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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1937
Page
10
All Star game in Washington featured Lou Gehrig's four hits and a towering homer off Dizzy Dean. President Roosevelt attended and joked with players as Gehrig led the American League offense and held off a late National League surge.
Martinsburg tennis team shifts from north to south front and travels to Winchester Saturday at 1 30 p m to face Winchester players after a 7 2 victory at Cumberland and a 10 1 win over Hagerstown.
Two prominent members of the local Greek colony, George and John Semples, are hospitalized. George underwent a serious operation at Winchester Memorial Hospital recently and remains unchanged. John, a World War I veteran, is undergoing treatment at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D. C. Friends have inquired about their conditions.
After a three day break the New York Yankees resume the major league schedule with a five and a half game lead over Detroit. They open the second half with a three game set against the Washington Senators at Yankee Stadium before hosting the Athletics. The Tigers face Cleveland Indians as White Sox and Red Sox pursue wins, while in the National League the pace setting Giants Pirates Cardinals and Phillies contest key series including Giants Dodgers at Ebbets Field.
Salisbury Maryland hosts postmasters and Democratic politicians gathered for a speech by Postmaster General James A Farley. Farley planned to speak at a banquet and later at the baseball park where 4500 seats were set and floodlights would illuminate the stand attracting thousands.
A new musical number by Miss Bess McReynolds of Washington titled I'm Jealous of the Moments That I'm Away From You, written with Tutor Clark, will be heard on WJSV around 8 30 tomorrow morning. An audition was made by the Radio Music Holding Company of Chicago.
Richmond July 8 report shows $17,382,924 in WPA funds authorized by presidential approval for projects not yet started. Total program value, including sponsors and active projects, reaches $60,213,478.40 with 638 completed and 959 active at present.
The hearing on taxable intangible personal property of Mr and Mrs John J Raskob for 1936 was postponed indefinitely by the state tax commission. Negotiations were under way to value the property without a hearing. Raskob, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, owns an estate near Centreville.
Hollywood critic Homer McCoy argues modern film heroes are less classical in looks and more human character. He cites Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Gary Cooper and villains turned heroes as proof audiences prefer rugged faces and visible character lines over flawless idols.
Subscribers are reminded to call POSTAL TELEGRAPH for prompt delivery if the Evening Star does not arrive in Winchester. The notice states there is no charge for this service.
In an informal moment, Stalin is seen kissing I. T. Spirin, chief navigator of the Soviet aerial expedition that recently landed near the North Pole. The scene occurred during Moscow celebrations for the aviators' return with the first group aboard.
During a severe hail storm in Tuscola, farmer Hugh Mattix sheltered under a tractor with a full grown skunk following him. Mattix said the skunk acted like a gentleman as they sought refuge together.
An advertisement promotes Kellogg’s All-Bran as a dietary solution for constipation. It argues that bulk in meals, not pills, cures the condition and notes the cereal absorbs water to cleanse the system. It positions All-Bran as a food with added vitamin B and iron, to be eaten with milk, three times daily in severe cases.
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