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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1937

Page

2

Be a Pioneer for June Graduates in New Jobs Surge

The piece reports rising demand for this year’s college seniors with higher starting salaries and more employers, including lower-ranked graduates, pursuing graduates across disciplines. It urges grads to act as pioneers, enter fast-growing sectors, and pursue quality firms in mass production or niche businesses, stressing public administration.

Roger W. Babson Dine Ee Park Mass D. C. OC Corporation M. I.T Canada United States America

To Plant More Cherry Trees At Nations Capital

The Fine Arts Commission plans to plant thousands more Japanese cherry trees in Washington across Rock Creek and Potomac parkways Columbia Island Mount Vernon Memorial Highway and Potomac river parks to enhance the display near current blossoms. Dr Charles Moore proposes adding flowering trees such as lilac wisteria magnolias dogwood and more in the same areas.

Washington Fine Arts Commission Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Columbia Island Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Potomace River West East Potomac Parks Charles Moore

Emphasis on Music Expands for Virginia Summer Quarter

Dr Charles G Maphis dean of the University of Virginia summer quarter plans more music courses starting June 21 to meet state wide demand for music teachers. The Virginia State Board of Education emphasizes music instruction and appoints Luther A Richman as supervisor of music instruction. The wives summer quarter adds music courses to train teachers for elementary and high school music programs. New faculty include Henry M Fuchs Helen Betelle and Helen Marjorie Weke field.

Charles G. Maphis University of Virginia Virginia State Board of Education Luther A. Richman Wives Henry M. Fuchs Woman’s College The University of North Carolina Helen Betelle Paris Vienna Helen Marjorie Wekefield Bayonne N. J

Price Of Apples Rules Lower on British Auction

London bureau report says apples sold at lower prices with brisk demand due to high supplies, while pear prices held higher with good inquiries. Next week’s apple and pear imports expected lighter. apples forecast 356 thousand boxes versus 538 thousand this week. Pear arrivals about 43 thousand boxes, down from recent weeks.

London Bureau of Agricultural Economics A. S

Unpiloted model plane vanishes over Hill airfield

At Hill airport local aviation enthusiasts Errieplane Rock Hill C Bob E Bryant and Ted Wingate watched a scale model aircraft launch itself and glide away. The six foot wingspan craft disappeared after flying westward and has not been seen since.

Errieplane Rock Hill 8. C Bob E. Bryant Ted Wingate the Hill

Harvard Builds New Public Administration Graduate School

An official note praises Harvard University for creating a new graduate school of public administration to train young men for public service. It argues that the expanding field offers growing security and demand as careers advance, and urges June 1987 graduates to apply diligence honesty and the Golden Rule to ensure success in industry.

Harvard University Graduate School of Public Administration

Funeral Rites For Mrs. Kerns Held At Refuge

Mrs. Clarence Kerns of Brunswick Maryland died May 31 at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore from complications. She is survived by three children from her first marriage and a daughter from her second, a husband, her mother, siblings and in laws. Funeral services were held at Ridings Chapel Thursday at 2 30 p m with burial beside her first husband.

Refuge Clarence Kerns Brunswick Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore

Cake testers to be given away with Spry purchases

William R. Finley, local representative for Lever Brothers, completes a store survey around Winchester. He plans to give away free cake testers with every Spry purchase to Mrs. Housewife and shoppers.

William R. Finley Lever Bros. Co Winchester Spry

Free offer decorates local stores with opt-in ad blitz

The article notes stores in Lacrosse Wisconsin displaying elaborate advertising for a free offer and cites Robert Macrae as an expert in sales visuals. Eddie Herman the field supervisor visited to finalize sale arrangements and urges housewives to take part. Joseph Urbanek, janitor at Labor Temple, won a $5 raise in a separate brief.

Robert Macrae Eddie Herman Lacrosse Wis Joseph Urbanek Labor Temple le Sears Bor

Stonewall District Schedules 24th Sunday School Convention

The Stonewall district of Frederick county to hold the twenty fourth annual Sunday School convention at Bethel Lutheran Church on Thursday June 10 with ministers from all district churches on the program. Morning devotions, addresses on reaching the unchurched, reports, music by local churches, and committee appointments leading to adjournment at 4 00 PM.

Stonewall Frederick County Bethel Lutheran Church Burnt Church Etna Elsie Edwards Earl Edwards W. E. Mitchel C. Miller Ridgeway School Will Miller Snyder Alleman

Daily Crossword Puzzle Across Entries and Clues

A scrambled OCR style page shows crossword clues across numbers 1 to 38 with hints on minerals snakes lemmas and various wordplay. The garbled text lists across entries and related clues including biblical names and objects.

Nation's Lawmakers On Capitol Hill In Recess

Capitol Hill reports show the Senate in recess and the House in recess as the joint labor committee continues wage hour bill hearings. Relief Administrator Hopkins urged a 1.5 billion dollar relief fund before a Senate subcommittee. The Wheeler committee extended its finance inquiry to additional entities.

Joint Labor Committee Senate House Burns Hopkins Wheeler Committee

Palace Showings Feature The Gun Ranger At Palace

The Gun Ranger starring Bob Steele will be shown at the Palace Theatre today only with a Texas G-men chase and blazing action as manhunters close in on robbers. Also at the Palace Monday and Tuesday are Eric Linden and Cecilia Parker in Girl Loves Boy with a youthful love story and a supplementary short.

Bob Steele Palace Theatre Texas G-men Palace Eric Linden Cecilia Parker Tuesay

Labor Dispute Ends as Building Reopens After Sit Down Strike

A sign reading Sit down strike appeared during the dispute but labor organizer Robert Franklin and Urbanek reached terms and the building reopened.

Robert Franklin Urbanek

Bargain Pants Yield Rare Civil War Era Bill

Ontario California WPA worker Bill Whittington earned 999.50 from a pair of pants bought for 50 cents. A $5 bill with an 1866 date and an Indian image instead of Washington was found in the pocket. A bank paid 1000 and offered 60 percent of future auction profits on the rare bill.

Ontario Calif Bill Whittington WPA Whittington George Washington

Will Rogers on voting and women in Illinois

A humorous Will Rogers tale critiquing political campaigning and voter participation. It centers on an Illinois farmer's wife who, amid daily chores, refuses to join the voting effort, quipping that if men can do something alone, let them do it. The anecdote comments on gender roles in elections.

Puffle Europe Illinois American News Features, Inc

County Clerk Office Closed on Confederate Memorial Day

Frederick county Circuit Court clerk office closed all day in observance of Confederate Memorial Day under an older court order. City clerk’s office remained open to observe National Decoration Day on May 30.

Circuit Court Frederick County

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