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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1938
Page
10
A themed crossword puzzle page presents across clues from 1 to 33 with entries like 1 Reduce the total, 6 A kind of, 15 Exclamation, 27 Single spot, 33 Symbol for, and down clues including 10 Opposite the, 14 Dumber, 19 Master of, 21 Ounce abbr. The puzzle features a filled answer line FATTIE BR Te INTEX AIG and ends with COPYRIGHT 1938 KING FEATURES SYNDICATE Inc.
Richard Crane a Denver native industrialist and former diplomat was accidentally killed by his own shotgun while hunting snipe on his Westover estate near the James River in Charles City County. Boatman W J Swadecki found the body. Dr J R Parker signed the death certificate. The incident followed a morning shoot in marshes with Swadecki. Crane held multiple corporate posts, public service roles, and had ties to Virginia society. he had recently returned to Westover with his wife and their daughter from Princeton, New Jersey.
Dale Carnegie cites airline courtesy and personal safety as shaping trust in a major carrier after a grounded flight from St. Louis to New York. He recalls Titian finishing masterpieces in Venice at ninety nine, asking to see his church as life waned and declaring there is still so much to be done.
The obituary lists survivors including his wife and daughter plus brother John Crane of Rome and sisters Mrs Frances A Crane of Baltimore and Mrs Harold C Bradley of Cisnes, reflecting ties to the Commonwealth and Old Westmoreland clubs, Harvard Club New York, Princess Anne Club Virginia Beach, Hampton Yacht Club and Metropolitan Club Washington.
A man visiting a disbanded circus bought two ponies for his children and returned with a full menagerie. He fed the crowd 15,000 bottles of pop and gave away 7,000 pounds of peanuts as the family watched the lumberyard circus spectacle.
Three thousand Chicago youngsters enjoyed a free circus thanks to lumberman Louis L Meitus who provided admission so they could attend openly. The event offered a rare, wholesome outing without the need to sneak in.
Chinese sources report 20 Japanese troop transports with destroyer escorts arrived off Formosa. They claim invasion plans extend toward southern China and include additional aircraft carriers and forces in southern Chinese waters.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority with PWA and Army Engineers plans a 750 acre Gravelly Point airport near the Potomac River for near-capital service. It targets a twelve month readiness with flood-safe runways and 85 percent usable time while signaling a second all weather terminal to serve as a regional hub and emergency site.
A family outing ends with humor as Susan Blumenshire opens her basket to find her husband’s socks tumbling out instead of cake. The quirky moment unfolds at the Lancaster picnic ground.
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