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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1938

Page

10

Lavish Chinatown Funeral Procession Compared to Earlier Mass

A Chinese service in Chinatown featured Buddhist mourners and a large convoy of 50 automobiles plus a band, eclipsing the funeral procession of his wife from three months earlier, which was already among the colony’s most lavish.

Chinatown

State History Talks For Virginia Gasoline Pumpers

Virginia Conservation Commission and Virginia Petroleum Industries Committee to host three fall meetings for service station operators. Dr H J Eckenrode will present on local tourist and vacation spots in Richmond Harrisonburg and Fredericksburg with film presentations. Local chambers of commerce cooperate. more meetings possible if in demand.

Virginia Virginia Conservation Commission Virginia Petroleum Industries Committee Richmond Harrisonburg Fredericksburg H. J. Eckenrode

Inquest Planned Into Tunnel Blast Fatalities

Baltimore July 27 An inquest into the death of ten workmen in the Mobtibello tunnel blast last week will be held Friday night Coroner Paul Schenker announced.

Baltimore Mobtibello Tunnel Paul Schenker

Weight Control booklet from Washington Information Bureau

A plain 32 page booklet explains how foods relate to weight and how to manage weight without medicines or fad diets. It covers vitamins calories proteins carbohydrates and other terms with seasonal menus and daily plans. Send ten cents to Washington D C to receive WEIGHT CONTROL by mail.

Washington Bureu

Neighbors help bring Hattie Caraway to Senate

A neighborly Arkansas story shows how Hattie Caraway rose from a popular, helpful housewife to the first woman senator. Her pledge, born of community support, was simply to do the day by day work with no motto but doing her best.

Weenan United States Hattie Caraway Arkansas Senate Washington People of Senator Caraway United States Senate The Ladies of the Sena

Blue Ridge Vets to Hold Reunion in Indiana Pa

Preparations are underway in Indiana Pennsylvania for the annual reunion of the Eightieth Division Association set for August 4 5 6 and 7. Assistant Secretary of War Louis M Johnson will appear and a large noon parade is planned.

Indiana, Pa Indiana Eightieth Division Association Blue Ridge Division Louis M. Johnson Accomodations Committee

Applicant cites alimony as reason for quitting job

Des Moines reports an unemployment insurance applicant told the commission he quit because he was tired of paying alimony. The agency notes that unemployment checks cannot be attached to alimony obligations.

Des Moines Iowa Commission

Radio Distress Signal Invented For Airplanes

California Institute of Technology reports an automatic radio distress system for airplanes. The small battery powered unit, hung in the tail away from fire, activates on impact and will emit uninterrupted short wave calls for up to four days after a forced landing.

Pasadenia Calif California Institute of Technology

Fisherman Reels In Trout After Odd Tackle Catch

William Zerbach of Yellowstone Park Wyoming reeled in his line and drew a tobacco can two other lines three spinners three flies and no fish. Then he hauled in another line ending with a black spotted trout hooked on the end of the line.

Yellowstone Park Wyo William Zerbach Zerbach

Daily Crossword Puzzle 1 11 12 13 14 16 Across and Down

Crossword clues span across and down with a mix of wordplay and definitions. Entries include terms for anatomy, objects, and symbols, plus references to months, rivers, and notable figures, ending with a note about the answer to the previous puzzle.

Social Security ID System Keeps Track of Workers

Virginia employers participate in old age provisions with form SS 4. each worker’s wage history shows employer identification numbers on wage records. Social Security Board official notes multiple employers per worker and uses these IDs to verify figures and contact employers. Wage accounts are created under the employee’s name and SS number once employer reports are received.

Virginia Martinsburg W. Va Social Security Board Shingleton Mr. Shingleton

New Bread Tests Help Food Flavors

The Flavor Harmony Test devised by the Long Foundation of Food Research in Chicago promotes bread as the staff of life enhancing daily menus. Chefs and home economists endorse a simple bite sequence to cleanse the mouth and heighten salad and meat flavors with bread.

Long Foundation of Food Research of Chicago Long Foundation Gaston Magrin Superliner Ace

Name of magazine edited by Al Smith

Former Governor Smith served as editor in chief of the New Outlook from 1932 to 34.

al Smith W.M. G Smith The New Outlook

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