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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1936
Page
10
The Rambler from Richmond News Leader predicts a moderate winter, arguing that extremes do not reliably follow extreme summers. He cites past years 1918 and current patterns, noting that very cold winters can be followed by very hot summers and then a return to normal rather than continued extremes.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for a soil conservator (farm planning) in the Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture. Applications due August 24, 1936. Salaries range from 2600 to 4600 yearly with 3% retirement deduction. Candidates must have a four year agriculture degree and relevant experience. Full details from J H Taylor, secretary, U S Civil Service Board of Examiners.
A 1936 NBC display features four representative microphones from its first decade: Hanson carbon duo, camera condenser, velocity high fidelity studio, and inductor for remote pickup. Announcers Graham McNamee and crooner Vaughn de Leath are noted as familiar voices of NBC broadcasts.
Petersburg, Virginia report says for the first time workers at the Brown & Williamson Cigarette Factory will receive a full week of paid vacation starting next Monday. All employees, white and colored, share in the holiday granted by Louisville headquarters in acknowledgment of service and improving economic conditions.
Poem questions how traffic signals protect pedestrians across Main Street and Fairfax Lane. It laments speeding cars and trucks that threaten cyclists and pedestrians, notes horns rarely sounding, and recalls lives affected, crediting Nina Glynn Anderson.
District Deputy Grand Patriarch George Bywaters and his installing team induct new Middletown Grand Encampment officers on Tuesday night. Officers named include Grand Patriarch Orville B. Willey and others from Middletown Stephens City and Winchester. Refreshments followed the ceremony. Last Resort Dallas Zoo gorilla hunt cite notes by Dallas Park Board vice president Harry Gordon quoting Frank Buck.
Herbert Hoover, the engineer, is in the market for a good mine. Mark Requa says Hoover would return to engineering if a promising mine is found. He inspected a copper mine at Mountain City, Nevada, with Requa and his son Alan before moving on to Idaho to fish.
Funeral services for Mrs Anne Huntly Gordon Dahlgren wife of Lieut Joseph F Dahgren U S N were held at Binderton House Chestnut Hill near Philadelphia. Interment followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia. She died June 21 in Chefoo China after a brief illness leaving a daughter and son. Survived by husband mother three sisters and a brother with an aunt from Virginia. Her lineage ties include Basil Gordon Norborne Southall and U S Navy Admiral Dahlgren.
Glenn Warren was executed in Huntsville's electric chair at 12:01 a m for the February 1934 murder of Charles E. Cansler Sr. a Zavalla casket maker. He was pronounced dead eight minutes later.
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