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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
12
A June 23 report from Paula California notes real estate work on a 12 acre tract slowed as crews arrived to find unexpected hazards. An observed roof cavity collapse raised safety concerns, with H R McConnell of the conservation service offering analysis.
Kansas City June 23 Mr and Mrs Thomas C Horr celebrate their sixty fifth anniversary with advice on long marriage Ella keeps peace by staying silent when he argues and he stays still while she retreats to another room to cool off for 63 years together.
Buffalo June 23 projectionist John Sawyer says after a week's run all movies seem terrible to the men who operate theatre projectors. He notes seeing films repeatedly changes the impression of actors and actresses.
Honeymooning couple Clifton Hoffman and Miss Florence Brinkman wed at the Four Square Gospel Church with eight year old Charles E. Jaynes Jr. officiating as a diminutive minister. The child-ordained cleric, a year into ministry, urged the couple to return for a sermon on ten wives and five foolish virgins.
Will Rogers recalls a banker tale about a glass eyed lender and a farmer’s test of honesty. He notes bankers tell this joke at dinners and banquets and says it has driven more deposits from banks than any panic.
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as an easy way to reduce fat caused by hypothyroidism. It claims over twenty million boxes sold in thirty years and notes the product is not a cure-all and requires physician consultation.
Puzzle presents an across and down clue list with several corrupted and merged phrases. Clues cover dirt ground pathways verb forms and time terms, plus scattered hints for various parts of speech and wordplay. The grid references include states and linguistic fragments tied to historical puzzle conventions.
The column praises Owen Davis as America's prolific playwright from Maine who began writing at age nine and rose to fame with Icebound The Detour and The Good Earth adaptation. It urges readers to pursue work they love and notes Davis' career spanning nearly 300 plays and thirty years of productions. It ends with the author citing Sir Francis Bacon on loving oneself.
The Ross versus Armstrong welterweight title clash headlines a program at Hable's Palace Theatre today. Photographs from a ringside session promise the season’s best fight and best pictures with ringside seats priced at a quarter.
Cumberland, Md. June 23. A state police raid led by Sgt A M Spiech at a road house run by Joe Shetzer on Vale Summit road north of Head resulted in nine girls aged 13 to 18 being taken into custody as parole violators and witnesses. Shetzer is charged with selling beer to minors and is in jail in default of 500 bond. Several fleeing girls were rounded up as officers said they found them packing to leave town.
Report shows 24 hour precipitation ending 5 pm yesterday none. June to date 2.42 inches, year to date 14.29 inches. Average monthly rainfall by year 1913-37 lists January 2.59, February 2, March 2.95, April 3.25, May 3.60, June 3.63, July 3.37, August 3.77, September 2.36, October 3.21, November 2.30, December 2.33 inches. Average annual rainfall 35.36 inches.
State motor police were ordered to give a friendly greeting to visiting drivers entering Pennsylvania during the summer tourist season. Commissioner P. W. Foote assigned troopers to 12-hour shifts to warn motorists about highway hazards traffic rules and the 50 mile per hour speed limit enforcement.
Applications must be on file with the Civil Service Commission in Washington DC by July 18 for eastern states and by July 21 for Colorado and western states. Vacancies include Operating Engineer (Marine Diesel) at 2600 a year and Medical Officer at 3800 a year with various specialty options. Full information from Herman Lee, secretary of the U S Civil Service Board of Examiners, at the city post office.
A Winchester Evening Star notice promotes a booklet titled Beauty and Charm with 24 chapters on facial care poise attire and sparkling conversation. Readers pay ten cents and send a coupon to Washington D C for a copy.
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