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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1938
Page
10
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In Santa Monica aviation figure Dr. W Bailey Oswald predicts the Douglas DC 4 will cruise at 200 miles an hour using 65 percent of its horsepower at ten thousand feet. Engineers like A E Raymond rely on his calculations though Oswald notes they may be conservative and could exceed those figures during flight tests.
In Waters Arkansas two youths from humble jobs in a grocery and a lumber yard dream big. After a devastating flood the pair perform as lazy negroes for charity but face rejection at a Hot Springs radio station. They improvise Arkansas rubes Abner and Sam and soar to national fame as Sum and Abner, lifting their town’s name to Pine Ridge.
In Portland Oregon Freddie Hutchinson an 18 year old Seattle pitcher tired in the eighth inning yesterday but regained his form after a long water break. He retired Beavers to end the threat and secured his ninth Pacific Coast League win of the season marking his first professional victory after the stoppage.
Radio listings note President Roosevelt will broadcast on June 30 from New York in conjunction with the National Education Association convention where Mrs. Roosevelt will preside. Both talks planned for shortwave and regular networks. Also listed are Col. Frank Knox’s Propaganda talk at White Sulphur Springs and a schedule of other programs across WEAF NBC WABC CBS and WJZ stations.
Members of Christ's Protestant Episcopal Church in Pelham New York may attend services in picnic and beach costumes and bring golf clubs and tennis racquets. Rector Rev. Edward Thomas Taggard granted permission saying wholesome recreation cannot desecrate the sabbath.
State Auditor Downs attacked a $5,500 payment to Wayland Richardson Electrical Corp for a Douthat State Park line completed under questions of bids. The award lacked advertised bids and checks from bidders, with three firms notified, while Jefferson Electric and Chewning and Wilmer had higher estimates. Burson defended workmanship as good, but acknowledged lack of written authority.
The piece features a flapper labeled bandit in a Chicago police court. She describes a bruiser companion as the real rough one and blames him for pulling her into the mess. She appeals to the judge noting the man is a known good-for-nothing and hides behind her shirts.
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