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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1938

Page

2

Entries for the Warrenton Gold Cup Race Plentiful

The Warrenton Gold Cup field lists Beier and five other thoroughbreds with Choate 3 p.m. start. Va entries include Frostcake May Boy War Port Broadview Steeplechase and Mountie Plate horses, with owners R. B. Young Randolph Duffey Morris Clark and others in Warrenton and Montgomery areas.

Ig Ry Beier Pegan Coe Tee Aoe Frank M. Gould New York Lassitude Wyndham W. Torr Embassy Washington Dan Ewart Johnston Boyce Red G. L. Ohrstrom Greenwich Conn Ronille Comonhome J. W. Y. Martin Glyndon Virginia R. B. Young Middleburg War Port Randolph G. Duffey Warrenton

Hepburn Leaves Hollywood Over Contract Split

Katharine Hepburn and REO studios end their contract after mutual decision to part ways over story material differences. The move comes May 4 with no further details.

Hollywood Katharine Hepburn REO Studios

Glossary of Star Marble Tournament Terms

The Winchester Evening Star explains slang of local marble play including shooter, dubs, knuckling down, lofting, bowling and English. It defines lag line pitch line lagging hunching and histing as key actions and forbidden moves in the game.

Curly Mac Winchester Frederick Clarke Warren Winchester Evening Star Glassies Miles Aed

Took No Action Against Whitney

L. Martin Richmond of the New York Stock Exchange testified that he took no action after learning in mid February that Richard Whitney asked a partner in Richmond's brokerage to suborn a $125000 loan. He testified during the Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into the Whitney firm bankruptcy resumed March 8.

New York L. Martin Richmond New York Stock Exchange Richard Whitney Richmond Securities and Exchange Commission Whitney

Kennedy-Wilson State Endorsed by Hosiery Workers

The American Federation of Hosiery Workers endorsed the Kennedy-Wilson ticket in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary campaign at its annual convention in Charlotte. The union urged the labor movement to work and vote for four specified candidates.

Charlotte N. C American Federation of Hosiery Workers Kennedy-Wilson Pennsylvania Organized Labor Movement

Two Prisoners Held After Apple Blossom Festival Pickpocket Suspect

Aaron Hellman and Rose Kole were arrested during the apple blossom festival on suspicion of pickpocketing. They were turned over to District of Columbia authorities and transferred to Washington. Sergeant Francis Funk reported that the woman jostled a man to snatch his pocketbook while several accomplices fled in a car with Iowa plates.

Aaron Hellman Rose Kole District of Columbia Washington Francis Funk Iowa

German Nobel laureate Carl von Ossietzky dies in Berlin

Carl von Ossietzky, 48, the German pacifist and 1936 Nobel Prize winner, died today of meningitis in a Berlin sanitarium.

Berlin Carl von Ossietzky

Deadlocked Pittsburgh talks hit downtown parking again

Deadlocked negotiations left 25 parking lots and garages in Pittsburgh's downtown economy idle as attendants remained on strike for higher wages and shorter hours.

Pittsburgh Golden Triangle

Barbra Haugwitz-Rev entlow settles tax dispute in 1933

Countess Barbara Haugwitz-Rev entlow formerly Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani agrees with the Board of Tax Appeals to pay 20086 in income taxes for 1933 to settle a 25108 deficiency claim.

Washington Countess Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani Board of Tax Appeals

Softball League Meeting Tonight at 7 30

Winchester Softball league chief Jack Crowl calls a representative from each team to attend tonight at 7 30 at the Young Men's Sport Shop near the hotel. Snag Sargent will preside as a schedule and player lists are prepared and field issues discussed. A mass meeting for all league players precedes the first game.

Winchester Jack Crowl Snag Sargent

Dies From a Heart Spell in Memorial Hospital

Joseph William Rinker aged seventy seven, a Warren county native long resident of this city, died in Memorial Hospital after a heart attack suffered while visiting his daughter in Marshall Virginia. Survived by one son Winter and three daughters, three brothers, three sisters, funeral at his home Thursday at 2 pm led by Rev Homer Welch with Green Hill Cemetery interment. Pallbearers listed.

