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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1938
Page
3
Tecumseh Nebraska rumor centers on Virgil C. Hazen who said a hog approached him on his farm and coughed up a dime dated with an unknown year. The odd incident has stirred interest among local coin collectors.
The text warns against using pills or oversimplified remedies for constipation and explains that lack of dietary bulk in the diet causes difficulty. It emphasizes that bulk is not quantity of food but a form of indigestible matter that aids elimination by forming a bulky mass in the intestines.
The U S Army expands its own watercraft fleet without the 6 billion expansion act. Three boats completed and six more under construction plus 3 000 craft operated, including the 185 foot minelayer Ellery W Niles heading to San Francisco for duty and a fast crash boat for the Army Air Corps in Hawaii. The Inland Waterways Corporation to add a Mississippi tow etc. Plans drafted for a 6 million transport to replace oldest six big ships linking New York Puerto Rico Panama Pacific Hawaii and the Philippines.
Dr I C Riggin urges safer camping practices stressing clean water sources and proper waste disposal. Campers should boil water or add iodine, bury garbage, and extinguish cooking fires to prevent disease and death from unsanitary sites.
Senate weighs amendments to a 000,000,000 relief and public works bill. House committee considers unemployment insurance for rail workers. A recess-era note places yesterday as context.
Luther Shutts and family spotted a four foot black snake on the walk in front of Ed Loy's home. After a council of war the Loys decided not to summon help and dispatched the reptile with a hoe. The incident highlighted home snake encounters in a quiet Saturday.
Washington May 31 The Agriculture Department reports commercial bank loans to farmers rose to 1 289 801 000 at year end 1937 up 19 percent from 1936 The gain came mainly from personal and collateral loans aided by the Commodity Credit Corporation program on cotton and corn Real estate secured loans showed only a nominal change
Abstract of a recent sermon by Rev Dr W W McIntyre urging the church as the beautiful gate of the temple to heal the prodigal society. He cites the church’s role in charity, social recreation, healing, and morality tied to national faith in God. He emphasizes evangelism, public service, and the church as society’s bulwark.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for engineering draftsman, maritime research assistant, maritime personal representative, assistant electric rate investigator, and related roles. Requires licenses, vessel experience, and electrical rate experience with postings by Herman Lee, secretary of Board of Examiners at the local post office.
Philadelphia patrolmen Tony Eckeroy and Ralph Clark lassoed five escaped horses from a riding academy while riding in their red patrol car, proving they could ride the range without leaving the vehicle.
Greyhound Bus Lines adds 65 daily buses each direction between the city and Washington. Through schedules see reduced running times improving direct connections to Richmond and Norfolk. Midnight, five A M, and two P M transfers available for these routes.
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