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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1938
Page
10
Mrs Jean Vose Corbin of New York asserts Hampton Vose Jr a wealthy cotton broker and former husband is not Gail Alden s father in a custody suit She plans to have scientists prove nonpaternity and is now married to a former doorman.
In Walla Walla Washington on May 9, De Casto Bar Mayer refused his mother's plea to lead police to the bones of James Eugene Bassett, whom they both confessed to slain in 1928. Mayer, 43, a life prisoner, may be moved to Seattle for further inquiry. no charges planned now. The mother, Mrs Mary Eleanor Smith, 73, urged a full confession on Mother’s Day.
Cecil C. McDonald 42 of Turtle Creek near Pittsburgh died in an Oil City hospital from injuries after a small plane crashed near Tionesta shortly after takeoff bound for Pittsburgh. His companion Benjamin Peer 24 of Pitcairn Pa. was treated for cuts and bruises in fair condition.
In a 1938 dispatch, Nathan Cantor argues a coal miner can escape hardship through study and ambition. He cites 8S Parkes Cadman, John L. Lewis, and Russ Morgan as examples of self improvement and success beyond mining. He notes Morgan’s early life, trombone lift, and eventual orchestra earnings, asserting opportunity exists for willing workers.
Radio plans reveal the Memorial Day 500 mile Indianapolis race will be covered on NBC and MBS networks. The schedule also notes Agriculture Secretary Henry A. Wallace will discuss The Ever Normal Granary in a 15 minute talk on WJZ NBC Thursday night and a Tuesday lineup features political and musical programs across WEAF WABC and WJZ stations.
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In Jersey City on May 9 two new public meetings were announced as part of ongoing attempts to challenge Hague. Norman Thomas Socialist Party chairman applied for a permit to speak next week opposing Hague as vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee. O Connell criticized Hague and urged Roosevelt to intervene.
Bradford Pa May 9 National guardsmen led 200 men in a search for four year old Mariarity West who wandered from a family picnic near the city. CCC workers legionnaires police and lodge members joined the ground hunt aided by air support.
Cumberland Maryland May 9 Announcement of a campaign committee of more than seven hundred Allegany County Democrats to support Mayor Howard W Jackson of Baltimore for the gubernatorial nomination was made this morning with charges of unity and mobilization across the county.
A humorous reminiscence recalls book agents who once sold literature door to door, contrasting past agents with modern mass mail sales. The piece notes how some agents still hunt for readers, including a tale of asking about Thackeray Stevenson and Shakespeare, met with a sharp private residence retort.
Orient firemen summoned Grenfield fire department with its truck as a garage in Grenfield burned, destroying an Orient ownership vehicle. No injuries reported. Fire officials investigated cause and extent of damage.
Mickey Daniels headlines the Talk of the Town Revue at Hable's Palace Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday. The show features The Four Clovers, The Care Brothers, Jan and Carroll, Jackie Ford, Arlene Mar, Jack Freeman and Orchestra, Helen Leclair, and Jack Walcott, delivering singing dancing acrobatics and vaudeville acts.
About 400 independent Maryland retail grocers attended the opening business session of the Maryland State Independent Retail Food Distributors convention at the Alexander Hotel in Hagerstown on May 9.
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