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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1937
Page
5
A 1940s sounding feature at Hable's Palace promises a thrilling romantic drama about a strong woman and a brave girl. A cast of thousands fills the frame with high stakes and a Fox news reel supplement.
A 16 year old Cleveland boy Julius Balmut took an army biplane from an Ohio National Guard hangar at Cleveland Municipal Airport hoping to fly to Washington to meet the secretary of war. He tried to take off and crashed the aircraft, escaping injury but wrecking the ship and hitting another. Repairs cost about $20,000 and he was detained by juvenile authorities.
M V B Snoke leaves Dillsburg White Hill and Carlisle posts for Winchester in spring 1920 after 17 years in the city. He succeeds his former boss and accepts a job amid fondfarewells. Snoke has been a Rotary member since 1926 and holds several Masonic and church leadership roles. He is stepping into a role once held by Mr Crisswell and connected to Shippensburg and local railroad service.
The Navy light cruiser Omaha remains stuck in sand at Castle Island light in the Bahamas. Captain Howard B. Mecleary says five salvage ships and beach gear failed to move it last night. divers hosed sand from beneath the hull and two more beach gear units will be added today for another effort to float it. The ship ran aground a week ago.
Chicago launches a mass attack on syphilis with 7000 physicians, 1,000,000 residents polled for free secret blood tests. The effort, led by Dr. Louis Schmidt and funded by the Public Health Service, uses 300 WPA workers and 2,000,000 envelopes to mail questionnaires, while clergy and medical schools assist in data collection and interpretation.
Ouster drive against Jas J Dooling gains momentum as his supporters plan a pro Copeland organization across four counties. Despite illness Dooling urged consolidation and leadership change efforts unfold in the political race.
John Angelo and two other strikers testified before the National Labor Relations Board in Washington about police at Massillon routing men from their homes to the Canton workhouse three hours after officers fired on strikers near a Republic Steel plant. Two workers died from their wounds. The trio were among scores held without charges. Angelo said he was released after two days. The CIO accuses civil liberties violations and breaches of the National Labor Relations Act.
The Evening Star promotes Barbara Bell patterns with a basque frock design for late vacation and early fall wear. It highlights sizes 12 to 20 and 40 bust, material needs, and braid trim, urging readers to send fifteen cents for pattern No. 1863 B and the Barbara Bell summer pattern book.
In Staunton Virginia the Virginia Young Democrats gathered as part of state party efforts ahead of the Indiana polis convention set for August 18 1920. Harold Snead trial justice of Henrico county spoke urging ongoing organizing to bolster good government and Virginia party unity.
Sloan Hott of Paddy Run Frederick County faced charges of intoxication and interfering with an officer. Trial Justice A J Tavenner fined him 30.25 dollars. a six month jail sentence was suspended. He was brought by Sheriff J W Newcome during a Wardensville Grade truck investigation and warned any future trouble will trigger the suspended term.
Washington reports fiscal officials say President Roosevelt may instruct government credit agencies to curb lending and collections to help balance the budget. An impoundment of 10 percent of many appropriations and higher agency receipts are seen as narrowing the 194? deficit, with RFC and similar bodies urged to liquidate assets and avoid loan extensions.
G C Herring of the Virginia extension division estimates the 1937 spring pig crop in Virginia is 13 percent larger than last year and notes Virginia has the largest pig crop since 1928 with favorable prices ahead. He cites abundant feed and lower costs, predicts earlier finishing and potential price stability into fall. Henry M. Taylor reports a 25 percent rise in farm receipts for the first five months of 1937 totaling 33.7 million dollars with soil conservation payments of 2.93 million.
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