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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1939

Page

2

Bowling Leagues Plan May 12 Banquet At George Washington

Bowling enthusiasts from the A and B leagues join with the Evening Star Ladies League for a May 12 banquet at the George Washington Hotel. Frank Gearing says 250 may attend. Mayor Anderson will speak. Jack Zimmerman will toast. Two New York City entertainers will perform followed by dancing with the George Washington Orchestra. Committee members include Frank Gearing Jimmy Yates Jack Crown H C Manuel Mrs Elsie Line and Mrs Hubert Cather.

Evening Star Ladies League George Washington Hotel Frank Gearing Jack Zimmerman Gearing C. R. Anderson New York City George Washington Orchestra Jimmy Yates Jack Crown H. C. Manuel Elsie Line Hubert Cather

Northern Virginia Dental Study Club Reforms By Laws

The Northern Virginia Dental Study Club met at the Sheavalee Hotel New Market with Dr W B Fahrney hosting and Dr C B Maphis presiding. A revised constitution and by laws were read and adopted with minor amendments.

Northern Virginia Dental Study Club Rockingham Stenandoah Page, Warren Frederick, Clarke Loudoun Virginia Berckley and Jefferson West Virginia Sheavalee Hotel New Market W. B. Fahrney Timberville C. B. Maphis Strasburg Fahrney Martinsburg W. E. Flannagan D. B. Allen C. M. Delp Claude Morrison J. W. Spitzer J. R. Switzer AR. Spitzer A. L. Bartlett M. A. Joyce Orville VanDeusen E. L. Miller, Sr R. E. L. Miller, Jr J. R. Keyser R. H. Kerlin B. M Knight C. Bruce Harlee

Virginia Game Commission Shortens Eastern Hunting Season

The Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries votes to cut the eastern quail turkey and rabbit season by five days, opening November 2 and running to January 20 for most eastern counties, while western counties keep the November 15 to December 31 timeframe. The move targets conservation and reflects climatic differences, amid opposition from sportsmen and regional groups.

Richmond State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries Blue Ridge Mountains Blue Ridge Fairfax Prince William Loudoun Fauquier Culpeper Madison Orange Arlington Greene Mountains Commission Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries Collins Denny Virginia Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs Halifax County Denny Robert W. Daniel Brandon Wilson Meek Virginia Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs Brunswick Charlottes Elizabeth City Isle of Wight Nelson Powhatan Surry Botetourt Giles Alleghany Augusta Bath Craig Frederick Highland Rockingham Rockbridge Shenandoah Raccoon Possons Bedford County Buckingham County Pbell County Nelson County Bath and Alleghany Highland County Amelia County

Strange Car Swap Leads to Police Grasp

Chicago men Albert Winter and Albert Dillon, strangers, dined separately. Winter drove home in a parked sedan. Dillon swapped to a similar car and reported it to police. Investigators traced the license to Winter and the men exchanged vehicles at headquarters, uncovering the mix up.

Chicago Albert Winter Albert Dillon Winter Dillon

Impact of the Japan Current on West Coast Climate

The U S Weather Bureau states the Japan Current slightly raises both average temperatures and annual precipitation in the northern West Coast. It notes climate results from oceanic and atmospheric circulation and mountain sheltering from cold continental air.

U. S. Weather Bureau Japan West North America

Dies After Operation

Relatives report the death of Mrs Am anda Hull of Cherrydale Virginia who died at 5 o clock yesterday afternoon in Georgetown Hospital Washington DC after a recent surgical operation. She was about 60 and a Charlottesville native wife of William Sibert Hull nephew of Charles P Bailey. She leaves one brother Ernest Parnell of Cherrydale. Funeral is set for 2 pm tomorrow with interment at Memorial Park southwest of Washington.

Amanda Hull Cherrydale Georgetown Hospital Washington, D. C Hull Charlottesville William Sibert Hull White Hall Prederick County Charles P. Bailey Braddock Street Ernest Parnell Memorial Park Washington

Howard Bucy Dies In Night In Hagerstown

Friends report the sudden death of Howard H. Bucy a traveling freight agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad at his home in Hagerstown Maryland He was 44 and died of a heart attack The funeral will be in Williamsport Pennsylvania and his body lies at Suter Funeral Home ready for viewing this evening

Hagerstown Howard H. Bucy Pennsylvania Railroad Bucy Winchester Penn. R. R N. D. Payne The Pennsylvania Williamsport Page Funeral

Huffman To Give Concert At Bridgewater College

Notice of a public concert by Nelson F. Huffman with Ruth Weybright at Bridgewater College at 8 pm tomorrow. Huffman, a long time instructor and radio artist, will perform Handel arias, Rogers and classic pieces with selections across four groups.

