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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
7
New York March 23 networks schedule a two hour broadcast for Mussolini’s Rome speech this Sunday morning starting at 5 a m. The program will feature English interpolations of the address and an English summary and commentary on Italy’s position in Europe following Il Duce’s remarks to the Fascist Grand Council.
Tonight's schedule lists WJZ NBC at 9 30 with America's Town Meeting debating limiting political group rights tied to aliens. WABC CBS at 10 45 features Rep Emanuel Celler on more retaliation against Hitler. WEAF NBC at 7 15 offers Vocal Varieties followed by Rudy Vallee Hour Good News Bing Crosby and Drake U Symphony at 11 30.
Frederick county residents joined the Virginia Purebred Hog Breeders Association in Orange for its second annual meeting. Edward O. Carpenter and son Nelson, R. S. Walker led a committee on a proposed constitution and by laws as officers were to be elected. The luncheon opened the day after a directors’ session at the James Madison Hotel.
Special Lenten services set for 745 tomorrow evening at Centenary Reformed Church with Rev Dr S L Flickinger in charge. Guest speaker Rev E B Smith of Gravel Springs Lutheran Church Frederick County will deliver the message. All invited.
Limestone quarried in this region and noted for high quality is shipped to the Bahrein Islands in the Persian Gulf. Officials of the North American Cement Corporation announced the latest shipment, the third, totaling 250 tons.
Pointer Jake, a four year old white and Lemon pointer, won the sixteenth annual spring trials of the Virginia Amateur Field Trials Association at Camp Lee. R. Z. Cates of Spartanburg, S C, owned Jake. Second place went to Bimpkins owned by Dr. L O Crumpler of Danville. Jake handled five coveys and was stylish on points. Seven braces were run before noon with one hour heats. Officials called the trials very successful.
The U S Army recruiting station lists recent regular army enlistments including Robert Lenox of Stephens City for Coast Artillery Panama Maynard L Cooley of Middle town and William W Rhinehart and Charles I Burkett of Edinburg for Infantry Panama M Bly of Strasburg and Paul R Bemis R F D 2 Strasburg for the 34th Infantry, Fort George G Meade Md and the 12th Infantry Fort Washington Md respectively.
Preston Foster and Frank Jenks star in The Last Warning at Hable's Palace Theatre today with Detective Bill Crane on a crime hunt. Also on screen Fox News Reel Dick Tracy Returns and vaudeville acts. Friday Bill Elliott returns as Wild Bill Hickok in Lone Star Pioneers ending a bandit era. In Milwaukee, deputies respond to a radio alert as Squad 3 assists at a ditch crash on S 97th and W Greenfield.
The Frederick County Livestock Marketing Association began functioning after a meeting at Middletown High School. R. E. Brumback elected president with directors C. K. Wright Floyd Derflinger and Phil H. Gold. Local and state representatives join to plan cooperative marketing and breed improvement for hogs and sheep. A follow up meeting will set arrangements for the 1938 lamb crop, as the previous Eastern Livestock Marketing Association is not operating.
Earle Sande, former jockey and now trainer, enrolled in an airplane flying course at Columbia airport. He said he plans to use a plane for travel across the country in his racing duties.
In Budapest on March 23 a region near the Rumanian frontier rattled civilians and border troops for about 40 minutes. The quake centered near Deberczech toppled chimneys and plastered ceilings. Panic subsided as damage remained slight and order was restored.
In Pittsburgh on March 23 the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne played five overtime periods totaling 115 minutes, ending at 1:40 a.m. with a 1-1 tie in the third game of the Penn Ohio Inter Collegiate League series as players and fans reached exhaustion.
Local fruit growers met at Bond Brothers' warehouse for a Sherwin Williams demonstration of spreaders and stickers. Mr Bond and the company entomologist showed mixing and application methods using a portable sprayer. The session covered control methods for local conditions and how schedules may be improved.
Experts favor Kilstar and Royal Daniels as eight-year-olds, but historical winners show nine-year-olds often prevail at Aintree. This year's contenders include Workman Rockquilla Dominick's Cross Brendan's Cottage and Dunhill Castle as trainers cite age related peak form for stayers across the Grand National course.
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