiscal figures showing expenditures at 32.68 million versus 26.70 million a year earlier, with a 3.50 million revenue rise. Most excess spending stems from special funds including unemployment and highway accounts, masking no deficit.
Shenandoah Valley Inc reports a 44 percent drop in out of state tourist traffic in the Shenandoah Valley for the year ending July 1. Other routes show similar declines while weekend Washington to Skyline Drive traffic remains steady. Officials cite economic conditions, poor early 1938 weather, and a push to save for the New York World's Fair as key causes.
A man is missing and another is in critical condition after a fire destroyed a three story building housing stores and a rooming establishment in Peabody's business district. Fire Chief William C. Mahoney estimated damage at 125000 dollars.
Lewis Pidgeon and wife observed their 50th wedding anniversary at Wadesville with open house from 2 to 5 pm. Guests came from Baltimore Washington Leesburg Winchester and Berryville. Family members include Willard Berry Han nah Tomlinson Elizabeth Cynthia Robert Tomlinson Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon. The Blue Ridge Hunt hosted its first meet at Mount Hebron with a series of hunts planned through month.
In the matter of John W. Hockman bank rupt, a creditors meeting will be held December 13 1938 at 11 00 a m at the Corporation Courthouse Winchester Virginia. Creditors may attend prove claims examine the bankrupt appoint a trustee and transact other business. Edward C Martz Referee Harrisonburg Virginia December 1 1938.
Notice announces an administration proceeding for Goldie Whitlock of Frederick County Virginia presumed dead after seven years absent. A hearing before the Corporation Court of Winchester is set for January 16 1938 to hear evidence on her absence and its duration with Deputy Clerk Corinne Barnette signing.
Dean Raymond B. Pinchbeck of the University of Richmond proposed an 111 point plan to group counties into shires for cooperative action, streamline budgets, and reduce overlapping services. Governor Price attended. about 200 county officials at the Virginia League of Counties meeting at the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach. Sheriff Gilkeson blamed weak misdemeanor handling for rising crime and jail crowding and urged a jail reform bill for the 1940 General Assembly.
Merseburg, Germany officials said Germany tested a balloon barrage inspired by a British idea to protect industrial plants from air attack. The network of balloons aimed to trap invading planes and proved successful against several sham attacks over the Leuna chemical works.
The French government ordered a naval patrol to the Strait of Gibraltar to stop frequent halting and boarding of French vessels by insurgent warships. A French destroyer will patrol the strait continuously to aid distressed ships, following numerous reports of cargo inspections and escorts to insurgent ports.
Vatican officials say the pope remains in satisfactory condition a week after a dangerous heart attack. Doctors will monitor for relapse as he resumes private and public audiences following the week of spiritual exercises.
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