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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1937
Page
5
Will Rogers presents a humorous tale involving small town scenes and a grocer in Chicago. The vignette includes quirky details about ladies, chow dogs, and modest everyday antics reflecting lighthearted rural life.
A man complains to a woman about her dog gobbling five of his best eggs. She reassures him that those eggs are fresh and of good value, while joking about potential theft and the dog’s tummy. The exchange ends with mutual amusement over the egg quality.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank and Trust Company announces its annual stockholders meeting for Tuesday January 11. Directors for the ensuing year will be elected and other business will be transacted.
The Middletown Grange will hold its last meeting of the year at 7 30 this evening. Final reports on the year's progress will be given by standing committees. State Master Mark Turner of Herndon is invited to preside. Lecturers R A Wall will lead a program with Juveniles, including speeches, papers, plays, readings, and musical numbers. Barbara Jane Brum delivers the farewell.
Norfolk and Western Railway reports 11 month net income of 29,232,701, down 564,522 from last year. Directors in Philadelphia declare a quarterly dividend of 1.00 on adjustment preferred stock payable February 19 to holders of record January 31. November income fell 1,236,659 from 1936, though total 11 month revenues reached 88,463,684 with freight at 83,887,300 and other services 3,634,713. expenses rose to 49,328,377 for the period.
A Christmas poem recalling a smile of a blue eyed boy and memory kept alive by a candle. The author Grace England Turner dedicates the verse to her son Wesley, hoping for a vision of the Christ child alongside the boy’s face.
Chancery action in Frederick County Virginia seeks divorce a mensa solid in bed and board between Bessie C De Priest and Thomas C De Priest. Defendant not resident of state must appear within ten days after notice. Publication ordered weekly for four weeks in Winchester Evening Star with notices posted at courthouse and mailed to defendant.
Attorney General Homer S. Cummings asks Congress to investigate U. S. District Judge Ferdinand Geiger for discharging a grand jury on the eve of its three month auto finance probe report. Cummings says this amounts to impeachment proceedings.
ST PAUL December 22 Kellogg Frank Kellogg world court judge Ambassador to Great Britain United States Senator and Secretary of State died at his home at 7 28 p m yesterday He would have been 81 years old today Illness began with cerebral thrombosis in November Pneumonia complicated his condition last Saturday night An premature death report was issued by Dr J A Lepak who noted a delay in confirming Kellogg's actual time of death which occurred at 7 28 p m Cerebral thrombosis followed a Sunday bronchial pneumonia attack
Mid week prayer services at Grace Lutheran Church begin at 7 30 this evening conducted by Rev W L Dudley pastor emeritus of the Church of Christ substituting for the pastor Rev C Worthington Lowe who is in Philadelphia for United Lutheran Church of America committee meetings The Christmas entertainments are announced for White Hall Methodist Church at 8 tonight and Little Mountain Church at 7 45 tonight all invited to attend.
Across clues include very tall cutting tool therefore one of a and a comic Gulliver's Travels D minuter form of the Greek letter verb to be letters and symbols. Down clues include Kentucky Pennsylva nia epoch potato reproved long cut bags stone to grave sustaining etc. Answer to previous puzzle and garbled line follow.
Idaho Falls resident Farmer Red Daniels suffered three broken ribs after two turkeys roosting on a rafter grabbed him by the legs, lifted him off a barrel, and dropped him to the ground during an odd accident.
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