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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1938
Page
2
Scouts from Winchester New Market Woodstock and Strasburg gather for the White Rock encampment. E B Cooper and Scout Executive Dan Henry set final instructions emphasizing troop led camping with costs of 7 per week for non leaders and 6 for those with leaders.
An elderly Denver woman returned 93.40 dollars to the Denver County Welfare Department. She said she could care for herself now and appreciated the aid provided when she had no funds.
Fifteen farmers shipped 116 lambs 34 old sheep and 5 calves through the Frederick County Livestock Marketing Association on July 19. W. R. Thompson graded the lambs. blue red and yellow circle grades netted $8.56 per hundred with handling and local charges at 22 cents per head. The next shipment is set for August 2 from the Middletown stock yards. contact Brumback Pickeral Wright or I Fred Stine to market lambs, old sheep, or calves.
Oklahoma City Rotarians had planned a chicken dinner picnic but rain forced cancellation. President Ralph Mosier loaded the prepared lunch boxes and delivered them to each member’s home in time for dinner.
Reports of a predator near the Tulsa zoo lead Curator Hugh Davis to borrow ice hounds. The chase follows a scent and flushes the supposed mountain lion, revealing the quarry is a Great Dane.
A Barbara Bell fashion pattern highlights a slim waist shirtwaist dress with decorative patch pockets and sleeve edging. It offers sewing instructions and materials guidance for sizes 14 to 42, with yardage estimates and a 15 cent pattern book offer.
Miss Madeline Blair county home demonstration agent presents a weekly agenda. Activities include 4-H clubs meetings at Gore, Carpers Valley, Friendly Grove, Mt View and Miller, demonstrations on canning salads and soup mix, office sessions, field work, and a joint 4-H and Home Demonstration Club picnic at Mrs. Daisy Orndorff bottom land with members urged to bring picnic baskets.
Participants named for a pool opening at the American Legion building on Monday will showcase demonstrations at 7 and 8 p m. Miss Rebecca Kern leads the program with rescue technique showcases by Derek and Colin Hayley and a beginners class by Mrs Grace B Wittmer. Richard Owen directs an advanced swimming demo, Miss Rachel Jennins handles relief methods, and Otis Sargent discusses pool use. Red Cross volunteers have completed an advanced swimming course and will offer winter instruction.
Winchester prepares for a major aerial event as George deGrange plans a record breaking jump. Inspector Povey from the U S Bureau of Air Commerce, official timers from the National Aeronautic Association, and judges including George Schecter John Rhodes Andrew Bell and Lt. Duke Douglass are set to verify the ascent and timing. deGrange is scheduled to begin at 4 pm with Mr Bell kicking off the afternoon with a pre flight message of good luck.
A gathering of premier fruit growers from the east and Midwest meets Saturday August 27 at Rosemont Orchard near Berryville Virginia to tackle industry problems under Senator H F Byrd. Attendees include entomologists horticulturists and USDA officials with a noon lunch followed by talks on reducing the Cull Pile.
Stanley H. Sisson a 44 year old Potsdam New York resident seeks the Republican nomination for the congressional seat held by Bertram H. Snell. Snell retires after 24 years as representative of New York Thirty-first district.
The Institute of Rural Affairs in Blacksburg Virginia marked the Virginia Experiment Station's 50th anniversary with morning sessions led by Dr Drinkard and Dr Zimmerley and Dean Coffey on research plans for rural living. Homemaker sessions featured Miss Wallace and speakers from VPI and University of Illinois and rural women issues were discussed. Afternoon sectional meetings covered wildlife restoration and farm home planning with Mrs Sayre giving an address and Tivis Wicker providing music.
Game Warden F. W. Ley reminded owners of Section 68-A of the dog laws, authorizing counties to require dogs be kept from roaming. The law, enforced strictly, allows fines from two to five dollars per violation and requires prompt reporting of livestock or poultry killed by dogs for damage appraisal.
Douglas Roy Berryman 24 died in Memorial Hospital after firing on Deputy Sheriff Robert DeHaven during a failed arrest near Kernstown. He was born October 25, 1914, worked as an automobile mechanic, and is survived by his mother Mrs Sally Pomeroy Berryman, stepmother Mrs Nannie Berryman, and half sister Miss Alice May Berryman. Funeral services will be 2 PM Monday at the Crawford farm home near Kernstown with burial in Linden Cemetery. The body will be moved from Jones funeral home to the family dwelling tomorrow.
In Blackfoot Idaho Joe Blenkle kept a home slot machine after bars banned them. He plays nightly spending payoff coins while many nickels go to an internal container labeled operator. He plans to use winnings to fund a trip to New York.
Mrs E W Erickson admits there is a catch in a fish tale from West Branch Iowa. She tried worms crawdads and smelly cheese with no luck until she used chewing gum on the fishhook. A two pound bass struck and stuck.
The Park baseball nine fell 2 to 1 in twelve innings to Staunton, the Valley League leaders, in Staunton. Lefty Duvall pitched nine and one third, allowing seven hits, as Hugh Stephens went the distance for Staunton. Staunton broke in the sixth and won it with a twelfth inning tally after Kilmer, McDermott, and Michael sparked a late rally that fell short for the Parkers.
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