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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1937

Page

5

Winchester Arrests Rise 348 in 1936 Chief Hollis Reports

Chief Hollis presents Winchester Common Council with a 1936 summary showing 1,414 arrests, up from 1,066 the prior year, and $11,825 in stolen property recovered. He urges radio patrol systems and parking limits on Boscawen Street to curb crime and traffic issues.

Winchester C. W. Hollis Common Council Hollis Budet Olice Department Francis Funk Citid Pougon Ma Os Tees Orate Police PERE Es Cuamers Boscawen Street Loudound Indian Alley Anderson J. H. Rosenberger A. M. Field H. K. McCann Frederick County William Newcome Donald Weems J. P. Reardon Raymond Bayliss George Miller

Royal Couple Distributes Candy In Poland Resort

Honeymooning Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard handed out candy to children in Krynica Poland where locals laugh at the couple for choosing a resort famed for heart patients. They stay in a two room suite with a Dutch valet and three Netherlands guards on duty.

Krynica Poland Juliana Netherlands Bernhard Secret Service

Winchester Christmas Seal Drive Thanked Local Helpers

Mrs. John L. Kater thanks the Tubercular Association volunteers and many Winchester residents for their efforts in the Christmas seals drive. The list includes publicity supporters, sale captains, tag day workers, and businesses providing space and promotion. The note credits Emma Robinson and the local colored community for their help.

John L. Kater Winchester The Winchester Evening Star Clarence E. Hardy Kathleen Pierce B. H. Potts C. P. McVicar B. B. Dutton John Turner H. K. Russell Mason Snapp John W. Rosenberger Andrew Bell Moling and Cather Garland R. Quarles Winchester Public R. T. Bryarly R. G. Hengeveld Beatrice, Lovett Jean Forney Marion Hurst Mary Margaret Cooper Anna Katherine Ritenour Rachel Jennings Ann Douglas Seal Jacquelin English Margaret Keller Masonic Lodge Miller and Anderson Capitol Palace Theatres Emma Robinson

Bank Closing Notices for January 1937 Holiday

Notices announce bank closures for Robert E. Lees Birthday Tuesday January 19 1937 a legal holiday. Payments on that date may be made January 20 1937. Bank cashiers listed include YOST FARMERS AND NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST CO JOHN I SLOAT COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS BANK GEO B BUSHNELL UNION BANK OF WINCHESTER and HAROLD G BROWN SHENANDOAH VALLEY NEWS BANK.

Robert E. Lee YOST John 1. Sloat Commercial and Savings Bank Geo. B. Bushnell Union Bank of Winchester Harold G. Brown Shenandoah Valley Net’s Bank

Faithful cooperation aids campaign against great white plague

Mrs. Kater praised the cooperative effort of all associated with her in the drive. She called the campaign successful and said the group shares happiness in contributing to the noble fight against the great white plague.

Tees Kater

Peg Leg Blamed for Man's Exposure Peril

In Popular Bluff Missouri a 12 year old Springfield man faced critical condition after exposure to cold while J. W. Stanley stomped along a country road seeking a ride to Jackson Mississippi. The man was trapped in the mud for three hours.

Popular Bluff J. W. Stanley Springfield Stanley Jackson Miss

Unclear Fragment Claims Grapefruit Fights Invasion

A hazy, informal line compares grapefruit’s strength to fighting invasion and jokes about taxing politicians, reflecting a humorous, offbeat remark rather than a clear news event.

Bladder Irritation Warning Promises Quick Relief

Ad urges Bakers drugstore readers to test a formula of buchy leaves juniper oil and six other drugs in small green tablets to flush acids and impurities. It claims night waking, scanty flow, frequent urge, and pain may subside in four days with a 25 cent test and money back refund.

Bakers Bakers Pay Store

Il Duce's Son To Marry Poor Girl

Lieut Vittorio Mussolini, Il Duce's eldest son, will wed Orsola Buvoli of Milan in a Rome parish wedding on February 6. Mussolini told his father of the match with trepidation but Il Duce approved after assessing Orsola's health and ability to bear a family.

Rome Vittotio Mussolini Il Duce Orsola Buvoli Milan Vittorio Signorina Buvoli Orsola

Handsome Quilt On Exhibition At Winchester Window

Mrs. Wyatt Richard announces the quilt benefiting the tuberculosis fund is viewable in the Winchester Furniture Company window. Miss Daisy Williams of Mount Williams crafted the quilt displayed at the Shopping Center before Christmas and now offers 10 cent chances for one of her quilts. The campaign supports Frederick county residents and the Christmas seal effort.

Wyatt Richard Frederick County Tuberculosis Fund Daisy Williams Mount Williams Winchester Furniture Company

Pruning Demonstrations Hit Frederick County Orchards

Frederick county fruit growers gathered at the R. P. Anderson orchard in Gore for the first pruning demonstrations under Virginia Tech Extension. Demonstrations continued at E. R. Marker’s orchard in Opequon as conditions allowed. On Wednesday the program resumes at 9 30 a m at Max and Paul Braithwaite’s Cross Junction farm and L O Dick’s Apple Pie Ridge site with sessions on Thursday and Friday following.

Frederick County R. P. Anderson Gore D. A. Tucker Virginia Polytechnic Institute E. R. Marker Opequon Max and Paul Braithwaite Cross Junction L. O. Dick Apple Pie Ridge

Flares and Fitted Waist For the Daring

A Barbara Bell sewing pattern for a swingy daytime dress in rayon suitable for sizes 12 to 20. Five panels, shoulder-tucked sleeves, and a back button row. Pattern No 1202 3 with sizes 12 14 16 18 20 and busts 30 to 38. Send 15c for the Barbara Bell Pattern Book.

Barbara Bell

Marian Martin pattern 182 for girls with pleated skirt

A fashion item from the Winchester Evening Star promotes Marian Martin pattern 182 for sizes 2 through 10. Describes puff sleeves, short flared skirt, fabrics like percale, gingham, taffeta, and dimity. Orders, prices, and mailing details for pattern and pattern book included.

Martan Martin Marian Martin P Marian Martin Winchester Evening Star Pattern 18Th St New York

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