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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1938
Page
1
W N Craigie Uses Forget Me Not To Survive Alaska Trek
William N Craigie, longtime fisher hunter and prospector at Fairbanks Alaska, recounts a survival tale where the Alaska official flower the forget me not spares him from starvation and exposure. Battling wind rain and desolation he sees blue forget me nots and presses on reaching timber and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Craigie
Fairbanks
Alaska
Kesmo
Craigie
Rame
No Primary In Second Ward In 1938 City Elections
No Democratic primary will be held in Winchester Virginia Second Ward on April 5 due to Wendell B Goode withdrawing. R Frank Barr A Lee Coble Marvin D Weaver are named as Democratic candidates for the three Second Ward council seats. First Ward will hold a primary for three vacancies with five nominees including Fred Forney C Douglas Barnett Sam D Preston Lawrence C Hollis and J H Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell B. Goode
John H. Rosenberger
Charles H. Harper
Noble C. Pierce
Democratic Executive Committee
R. Prank Barr
A. Lee Coble
Marvin D. Weaver
Pierce
Mr. Harper
Ved Council
City Democratic Executive Committee
Sarah Zane
City Hall
Mr. Goode
Fred. W. Forney
C. Douglas Barnett
Sam D. Preston
Lawrence C. Hollis
J. H. Henry
Frst
Rosenberger
Goodes
Missionary Is Mistreated By Jap Sentry
United States Consul General protests Japanese sentry for striking Grace Brady a teacher at St Marys Hall Episcopal School as she was searched and her bag opened in occupied Shanghai. Chinese allied reports and Japanese statements follow in war context with regional advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
United States
Clarence E. Gauss
Grace Brady
St. Mary’s Hall Episcopal School
Miss Brady
Brady
San Diego
Calif
China
St. Mary's
Atence
Mixed Weather For Coming Week
Weather outlook for the North and Middle Atlantic States shows generally fair conditions with rain in the south and rain or snow in the north in the middle of the week. Temperatures rise midweek then turn colder toward the end of the week with warmer days expected later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North
Middle Atlantic
Fine Limestone Farm Sold Near Grimes
The 197 acre Fine Limestone Farm of late John M. Leight, located one mile north of Grimes, will be auctioned in front of the Court House at noon on Saturday March 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Leight
Grimes
Court House
Edward M. House
Woodrow Wilson
New York
Colonel House
Houston
Tex
Stieff Sterling Corsage Pattern Limited Offer
Limited time offer on Stieff Corsage pattern by Hodgson & Bro agency. Price listed at 15.00 with mentions of Meniar and unclear pesca terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgson & Bro Errsid Agency
Maps New Course In Liner's Hunt
Fresno Calif March 5 aerial searchers mapped new courses today over rugged Sierra mountains where a big airliner with nine aboard vanished in a storm Tuesday night. Doolin and Coyle planned to fly to the likely crash area 45 miles northeast of Fresno near Bass Lake power house No 3. The ship disappeared while seeking an emergency landing field en route from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
Sierra
B. M. Doolin
San Francisco Municipal
William Coyle
Doolin
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Springdale Estate in Frederick County Ordered Sold for 40000
The historic Bartonsville estate Springdale near Winchester, tied to the Bettie I Arbuckle estate, is ordered sold in Frederick Circuit Court. Special Commissioners are to privately offer the realty at net 40000 with one third cash and the rest in two installments, four weeks of ads and photos to be distributed. Heirs include J. Van Meter Hack administrator and others in Winchester, Strasburg, Kernstown, and Strasburg areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springdale
Frederick County
Bartonsville
Winchester
Bettie I Arbuckle
Philip Williams
Frederick Circuit Court
J. van Meter Hack
Maria Hack Borum
Bab IE
S. Larrick
Richard S. Wright
M. M. Lynch
Donald L. Wems
Kernstown
Arnold Offered Post as Assistant Attorney General
Attorney-General Cummings announced in Washington that he had offered the post of Assistant Attorney General to Prof Thurman Arnold of Yale Law School. Arnold would succeed Robert H. Jackson sworn in today as solicitor general, with Cummings praising their longtime friendship and expressing hope for acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cummings
Thurman Arnold
Yale Law School
Arnold
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Department
Jackson
Auction Notice for Household Property in Brucetown Va
The notice announces a household property auction to be held Thursday March 10 at 1 00 p m at Carl per house in Brucetown Virginia. Bidders should note the specified parcel and location for the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Per
Brucetown
Publicity Push For High Salaries Sparks Congress Debate
Washington reports a push to require publicity for corporate salaries above 15000 a year as part of a tax bill. Rep Boileau argues it cures a graft and says Roosevelt backs the measure though some Democrats fear House repeal votes complicate Senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Boileau
Wis
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
House
Senate
Hoffman
R-Mich
Ways and Means Committee
Vinson
Dky
Harrison
Dmiss
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Last Night Of Fun Festival Ends Tonight in Winchester
Final chance for Winchester and vicinity to attend the Lions Club fun festival at the Sarah Zane Fire Company hall on North Loudoun Street. The grand prize radio will be awarded this evening and games run full operation with proceeds for local charity. Prizes from last night went to Miss Lowery five dollars Miss Garber two dollars Miss Trenary one dollar Mr Puller one dollar and Mr Ebert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Sarah Zane Fire Company
North Loudoun Street
Lions Club
Lowery
Garber
Trenary
En Puller
Ebert
Hemphill Wins Florida East Coast Women's Golf Championship
Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia South Carolina defeated Mrs Jane Cothran Jameson of West Palm Beach one up in nineteen holes to win the Florida east coast women's golf championship in Augustine Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Augustine
Fla
Kathryn Hemphill
Columbia
S. C
Jane Cothran Jameson
West Palm Beach
Buttercup Donor Cat Aids Two Sick Kittens In Denver
In Denver on March 5 a veterinarian drew 80 cc of blood from the yellow tomcat Buttercup to transfuse Skeezix aged two and Snicklefritz age eleven. Both kittens were said to be in excellent condition after the transfusion and Buttercup was recovering from feline septicemia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Skeezix
Snicklefritz
Buttercup
Sweezix
Snickelfritz
D. Hermann
Hermann
Budget Bill Action Delayed by Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee in Richmond spent over an hour comparing the budget bill from the House with the original introduction but took no action. A 3 p.m. session was held with no items expected to pass until Monday, including the Coleman amendment affecting the State Compensation Board. The lobbyist registration bill was before Governor Price for action, carrying an emergency clause to become law immediately if signed or becomes law without signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate Finance Committee
House
Aubrey Weaver
Coleman
State Compensation Board
E. R. Combs
Price
Stephens
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Weaver
Senate
Senate Committee
New Handley Board Welcomes Harper and Harrison
Charles H. Harper former Common Council member and Burr P. Harrison Frederick County Commonwealths Attorney qualified today as Handley Board of Trustees members. Harper fills H. B. McCormac’s vacancy for a 12 year term ending 1950. Harrison fills Shirley Carter’s seat with term through 1944. Other trustees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Harper
Common Council
Burr P. Harrison
Commonwealth
Frederick County
Clark M. Smith
Corporation Court
Handley Board of Trustees
Harper
H. B. McCormac
McCormac
Senate Acts On Cather Measure and Billboard Bills
In Richmond Virginia on March 5 the Senate moved Senator Russell Cathers bill to extend the 1938 appropriation for the state police communications system until after July 1 and passed it. The Neff House bill imposing a 1.6 percent gross receipts tax on intracity bus companies was recommitted to the Finance Committee with a hearing set for Tuesday. The Senate advanced the House bar integration bill to third reading and the bill regulating and licensing billboards. Amendments proposed for a single rural highway billboard fee and a revenue split among localities were postponed. The Stephens House bill on illicit liquor manufacture passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Russell Cather
Senate
H. B. Apperson
Neff House
Finance Committee
C.F. Burks
Moseley
Stephens House
Mountain Cabin Camp Free Round Dance Music Tonue
Camp listing describes a mountain cabin venue offering free round dance music nine miles out northwest of Western Grade. It notes an informal gathering likely aimed at dancers and locals seeking social music and travel access. May include directions and access details.
Jimmie Johnson and His Colored Ramblers
Jimmie Johnson leads the Colored Ramblers on a 1 page feature noting their music style and regional appeal. The item highlights Johnson as frontman and band emphasis within the local scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Johnson
His
Colored Ramblers
Lake Drained to Probe Missing Boy Case in New Rochelle
New Rochelle residents woke to tense quiet as New York City police drained Crotona Park’s Indian Lake seeking the body of 12 year old Peter Levine. Notes found near the lake hinted the boy is in danger and ransom demands of thirty thousand dollars have been linked to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
N. Y
Peter Levine
New York City
Bronx
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Indian Lake
Crotona Park
Levine
Welliam J. Sullivan
Murray Levine
New York
Rabbi Abraham Nowak
How Virginians Voted On Various Congress Bills
Virginians supported the relief appropriation conference report with all except Drewry absent due to illness. The Interior Department bill was not recommitted by most Virginians, while the Senate moved the super-highways study bill to the post office and post roads committee. Byrd and Glass sent the super-highway measure to post offices, with both not voting on Jackson’s solicitor general confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Congress
Representative Drewry
Interior Department
Senate
Bulkley
United States
Woodrum
Drewry
Byrd
Glass
Post Office and Post Roads Committee
Banking and Currency Committee
Robert H. Jackson
New York
Virginia House Debates Barber Law and Cat Rule
Virginia lawmakers move to defeat a barbering bill seen as anti Negro, reject a stray cats tax ban, and approve dairy personal property taxation. The session fast tracked bills including deputy sheriff fees and fiduciary fund investments as debates continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bazile-Caudill
Burks
W. H. Adams
Crowder
Tosing Litigant
State Supreme Court
Miller
Fairfax County
City of
Washington
Thrills Of A Lifetime Come To Local Boys
Two Winchester boys Ben Dutton and Pat Duffey visited major coal mines near Harrisburg Pennsylvania and planned to attend an ice skating and hockey game in Hershey. They traveled with family and will return home tomorrow after a tour that includes a stop at Huntingdon County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Ben” Dutton
Pat” Duffey
Harrisburg
Hershey
B. B. Dutton
Hugh
Duffey
Blue Ridge
Harrisburg, Where They Were Met By Mr. Duffey
Hantley
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Henan
Shansi
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President Wilson
House of Representatives
Handley Board
Mr. Harrison
R. Gray Williams
T. Russell Cather
H. D. Puller
John I. Sloat
W. Nelson Page
W. E. Cooper
Lynch
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Oak Grove
Father
Bill
Virginia House
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J.A. Wa
Maitland Bustard
Senate Iously
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A. J. Bivin
Assembly
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J. Belmont Woodson
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