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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1937
Page
7
Will Rogers returns to the screen at Hable's Palace Theatre in Handy Andy with bright romance from Robert Taylor and Mary Carlisle. A Fox News reel and Mardi Gras carnival excitement accompany the feature for today and Tuesday.
The article outlines a major publicity drive for the upcoming unemployment census starting mid November. It details a nation wide effort including a presidential address a radio campaign and participation by mayors radio stations newspapers and church and civic groups to ensure every unemployed person receives and returns a census card.
Duke University remains unbeaten in conference play with two wins and a tie as the Blue Devils head to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech. The weekend slate features Virginia Military Institute, North Carolina, The Citadel, Davidson, and other SEC rivals shaping the crowded standings.
Tokyo reports Ordinance 23 starts Japan on a drastic import curb to seal nearly 700 articles as a nation without luxuries. The emergency law aims to cut foreign bills for war materials, with exemptions for some American goods and a 50 yen import threshold.
Rear Admiral Wilson Brown Jr. will take over as superintendent of the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland on February 1 1938 succeeding Admiral David Sellers who will retire. He is currently commander of the training detachment of the U S Fleet.
Mrs. A B Adkins of Charleston West Virginia reports better health from taking Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She states she was weak and tired before using the tonic, with improved appetite weight gain and renewed strength after several weeks. New size tablets 50 cents and liquid 1 dollar 1.45 dollars. Buy from a local druggist.
Past 24 hours ending 5 pm yesterday shows none. October totals 2.18 inches, year to date 37.56 inches. Averages by month from 1913 to 1936 list values such as January 2.46 and August 3.69 inches. The annual average rainfall over 24 years is 34.74 inches at Winchester Research Laboratory.
Madrid dispatches report heavy artillery fire in the capital with shells raining on central districts near the foreign correspondents' building. Rebels reportedly attacked to the northwest and northeast fronts as government and insurgent forces clashed through the night.
In Winchester Virginia Corporation Court a suit seeks to interpret the late Elisabeth Schwarz will and administer the estate. Defendants not residents including Mary Schwarz Frank Schwarz Antonia Laitchner Martha Schwarz and others must appear within ten days after publication. Order directs publication in Winchester Evening Star and posting at court and mailing copies to defendants.
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