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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1937

Page

2

Funeral Services Conducted For A Former Resident

Funeral services were held for Lochstampfer a former ROADS Va. resident aged 78 who settled here about fifty years ago after working at Capon Bridge tannery. He left his Baltimore daughter Mrs Matticy and relatives about 35 years ago. Interment was in the family plot beside Fairview Lutheran Church with pallbearers James Monroe Albert Schaffenaker Luther Schaffenaker Frank Schaffenaker F P Kerns and J B White.

Roads Lochst Lochstampfer Capon Bridge W. Va Matti Cy Baltimore Lochstamp Fairview P. O. Sartelle Presbyterian Church James Monroe Albert Schaffenaker Luther Schaffenaker Frank Schaffenaker F. P. Kerns J. B. White

Local Guests Stop by Hogue Creek Area

HOGUE CREEK Virginia October 30 Mr and Mrs Statton Orndorff and children near Boyce were guests of Mr and Mrs Luther M Larrick. Miss Massie Larrick visited her parents. Several couples traveled from Cumberland Maryland and other towns to visit Cleve Marple and family.

Hogue Creek Statton Orndorff Boyce Luther M. Larrick Massie Larrick T. Larrick Clark Braithwaite Cumberland Tom Bridges Pargettstown John Holmes A. L. Nail William Cooper H. Hedrick Washington, D. C S. T. Lar

Community notes and obituaries from the area

The community mourns the death of Mrs. Hattie Pingley while prayers and sympathy are offered to her family. Mrs. Rick is reported improving after illness as local visits occur. Mr. Joe White and his sons visit friends Scott White and Walter White. Christian Endeavor gathers Sunday at Mt. Olive led by Mrs. Clark Braithwaite with an inviting program.

Rick Hattie Pingley Joe White Sons Winchester Scott White Walter White Christian Endeavor Mt. Olive Clark Braithwaite

NATURAL SCENES BOOKLET PROMOTED BY WINCHESTER STAR

A promotional notice advertises NATURAL SCENES OF THE UNITED STATES a 49 000 spot illustrated geography booklet. Readers are urged to order by sending ten cents to the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Washington DC and a coupon is included.

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New Scout Cabin Dedication and Party for Troop 9

Troop 9 Boy Scouts held a dedication for a new cabin last Tuesday night to serve as a meeting place. A Friday night party followed with games and refreshments attended by Frances Bickers Phyllis Fowle Ann Williams Dotty Moore Dorothy DeGrange and Nina Shingleton in the new cabin.

Boy Scouts Frances Bickers Phyllis Fowle Ann Williams Dotty Moore Dorothy DeGrange Nina Shingleton

Longshoremen Strike Hits Gulf Ports Over Hours Pay

Gulf longshoremen from five steamship lines struck at midnight demanding a 44 hour week and overtime at 1.27 1/2 dollars an hour. Only two ships, Jomar and Winston-Salem, were affected in Houston. Negotiations broke off after the union refused to renew its contract for 1.10 overtime. Basic pay remains 85 cents per hour. Other lines affected include Bull Newtex Moore Mack and Union Sulphur ships in Houston and nearby ports.

Houston Tex Gnlf Jomar Winston-Salem Lykes Lines International Longshoremen’s Association Bull Newtex Mooremack Texas Lake Charles

Recounted Puzzle Clues Across and Down

A scrambled daily crossword puzzle listing across and down clues with mixed legible and garbled text detailing terms like lawful Chinese and form of the verb to be, plus several garbled fragments and stray letters. The legible entries include clues for aphorisms, body parts, and common nouns, interspersed with broken phrases and partial words.

Morocco Ming

Pimlico Opens Fall Meet With Rich Ten Day Program

Pimlico opened its fall race meet with the richest ten day program ever offered at the hilltop. The stake a day program features purses totaling about 144000 and attracts top turf talent led by War Admiral, Glen Riddle Farm's three year old champion and leading money winner of the season.

Baltimore Pimlico Hilltop War Admiral Glen Riddle Farm

Baltimore Autumn Handicap and Seabiscuit Return Matchup

Earnings reach 161000 dollars as Seabiscuit, rival to Admiral C S Howard, will not race here and is slated for Santa Anita training on the west coast. The day’s feature is the $2 added Baltimore Autumn Handicap for all ages over six furlongs, with twelve entries including Deliberator, Grand Slam, Rough Time, Ever Gold, Fraidy Cat, Speed to Spare, High Fleet, Clingendaal, Wise Prince, Preeminent, Prairie Dog, and Log.

Admiral C. S. Howard Pecarity West Coast Baltimore Ever Gold High Fleet

Prizes Awarded For Best Costumes In Pageant

The event honors girls and boys with prizes for costumes. Winners include Suzanne Barr aged 2 Patricia Anne Elworthy aged 4 Adelaide Cable aged 10 Glenda Keckley aged on Fairfax Lane and Donald Seely aged 2 with a bb gun names and addresses listed. Also a film bill notes Deanna Durbin in 100 Men And A Girl at Hable's Palace Theatre with other stars.

Suzanne Barr Loudoun Street Shirley Temple Patricia Anne Elworthy National Avenue Adelaide Cable North Washington Street Glenda Keckley Fairfax Lane Donald Seely West Cork Walter Brown South Cameron Jimmy Gates Deanna Durbin Adolphe Menjou Leopold Stokowski Alice Brady Mischa Auer Hable’s Palace Theatre Deanna Pold Stokowski Symphony Leo RKO Keith's Washington Fox News

Dr. Harry Adler Dies At 65 Noted Gastric Specialist

Dr. Harry Adler, 65, president of Sinai Hospital for ten years and specialist in gastric diseases, died in Baltimore. Born there, he studied at the University of Maryland Johns Hopkins and in Berlin Vienna Prague. Survived by widow Carrie Frank Adler son Charles and three sisters Mrs Said May Mrs Helen Lauchheim and Miss Blanche Adler.

Baltimore Harry Adler Sinai Hospital Adler University of Maryland Johns Hopkins University Berlin Vienna Prague Carrie Frank Adler Charles Said May Helen Lauchheim Blanche Adler

Wettest October On Record Beats Longstanding Rainfall

October closed as the wettest on record, with total rainfall at 10.33 inches. Only .07 inch short of the all time local record, August 1898 had 10.40 inches, while the weather bureau records go back to 1893.

Will Rogers on brides and cooking in school

The rambling humorous anecdote recalls a bride who did not take cooking in school and served lamb chops, amusing her husband who reacted oddly to eating them. The piece reflects classic Will Rogers humor about domestic skills and marriage.

Lamb Chops Taste Raises Curious Comment

A conversation centers on lamb chops that taste odd to a speaker. The woman explains she cooked them carefully and treated minor burns with soda and witch hazel as advised by a radio program.

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