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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1936

Page

2

Birthday Dinner Honors Baltimore Business Leader McCormick

Roberdeau A. McCormick, 79, vice president of McCormick & Company, celebrated his birthday at a Lord Baltimore Hotel dinner hosted by senior and junior executives. The event featured a surprise appearance by his son and a biographical broadcast about his early career, with guests including 70 attendees and a toastmaster nephew Charles P. McCormick. The Red Arrow division presented gifts while colleagues outlined committee organizers and the couple’s Guilford home address.

Roberdeau A. McCormick McCormick & Company, Inc Baltimore Lord Baltimore Hotel McCormick Willoughby M. McCormick Mr. McCormick W. Holland McCormick Miami Fila Charles P. McCormick McCormick and Company Jackson Lee Red Arrow Division Loudoun County Virginia J. Grayson Luttrell John N. Curlett Norman C. Settle

District Sunday School Meeting On Wednesday

The twenty first annual pre gram of the District Counci of Religious Education will be held at Chestnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church near Gaines boro on Wednesday June 10. Two sessions with devotional services address of welcome and a long program of songs recitations and talks by local schools and ministers. Afternoon program includes children's lectures and readings from various schools and churches.

Chestnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church Gainesboro Ate W. J. Baker M. C. Garvin Ebenezer School Pauline Brill Gore Union School Old Bethel School June DeHaven Gaines

Rum runners flee as siren car wrecks in chase

A car used by rum runners, equipped with a police siren, was chased through city streets yesterday. The vehicle wrecked in a ditch after a long pursuit and the two occupants fled on foot, leaving 95 gallons of whiskey behind.

Atlanta

Polite Fined Ten Dollars For Violent Dispute

In Charleston South Carolina magistrate J R Stall fined John Polite ten dollars for a fight with William Green after Polite failed to live up to his name. The case records Polite's altercation and the imposed penalty.

Charleston S. C John Polite J. R. Stall Polite William Green

Mrs. Wright Attends Rural Women Conference Report

Mrs. C. E. Wright of the Middletown Home Demonstration Club attended the Third Triennial Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World in Washington DC. She spoke with Frau Riettz of Germany who described Nazi teacher requirements and heard a showing of the AAA film The Plow That Isting.

C. E. Wright Middletown

Conference Spotlight on Dust Bowls and English Rural Life

Amid 50 years of western plains settlement and recent dust bowl explanations, the conference featured an address by Mrs. Alexander on English rural life. Noted speakers and many group meetings filled each day, continuing coverage from last week.

Western Plains Alexander

Book Learning Chicago Alfred Rosenfield Gun Purchase Clarified

Alfred Rosenfield told police he did not know about firearms and bought a pistol only to protect himself. The statement aims to explain the motive behind the gun purchase and his level of awareness regarding weapons.

Chicago Alfred Rosenfield

Accidental Shooting Reported After Firearms Training

A man preparing with a pistol for a robbery study session discharged the weapon. The firearm misfired during loading and unloading practice, injuring the individual. Authorities are reviewing the incident and safety protocols.

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M’cormick Chestnut Grove Boro School C. G. Russell Gore Baptist School Wesley Chapel B. FF. Spitzer Jesus Chestnut Grove School Bible School S. J. Goode C. Anderson Redland School Mary Ramey Larrick Russell Pauline Gardiner Mount Hebron U. B Nora Whitacre Fairview United Brethren B. L. Larrick Helping Hand School AAA Os Ting Armne Amoco-Gas Amoco American Automobile Association A. A.A Orange American Gas Maine Florida American Oil Company American Oil Co McCormick-Deering Cs 1 Brumback S Gio Goodrich Silvertowns Braddock & Boscawen Sts Winchester Va Ford Chevrolet Chan Shenant Motor CC Its Winchester Jno. W. Rosenberger & Co Pine Motor CO Brad & Cecil Sts Bickers Buick Pontiac Plymouth H. W. Ebert Republic Petroleum Products Martinsburg Amherst & Boscawen Valley Ave Braddock Republic Oil CO East Piccadilly
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