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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1938
Page
3
Hampden-Sydney College plans a noonday portrait presentation for Dr William H Whiting Jr to mark his 37 years of service. The event features speeches by President J D Eggleston and J Barry Wall, with a pep rally bonfire and alumni luncheon surrounding homecoming activities.
Beautiful home on W Clif ford St priced at 10000. Large brick house on Lou doun St at 9250. Stucco home on Valley Pike 6500. Quiet home on Shenandooah Ave 3150. New 5 room bungalow with bath and pantry 1750. Double frame house on Braddock St 4000. Farms from 30 to 1000 acres. Building lots citywide. Financing available through licensed broker.
Millwood founded by the Whitings trained many future leaders who served professions and business. After the founder’s death his son ran the school for years before joining Hampden Sydney College as a faculty member 37 years ago. Notable alumnus included late Congressman James Hays of Virginia’s seventh district. Dr Whiting is related to Mrs George H Burwell Richard P Whiting of Clarke County and the late Judge Frank B Whiting of Berryville, with family ties to Herbert B Whiting of Berryville.
Tokyo police decree that American girls basketball players from Hollywood must wear long shorts, declaring three inches as the threshold between short and long. The exhibition series begins next Monday after complaints by delegates of the International Woman's Friendship League.
ST. JEAN-DE-LUZ France October 1 Amb Bowers opened an investigation into the disappearance of James P. Lardner son of the late King Lardner reported missing September 22 while fighting with Spanish government forces. Mrs King Lardner had cabled from Milford Conn that he was captured by insurgents in the Ebro zone. The ambassador said Lardner was not listed among American prisoners at Burgos.
Chicago on October 4 city forecaster J R Lloyd warned fans might need rain coats or top coats for the Cubs versus Yankees opening game. He noted the weather map shows two trends and could not confirm a forecast but expected temperatures to rise toward 82 as gates opened.
Grand Rapids Mich Oct 4 H Vandenberg R Mich urged Michigan Republicans to start a spiritual crusade to give the American system a full fair chance He spoke on the eve of a Republican victory seen as a preview of 1940 The campaign would transcend party lines and invite Jeffersonian Democrats to defend the American heritage as political labels grew less important than the package contents.
A Bayreuth dispatch reports feverish Sudetenland jubilation at Hitler's entry into Eger as Germany extends occupation into the third zone of former Czechoslovakia. The region, rich in industry and resorts like Karlsbad and Mariánské Lázně, hosts festive crowds and floral tributes while Czech residents face bitterness beyond the frontier.
Harrisonburg Virginia hosts the last session of the Baltimore Conference as Methodism marks its sesquicentennial. With unification plans in motion the conference will consider boundary changes and merge regions across Virginia Maryland West Virginia and the District of Columbia. More than 1000 delegates and observers attend as leaders discuss church unity and ministerial placements.
The article outlines plans for three Methodist conferences focusing on unification of the three branches. The uniting conference will meet in Nashville on April 26. Reports on boundary changes for the Baltimore Conference are expected at Harrisonburg. Virginia Conference events in Lynchburg include the Historical Society anniversary with Dr. T. H. Jack as principal speaker and Bishop Peele leading holy communion.
In Richmond on October 4 hundreds of members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South prepare for three conference meetings in Virginia. The Baltimore Conference opens in Harrisonburg October 5, followed by Holston Conference in Bristol from October 6 to 10, with the Virginia Conference to meet afterward.
Noted author of Man With A Bull Tongue Plow who recently returned from European study funded by Guggenheim foundation says he will leave the state. He claimed Constable Amos Allen objected to an editorial calling Rep. Joe Bates the dictator of Greenup county. Stuart says Allen struck him from behind in a drug store. he was treated for head injuries and released. Both Stuart and Allen are held on $200 bonds for breach of peace pending hearing.
Apple export shipments rise after the four power peace agreement in Munich. Most clearances for the week were reported for N Y stockroom and forwarders, with shipments recorded Friday and Saturday. A separate incident notes a lone gunman robbed a filling station attendant, prompting a brief holdup report.
Oil City Pennsylvania October 4 The prohibition party of Pennsylvania invites all justice loving citizens to unite in a new party honest of purpose and sincere in declaration The party adopted a platform at its closing state convention session declaring that return of the Republican or Democratic party to power would mean continued spoils system tax law enforcement and nullification by administrators The party has a state ticket on the November ballot.
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles ends white patrol cars after years of use and returns to conventional black cars. Officials cited easier detection by violators as a major drawback of white units. New vehicles will feature plain black coupes with minimal markings and the state seal.
Approximately 2,000 head of livestock from distant points including Texas are on display at the tenth annual show in Baltimore. Maryland 4-H Club members entered 220 of the 260 steers, judged by farm students from several universities.
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