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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1939
Page
10
Richmond March 28 An artist joins supporters of Major J Fulmer Bright against a councilman's motion to remove flower vendors from sidewalks. Julien Binford, invited to the San Francisco exposition, expresses surprise and guile over the plan, saying vendors beautify the city and inspire artists who paint them.
The annual Carolinas Virginias Hospital Conference will convene April 20 at the Roanoke Hotel Roanoke for a three day session hosted by the Virginia Hospital Association. About five hundred delegates from Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Washington DC Maryland West Virginia attend with social events including a banquet honoring Dr G Harvey Agnew and a grand ball Friday night.
About seventy five dietitians from Virginia hospitals will attend the conference. A large technical commercial exhibit will feature a wide range of hospital equipment and supplies. Forty hospital supply firms and manufacturers will display products in the Roanoke Hotel exhibit hall, promising strong attendance and enthusiasm for the meeting.
Cacapon State Park on State Route 38 near Berkeley Springs will officially open April 29. The season start was moved to align with the trout season, and a new trail to Prospect Rock will be added, promising one of the state’s finest views despite its previous inaccessibility.
A sister seeks guidance about a boyfriend who dates her but offers few outings or consistent communication. Caroline Chatfield agrees the man shows careless manners yet warns the sister remains attached, while the columnist notes the difficulty of separating a lonely girl from her steady partner.
Baltimore March 28 Dr R H Riley state health officer said syphilis control measures before Maryland legislature might do more harm than good. He favored education and demonstration over enforcement and noted bills would require venereal disease tests before marriage licenses and in pregnancy cases, with hygiene education and case reporting also proposed.
Mary Ellen Reardon, three, remains in a prolonged coma after measles led to encephalitis. Doctors express little hope for recovery, though her parents hold on and say they pray for an answer.
W C Fields Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy star in You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man to be shown at Hable’s Palace Theatre today and Wednesday with a Fox News Reel. The famous feud on screen promises the greatest fun, following air appearances.
In Orangeburg South Carolina police face a cryptic extortion case after a 14 year old girl received a postcard demanding a dime be placed in a bottle and left at a designated spot or she would suffer consequences. The G men have not yet made progress on the mystery.
Gore Virginia community notes announce the primary grades of Gore School will present the fairy operetta A Rose Dream on Thursday March 30 at 8pm with forty six children performing songs and dances admission 10 and 25 cents The Henpecked Husband a high school comedy was staged March 17 for school funds Ladies Aid Society plans a Friday March 31 meeting Other local updates include illness recoveries and weekend visits by residents and friends from Capon Springs Capon Lake Intermont Winchester and Washington DC, with Roberta Larrick and D A Brodie among the named.
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia Judge Philip Williams presiding the suit by Headley and White to attach Gould Shaw’s property for a debt of 480.50 with interest from September 9 1938. Shaw is non resident last known Warrenton Virginia. He must appear within ten days after publication.
Across and down clues numbered for a 1959 Kang Features crossword. Includes definitions for timely, distorted, flesh of calf, harvest terms, and notes on cross word themes. Contains entries like mistress of vowels, ancient water, and various short answers.
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