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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1939
Page
10
Precipitation over the last 24 hours ending 8 am was none. July totals to date are 3.52 inches and year to date 29.06 inches. The 26 year period from 1913 to 1938 shows monthly averages led by May at 3.64 inches and August at 3.68 inches. The 26 year average annual rainfall is 35.09 inches. Statistics courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
Ground floor location for beauty parlor with reasonable rent listed by Hable's Real Estate. Filing station and apartment on Route 7 advertised by James H. Adams in Gainesboro. Six room modern house with bath on 11 East Clifford Street to 4 East Cork Street, good tenant required.
A column provides guidance on handling heartbreak and public embarrassment. Caroline Chatfield urges honesty with family to heal. time and work aid recovery. A reader asks about encouraging his wife to ride and possibly learn to drive, with advice to be patient and practical.
The Chanters perform a final rehearsal from 7 to 8 tonight at City Hall plaza ahead of Friday evening concert of secular music directed by Floyd Haines. The program features popular songs and old Southern tunes once heard at the New York World's Fair on Virginia Day. Elderly seating will be provided.
The will of the late Phineas Shuler admitted to record in Frederick Circuit Court bequeaths all property to his wife Annie R. Shuler. She is named executrix without security on her bond. Ida M. Allamong named administrator c. t. a. Appraisers listed: Raymond Largent Frank Linaberg William H. Clowser Sr. Luther Larrick Lee Boyce. any three may serve.
In Lynn Massachusetts on July 18 a bicycle left in the police garage by boys attending a downtown event was stolen. Rocco Ceviello a 15 year old boy was invited to park his bicycle but found it missing when he returned.
Weather permitting a large number of Kiwanis members are expected at the annual picnic tomorrow afternoon and evening at Ralph Pifer’s Capon river cabin. Outdoor sports run 2 to 6 pm with dinner at 7 pm. Committee includes Ralph Pifer chairman Earl Shade E E Harbaugh and J Curtis Frey.
Shanghai July 18.4 With the withdrawal of stabilization fund support the Chinese yuan dropped sharply in foreign exchange. The currency slid from 12 15/16 cents to about 9 3/4 cents with a closing around 10 5/8 cents, effectively halting Shanghai business activity.
The will of the late C C Finfrock has been admitted to record in Clark M Smith clerk of Corporation Court. It directs the sale of his property and the payment of 1000 to Ellis Finfrock and 500 to Mable Wallingford. The rest is to be divided equally between Ellis Weadon Dessa Shearer Ethel Mickles Frances Slaughter Birdie Manning Eva Whetzell and Margaret Taylor. The broom machine owned by the late Mr Finfrock was given to his son Ellis.
Tokyo dispatch reports all British citizens at Kaifeng North China have left due to an anti British campaign. British officials say Chinese at Kaifeng were ordered to depart from Canadian Anglican Church mission and Chinese inland mission compounds and have no further involvement with the British.
Fordham University reported its seismograph logged a “quite a bad” earthquake last night at 10:30 and 10:40 p m EST The epicentral distance from New York was about 2 420 miles and the direction remains undetermined.
The estate of the late Ernest E. Michael has been appraised at 950 dollars. The appraisal was filed with the clerk of Corporation Court by W. E. Edwards Mrs. Virginia Ritter and S. Lee Grant appraisers.
The late Robert Glaize's will filed in the Corporation Court directs all property bequeathed to his wife, Mrs. Sara Dorsey Glaize. With no realty in the estate, no appraisal is required at this time.
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