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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1937
Page
7
Neb Miss Clara, teacher at Hidden Hollow school north of Sumner, leads a class project or event described as a notable public display. The readable fragment shows a local education scene with a named teacher and school.
The Winchester Memorial Hospital executive committee adopted resolutions praising Hollie B. McCormac, longtime vice president and director, for his leadership, business acumen, and dedication to keeping the hospital modern with strong medical staff and equipment. The board expressed gratitude and requested minutes reflect the tribute and copies be sent to his family and published locally.
Chairman Frank McNinch of the Communications Commission said the panel would not prejudge complaints about a radio skit by West before a full investigation. He spoke as Representative Connery demanded revocation of the station’s license over an Adams and Eve sketch he deemed indecent. Connery accused the commission of derelict enforcement of the communications act.
Classified notice lists 1935 Dodge 1 ton truck with body 1933 Chevrolet 1 ton 1932 Chevrolet 1.5 ton and 1931 Ford panel delivery available.
A Florida truck carrying shrimp and produce plunged through a bridge railing near Charlestown Maryland and fell thirty feet onto Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. Driver Kenneth Still escaped injury while Broward Vanzant of Fernandina Florida, 35, was seriously hurt and taken to Barford Memorial Hospital in Havre De Grace.
Nine destroyers from San Diego moved to San Pedro under sudden orders as Admiral Hepburn and King met for a surprise conference. Officials called the call for extra aircraft scouts a serious mistake and observers suspected a routine drill for holiday mobilization.
Armistead Mason Lee of Chat ham, Va., Yale student, wins Rhodes scholarship with 400 pounds a year for two years at Oxford. Other finalists include Georgians and Floridian among twelve candidates from six southern states. Lee is son of Dr. Edmund Lee, head of Chatham Hall.
The First Baptist Church invites the public to a White Christmas service tomorrow at 7 30 in the church auditorium. All gifts are given to help twelve families including sixty or more individuals with baskets of food and toys if needed. The program features organ preludes, hymns, readings, a manger tableau, and a gift procession similar to the Wise Men’s offering.
In Richmond on December 20 Petey Sarron second lightweight start after losing featherweight crown to Henry Armstrong in New York. Sarron 134% from Birmingham won a ten round decision over Ray Ingram of Washington with six rounds in his favor and several dramatic exchanges.
Banks in Winchester announce holiday closures on Saturday December 25 1937 legal holiday. Paper maturing that day may be paid on Monday December 27 1937. Cashiers listed include GEO. B. BUSHNELL J H YOST HAROLD G BROWN JOHN L SLOAT and bank names Union Bank Farmers and Merchants National Bank Shenandoah Valley Net's Bank Commercial and Savings Bank.
Tokyo reports that launches carrying Japanese soldiers who attacked the Panay were fired on by Japanese planes. After the first air raid on December 12 upriver from Nanking, soldiers boarded the Panay, waved flags, then planes returned and bombed launches and troops on shore, killing one soldier and wounding ten.
H Laurie Smith, president of the Virginia Tuberculosis Association, urges Virginians to buy Christmas seals to fund the 1938 program. He warns delayed response could curtail care for patients and cripple prevention efforts, noting the seals fund work with county and city branches and hospital programs like Catawba, Blue Ridge, and Piedmont Sanatoria. He stresses the program runs year round but relies on annual seal sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Tokyo reports an authoritative disclosure that 370 pacifists and leftists jailed since last Wednesday will likely be announced tomorrow. The detainees include professors writers and politicians charged under the Japanese Italian German anti Communism pact and similar offenses.
Philadelphia December 21 Connie Mack veteran manager of the Athletics says baseball is a grand old game and would choose it again if starting over He notes thrill in seeing former players still active and expects the A's to be better next season after a seventh place finish last year.
Dr. W. J. Olds as administrator for Elizabeth E. Olds sued Dr. N. P. Fitts for damages in Shenandoah Circuit Court. The $10,000 suit was settled for $3,500 after Mrs. Olds was struck by Fitts’ car in heavy fog on U S Route 11 north of Strasburg in 1935.
Tokyo reports a devastating fire at a village school in Tomita Wakayama prefecture. Eighty people, including children and adults, were removed from the blackened ruins as a film shown to comfort families of Japanese soldiers triggered the blaze. About 300 children and 150 adults were inside when it started.
Annabella, radiant and beloved, stars in Wings Of The Morning at Hable's Palace Theatre Wednesday only. The romance captivates audiences amid a newer film, Under the Red Robe, with a Fox News Reel supplement.
Charles A. Levine, the first transatlantic airplane passenger, was sentenced by Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard to two years in prison and a $2,500 fine for smuggling tungsten powder into the United States and for conspiracy to smuggle.
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