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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1938

Page

7

Maryland Main Roads Opened With Snow Plows

Maryland state roads crews reported snow plows had opened all main routes in western Maryland while east of Hancock in Washington county the roads remained bad. Plows faced slush due to yesterday's warm up and Highway 219 near the Maryland West Virginia line was cleared. Twenty five rotary plows were deployed in Washington Garrett and Allegany counties where the storm hit hardest.

Baltimore State Roads Commission Maryland Hancock Washington County Keyser W. Va Maryland Line Roads Commission Washington Garrett Allegany

For Rent Apartment and Garages in Loudoun

Rental ad notes available apartment and garages at 137 Loudoun. Indicates 5-1 listing details and likely unit or contact specifics.

Loudoun

Jail Inmate Found Dead From Fire At Campbell Prison

Marion Smyth county coroner A Holmes and Commonwealth's Attorney L Lincoln reported the death of Campbell in a Virginia jail cell. The inmate reportedly started a smoldering fire after taking a match from a neighboring cell. untaxed whisky and a cigar were seized at arrest. The blaze caused no visible burns, and the incident marks Virginia’s first jail fire fatality in over 20 months.

Eas A. Holmes Marion Smyth County Commonwealth L. Lincoln Lincoln Campbell State Laboratory Richmond Virginia Old Dominion State

Dr Swimley Apple Orchard for Sale in Winchester Virginia

Public auction set for January 11 14 1939 in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia. Orchard includes 107 acres with about 100 in apples and 25 interplanted with peaches. Improvements include a six room bungalow barn tenant house and a two inch orchard pipe line. One third cash with balance in two annual installments at six percent interest secured by trust deed. Bid subject to court confirmation.

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Big Gasoline Supply Emptied By Sneak Thief

Richmond December 27 a thief emptied about 120000 gallons of gasoline by dumping it from two storage tanks at a Texas Company yard into a moat tank car spill and left an empty pail behind. Fire and police kept bystanders back as officials feared fumes during Christmas week.

Richmond Texas Company F. T. Glenn

Dukes Wade Meet in Rose Bowl Clash of Coaches

Wallace Wade of Duke and Howard Jones of Southern California prepare for the Rose Bowl meeting next Monday. Both coaches boast strong bowl records and golf affections, with Jones holding a larger Rose Bowl edge. Duke has a perfect defense this season while USC seeks another championship, in a game before more than 90,000 fans with a $300,000 payout.

Pasadena Calif Wallace Wade Duke University Howard Harding Jones University of Southern California Jones Wade Duke Daating Trojan Machine Syracuse University Trojan Alabama Washington California Notre Dame Dukes Trojans Apa

Ten Shaken Up In A Collision At Berwyn

A street car collision at Berwyn derailed a car and blocked traffic for thirty minutes. Edward L. Miller of Hyattsville drove the automobile that struck the trolley rear end and injured a passenger. Gilbert Gordon of Brentwood suffered facial lacerations and was taken to Casualty Hospital in Washington for treatment.

Baltimore Berwyn Montgomery County Edward L. Miller Hyattsville Gilbert Gordon Brentwood Miller Casualty Hospital Washington

Barbara Bell Pattern 1438 B for sizes 36 to 52

Practical shirtwaist dress pattern designed for sizes 36 through 52. Features a slight blouse waistline and a wide hem skirt with easy armholes, suitable for housework and street wear. Fabrics suggested include gingham calico percale flannel wool crepe silk crepe. pattern book available by mail for fifteen cents.

Barbara Bell

Scientists Open Meet in Richmond Dinner Highlights 1930s Science

Richmond hosts the 103rd meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science as about 1,000 to 8,000 people expected for four days. Austin H. Clark of the Smithsonian spoke at a dinner for some 300 science writers, citing Folson arrow points and synthetic allantoin publicity as notable outcomes.

Richmond Austin H. Clark Echinoederms Smithsonian Institute American Ciation Science The Clark New Mexico Sir Richard Gregory Nature Howard W. Blekeslee Cence Associated Press Natonal Association of Science Writers John Dana Wise Times-Dispatch J McKeen Cattell George D. Birkhoff Harvard Raymond B. Bottons Cemete Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Virginia Press Association F. R. Moulton

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