Northern Virginia Bridgewater College Nelson F. Huffman Ruth E. Weybright Huffman Peabody Conservatory Baltimore Cincinnati Conservatory Northwestern University Bridgewater WSVA NBC Music Samson Handel Waft Her Angels Jeptha Dix Water Boy Robinson Darkeys Brown-Henderson Little Boy Blue Golson Epica Rogers Tommy Lad Margetson Strickland Youmans Mr. Piper Curran

Fishermen's Paradise Turned Ghost Town in Seymour

Seymour Texas once booming with 2700 residents now sits as a ghost town with empty schoolrooms and closed courts. Lake Kemp's creation drew anglers, until May 1 became a holiday after the mayor declared it so, and skeletal police and fire crews remain on duty.

Seymour Texas West Texas Kemp

Stiff Fee In Loop Train Rip Nets Grocer and Wife

Sam Campagnia a Chicago grocer and his wife Anne were approached by two well dressed men in the Loop who guided them to an elevated train. As the train moved one man waved back while Campagnia waved with his billfold containing 22 dollars taken.

Chicago Sam Campagnia Anne Campagnia

Sports Round Up from New York May 2 1940s

A brisk mixed roundup covers college and pro sports. Topics include right handed curveball borrowing in Miami, Fordham and Texas Christian football at the Polo Grounds in 1941, Joe McCarthy reshaping the Yankee lineup, injuries to Hudson Hellmich, and attendance rumors across the leagues. It notes the Giants Yankees Dodgers at the World's Fair academy dedication, a return attempt by Johnny Farrell in golf, Sid Luckman and DiMaggio magazine coverage, and hints of boxing Louis vs Roper and potential Olympic bids with notes on players and managers.

New York Miami Archie San Romani Princeton Fordham Texas Christian Polo Grounds Joe McCarthy Hudson Hellmich Washington U Giants Yanks Dodges Academy of Sports Dodgers Clarence Spears Toledo U Johnny Farrell Sid Luckman Joe DiMaggo

Dairy expert from VPI to visit Frederick county

Connelly extension dairy man from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg Va will spend Thursday in Frederick county for dairy herd improvement work. He will meet at the courthouse Thursday night at 7 30 for a general discussion with interested residents and county problems and a talk on a better local program.

R. G. Connelly Blacksburg Frederick County I. Fred _ Stine Connelly Court House

Last Member Of Old State Family Dies

Berryville Virgil Ida C Morgan 87 daughter of Thomas Humphries Crow and Frances Shephard Crow died at Crow's Nest Berryville She was last of a prominent Clarke County family and lived at Crow's Nest built by her father in 1849 Survived by nieces and nephews including Marie Crow Reginald Morrison Thomas Settle Crow John Carroll Crow Clay Crow Edgar Crow Estelle Royce Eugenia Swann Hugh Swann Funeral plans not announced

Berryville Ida C. Morgan Thomas Humphries Crow Clarke County Frances Shepherd Crow Crow’s Nest Virginia Nerces Marie Crow Reginald Morrison Baltimore Thomas Settle Crow Baker Montana John Carroll Crow Oil City Clay Crow Washington, D. C Edgar Crow Oklahoma City Okla Montague Stevens Chatham N. J Lewis N. Glover Thomas Glover W. Va Estelle Royce Eugenia Swann New York Hugh

Union Bank of Winchester Elects Officers for Year

The Union Bank of Winchester's board, elected last week, met to reelect officers for the new year. J. Fred Thwaite remains president with Charles P. McVicar as vice president George B. Bushnell as cashier Floyd W. Haines as assistant cashier Pearl Brown as book keeper and Virginia Lupton as secretary and stenographer. The bank began in 1870 and is entering its sixty ninth year.

Union Bank of Winchester J. Fred Thwaite Charles P. McVicar George B. Bushnell Floyd W. Haines Pearl Brown Virginia Lupton Virginia William L. Clark James B. Russell H. B. McCormac F Thwaite McCormac

Moore Brothers Face Off In Granite Falls Mayoral Race

Granite Falls North Carolina holds a mayoral election next month pitting bankers E B Moore and C G Moore against each other. Both candidates are siblings and come from the same family.

Granite Falls N. C E. EB. Moore C. G. Moore

Republican Mass Meeting Called for Winchester City Virginia

Notice for a May 11 1939 Winchester Virginia mass meeting of qualified Republican voters at 8 PM in the Frederick County Court House to elect a City Committee comprising a City Chairman and two members from each precinct, plus other business. Signed W C Deming District Chairman.

Republican Party of Virginia Winchester Frederick County Court House State of Virginia Republican Party

Aberdeen Angus sale sets record high prices in Maryland

Forty-five beef cattle sold for 15515 at the fifth Aberdeen Angus sale in Frederick Maryland an average about 345 with dealers from many states. Top bull price reached 670 by Andelot Stock Farms Worton and a Frederick county Monocacy Farms cow sold for 550. Officials included Senator H D Miller and W H Tomhave.

Frederick, Md Aberdeen Angus Cattle Association Atlantic Middle West H. D. Miller Morley W. H. Tomhave Chicago Association Andelot Stock Farms Worton Monocacy Farms Frederick County

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