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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1938
Page
3
Rainfall for 24 hours ending 5 p m on April date shown as 1 83 inches with year to date 6 98 inches. Monthly averages listed from January to December with 25 year period 1913 to 1937 and annual average 35 36 inches. Data supplied by Winchester Research Laboratory.
In Millwood Virginia on April 30 Mr and Mrs Henry P Mitchell hosted a large reception for Adelaide Moffet and Miss Gladys Harris with about twenty six guests. Numerous Clarke and Millwood residents attended including Misses Katherine and Helen Beatty and guests from Baltimore Long Island and Scotland.
Berlin May 2 The National Zeitung Essen mouthpiece of Marshal Hermann Goering called the Brazilian ban on foreign political organizations an unfriendly act and suggested U S backing behind it The paper questioned whether the decree originated inside or outside Brazil and hinted at suspicions of external influence.
Serious accidents from high speed tire failures totaled 9,530 in 1937, up 1,790 from 1934, with many minor injuries and much property damage unreported. R E Buncutter, local dealer, says even fine tires aren’t blowout proof and urges Goodyear Lifeguard inner-tube tire to prevent loss of control.
Ellis J. Fuller, a Frederick County native, has returned to Winchester and opened a plumbing and heating business on East Piccadilly Street. Since leaving Frederick County in 1900 he worked with prominent plumbing engineers on major installations across Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, Atlantic City and beyond. He is the son of the late John W. Fuller of Frederick County.
The Bureau of Mines links the Grundy Virginia Keen Mountain mine disaster to unapproved blasting methods. A bulldozing shot ignited coal dust, killing workers in the affected area. 45 lives confirmed, with higher potential if more miners were underground.
J D Carter of Cammer Tire Co announces a revolutionary non skid tread tire developed with B F Goodrich after two years and over 100 designs tested. Officials claim it can stop a car quicker than any previous tire.
In Lockport Illinois a bull escaped from a pasture near the jail and roamed the streets, prompting惊 alarm. Authorities report the incident as a wildlife disturbance with the animal battering through neighborhood blocks before being cornered.
Staunton Va May 2 A single candidate is nominated for district governor 186th Rotary International Martinsville attorney Irvine Cubine He will be nominated at the first annual conference in Staunton May 5 and 6 The district includes western Virginia and clubs in northeastern Tennessee with thirty six clubs Registrations point to a large attendance of Rotarians and wives for a full program of business and entertainment.
In the Petal Parade a notable attendee was unheralded Munnell Wilson who says he is a U S Senate candidate in Kentucky and manager for Dr Townsend in the Blue Grass State. He wore a Kentucky Colonel style outfit and walked at a lively pace after attending Altoona hobos' convention weeks earlier.
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