This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1938
Page
12
New York police commissioner Valente bans gifts to officers stating no policeman should receive presents as they are paid enough. The rule was announced after charges were prepared against any officer accepting gifts including a cigar.
Mr Norman Kibler returns to work after several weeks of illness due to a severe influenza. Mrs Bessie Browning of Laurel Maryland, Mrs Howard Stickley and
Mr. A C Stickley of Srasburg was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. M M Orndorff Sunday.
The Rev. Hubert Sydenstricker and Rev. John H. Pearson and Rev. Charles DeLong were in a car accident near Harrisonburg while en route to a Baltimore conference meeting at Front Royal. Pearson suffered a dislocated shoulder and was treated at Memorial hospital. DeLong returned to Christiansburg.
Maj Raymond B Bottom of Newport News has been named state chairman for Virginia in the fight infantile paralysis campaign. He will establish headquarters in Richmond as 55 of Virginia's 100 counties have already organized.
Cadet J F Larrick of Middletown Virginia son of Major Fred Larrick has been promoted in the V M I Cadet Corps to sergeant. Assigned to Company F artillery in the Second Battalion the cadet has an excellent institute record and a football letter from last year. He played guard until an injury mid season.
Members of the Wichenster branch of the National Concert Association read of a musical morning concert at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington featuring Bernard Frank as accompanist to Richard Crooks, the Metropolitan tenor. Frank is a brother of Philip Frank, noted soloist who performed in Winchester last year for the association's entertainments.
Farm leaders from six counties gathered in Big Stone Gap under Virginia Tech expert B L Hummel to map next year’s program. Meetings have been held in Tappahannock Warrenton and Front Royal with nine more planned before January 1.
Application for administration of Goldie Whitlock of Frederick County Virginia seeks a presumed death ruling after seven years of absence. A Corporation Court hearing in Winchester Virginia is set for January 16 1938 with evidence on the absence and its duration. Teste Corinne Barnette Deputy Clerk.
Mr and Mrs J D Nicholas moved into a Mt Crawford dwelling late yesterday. The house burned from a defective flue early last night, gutting the structure. Firemen battled in subfreezing temps for an hour, saving adjoining property and piping water from a cistern and barn.
Firefighters reported they had time to remove furniture before flames consumed most of the home. They found only a small amount of the dwelling intact and estimated damage at about 1000 dollars, with partial insurance coverage.
Richmond reports Gov Price calls a special session impractical to revise Maryland quick marriage rules. He prefers local handling and cooperation with Alexandria authorities. Ministers from Maryland, including Elkton, may move operations to Virginia now that Virginia has no quick marriage law.
Puzzle grid shows across and down clues with mixed thematic entries and abbreviations. Includes references to Adam Eve early letters islands metals archipelago and various short forms. Some entries appear corrupted or merged with extraneous characters from the scan.
J Murray Hooker announces Col Robert T Barton Jr of Richmond as director of the Virginia Jackson Day committee. Honorary chairs include Sen Harry Byrd Mrs R C Watts Gov Price Hooker and M A Hutchinson. Dinner planned January 7 at Hotel John Marshall with district chairs Switzer Harrisonburg and Johns Charlottesville named.
Final rites for Charles R. Grim who died suddenly at his home on North Cameron Street were conducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. R. A. Whitten. Interment was in Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers P. W. Plumly H. A. Martin Earl Fries Arthur McFarland J. W. Walters and C. L. Smith. He died from a heart attack and was a Frederick native, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Grim.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Louise Claggett Shull of Marlboro were held at 11 this morning at the residence with Rev. Julian T. Owen of Stephens City Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers were William Long George Sedwick Edwin Evereley Herbert Floyd and Carrol Smith. A native of Wardensville born November 19 1875 she was the daughter of the late Norton and Mrs. Clagett of Hardy county. She died after paralysis Tuesday afternoon and was widely known in Frederick county.
Hundreds of Monona county residents are eating corn fed fish. Thousands of pounds of carp and buffalo have been caught in sloughs in corn fields near the Little Sioux River northeast of Blencoe Iowa. The fish have been feeding on the corn since September.
Trustee announces public auction of C. E. Omps personal property on December 19 1938 at 10 AM near Kernstown Virginia. Items include wagons trucks tractors plows harvesting equipment farm tools and livestock with cash terms. B P Harrison Trustee and Dunn and Duvall auctioneers oversee the sale.
Waterville high school beat Janesville 45 to 4 in a one sided basketball game. Clarence Miller led scoring with 16 points for Waterville and credited with a field goal for two of Janesville’s points. Also noted were contributions from Helping Hand Mission workers and a Christmas program at the Hollow.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.