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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1936
Page
2
The Lions Club schedules a Tuesday night Ladies Night program on January 12. The Blind committee plans to distribute baskets of food clothing and toys to blind families. Dr C R Anderson mayor and other guests attend as club members discuss duties and exhibits.
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce invites merchants to donate a silver cup for best decorated store and citizens to decorate homes by December 23. Judges travel from out of town on Christmas night to award prizes. The Chanters The Old Dominion Male Chorus and The Eupolian Club will sing Christmas carols near the Court House on Christmas Eve at 8 o'clock with Santa Claus present.
New York December 16 voters start choosing the 1936 Sullivan Memorial trophy athlete. Ten finalists named by Amateur Athletic Union include Fisher Hitchcock Jacobs Leonard Medica Morris Owens Stephens Towns Whiton. Voters will rank three. trophy goes to the top vote getter on a 5 3 1 basis.
Oscar Stump of Stephens City was sentenced to 30 days in jail in Strasburg after a series of traffic violations. He was fined 60 dollars plus costs, his Virginia driving license revoked for a year, and cited for failure to stop after an accident and improper driver's permit use. Patrolman Woolf reported the incident following a collision and the seizure of a permit from another driver.
The Maryland Sportsmen's legislative committee will ask the 1937 General Assembly to grant the State Conservation Commission authority to open or close fish and game seasons based on available supplies. The proposal, adopted after a dinner meeting, will be drafted for introduction when the legislature convenes in January.
In Vinita Oklahoma Mrs T D Cox recalls her husband forgot to remove shotgun shells after a hunting trip. Police reported no injuries and the incident was described as an accidental discharge at their residence.
In Woodstock Illinois Mickey the singing mouse, housed at an industrial home for children, is on a special diet to ready for a radio audition. Veterinarian Dr W W Lichty treated a recent note in his voice while experts weigh the singing mouse mystery and its possible causes.
Hagerstown Md Dec 16. Souvenir hunters have swarmed the Blue Ridge Summit birthplace of Mrs Wallis Simpson. Hundreds visited the home and removed loose wood, prompting owners to lock doors and nail windows. The house has gained wide newspaper attention as a local magnet.
A courthouse postman retrieved a letter addressed to the only Republican county official left after the election and delivered it to County Treasurer Henry Frank. The message was directed to a location at Court House, Mound and High streets in Columbus.
Norton Virginia dispatch reports Virginia and Kentucky officers investigating the death of C C Porter an electrical equipment salesman found in his wrecked car near Pike County He had telephoned his wife from Wheelwright Kentucky saying he was leaving Sunday night valuables vanished blood on a rear door a nonnative felt hat found in the car and initial reports framed as an automobile accident raise homicide suspicions
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Dr Caldwell of the National Lighting Society urges overhead road lighting at high accident spots to improve night vision. He says lighting 50,000 miles of danger points could save 5,000 lives and 50,000 injuries yearly, though complete highway lighting remains costly.
The navy and leisure flotilla along Florida's east coast grew in year with a record number of luxury yachts and houseboats moving south along the intercoastal waterway in November and continuing through December.
Henry and his collie Rex explore near the ice covered river. A cracking ice sends Henry into frigid water but Rex returns with a stout walking stick guiding neighbors to rescue him. Henry learns the value of patience and training from Rex.
The State Corporation Commission grants a charter to Loudoun News, Inc. of Leesburg to operate a weekly newspaper and commercial printing plant. Officers are Ralph N. Dorsey president Stilson H. Hall attorney and vice president and C. B. Carr secretary treasurer who will direct the plant.
The Detroit Tigers pitcher Lynwood "Schoolboy" Rowe fears his 18 month old son may be a left handed pitcher. Rowe works hard to curb this fear but considers raising the first southpaw Rowe.
Public auction in Frederick County Virginia front of County Court House in Winchester on Friday December 18 1936 at 11 o'clock A M selling property under a deed of trust from Robert Clinton De Witt and Leoa Branche DeWitt to K C Moore and Harry R Kern trustees. terms all cash with bidder’s deposit of 100 dollars. Auctioneer Coleman Dunn.
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