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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1937

Page

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Hall Removed as CIO Strike Captain in Mahoning Valley

Gus Hall is divested of his CIO leadership role in the Warren area amid dynamiting charges. John Owens replaces him with a joint leadership of Harry Vines and John Grajcer, while two Youngstown lieutenants lose authority. Communist participation is claimed in valley circulars, with Bart citing solidarity against fascism.

Youngstown Gus Hall CIO Mahoning Valley John Owens General Cio Ohio Hall Warren Harry Vines John Grajcer Owens Bob Burke Republic Steel John Stevenson Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Phil Bart Communist Party Ford Motor Company National Labor Relations Board Ford Dearborn Louis J. Colombo Detroit NLRB John T. Lindsay Wisconsin United Automobile Workers of America

Speedometer accuracy questioned by cautious driver

A Winchester reader advises periodic speedometer checks after a motorist claimed to drive at 40 mph yet was paced at 50 to 55 mph. The note ends with holiday wishes and a reminder to see readers again Tuesday.

Memorial dedication planned for Mount Hebron Cemetery tablet

Plans are complete for Monday’s 5 PM dedication of a memorial tablet at Mount Hebron Cemetery honoring Revolutionary soldiers buried there. R Gray Williams will speak. Rev E T Clark will give the invocation. Rev Robert B Nelson will offer the benediction. Miss Elizabeth Harrison Baker will unveil the marker. An inserted coin mystery follows with a silver dollar found by Officer Ernest Dove engraved with Jamestown alderman names.

Fort Loudoun Mount Hebron R. Gray Williams Winchester Bar E. T. Clark First Baptist Church Robert B. Nelson Christ Episcopal Church Elizabeth Harrison Baker Ernest Dove Goddess of Liberty Dove Toomas Collins Jamestown D. H. J. Ott Treas Joe D. Mills Jamestowns United States D. T

Human Skeleton Found During Restaurant Foundation Dig

Workmen uncovered a human skeleton Thursday while excavating the Dixie Restaurant foundation at 14 South Braddock Street. The skull was shared among local merchants before being taken to Dr. R. A. Shafer for examination. results were not available. Police collected bones and noted decomposition and damage from exposure and excavation.

Dixie Restaurant South Braddock Street R. A. Shafer West Boscawen Street Carden

Yard Party at Red Bud School House

A yard party is planned at Red Bud School House on Thursday July 15 with a rain date the following night. The notice promotes porch shades by Moling and Cather.

Red Bud School House Moling & Cather

Racquets ReStrung for Wees at Alexander's Drug Store

New sport and holiday fabrics from Moling and Cather plus racquets restrung for wees at Alexander's Drug Store.

Alexander’s Drug Store

Russians Begin A New Drive On Church Clerics

Moscow reports a renewed Soviet campaign against religion with arrests of priests and ministers in Siberia. The Khabarovsk Pacific Star claims churches are allied with fascism and imperialist aims, naming Reichwald Orloff and Cheronny as condemned clergy labeled spies.

Moscow Russia Siberia Khabarovsk Pacific Star Vladivostok Reichwald Saint Tikhons Orloff Cheronny Con

Wanted to find home for fine female setter dog

White and tan setter female seeks owner or good home. Call 41 J or 1182 for details. Paragraph indicates a personal animal notice from a local paper.

Impressions of National Jamboree by Shenandoah Scout Leader

Rev George Earle Owen reflects on the National Jamboree in western Washington with about 30000 Boy Scouts encamped along riverbanks and parks. He recalls meetings with leaders including Walter Head and Col Theodore Roosevelt and notes a discussion on retiring the Scout Executive at 65.

Boy Scouts of America Washington National Council Walter Head Col Thedore Roosevelt West Shenandoah Sibert Martinsburg

Second Woman's Death Is Laid To Kentuckian

Louisville July 3 An administrator files a $70,000 suit against Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt claiming he assaulted and bruised Patricia Wilson 25 causing her to fall down an hotel elevator shaft no criminal charges filed. Denhardt denies the allegations calling the suit ridiculous.

Louisville Henry H. Denhardt Patricia Wilson Seelbach Kentucky Henry County Verna Taylor Edward C. Langan Jefferson County Miss Wilson Denhardt Bowling Green

Winchester Junk Co Ad For Scrap Metal and Hides

Iron wanted chipping now. Get our prices before selling. Also buying metals rags and beef hides. Win chester Junk Co., 13 Fairfax Lane between Main and Braddock St. Phone 254.

Winchester Junk Co Fairfax Lane Main and Braddock St

Flying Boats Begin Trans Atlantic Flight From Port Washington

Pan American Clip per III leaves Port Washington at 6 25 am on first leg to England. Seven crewmen led by Capt Harold E Gray aim for a 3500 mile crossing with no passengers as British H M A Caledonia heads from Southampton toward Foynes. Observers expect joint observations to guide future trans Atlantic passenger service.

Port Washington N. Y England Noonan Fred J. Noonan Amelia Earhart Harold E. Gray Europe

Riley's Market Late Delivery Tonight Closed July 5

Riley's Market warns of late delivery tonight and confirms closure on Monday July 5 with business hours affected from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Riley’s Market

Barber Injured By Firecracker In Winchester Shop

Russell H. Carpenter a well known Winchester barber was injured when a firecracker exploded in his hand in his Bosca wen street shop. He said he lit it from a cigar and tried to throw it out but it exploded. Serum was given as a precaution against poison.

Russell H. Carpenter Winchester Boscawen Street

Death of Mrs Thomas Fortune Ryan at Oak Ridge estate

Mrs Thomas Fortune Ryan aged 68, widow of a leading financier, died at Oak Ridge Virginia estate after a heart attack. Born January 1 1859 in Bayside Long Island, she inherited life tenure of about one sixth of her late husband’s fortune after his 1928 death and had resided in Virginia since 1929 on the Nelson county plantation.

Lynchburg Thomas Fortune Ryan Oak Ridge Virginia Ryan Nelson County Bayside, L. I Solomon Townsend Nicholl James Brown Lord

Thomas Swartz Property Auction Near Brucetown

The Thomas Swartz property consisting of a house and 20 acres located one mile east of Brucetown will be sold on Saturday July 10 in front of the Court House.

Brucetown Court House

Earhart search drives hope as signals heard near Howland

Reports claim Amelia Earhart may have radioed SOS from a mystery Atoll area as recovery ships Itasca and Swan scour the Pacific. Amateur operators in Los Angeles report faint signals at 3105 kilocycles while officials assess if Earhart and Noonan survived the oceanic flight from Lae to Howland Island.

Howland Island Los Angeles Honlulu Amelia Earhart mid-Pacific U.S. Navy Pacific Khaqq Amelia Barnatt New Guiana Miss Earhart Lae New Guinea Honolulu Swan Here Howland

Winchester Aims for Weekend Baseball Showdowns at Park

Schedule lists three games this weekend at the park with Winchester facing Blairton today at 3 p m then All-Stars on Sunday and Balston on Monday all at 3 p m.

Winchester Blairton All-Stars Balston

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