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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1939
Page
10
Slammin Sammy Snead of White Sulphur Springs W V captured the St Petersburg open golf title with a four foot birdie putt on the 25th hole after a 54 hole tied 207 score. Henry Picard also shot 69 to force a playoff. Snead earned 700 dollars for the victory.
The British market for deciduous fruit remained firm with moderate supplies and good apple demand. Apple prices averaged $2.10 a bushel in London, pears $2.44 a box, with various regional price ranges for barrels and crates. Apple arrivals are projected to rise next week while pear shipments should decline. the French market for imported apples and pears shows improving demand but is hampered by exchange rates.
WPA workers uncover a broken clay pot during an alley project in Quincy. Seven $20 gold coins dated 1852 to 1860 are retrieved, with the discovery described as buried treasure.
Trustee under Ida M. Butler will offer at public auction a 50 by 150 foot unimproved building lot near the southern Winchester city limits in Frederick County Virginia. The sale is set for March 18, 1939 at 11:00 A M in front of the Winchester County Court House. Terms require one third cash and the remainder in two equal annual installments with bonds and a deed of trust.
A sophomore with high grades writes for help about his fear of speaking in crowds and being read. Caroline Chatfield advises self reliance and practical social exercises to overcome inferiority and start conversations with peers.
Richmond March 4 The Citizens Road League of Virginia plans a talk by T Coleman Andrews Virginia league vice president at the Georgia group meeting in Atlanta March 8 to discuss efforts for a constitutional amendment to stop road fund diversions. Andrews will broadcast from Richmond tomorrow at 1 45 pm on highway safety with a radio program in cooperation with the American Road Builders Association.
A Salt Lake City housewife laments deer on her lawn as detectives chase the animal. The deer escapes, with investigators noting the herd likely wandered down from foothills driven by heavy snows.
Puzzle from 1939 with mixed letter fragments listing across and down clues like 25 Diminutive 6 Ward 12 Fashion and 1 A rapacious unit of force. Down clues include 7 Unit of elec and 10 Semesters. Obscure OCR garble and partial words mingle with copyright line.
New York networks announce a continuous broadcast starting March 12 near 2:30 a.m. to cover the Pope Pius XII coronation from the Vatican with concert music and features. Multiple stations list schedules through Sunday and Monday with talks, music, and special programs.
Walter L. Long trained a robin named Pete to perch on customers’ foreheads and chirp during shaves. Pete died when a swinging door struck him, not a sparrow. Long plans to have Pete stuffed for display in the barber shop to keep him company.
Complainant Natelle F. Koontz seeks a divorce from Robert L. Koontz on desertion for two years in the Frederick County Virginia circuit court. The order commends publication in The Winchester Evening Star for four weeks and posting at the courthouse plus mailing to the defendant.
Opequon Virginia reports visitors and moves from March 4. Cora Gorman of Hagerstown visits her mother Mrs Bly. Bush Rudolph family will move to Middletown. Mr Cozer of Pennsylvania visits John Halderman. Emory Bean of Winchester visits Raz Wolford. Harold Hodson moves to the Ogden place near Minebank. Elmer Boone of Lebanon Church visits sister Mrs Alonzo Snapp.
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