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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1935

Page

10

Snake Driver Endangers Highway Life and Property

A public safety warning labels the driver weaving through traffic as a dangerous highway enemy. It notes the seconds saved in the rush to reach destinations cannot justify the harm to innocent victims and urges caution on the roads.

Wife Preservers Warn Against Stiff Brush on Linoleum

Do not use a stiff brush when washing linoleum as it will destroy the surface luster. This precaution advises gentle cleaning to maintain flooring shine.

Galilee Church Christmas Celebration Planned in Grimes

In Grimes Virginia on December 25 the Galilee Church of the Disciples of Christ will stage an 8 PM Christmas program featuring songs recitations solos and a play led by Rev Sapp and a Santa Claus arrival. The extended program includes many named participants and readers with a closing treat. Insects Are Costly.

Grimes The Bible School of the Galilee Church of the Disciples of Christ Frances Bageant Charles Brown Edgar Gordon Israel Anna Kerns Ada Affleck Dennis Gardner Frances Shade Helen Kerns Emmett_Dettra Ta’s Juaniata Ester Affleck Mason Lisers Rev. Sapp Bertha Mason Joy Divine Santa Claus Treat

Cooperatives Expand State Program Across Virginia

Ninety six cooperative farm organizations in Virginia with 19 679 members sold more than 10 379 000 dollars worth of Virginia produce in 1934 for farmers. The movement has grown in fluid milk and dairy products and in wool pools. From 1930 to 1934 the value of farm supplies purchased cooperatively rose from 3 680 000 to 5 480 000 at retail, with total cooperative farm supply purchases in Virginia exceeding 7 500 000 dollars in 1934 and about 50 000 farmers buying cooperatively.

Virginia Gordon H. Ward Blac Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Ward Eastern Livestock Cooperative Marketing Association Cooperative Packing House Southern States

Doubt Over Britons Cloth Use Before Roman Arrival

British archeologists remain divided on whether Britons produced cloth before Roman contact or mainly wore animal skins. The debate centers on early textile production versus primitive attire in the pre Roman era.

Jolly Clowns Present Christmas Program at Round Hill

The Jolly Clowns of Round Hill School invite friends to a free Christmas entertainment on December 20 at 7 30 p.m. The program features Santa's Health Hives The Poor Little Rich Girl A Mother Goose Play The Christmas Fairy and Scrologe and a Santa Claus segment with songs and choruses directed by Mrs Homer Miss Miller and others.

Jolly Clowns Round Hill The Round Hill School Lucille Perry Santa’s Health Carolyn Courtney Marie Hicks Burl Carpenter Junior Rosier Maurice Legg Herman Cather Linden Ritter Russell Larrick Dorothy Billmyer Juanita Pitcock Lester Nicholson Baby Jesus Mrs. Homer David Malone Howard Fox Kenneth McDonald Colleen Rosier Frank Courtney Lois Armel Genieve Hicks Calvin Fox Charles Naile Nellie Puffenberger Kenneth Rudolph Donald Rudolph Elwood Wolverton Maxine Driver Phylis McDonald Frances Naile Fred Fox Virginia Boone Reid Nicholson Melvin Billmyer Genieve Chrismore Gladys Hawkins Allen Legg Max Bilm

Driver Convicted In Roanoke Involuntary Manslaughter

Roy L. Riddle, 22, driver of a truck that crashed into a crowd after a November 17 auto accident, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Hastings court Roanoke. He received a two year sentence in the state penitentiary as the jury deliberated about an hour.

Roanoke Roy L. Riddle Hastings Court State J. L. Almond, Jr

Ugly as a Mud Fence in Mid West Settlement Notes

Describes early settler efforts with sod fences and sod houses in the Midwest. Fences proved impractical without roofs, quickly turning into unsightly lines of mud and tangled roots. The passage defines homely as a plain or unattractive person or thing.

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