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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1935
Page
10
The origin of the natives of Chosen remains uncertain. Ethnologically they differ from Japanese Chinese or Mongols and resemble Europeans in several facial features and coloring.
Firemen of Winchester gather at City Hall to honor C Lee Barr who died June 30 1935 at age 56. Barr served with Sarah Zane Fire Company, led as city fire chief, and held city sergeant duties with loyalty and fairness. Resolutions honor his old school character, willingness to help, and unselfish city service.
Charles City Iowa July 26. Police Chief Deboest said he found a way to clear nearby hobo jungle camps. He told farmers needing laborers to offer $2 daily wages and have officers direct job seekers to police headquarters. Time passed with no applicants and the chief visited the camp, finding only ashes of a cold fire.
A 5 year old boy, son of Towney Thomas, in Upperville is in critical condition with infantile paralysis, suspected as Loudoun County's first case. A Richmond health officer visited and informed Dr. Godhenaur the child may be suffering from two diseases.
Robert Anderson will lead the Christian Endeavor service at 7 20 Sunday evening at Jubilee Church of the Brethren. R L Lynn speaks with special music from Beginners and Juniors including Frances Fahnestoce and Plessie Pultz. Sunday School at 10 and church at 11. Public invited.
In Omaha on July 26 Mrs. May Muir filed for divorce alleging her husband bought fancy canned goods for his dogs while neglecting her and their three children. She says he calls her names including skunk and snake and seeks relief in district court.
Twenty five years ago in June a small horse drawn wagon marked the American Oil Company began with three employees and 300 gallons. In 25 years the firm expanded to 18 states and the District of Columbia with thousands of dealers and company stations, a huge fleet of tankers, rail cars, thousands of employees, 15 large ocean terminals, and the world’s largest, newest refining plant.
The Valley Baptists elected officers including Rev John Wate moderator Rev C V Van Der Linden clerk treasurer Rev E T Clark and Rev Dr L A Parker as other leaders. They set the July 1936 convention for Luray Virginia and praised a strong program despite lower attendance due to infantile paralysis concerns.
Honolulu July 26 The Kinajou bearing American oceanographers sails toward uninhabited south sea islands Baker Jarvis Howland. Dr Francis D Coman says surveys are not for an air line though data will be available to commercial airlines. Two men land at Baker Island and others at Jarvis and Howland as part of sovereignty efforts.
MARION STATION Md July 26 Honiss A Tull wealthy eastern shore land owner today directed his attorney to appeal the order of a New York Supreme Court justice turning the custody of his four year old son over to his estranged wife Dorothy Gale Tull While the boy Alonzo Eugene Tull remained in seclusion on his fathers estate here in accordance with a previous ruling of the Maryland Circuit Court Tull prepared to carry the New York action to the higher courts He said he did not fear any body coming to his estate to get the boy and take him to New York but added I have never shot a man but don t let anybody come around here looking for the boy He said he was not placing any guards about the homes as the estate was well protected and had not asked local authorities for any special police aid
Berlin reports Hans Hinkel assumed power as dictator for non Aryan art and to eradicate Jewish influence from German art. The move tightens the anti semitic boycott and isolates Jews while Jewish leaders warn of ruinous conditions for their businesses.
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