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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1937
Page
3
Read palms or tea leaves judge character and tell fortunes from cards to be popular at social gatherings. The guide includes monthly horoscopes omens and superstitions for everyday life offering amusement and information. Ten cents postpaid via The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau directed from Washington D C. Enclose ten cents with your name city and address.
New York chemist T A Wright says spectroscopy is in its infancy in criminology but could be a crucial tool. He cites Justice Department and Brooklyn lab use, including a murder case where lead traces on a window screen aided but did not clinch a conviction.
At Cumberland Maryland on July 20 a flare at the gates of Republic Steel subsidiary N and G Taylor tin mill left ten injured. Four hospitalized after a couple in a maintenance entry collision and ensuing fights. Two tear gas shells used as police reported 200 protesters at the driveway. City ordinance limits pickets to six pending Thursday vote on worker return. Warrants for six alleged attackers issued to Sheriff Kemp.
A vintage advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to induce two pounds of bile flow daily. It claims without bile flow digestion fails and the body feels poisoned, urging readers to use these pills rather than laxatives for a gentle, effective remedy priced at 26 cents.
The column profiles The Treasure House by Elmer V. Hodges and notes gifts from many nationalities. It highlights Cammer Tire Co. 350 safe tires, Ruby Jackson Shop dresses, Alecia Beauty Shop seven years of service, and Dr. H L James chiropractor. It asks trivia like how many nationalities contribute gifts and how many dresses are in stock.
Francis E Townsend says his three year old pension movement is far from dead and plans a grassroots campaign. He will file petitions with governors and state legislatures to push enactment of a constitutional amendment.
The Public Health Service suggests men discard collars and ties during hot weather to allow sweating and evaporation and improve temper. Surgeons warn heat stifles the body, noting light clothing aids cooling and that elimination of collars sleeves could help, especially on golf courses and at pools.
A seven year U S Department of Agriculture study in western Maryland shows irrigated and heavily straw mulched Rome Beauty apple trees yield about twice as many apples as trees without irrigation and mulch. Plots averaged 13.1 to 19.4 bushels per tree under different treatments with Duchess of Oldenburg giving similar results.
At Covington, tension at the Industrial Rayon Corporation plant eases as state police patrols are reduced to six men. Earlier, 27 officers were deployed after a July 7 clash injuring six. 500 workers remain on site, down from pre strike levels. Eighteen former rayon workers face trial in Alleghany circuit court over strike disorder incidents.
Gunfire from a distant mountain failed to stop 32 of 130 striking laborers returning to work on the Virginian Railroad branch line in GIMON West Virginia. Sheriff Lon F. Byrd said four shots were fired toward the section gangs, none hit workers, and state police found no trace of the shooter.
A Maine Grange meeting was led by a single family of 16 officers and members including parents and 14 children and in laws. They conducted the session, provided a varied program for over an hour, and served the supper to a large attendance. Grandchildren assisted, making it a real reunion amid a golden anniversary celebration.
Social life in Millwood Virginia on July 21 features tennis at the Greenhaulgh home with Capt Edward Johnson and guests, visits from Betty Bradford and Miss Gwynne Harrison, and multiple Clarke County dining and dancing events. Notable attendees include the Doles, Meades, Goldsmiths, Beverleys, and the Harrisons. Several residents plan travel to Europe, returning hosts host gatherings and picnics near Millwood.
Gainesville defeated Leesburg 2 to 1 in a Florida state league game as streamlining cut play time to 1 hour 19 minutes. Fans split 91 unfavorable 63 favorable while managers and umpires approved. The new rules require quick inning changes and immediate substitution of players when base runners.
The Tom Mix Circus will perform Saturday at City Park Winchester instead of the fairgrounds. Advance rep Cliff McDougall said the park offers more space and parking. After Winchester the circus heads to Washington DC and Baltimore for three days in each city before traveling to Canada for 16 days starting in August.
Rome bulletin notes Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wireless, predicted on July 20 he would depart this life. Officials say he had sought a Papal audience last Saturday after writing to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, thanking the Pope for his nomination and apologizing for missing the academy inauguration.
William "Pop" Hill, who lives in a riverside cabin on the Rock River, has installed a pulley and bell system. A line runs from his cabin to a post midstream. when a fish is hooked the bell rings, and Hill pulls in the line to unhook the fish without leaving his chair.
A decree of absolute divorce was granted to James Winfield Golladay and Ethel Laing Golladay on statutory grounds. The order prohibits remarriage for six months and awards custody of a child to one party.
Harvey Cornwell was fined $10 and costs after a trial before Trial Justice A. J. Tavenner for an assault upon G. D. Gray.
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