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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1938
Page
9
The report shows 24 hour rainfall ending 8 a.m. none. October to date .02 inches year to date 19.85 inches. It lists average monthly rainfall for 1913 to 1937 with values for January 2.63 February 2.0 March 2.95 April 3.25 May 3.60 June 3.63 July 3.387 August 3.77 September 2.36 October 3.21 November 2.30 December 2.33. The average annual rainfall for the 25 year period is 35.36 inches.
In sacred memory of our wife and mother Mrs. R E March who died October 11 1937. The verse recalls a life of kindness beauty of heart and soul and the lasting treasure of a devoted family including Robi E March and daughters Jack Rutherford and Alfred D Scott.
Eddie Brietz reports on Mic key Cochrane's retirement rumors and Yankee optimism from farm insurance for future pennants. Cubs and Yankees series money, Sid Luckman scouting, Durocher's chances, Canzoneri comeback, and coach moves at North Carolina State and Arizona teachers college emerge among varied notes across teams and leagues.
Fighting roars in the Yangtze valley as Chinese and Japanese clash over hills near Yangsin in Hupeh. Japanese forces push toward Hankow while Chinese claim to encircle two Japanese divisions near Teian, with casualties reported.
Capetown reported the British pickaback Seaplane Mercury departed at 8 10 a m GMT for Durban on the first leg toward London. The aircraft failed to reach Capetown on a Dundee Scotland to Capetown run by 380 miles in an effort to break a 6296 mile record.
Eduard Benes former president of Czechoslovakia agreed to be Glasgow University rector candidate in the upcoming election. He resigned last week stating continued tenure would hinder the republic’s revival. Benes retired to his Sezimovo Usti home after stepping away from state duties.
Members of the Rohart family will provide music at a Helping Hand Mission service in Indian Hollow. The mission directed by Mrs. Henry McVivar hosts a series of Rohart events with tonight’s sermon titled The Meaning of A Christian.
Berlin reports the German government decreed that the Reichsmark becomes the legal currency in the Sudeten territory effective immediately, aligning occupation economics with imperial policy.
Berryville movers and shakers hosted and visited over the weekend with guests from Washington D C Fredericksburg Waynesboro Winchester and Charles Town among others. Attendees included Mr Woodrow Lloyd Mr Edward Joyce Miss Thelma Feltner and Miss Charlotte Ramsburg with friends and relatives from local households.
In Winchester Court on October 11 1938 Cit Corporation sues A J Bryant principal defendant and C W Hollis co defendant to obtain judgment and subject co defendant property to satisfy it. Court orders Bryant to appear within fifteen days of publication and case to be publicized weekly for four weeks in Evening Star and posted at court house by November 7 1938.
Mrs. Walter Withers and Mr. Robert Lee Withers visit Waynesboro as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Filet cher. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Furr of Washington D C were weekend guests. Miss Anne Moore visits The Plains guest of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Robertson.
Princess Josephine Charlotte marked her eleventh birthday with King Leopold, Princess Elizabeth, and her brothers Baudouin and Albert at the royal chateau in Laeken. She has acted as “little mother” to her siblings since Queen Astrid’s death in 1935 and received gifts in a rustic park playhouse.
In Lamar Missouri Paul Hickman and a 15 member committee built a large wooden tower to celebrate a Lamar High School grid win. The next morning the tower had been removed by others who set a blaze elsewhere to keep home fires burning through winter.
Mr and Mrs Leondis Carlisle and their son from Waynesboro Virginia spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Tom Shepherd in a social visit.
Mr. Richard Denny of Washington D C is the guest of his mother Mrs R Denny during a family visit.
A. Francis Scott Key had the song printed as handbills in the Baltimore American office and distributed days after its composition. Before the British fleet departed the Chesapeake Bay it was performed at Holliday Street Theatre and quickly carried nationwide with intense eagerness.
The inquiry asks who Valentine and Q were and where the national anthem was first sung, noting M. F. U. as context.
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