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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1937

Page

3

Handley Handley Judges Rally For 14 0 Victory Over RMA

Handley High School judges overpower Randolph Macon Academy in the second half to win 14 to 0 at Front Royal. Dunn and Cather scored for Handley with Dunn converting both extra points. Murray scored RMA’s lone touchdown. Substitutes and turnovers marked the game as Handley showed strong second half offense and defense.

Handley Judges Randolph- Macon Academy Front Royal Handley Hitch Cather Faucette Handley 15 Baker Yellow Jackets Murray Kern Dunn Perry Rosenberger Shumaker Handley Sae Ile Amn CoSins Miller Robinson Rowe Stewart Waterman Swartz Samworth Hathaway Kronfeld Garnett Hess Legge Keller Marquette Breckenridge Fishburne

Woodstock to Have Play House on Main Street

Woodstock reports Roth Brothers Enterprises will build a modern brick and steel theatre at the corner of Main and Locust. The 72 by 223 foot site on Main Street, soon to be razed, will feature air conditioning, sound equipment, and upgraded heating. Evacuation notices were served to current tenants as options on multiple sites were concluded.

Woodstock Robert J. Clower Roth Brothers Enterprises Main Street Clower Roth Enterprises Main Locust Streets Harrisonburg Company Tennants Matin Street

Yellow Jackets Edge Apprentice School 3 0 in Narrow Victory

Newport News October 15 Wally Waleski placed a 22 yard field goal from the Apprentice line to give Randolph Macon a 3 to 0 win over Apprentice School. Both teams fumbled and stalled near the 10 and 20 yard lines as Everett Welsh’s kicking steadied the Jackets late.

Newport News Wally Waleski Apprentice Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets Apprentices Jackets Everett Welsh

Culpeper Votes To Retain Store And Permit Beer Wine Sales

Culpeper voters approve keeping the two year old Alcoholic Beverage Control Board store by 370 to 156 and approve wine and beer sales by board licensees within the town by 375 to 161. Judge Alex T. Browning called the election on a petition signed by about 280 qualified voters. The measure affects only beer and wine sales and the state store inside Culpeper.

Culpeper Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Alex T. Browning Culpeper County

Boys At Play Meet Tragic End

In Baltimore on October 15 two boys climbed into a large cardboard carton and rolled it down a slope into the street. A truck carrying thousands of gallons of oil crushed the car, killing nine year old Harry Schoefield instantly. His companion Robert Schwartz was severely injured. the driver is held pending investigation.

Baltimore Harry Schoeffield Robert Schwartz

Ill-Red Henderson suffers blistered foot in prank

Macomb Ill. Red Henderson, Western Illinois Teachers College place kicker, will be out for weeks after a freshman set a match to the sole of his shoe in the student lounge. Henderson sustained a badly blistered foot and will use a crutch during recovery.

Want Higher Price For Milk

The State Milk Commission heard a request to raise milk prices for producers in the Staunton Waynesboro market area. Testimony split, but most favored an increase funded by distributors rather than consumers. Some opposition argued against higher consumer prices. The hearing was attended by Lyle G. Weller and 23 others. The commission will announce its decision in Richmond.

Staunton State Milk Commission Staunton-Waynesboron C. G. Quesenberg House of Delegates

Fees Collected For Film Censorship Rise In Virginia

The Virginia State Board of Motion Picture Censors reports third quarter fees totaling 9720 dollars, up 1701 from last year. Revenues come from producers per 100 feet of original film and a per thousand for duplicates. Harold Wood cites more Virginia theaters, including new white and Black venues in Richmond, with expansions in Alexandria Arlington Martinsville and Norfolk. new theaters planned for South Boston and Pulaski. Richmond currently has four theaters under construction.

Richmond Oct.s Virginia State Board of Motion Pcture Censors Harold Wood Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Virginia Wood Alexandria Arlington Martinsville Norfolk South Boston Pulaski

Youth Falls Into Deep Pit In Maumee Elevator Accident

Staunton resident Mrs Maude S Cooke rushed to Maumee Ohio to be with her son Otha Cook after he fell 240 feet from a scaffold into a fresh concrete pit at the McDonald grain elevator. He suffered a shoulder injury three fractures of the left arm and two fractures of the right leg. Cooke, a carpenter, was working on the scaffold. nurse Mrs Cooke traveled with Dr Charles Loeber of Staunton who accompanied her.

Staunton Maude S. Cooke Maumee Ohio Otha Cook

Boyce Team Sets Two Records In Evening Star Ladies Bowling

The Boyce team set two Winchester Evening Star Ladies Bowling League records with a high team game of 540 and high total pinfall of 1457. Feltner led high game with 127, Van DeVanter 124, Hann 117, while Van DeVanter 336, Jolliffe 312, Feltner 302 led high sets. Other top teams included Star Office and Hershey Pints as standings and match results were reported.

Boyce Winchester Evening Star Star Office Feltner van DeVanter Hann F. van Devanter Jolliffe Boyce and Line Cammers Game Boyce Hershey Alexander Sealantrysetete Sirbaugh Cather Oe Eee Ee Baker McCann Sinkabin Rice Ear Nurses Harvey Sere Reall Eee Boyce Sone Pearson Oe Johnson Andley Illis Hottel Saa Rosenberger Ley Sencindiver Ees A Winchester Knitting Mill Lunsford Burch Na Beta Sigma Phi Dolphin Taylor Cummingham C. Eutsler Buckley Forman Ee Es Ee E. Eutsler L. Eutsser Berryville Jr. Women’s Club Berry Russell Zero Pack Cadwallader Cather Elsen M Clevenger Helvestine Curry Ee Omps Clevenger Little Theatre Meem Boyce Lupton Gardiner Boyd Specae Quirk Williams Ee Feltner Eee Oe Ee

German Apple Crop Larger

A cable from L. V. Steere reports Germany’s apple crop will be larger than earlier estimates. Yield per tree is 30 to 32 kg, up from 29.5 kg in 1934. Pear crop also slightly larger. Germany remains a modest pear market for the United States.

Germany L. V. Steere Berlin United States Netherlands Belgium Switzerland

ABC System Is Called A Failure

Mrs. Howard M. Hoge of Lincoln told the 55th annual Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention in Danville that Virginia's ABC liquor system failed and crime and drunkenness have risen since legalization. She urged a united front to end liquor traffic and denounce cocktails at social functions.

Danville ABC Virginia Howard M. Hoge Lincoln Woman's Christian Temperance Union Virginia Aiys First Baptist Church

Child Injured In Fall Recovering At Home

Jackie Lee Williams, young son of Mr and Mrs Russell Williams, sustained a head and facial injury from a fall on Wednesday while playing. His condition is reported as satisfactory.

Jackie Lee Russell Williams

Payne University Ground Versus Versus Puzzle

Across clues mix wordplay and definitions for a mixed theme puzzle with terms like seat levels and water wordplay. the downs cover actions, anatomy, and common verbs, yielding a challenging fill that references boggling word pairs and puns across a grid. The answer to the previous puzzle remains unresolved within this snippet.

Bankruptcies shine through Winchester notices in 1937

In Western District of Virginia Otterbein J. Dorsey and Laurence Fries Dorsey were adjudged bankrupt. First creditors meetings set for October 25 1937 at 11 00 a m in Winchester Court House Virginia. Miscellany notes include a misdirected driver license scene at a county office.

United States District. Court Western District Virginia Otterbein Janney Dorsey Winchester Frederick County Corporation Harrisonburg Edward C. Martz United States District Court For Western District OF Virginia Lawrence Fries Dorsey Laurence Fries Dorsey Clearbrook Corporation Court House

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