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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1937
Page
5
In a heavy rain on Handley field Charles Town outplayed Handley but the teams settled for a scoreless tie Saturday afternoon. The Charles Town eleven dominated play, with most of the action in Handley territory, but the score remained deadlocked through the game.
Dr Stanley K Hornbeck a leading U S Far Eastern expert serves as political adviser to Secretary Hull and President Roosevelt. He has previously been Far Eastern technical adviser to the 1918 American peace commission and headed the State Department Far Eastern division.
Handley and Charles Town fought in a wet, yardage light game with Handley failing to move consistently and Charles Town defending stoutly. Cranes and O Bannon repeatedly tackled Handley backs behind the line while punting stood out in the fourth quarter.
A war front report from Baltimore dated October 11 describes U S sailors on the Shang hai front counting floating bodies as a grisly pastime aboard the transport Gold Star. Machinist's Mate John L. Smith writes home that shore leave is denied so sailors improvise by playing deck football and tallying drifting Chinese and Japanese bodies and Chinese civilians.
Peter Chrisoulas has spent fifteen months in a county jail awaiting the electric chair for murder. As Friday, Oct. 15 approaches, he mutters that it is cold in his cell, a guard noting the cold resembles death.
In Alexandria on Saturday Shenandoah Valley Academy opened its season with a 26 to 0 loss to Episcopal High School. Howdy Goodwin ran back a kickoff for a score, with Barrett adding the extra point. Goodwin, Preston and Bell scored the touchdowns as Episcopal dominated early before SV A tightened in the second half. The cadets travel next to Wilmington to face Delaware University's junior varsity.
A hitherto unpublished photo features Diana Blythe daughter of John Barrymore and Harri son Tweed. The image, kept private by her mother, is presented courtesy Town and Country magazine.
Omaha official Ralph Huffstutter inspected the basement of a shoe repair shop and ordered repairs to faulty wiring. He then proceeded to upstairs to draft a formal notice for the building.
While he was writing, an employee dashed upstairs shouting fire, triggering a blaze that threatened Huffstutter who was about to warn others. The incident shows how quickly a warning can avert or provoke a larger fire.
The Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Pattern Book is available. Send fifteen cents for pattern No. 1400 B sized for 12 to 20 and 40 bust, with a pencil slim dress design, sew chart, and beginner friendly instruction. Direct orders to the address in the box.
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