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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1937

Page

2

American Airman in Madrid Front Firing Squad Threats

Harold Dahl, 28, of Champaign Illinois, held in an Insurgent jail near Madrid, says under U S neutrality law he would lose citizenship. He arrived June 24 with two other Americans hired for a month and claims he could be traded or shot if repatriated. Dahl describes his brief Madrid air service and bailing out near Navalcarnero after a July 12 mission.

Spain Harold Dahl Champaign Madrid Dahl Cannes France Cahil Ies Mexico United States Army Texas Field Columbia University Navalcarnero

Daily cross word puzzle across clues and down clues

Puzzle presents across and down word clues from instruments to language topics. It lists numbered entries such as 1 Instruments 28 Man s name for removing 29 Draw a tartar from conclusion teeth 31 Anglo In 6 Goddess of dian weight earth 32 Public King vehicle 10 Field 338 Legislative 12 Collision bodies 16 Ventilate 35 Apparent 17 Single unit ends of 18 Supple Saturn s 20 Peruvian rings plant 37 Soft Jumpy 21 To formal mass 22 Persever 38 Pronoun ance 39 Willful 27 Unless DOWN 2 Skill 8 Atadie 3 Jump 11 One skilled 4 Alone in canon law 5 South 18 One time America only abbr 14 State of the 6 Coarse parting near of meal 15 Tinger Ever 19 Corroded poetic 23 Title of re spect poetic 24 Principal 32 Exclama goddess of tion of Egyptian disgust mythology 34 An outer 25 One of a garment tribe of worn in Indians Oriental 26 Stubble countries Prov Eng 36 Former 29 Sandridge spelling of 30 Enough awe Answer to previous puzzle

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Local Ocean City fishing trip yields blues and marlin

The Washington Post notes a fishing trip off Ocean City with Herbert Schutte during which bluefish dominated the catch though many were under three pounds. A marlin was hooked on Saturday and another on Sunday as Jimmie Franklin Dick Dice and Herb Schutte joined Milton Gordon aboard Capt. Dale Mitchells Mary.

Bill Ackerman Washington Post Herbert Schutte Ocean City Jimmie Franklin Central Airlines Dick Dice Eastern Air Herb Schu

Fisherman’s line necked fish tale told in OKC

Dr Collins and his party claimed 15 bass for a line before it slipped into the lake. Collins dove for them unsuccessfully, then fifteen minutes later hauled up all fifteen bass still nearly strung on the line.

Oklahoma City Dale Collins Collins

Dream of turkey chicken hybrids dismissed by USDA experts

United States Department of Agriculture researchers J. P. Quinn W. H. Burrows and T. C. Byerly report in the Journal of Heredity that a true turkey chicken cross is highly unlikely due to weight, mating, incubation, and chromosome differences. Artificial insemination yielded low fertility and most embryos failed. one hybrid showed chicken-like features rather than turkey traits.

Baltimore United States Department of Agriculture J. P. Quinn W. H. Burrows T. C. Byerly Bureau of Animal Husbandry Journal of Heredity Turkey

Public Enemy No 1 Traxler Leads Oklahoma Abduction

The southwest's top outlaw Pete Traxler nicknamed Public Enemy No 1, with two accomplices, abducted Yale student Markham Jr son of a wealthy oil man near Ada Oklahoma. Traxler released him near Sapulpa after about ten hours of pursuit and wild riding.

Pete Traxler Southwest Traxler Baird Markham, Jr Yale Markham Ada Okla Sapulpa Central Press

Rice Appoints Assistant Commissioner of Accounts

John Warren Rice, a local attorney, is named assistant Commissioner of Accounts for the Corporation Court. He will succeed his father, Warren Rice, who has resigned. Herbert Larrick remains Commissioner of Accounts.

John Warren Rice Corporation Court Warren Rice Herbert Larrick

More Wreckers Put To Death In Soviet Spy Hunt

Moscow reports that 24 more alleged Trotskyist and Japanese spies and wreckers were executed in the Soviet far east. A Khabarovsk court said they sabotaged the Trans Siberian railroad. The total executions in Soviet Russia’s spy purge now reach 322, mostly in the far east.

Moscow Far East Khabarovsk

Sting of Widow Spider Often Misread Says Health Official

Dr I C Riggin notes hundreds treated on the West Coast with no deaths from black widow bites. He warns children are most at risk. bites can be painless at first but rapid severe abdominal pain, cramps, spasms, and convulsions may follow. The spider is widespread in the United States, and a curative serum remains unreliable.

West Coast I. C. Riggin United States

Non-Scientific Hops Frowned On Flight Plans

Commerce department officials doubt Jimmie Mattern will be allowed to attempt a North Pole to Moscow flight. They also question wind flights by Howard Hughes and Dick Merrell and express caution over Merrill and Mark Helinger's globe circling plan. Mer rill aimed to depart from New York later this month.

Washington Commerce Department Jimmie Mattern North Pole Moscow Amelia Farhart Howard Hughes Dick Merrell Merrill Mark Hellinger New York

Will Rogers Humorous Story On Golf Primer

An amused anecdote discusses a beginner’s golf ball near the cup and a bunkered shot. The tale features Will Rogers and a light jab at instruction and misdirection in a humorous sports vignette.

Will Rogers

Effort Aims to Beat Post Round the World Record

A campaign to break Wiley Post’s seven days 18 hours solo flight record is underway. Aviation teams push for a faster circumnavigation leveraging new routes and technology, eyeing a landmark with strong potential support from sponsors and sponsors.

Wiley Post

Wedding Invitations Now At Special Prices

Special price sale for wedding invitations announced with emphasis on reduced rates. Readable text highlights discounts on invitation sets and accessories available for a limited time.

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