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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1937

Page

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Actors Struck Workers Shown Picket Lines At Major Studios

Hollywood faced a looming screen strike as 10 000 studio workers were called out by four unions including scenic artists painters and drafsmen Production at major studios continued with few disruptions At MGM Paramount and Fox pickets appeared at gates while big names arrived for work and the Screen Actors Guild prepared a Monday decision with leaders Montgomery and others weighing possible action

Hollywood Macy Twentieth Century-Fox Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Paramount Screen Actor’s Guild Work Guild Clark Gable William Powell Jean Harlow Greta Garbo Jeanette McDonald Florence Rice Irene Dunne Jean Arthur Randolph Scott Bing Crosby Bob Burns Martha Raye Jack Benny Metro-Goldown-Mayer Universal Warner Brothers Columbia Hal Roach Selznick International Sama Goldwyn R-K-O Guild Screen Actors’ Guild Robert Montgomery Frederic March James Cagney Boris Karloff Marion Davies

Nine Ships To Evacuate Bilbao Children Amid Bay of Biscay Action

Nine British merchant ships plan to evacuate 4000 to 5000 Bilbao children to St Jean de Luz as Franco’s forces defy outsiders. The Espana crew perished after a government air strike, but survivors were saved.

Espana Bay of Biscay Hendaye Bilbao Mibao St. Jean de Luz France R. C. Stevenson Npervian River Warswollen Portelet Hamsterley Thurs- Marvin Sheaf Field Bactonworth Blackhill Thropehall Consett Francisco Franco Great Britain Spain Crus Velasco Santander Bay Biscay

Winchester Festival Promises New Features For Visitors

Mr Winchester extols the region as a garden spot of the Old Dominion with pink and white blossoms along hillside vistas. The annual hospitality fair attracts thousands, promising many new features to charm guests and win new friends.

Winchester Old Dominion The Valla

Clearfield Legion Band To Lead Apple Blossom Parade

The five time champion Clearfield Pennsylvania American Legion band has been chosen to lead the grand parade of the Apple Blossom Festival The Trail of the Pink Petals announced by W A Baker The band is famed for performances in Paris and major U S cities and drew praise from crowds abroad during the 1928 Legion parade in New York and Paris

Clearfield American Legion Band Clearfield American Legion Doughboys Paris Legion Pennsylvania W. A. Baker Harrisburg Philadelphia New York

Beardall To Crown Queen At Apple Blossom Festival

Captain J R Beardall, naval air to Secretary Swanson, will crown the queen at the Apple Blossom Festival. He will succeed John Townsend Jr as coronation official and is a Florida-born USNA 1900 graduate. The event, held at the esplanade of the Shenandoah High School, features Elizabethan costumes for the queen and attendants.

J. R. Beardall Captain Beardell Naval Air Claude Swanson Beardall F Or John G. Townsend, Jr Corfielia Anne Larus Bearcat Florida -and United States Naval Academy Edith McCormick Clarke County Admiral McCormick Berryville Virginia Washington, D. C Phelps Place Winchester Andley High School

New Minister Installed at Loudoun Street Presbyterian

The Rev. Ronald S. Wilson, formerly of Greensboro North Carolina, is to be formally installed as pastor of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church at 730 tomorrow evening. A Winchester Presbytery commission will conduct the service with Rev G G Sydnor presiding and preaching. The sermon and charges will be delivered by Rev Allen Jones and Rev M Carr. Also named to the commission are Jon G W McCauley and Dr Robert M Glass.

Ronald S. Wilson Greensboro N. C Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Winchester Presbytery G. G. Sydnor Charles Town W. Va Allen Jones Moorefield M. Carr Berryville Presbytery Jon G. W. McCauley Robert M. Glass Winchester

Weather Outlook for Atlantic States May Week

Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday predicts rain in the North and Middle Atlantic States by Monday night or Tuesday. Wednesday through the latter half should be fair. Temperatures expected to run somewhat above normal with a new show of Holeproot Hos ne pr. up. Moling and Cather.

Washington North Middle Atlantic Moling É& Cather

Public Men Challenged Public Minds at Baltimore Banquet

Senator Harry Byrd urged public figures and newspapers to present issues with frankness despite popularity. He spoke at a Baltimore AP banquet hosted by Paul Patterson of the Associated Press and attended by Virginia and Chesapeake editors. Byrd had traveled from Petersburg after witnessing cadets and Marines reenact the Crater battle. Continued on Page 7, Col. 2.

Baltimore Harry Byrd D-Va Byrd Virginia Chesapeake Associated Press Paul Patterson A. S. Abell Company Sunpapers Winchester Evening Star Harrisonburg News-Record Petersburg Battle of the Crater Virginia Military Institute United States

Top Dressing Is Put On Road No.7

Residents report asphalt top dressing applied to route No. 7 near Reynolds Store in Frederick county. Work starts at the West Virginia line and moves toward Winchester with weather conditions likely affecting speed. West Virginia must replace a washed away Great Cacapon river bridge. minor damage noted on Virginia sections but repairs expected.

West Virginia Frederick County Reynolds Store Winchester Berkeley Springs Great Cacapon River Virginia

Bishop Moore Selected to Oversee Eight Episcopal Districts

The Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church South names Bishop Arthur J. Moore to supervise Virginia Baltimore Western Virginia conferences formerly led by the late Bishop Mouzon. Moore will also oversee Europe Asia and Africa and begin a tour with the Warsaw Poland session June 10 followed by Prague, Belgium and Virginia meetings through October and November in Seoul Kobe and Sungkiang.

