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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1938
Page
7
Attention was called that eleven Greyhound buses run daily between Winchester and Washington instead of five as reported. Running times for some buses have also been reduced.
The House approved a $25,000 appropriation for a General Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg statue to be placed on Court Square in Woodstock. The bill now goes to the Senate, with local supporters noting decades of effort by Shenandoah Valley interests and Woodstock groups.
Portland detectives investigating a reported burglary found a window screen removed and a man in bed. He woke and said it was his house, that he had lost his keys and his family was away. The officers verified his identity as Detective M. A. McMeeken.
The Winchester Star and Palace Theatre launch a fun contest tied to the film Kentucky Moonshine opening at the Palace The atre. Readers submit four captions for Paul Webb cartoons beginning today and mail entries for a chance to win one of 15 pairs of tickets for the three night engagement.
Russell E. Singer of the American Automobile Association said Virginia has become a leading tourist destination. He cited an estimated 1936 tourist spend of 150 million dollars and a likely higher figure for 1937, noting this exceed Virginia's 1936 earnings from all principal farm products and that touring ranks just after cigarette manufacturing among major industries. He urged continued intensive advertising to sustain progress.
A federal plan to insure wheat growers against drought storms and insects was presented in Staunton to 138 agricultural representatives from Virginia West Virginia and North Carolina. J N Norton Merle Bower and W H Evans of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation outlined coverage for one half to three quarters of average yield. The group favored a trial and mass meetings will be held in Augusta county within ten days. The plan applies to wheat planted in Virginia this fall with premiums and indemnities calculated in bushels of wheat.
Woodstock dispatch reports state officers halted two West Virginia youths driving a car bearing a WV plate. The driver Bill Hastridge claimed the car belonged to his brother with permission to drive to Roanoke. A search found two loaded pistols liquor and medicine. the car owner was later identified as Dr. Frank H. Penn of Cove WV. Officers planned to return the youths to West Virginia.
Detective Jack Greer described a string of odd animal vandalism in his Chicago yard. He recalled pigeons, a goose, a duck, and a billy goat before a pig appeared, dismissing the mischief with ho hum remarks.
Dr William H Stauffer was sworn in today as the new welfare commissioner by city clerk Arthur W James after a June appointment by Governor Price. Stauffer, longtime welfare department official since 1922 and commissioner since 1932, will oversee staff additions ahead of the July 1 old age assistance program launch.
Washington June 1 reports from the state cite possible Western District Court appointees after the omnibus ship bill. Representative Burch of Virginia endorsed Kennon G. Martinsville, a Martinsville attorney, as the first formal contender. Some think Peery Chitwood and Judge Halsey are out due to age.
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