Joseph William Rinker Warren County Whittier Avenue Memorial Hospital Rinker Marshall Frank Martha Rinker Cedarville Winter Rinker Lynchburg Nellie Moffett Sprinkle Knox Washington, D. C J. D. Rinker Stephens City Benjamin Rinker Middletown George Rinker Oregon Mollie Harper Mattie Ogden Lucy Rinker Strasburg Homer Welch Stephens City Methodist Church Green Hill Cemetery O. C. Cooper W. F. Luttrell George W. Patton Elmer Beatlevy Harry Seabright, Jr Hugh Brill

Winter Snow and Cold Surprise Western States

Denver reports heavy wet snow in Colorado and several inches in western New Mexico. Pike's Peak is blanketed with eight inches. Northern Arizona endures unseasonable cold, while Flagstaff records 26 degrees. A 40 mile per hour wind drives a storm through central New Mexico. Oklahoma sees two small tornadoes injuring a farm woman and her daughter as other regions contend with heavy rain hail and dust.

Denver New Mexico Colorado Pike’s Peak Arizona Flagstaffff New Mexco Oklahoma

Dr Hyde Named Ireland Head By Acclamation In Dublin

Dr Douglas Hyde was elected president of Ireland by acclamation in Dublin on May 4. He accepted invitations from Fianna Fail and Fine Gael to lead the government, becoming its first head. The five minute Gaelic ceremony set June 1 as his start date.

Dr. Hyde Ireland Dublin Douglas Hyde Hyde de Valera Fianna Fail Fine Gael

Lions Honor E A Crowl For Radio Service In Winchester

Winchester Lions Club cited E A Crowl for selfless, unpaid work improving radio in the city. Resolution notes his leadership as former Radio Commission chairman and his personal sacrifice. May 3 adoption recorded. local paper to publish. The event included remarks by Tom Baldridge and performances by Nelson Lineburg and Charles Crisman and Albert Stokes.

Lions Club Radio Commission Winchester Lions Club E. A. Crowl Lions Club of Winchester E. A. Crow Tom Baldridge Hoye Riley Nelson Lineburg Berryville Charles Crisman Albert Stokes Martinsburg Steve M. Callahan Richmond J. J. Farley Lion Hengeveld

Boys Choir Of Clarke Sings At Berryville COC Meeting

Berryville Va May 4 The boys choir under Mrs H H Burks provided entertainment at the Berryville Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Members include Robert Levi Richard Fuller Frank Sowers and others. The meeting discussed Route 12 marking, road committee action, and announced the next officers election.

Berryville H. H. Burks Berryville School Berryville Chamber of Commerce Robert Levi Richard Fuller Frank Sowers Robert Iden Garfield Osler Carroll Graham Ellwood Tumlin Reginald Fuller Reginald Mille Ivan White James Duke Nelson Linaburg Alvin White Ralph N. Dorsey Shirley McSherry Lupton Winchester van Wyk Portland Oregon Virginia

450 Children In Frederick Get Dental Defects Mended

Four hundred fifty Frederick county school children received dental care this year through a mobile clinic. Dr. W A Burke visited every school in the county and is now at Handley high school in Winchester. The effort was supported by Winchester Frederick chapter Red Cross Lions Kiwanis Elks Rotary Home Demonstration clubs School Board Board of Supervisors late H B McCormac Frederick County Teachers Association and others.

Frederick County Anne Preston Starling Frederick Burke W. A. Burke State Department of Health Handley High School Winchester Winchester-Frederick The Red ,Cross the Lions, Kiwanis, Elks Rotary Clubs of Board of Supervisors H. B. McCormac Frederick County Teachers’ Association

Hitler and Mussolini Confer in Rome in Axis Peace Drive

A May 4 Associated Press report notes Hitler’s Rome visit as a pivotal axis moment with Mussolini. The talks center on Czechoslovakia, Austria’s fate, and a potential German Italian alignment amid Anglo French concerns.

Hitler Rome Dewitt MacKenzie Associated Press New York Mussolini Europe

Youth Siblings Injured in Ohio Route 7 Crash

Derek and Collin Hayley twin 10 year olds and their 23 year old brother Dennis were treated for injuries after a collision between their car and a truck on Ohio Route 7 south of Parkersburg. Dennis drove, suffered a broken ankle and facial injuries while Collin had a sprained foot and facial injuries and Derek a slight concussion. The truck driver admitted fault claimed to run a red light. The brothers were en route to Louisville for a short vacation. Derek and Collin attend Handley High School.

Derek Collin Hayley Hayley Dennis Collin Derrick Hayley Brothers Louisville Collins Handley High School

Daughter Of A Governor Warned In Threat Note

A note scrawled in black ink on unruled paper threatened the governor’s daughter, hinting the child would be missing in a week. The message signed The Black Hornet referenced three daughters Betty 18 Nancy 6 and Ellen Sarah 5 months. Police were urged to act.

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