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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1938
Page
10
Bondo Hansen, 17, completes his high school career in Herman Nebraska as the sole class member. He serves as class president and other roles, voted most popular and best loved. He quips it was a cinch.
On February 17 in Virginia three county sheriffs from Shenandoah Warren and Frederick plus a Strasburg officer pursued three alleged chicken thieves from David Rhodes farm. One suspect Russell Lake was captured in Shenandoah county jail after a high speed chase. seven chickens were recovered. The other two suspects escaped but arrests are expected.
Five persons were found dead in Norfolk from carbon monoxide poisoning due to a gas water heater. Victims were David O Neal 40 his wife Goldie O Neal 32 their daughter Goldie 7 roomer Lloyd Hayman and Effie May Alojasin 19. Death occurred about 9 PM Saturday night.
February through March notice of farm and estate sales in Clarke and nearby counties. Listings include Wihte admr on W B O Neil farm near Stephens City, Busey farm near Bunker Hill, Kirk near Berryville, Cammer admr of Alice Cochran estate, DeHaven on Kitchen farm Clarke Co, Cammer, Barney Gainesboro, Hardy White Hall, Marple near Gore, Longadbx Mt Williams, Harry Yont Berryville, Thompson Bros Berryville, Moorehead near Boyce, Geo Chapman near Weakley, Madigan near Millwood, Green Summit Point, Royston Rippon Va, and Royston stock and implements.
A letter from The Sandalwood Herald editor Fulton Oursler lauds humane views toward ducks and birds, recounts a pond rescue where hunters fell into the water, and praises Norman Ryan of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway for his leadership and energy. It also extols Thornton Wilder and his teaching flair, noting a Chicago class moment in 1934 with Wilder in purple pajama trousers.
Joint committees of the Luray Fire Department Chamber of Commerce and Town Council named to plan the State Firemen's Convention. Amos Bradley chosen chair with E W Lauck S S Shanderson assisting. Detailed subcommittees cover program parade contest decoration housing and transportation with many local figures named.
Puzzle presents a grid of scattered entries with numbered clues including 1 Formerly 14 Symmetry and 19 A heavy broad both hinting at common cross word notions. Several entries reference numbers letters and abbreviations suggesting a mixed difficulty puzzle typical of earlier newspaper eras.
Bob McCoy, 21, pled guilty to killing his 75 year old grandmother Mrs. Sarah Ellen Oldaker over $18. He admitted shooting her three times after learning of the money and fled to Charleston, later saying he was sorry. Five McCoy relatives were released after interrogation.
Seven people died in Virginia auto crashes over the weekend. Matthew Tierney of Newport News and James Duffy, a City of Fort Worth seaman, were killed when their car struck three trees. Other victims included H L Barney of Woodstock, Edward Mason of Brookneal area, and Arthur Shifflett of Elkton among a list of additional injuries and fatalities.
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