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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1936
Page
6
Irwin 8 Cobb appears in a Fox picture with the blustery Skipper of Steamboat Round The Bend. The Old Man character promises a full share of rate humor and jovial personality Monday and Tuesday at Hable's Palace Theatre.
Shirley Temple stars in The Poor Little Rich Girl with Alice Faye Jack Haley Gloria Stuart and Michael Whalen in a five day Capitol Theatre run. The family comedy follows a wealthy father’s neglect and a girl’s adventures leading to new success and romance. Irving Cummings directs.
The column records visits among Hogue Creek residents including Cleve Marple, Ollie Clowser, Sloan Wolfe, Carlton Ramey and others. A birth is announced: Margaret Scott White, born July 9, with both mother and daughter reported well. Several locals recover from illness and socialize with neighbors.
Rest Brevities reports several regional movements and visits. Paul Ridgeway Julian Occorrell and a Capon Bridge friend plan a motor trip to Texas stopping at points of interest along the way. Mrs Louis Young and two daughters from Annapolis Md visit relatives in Rest with Rev Young at a church conference. Various locals host guests and travel plans noted at Mt Jackson Gainesboro Ridgeway Inwood Baltimore and Ridgeway with multiple family visits and hospital recovery updates.
Kenneth Mavis located the pocketbook he lost days ago in a corn field. Grasshoppers had earlier gnawed the scene, leaving the metal clasp and thread stitching, along with a $5 bill behind.
Present and past rainfall data show no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 a m. July to date is .15 inches year to date 22.66 inches. Monthly averages list January 2.42 February 193 March 2.81 April 3.15 May 3.83 June 3.57 July 3.35 August 3.32 September 2.52 October 2.82 November 2.52 December 2.29. The annual average over 23 years is 34.56 inches per year according to the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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