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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1938
Page
7
Chicago wheat futures closed slightly up amid holiday trading after modest setbacks. No wheat sales reported. corn and oats showed mixed bids, with various grades quoted. Baltimore and Winchester markets listed nearby prices and notes holiday closure on December 26.
Police recovered a bicycle reported stolen from Mrs. Harry Mason of 132 South Cron Street. The owner identified the bike as hers and it's been returned.
The Church of Our Saviour holds a Christmas Eve service at 11 30 with organ preludes and choir selections including Silent Night O Come All Ye Faithful and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. Mr Snapp sings Bizet Angus Dei and the service features a Christmas story poem readings and a benediction. IN MEMORIAM Duke Affleck longtime driver of the Sarah Zane fire truck is remembered two years after a Martinsburg Pike accident that killed three people.
In Bethlehem Palestine, war and revolt overshadow Christmas sentiment as Arabs and Jews clash with British rule. Children request miniature warplanes rifles and armoured trains while girls favor Red Cross nurses and hospital sets. Few pilgrims or American tourists remain as Christmas services proceed with hope for a temporary ceasefire.
Harry Ford Sr of 101 West Hart reports a gunshot aimed at his son Harry Jr this afternoon. The youth says he heard a bullet pass overhead in the darkness but could not identify the shooter.
Evelyn Grace Reynolds 25, fiancée of William J. Taylor, was killed when their ice coated car skidded and overturned on Valley Road near Cumberland. Taylor survived without injuries. Rescue efforts stalled by icy roads. Nearby injuries included Richard Boyden with a fractured skull and Evelyn Coleman with chest injuries and concussion.
Game Warden F W Pingley warns hunters in Shenandoah County to carry big game stamps if not residents and to obtain National forest stamps for national forest hunts on December 26 27. Boundary awareness for Frederick and Shenandoah counties is urged near Vance Cove and any attempt to hunt in Frederick or Rockingham counties is a misdemeanor with possible maximum penalties. Deer must have two or more points on each antler.
Wayne B. Omps announced that a large airplane with Santa Claus has been erected in front of Omps Funeral Home due to many requests from children. A church model will play Christmas carols each evening from 8 to 10 during the holidays, with plans to add a village scene to the decorations.
Annapolis residents tease Baltimore as they plan late New Year celebrations. Baltimore police enforce 2 a.m. closing for drinks while Annapolis hosts dances until 4 a.m. or later with breakfast offered and free set ups. Counter jab sets civic mood for holiday revelry.
A candlelight Christmas music service is scheduled tonight at 11:30 at Christ Episcopal Church with invited public attendance. The program features core carols and an anthem by Simper, plus offertory and hymns including O Little Town of Bethlehem and Angels from the Realms of Glory, with special music at the 10 o'clock Sunday service.
Berryville Virginia reports Mr. and Mrs. Lott Kackley of Clarke County will quietly celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Monday December 26 1888 married at Capon Springs West Virginia on December 26 1888 the couple has resided nearby with six children Mrs Har ry Light Edgar Kackley Mrs Walter Rutherford Horace Kackley Denzil Kackley Mrs Wright and sixteen other descendants in the family plan a small gathering with refreshments due to Mrs Kackleys illness.
Sheriff reports theft of a 1934 Chevrolet coach bluish green with plate 186 753 registered to Markwood Polk. Police notified.
In Winchester several parked cars were entered in the past days. James Washington reported goods missing from his vehicle on Kent Street. Cook of Boyce had a sweater and groceries stolen from his parked car near the Capitol.
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