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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1938
Page
10
Fragmented local item mentions residents Mt Pleasant area like Mr Eras Eliott and Marige with names such as Julian Slett visiting, a meeting last Sunday, and neighbors gathering in the evening. Readable fragments show community info but details are unclear.
Mr and Mrs James Rossel and children of Red Bud visited Mr and Mrs James Brewer that Sunday weeks ago, in a small social gathering.
A chaotic scene erupted when a man drove a car into a machine and sped away after a brief exchange at a volunteer department meeting. Firefighters disrupted the gathering to extinguish the damaged auto and restore order.
A powerful tremor rattled Europe as tiles fell and windows shattered. A man died and others injured in isolated incidents while a second, milder quake followed two hours later. London witnesses placed the epicenter in the North Sea north east of the city with felt effects spreading to the Netherlands and northern France.
An old Scot is duped by a boy who sails to London to find a talking dog. The ruse inflates with promised multilingual tricks and steep fees. The tale ends with the boy shooting the dog after a costly deception backfires.
By decree of the Frederick County Circuit Court Virginia the late James N Carr home on Woodstock Lane Winchester is offered at public auction at 12 m Saturday June 25 1938. Frontage 50 ft depth 280 ft six room residence and outbuildings. One third cash with balance in two annual instalments secured by deed of trust and insurance. Immediate possession. Special Commissioner S M Lynch conducts with Duvall Dunn as auctioneers. Bond posted as required. Brannon Clerk June 11 1938.
Across clues mix partial phrases and broken words to form a standard themed crossword. Down clues follow with fragmented hints and odd line breaks, all indicating a puzzle answer set from prior publication. The jumble includes city name fragments and misaligned letter cues, suggesting a long running daily puzzle from a newspaper.
A 1932 Staten Island hospital tale recalls Dr Harry E Stewart using heat poltices to aid a pneumonia patient who recovered after the heat treatment. The piece cites Paul de Kruif and Alexis Carrel as pioneering medical writers and repeats Edison’s famous quote on genius and effort.
The Goshen Pass in Virginia is praised as a paradoxical yet alluring route linked to Matthew Fontaine Maury. Born January 14, 1806, Maury died in 1873. his body was carried through the pass to Richmond where a monument celebrates his oceanic charting and mariner legacy.
Gainesboro Virginia on June 11 reports Mr. Conrad DeHaven recovering at home after appendectomy in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Rev Crowe Rev Gillis conducting revival at Gainesboro Methodist. Mrs Frank Flowers and daughter Alice visited Mrs Minnie Lampone. Marie Whitacre of Capon Bridge WV spent a day with Mrs J H Adams. Rev Crowe and Rev Gillis of Cumberland Maryland dined with Mrs Amy Davis. Helen Lamp visited with Mr and Mrs Riley Parrill of Whitacre.
In Kindston North Carolina the Republican nomination race for county coroner ended with H C Phillips and Louis Cameron tied at one vote each. A run off primary may be needed with 48 poll judges. Reynolds Allen noted the unlikely prospect of many votes to count.
In the Frederick County Circuit Court Martha Hopewell Gordon sues Robert Gordon for an absolute divorce on grounds of desertion for over two years. The order requires Robert Gordon to appear within fifteen days of publication, with notice to be printed weekly for four weeks in the Evening Star and posted at the courthouse, plus mailed to the defendant at the address in the affidavit.
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