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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1937
Page
2
A fragmentary tale from American News Features humor column recalls an exchange where a job seeker boasts about behavior records and a boss asks for a man who knows his onions. The piece mocks job interviews and boastful claims with light satire.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour totals ending 5 pm yesterday at none inches. October to date 2.18 inches, year to date 37.56 inches. Historical monthly averages from 1913 to 1936 list monthly totals such as January 2.46, February 1.97, March 3.03, April 3.07, May 2.65, June 3.35, August 3.59, September 2.91, October 2.31, December 2.40 inches. The annual average rainfall at Winchester Laboratory is 34.74 inches.
Residents and visitors in Quicksburg and nearby towns spent weekends with relatives and friends. Numerous trips to Harrisonburg, Washington DC, and surrounding counties were noted, with church events and apple harvest activity shaping the weekend.
Oranda Virginia October 8 Mr J T Keeney a timber buyer from Winchester was here on business recently. The outing included Mr and Mrs W M Stickley of Vaucluse Mrs Sam Stickley of Strasburg and Mr William Warner of Pittsburg Pa who were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs M
Nineveh Virginia October 8 Mrs R S Bryarly of White Post stopped at Wheatland Manor last week Miss Raycelle Fleming moved to Front Royal to work for the Royal Village Corporation Mr and Mrs R B Johns visited relatives in the Powers and Johns homes over the weekend Clyde Trenary of Washington DC stayed with his aunt Mrs E G Johns Alvin Hummer and wife spent Tuesday in Winchester Mrs Locke of Shenandoah visited Mrs E R Neville for several weeks
Grimes Va October 8 There will be preaching next Sunday at Galilee morning A cat welcome is extended to Mr Howard Poland and family moving from near Augusta W Va to the home of Miss Ida Gardner near here He is employed by the Apple Ridge Orchard Company Mrs Dora Grimes visited Winchester last week with the Newcomb sisters The schools of this community opened last Tuesday with very good attendance Mr and Mrs A S Orndorff and friends from Winchester spent Sunday with Mr Thomas Pugh and family of Millbrook W Va Mr James Lowery moved last week.
Saturday trips from the Anderson house to Woodbine are mentioned. Several residents now work at the Musselman Cone in Inwood West Virginia and three will not rate this season after selling out to another company. The packing house at Apple Ridge orchards began operations last Wednesday, creating temporary jobs for locals.
An advertisement invites readers to obtain a 21 by 28 inch five color map of the United States. It promises geography and history facts including state capitals and settlement dates. Send ten cents to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C with name, city, street, and state.
The federal district court rejected a plea to halt work on Cherokee cooperative lines. Alabama Power Company and lawyer G. Acneson prepared to appeal to the federal appeals court. The suit targets the Rural Electrification Administration, Administrator John Carmody and Secretary Morgenthau, alleging violation of the Rural Electrification Act.
John Q. Rhodes Jr of the state motor vehicles division forecast a continuing drop in traffic fatalities in Virginia for the next thirty days based on September results. The statewide highway safety campaign shows a 35 percent fall in September deaths from 89 to 55. Rhodes credited press cooperation and noted the campaign was directed by Rhodes and safety engineer David M. Baldwin.
Maurice E. Bowers of Somerset Hotel Somerville New Jersey has been licensed as a student airplane pilot by the Air Commerce Bureau. The license requires flight only with a licensed instructor until he is cleared for solo and after 25 hours he may apply for an amateur license. He was born in Winchester Virginia and has lived in Somerville since February.
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