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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1938
Page
5
The article item discusses undivided profits and reserves designated for contingencies. It notes how portions are allocated to strengthening financial stability and meeting potential future obligations.
Bank report shows total liabilities and capital with capital represented by 250 shares of common stock par 100.000 and assets pledged as security including 5000 in U S Government obligations. W R Campbell, Cashier, swears the statement true with directors attesting.
In Wheeling Illinois a 77 year old George Popps held off a group of men with a shotgun after they arrived again eight months after a prior robbery. The attackers left unscathed as they were bearing a watchdog gift from friends.
Two scientists from the University of Chicago endured 33 days in Mammoth Cave to study a 28 hour day. Dr Nathaniel Kleitman and Bruce Richardson reported silvery cavern scenes, adjusted schedules, and meals on a hotel menu. They wore heavy garments, missed hot baths, and kept data while contacting park officials only briefly.
The Rev. Charles Beard, Martinsburg West Virginia blacksmith evangelist, will pitch his gospel tent at Whitacre with a 7 30 p m opening service Sunday. Song and praise services, solos, duets and instrumental selections will be featured each evening during the campaign. The Rev B F Spitzer urges all to attend and help make this a great soul winning conquest.
A memorial service is planned at Shiloh M. E. Church South on Sunday morning and afternoon. An excellent program has been arranged for each service. The public is invited to attend.
Members of Mount Pleasant United Brethren Church present a playlet titled Two Masters at Pleasant Valley Sunday evening at 7 30. The program replaces the usual worship service and carries a stirring message as announced by Rev William Obaugh.
An unidentified woman struck 72 year old Mrs. Adeline Hackfield of Chicago on a downtown sidewalk in Milwaukee and fled the scene. Hackfield suffered a fractured hip and was hospitalized after the collision.
Barbara Hutton grew up isolated in wealth, never attending school, raised by guardians as she moved between Europe and America. Born November 14, 1912 in New York, she inherited a vast fortune from Edna Woolworth and Franklin Hutson, facing her mother’s 1917 death and a life shaped by princes and dream worlds.
Round Hill M E Church South Sunday School presents annual Children’s Day program this Sunday at 8 p m. Miss Myra Payne coaches many participants including Jimmy Waters Marie Waters Henry Adams Maurice Snapp Maurice Legge Junior Legge Virginia Herrell Pauline Castleman Dorothy Legge Anna Mae Snapp Catherine Castleman Virgie Adams Herman Ashby Dyke Colleen Rosier Junior Rosier Elizabeth Herrell Lilliaan Mae Oates Audrey Oates Nellie Puffinberger Charlotte Castleman Allen Legge Nora Carlisle.
Valley Airways announces a first series of night passenger flights and illuminated parachute jumps at the new airport. George de Grange, a veteran night jumper, will don a 12 light illuminated suit for the event. Admission is free and flights over the city run until midnight. The jump is set for 9 a.m.
A humorous Will Rogers anecdote recalls a Tulsa police judge who questions a large lady in court. The judge asks about occupation and marital status, quipping about the husband’s being a married man, reflecting light courtroom humor of the era.
A 1938 bank statement from Winchester Virginia lists assets including cash balances with other banks U S Gov't obligations and loans and discounts. The cashier John I Sloat certifies the figures as true and complete in a sworn declaration.
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