Nashville Tenn Board of Missions The Methodist Episcopal Church South Arthur J. Moore Edwin B. Mouzon Virginia Baltimore Moore San Antonio Tex Shanghai China Europe Asia Africa Mission Board Mouzon Church College of Bishops College Todo Warsaw Poland Czechoslovakia Prague Belgium Brussels Western Virginia Huntington W. Va Winchester Norfolk Sungkiang Korea Seoul Japan Kobe

Two Die Testing Boat on Susquehanna River at Wrightsville

Albert A. Linebaugh age 39 of York and Raymond Leber 35 a railroad brakeman of Baltimore drowned when the small boat they occupied capsized during a test on the Susquehanna River near Wrightsville. Linebaugh was preparing to buy the craft.

York Albert A. Linebaugh Raymond Leber Baltimore

Queen Shenandoah XIV to Be Crowned on Friday Radio Broadcast

The Queen Shenandoah XIV subjects will hear the voice of their gracious lady Friday as she is crowned. Gretchen Bigelow Thompson, a New Orleans blonde, will appear Tuesday on the National Farm and Home Hour, described as the most popular program on air. The voice will travel coast to coast and to Hawaii via the Coast To Coast Broadcasting Company. The program runs from 1 10 to 1 20 p m with Senator Harry F Byrd introducing Her Majesty to the radio audience.

Shenandoah XIV Gretchen Bigelow ‘Thom~son New Orleans Hawaii Harry F. Byrd

Axe Inflicts Painful Gash on Frederick County Man

Harry Gardner, a Timber Ridge resident and married man, suffered a severe gash in the right leg when a double bladed axe flew from a miscreant’s grip on a Walter Moore farm. He received first aid and was taken to a physician for care.

Harry Gardner Timber Ridge Frederick County Mr. Gardner Ford J. Gardnner Gardner Foster Sargent Walter Moore Bohrer

Man ends 52 day fast with cut up steak and greens

STOOPING OAK Tenn May 1 A 45 year old Cumberland mountain fur trader Jackson Whitlow ends a 52 day fast begun March 10 on a mountain cabin diet of cut up steak and greens. Doctors warned the weakened man may relapse. he says the fast is over and he is not afraid. Florene Whitlow tends the greens as he prepares a beef broth from the meat.

Oak Tenn Jackson Whitlow Whitlow Lord Cumberland Mountain

Homecoming at Church of Christ Plans Anniversary Celebration

Invitations issued for the Church of Christ Homecoming and Anniversary with services at 9:45 11 a m and 7 30 p m. Delegations from local and distant churches expected. Rev John A Tate state secretary of the Disciples of Christ guest speaker at the morning service. Dinner at 12 30 in the social hall. Afternoon service at 3 p m with Rev W L Dudley presiding. Continued on page 3 col 3.

Church of Christ John A. Tate Disciples of Christ C. R.andersort

Pastor Dies At Funeral After Collapse During Service

The Rev. Samus Bee Petried, age about 75, died of a heart attack during a funeral at Ruffida relating to farmer W.ix Hough who had died after a bull attack. The service for Hough was interrupted by Petried collapsing at the casket and dying before graveside rites. Petried was a longtime neighbor and friend of Hough and leaves no surviving immediate family. His funeral was held yesterday.

Walters Samus Bee United Brethren Church Leese Mr. Hough Hough W. W. Earnhardt Seese

Grace Lutheran Men’s Bible Class 18th Anniversary

The Men’s Class at Grace Lutheran Church marks its eighteenth anniversary tomorrow. Rev. C Worthington Lowe will teach the session. Lass Orchestra provides special music. All members urged to attend. service begins at 9 45.

Grace Lutheran Church C. Worthington Lowe Lass

Boy Scouts Set to Sell Apple Blossom Festival Programs

Scout Executive Frank R Hort on announced today that Wednesday evening the Boy Scouts will place on sale festival programs at the Apple Blossom Festival headquarters. Scouts with credentials will retrieve their programs after school. The programs, printed in a novel form, are offered for a nominal sum as keepsakes of the Fourteenth Festival.

Frank R. Horton Boy Scouts of

Marshals Meeting Called for Festival Parade Night

Notice announces a Marshals meeting for the Festival Parade at the Geo Washington Hotel Monday at 7 00 p m. All marshals are to attend.

Geo. Washington Hotel

May Day Demonstrations Across World Stir Protests

Thousands marched in major cities as Polish, Soviet, and French crowds marked May Day with parades, strikes, and rallies. In Moscow Stalin watched from Lenin's tomb while Paris and New York showcased mass shows of solidarity. Reports noted clashes and worker mobilizations amid anti Fascist sentiment and rising labor activism.

Associated Press Warsaw New York Moscow Red Square Joseph Stalin Paris Adolf Hitler Berlin Bilbao France Russia Dem Peoples’ Front i Lenin Communist International United States Organization of Workers Mexico City Mexico Detroit United Day Committee Michigan United Automobile Workers of America American Federation

Log Tours Of Orchards And AAA Route Details

The American Automobile Association logs three tours to local orchards during the expected May peak. Tour records list total mileage 13.6 miles starting at the AAA office and Washington Hotel with drives on Piccadilly Street and Fairmont Avenue then Route No.7 toward Sunnyside and Stines Chapel.

Cihce AAA Washington Hotel Piccadilly Street Fairmont Avenue Sunnyside Stines

Auction Lease of 50 Acre Pasture at Court House

Notice of auction and lease for a 50 acre pasture to be held at the court house on May 6 at 11 o clock. Harry L McCann, recorder, lists details in the April 30 and May 3 notices at ser.

Court House Harry L. McCanh

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MR Winchester Havre Madelon Swanson Presbytery Commission Mr. Wilson Day Bishop Moore Mouton CBS NBC George Hicks Andic J. Pinckney Arthur Arthur Rotary Club S.S. Seese Boy Scouts Hitler
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