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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1938
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text mentions shares and amounts such as 119 506 71 and 118 51, references to enterprises, stock, production plants, and state partners. details are garbled and incomplete, preventing clear reconstruction of individuals, organizations, dates, or events.
The piece argues that children learn thrift by observing money realities and not just through allowances. It urges showing how hard money is to earn, having kids do small chores for rewards, and explaining that both parents work for wages to support a household.
Police battled a band on a Jenin road for four hours. The attackers attacked four roadside settlements and set fire to two houses, killing four residents who died in the blazes. The militants fled before dawn.
The County School Board of Kids Vocate County invites sealed bids for construction of an agricultural shop and a home economics cottage at Berryville Virginia. Detailed plans and specifications available from Archie F. Robertson Superintendent of Schools. Bids due by Monday noon August 1 1938.
Miss Alma Orndorff of near Winchester captured first place in the Correct Dress contest at the State Short Course of 4-H Clubs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The event drew 148 contestants across five classes with 33 blue ribbons awarded.
Warrenton Virginia rumor says Robert C Winmill of New York and Warrenton plans to revive the Fauquier White Sulphur Springs once famous as a premier summer resort. The property now belongs to Miss Virginia Winmill after passing from a company to private ownership.
Kiwanians staged a long baseball game at the Capon River cabin with M B Clowe and Allen Peery as captains. Umpires J C Oakes and H C Sheetz Sr and scorer O L Jamison oversaw a 29 to 29 tie. A board meeting approved a $50 pool project grant for underprivileged children.
Dowager Queen Marie of Romania was placed in the royal palace in Bucharest to lie in state until Sunday’s funeral. The 63 year old, who died Monday after a long illness, was transported from Sinaia as crowds gathered, with 350000 expected to view the bier today. Princess Elizabeth fainted as the procession began.
Helena July 21 Representative Jerry J O Connell led in the Democratic congressional nomination race in Montana with 25 296 votes to 19 003 for Payne Templeton in final unofficial figures. O Connell described as a New Dealer and Roosevelt emissary topped 413 first district precincts.
An aerial map of Frederick county shows every farm for Agri cultural Conservation program compliance. The map, created with War Department Interior and Agriculture cooperation, helps estimate field areas and other data. E. M. Punk named crop insurance supervisor. eight insurance representatives selected. A meeting for farmers set for Saturday August 13 at 2 PM at the court house with federal and state officers detailing plans.
A grand military parade near the Versailles chateau featured vast columns of trucks with six inch and three inch anti aircraft guns, infantry, tanks, and camouflaged land battleships. King George and officials watched as Color Troops saluted, amid British French talks promising to resist Germany and uphold peace terms. Alpine Chasseurs, the blue devils of WWI fame, were among the units reviewed.
A plan to set up a two week Scout camp at White Rock begins August 2. The event runs through August 16 and involves local Boy Scouts organizing activities for youth in Winchester.
Winchester Boy Scout troops prepare for their two week encampment on White Rock at the Capon river, starting August 2. Dan Henry has spent June and July aiding Shenandoah Area camps. Camp Tomahawk near Hedgesville ran June 26 to July 9, Camp Powhatan near Charles Town opened July 10, and Wa Pa Shen Co near Front Royal closed camp Saturday with favorable turnout. The area camping committee includes E. B. Cooper, Rev John C. B McLaughlin, and E. T. Whitworth.
About 50 men were called back to work at the O Sullivan Rubber plant where three eight hour shifts operate six days a week. General superintendent A Z Hunter announced total employment at the plant is about 375, with capacity near 400. The plant produces over 1,000,000 pairs of heels monthly and maintains an annual payroll around $150,000.
Herbert E. Blazer testifies before the Senate Civil Liberties Committee in Washington about alleged deprivation of civil rights during the 1935 steel strike. He holds a bloody undershirt presented as evidence from Canton residents wounded around Berger Manufacturing.
In Seattle on July 21 Attorney Milton Heiman visited jail to consult a client and could not secure release, despite help from another attorney and a bail bondsman.
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