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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1937

Page

5

Millville and St. Mary's Celtics Set for Weekend Baseball

Millville hosts Saturday and St. Mary's Celtics of Alexandria visit Sunday in two top local baseball games. Celtics, Virginia amateur champions, bring strong lineup including Morgan pitching for the visitors. Eaton slated to start for Millville with Morgan likely to pitch for the Celtics.

Millville St. Mary’s Celtics St. Mary’s Celtics Alexandria Virginia H. R. Potts Park Morgan Eaton Boston Red Sox McMenamin Catell McCauley Garris Kessner Mahoney Scott Kidwell Hank Gardner Winchester

Holt Aide Accuses Daniel Of Condoning Judge In Campaign

Richmond July 20 Aide Collins a member of Saxon Holt campaign staff accuses State Senator Robert Daniel of condoning a judge as Holt's campaign manager in a radio address. Collins questions Daniel's stance on education board politics while Daniel is a candidate and cites alleged inconsistencies in Daniel's record.

Richmond FP. Collins Saxon W. Holt Robert W. Daniel Holt Judiciary E. R. Combs Daniel Danville Norfolk Collins State Board of Education Dave Satterfield Congress Virginia State Corporation Commission Holtin Newport News Nominaton State Senate Price

Penology Survey Opposed by Virginia Official

Richmond July 19 Virginia Industrial School for White Boys head Paul S Blandford opposed an Os bore Association survey of the states four industrial schools saying he would back an accredited child welfare survey. He noted the schools have nothing to hide but want purely child welfare studies. The U S Children’s Bureau said it will study training schools for girls and other juvenile care aspects within months. Virginia runs four state training schools Beaumont Bon Air Peak Turnout Hanover Courthouse under public welfare.

Richmond Paul S. Blandford Virginia Industrial School For White Boys Beaumont Osborne Association Blandford National Association of Training Schools Arthur W. James Martha M. Eliot United States Children’s Bureau Department of Labor U. S. Children’s Bureau Hanover County Hanover Courthouse

Flood Control Bill Signed For War Department Projects

President Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing the War Department to begin a 105 million dollar flood control program. Funding comes from a 194,536,063 dollar appropriation for non military activities. Projects will be drawn from Copeland and Overton acts, with 52.5 million from Works Progress Administration assisting the effort. Work is set to start on a 55 million dollar reservoir system on the upper Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh and spillways in the lower Mississippi Valley, using relief labor on relief funded projects.

Washington Roosevelt War Department Department Works Progress Administration Ohio Valley Pittsburgh Mississippi Valley

Norfolk Police Auction Johnnie Sowell on Reward Notice

Norfolk police report receiving a message from Lufkin Texas offering a large reward for Johnnie Sowell who is held in jail there. The caller claimed Sowell is wanted in several states and promised the biggest reward to the taker.

Norfolk Johnnie Sowell Lufkin Tex

Delivery notice for missed Evening Star in Winchester

Postal Telegraph guarantees no charge for delivering a replacement Evening Star in Winchester. Subscribers who do not receive their copy are told to report the miss to ensure prompt reshipment at no cost.

Winchester Delivery Postal Telegraph

Galloping Yankees Stretched as Sox and Tigers Press

The White Sox and Tigers push in on the favored Yankees as Chicago wins six straight to stay near the top and Detroit rattles off five in a row. Key highlights include Thornton Lee’s ten inning win, Jimmy Foxx homers for Boston, and DiMaggio’s 25th homer fueling New York’s split with St. Louis.

Bill Bom Associated Press Yankees Gar Wood White Sox Tigers Sox Jimmy Dykes Browns Mickey Cochrane Yanks Red Sox Senators Nats Yesteray Thornton Lee Indians Muddy Ruel Chicago Detroit Jimmy Foxx Colon Mills Eric McNair al Thomas Roxie Lawson Bengals St. Louis Slingers Joe DiMaggio Tom Henrich George Caster Athletics Cleveland Giants Cubs Dodgers Cliff Melton Reds Terrymen Max Butcher Pirates Brooklyn Cardinals Guy Bush Bees Heinie Manush Jack Winsett Tony Cuccinello Bill Werber Luke Appling Hank Greenberg Frank Makosky Tony Lazzerie Makosky

Deaths Likely Unsolved in Apartment Tragedy

Richmond July 20. Commonwealth's Attorney T Gray Haddon said the causes of the deaths of Robert E Hickey a painter contractor and Virginia Layton of Gauley Bridge W Va in an apartment on July 12 may never be known. State Agriculture Chemistry reports found no poison traces in vital organs. Wirt Hancock 36 an exterminator faces involuntary manslaughter charges but it remained uncertain if they will stand. Police say hydrocyanic gas was used in a nearby apartment to exterminate vermin the day of the deaths.

Richmond Commonwealth T. Gray Haddon Robert E. Hickey Virginia Layton Gauley Bridge W. Va State Department of Agriculture Hickey Wirt W. Hancock Haddon Miss Layton

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