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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1938

Page

16

Inquiry into Water Service Complaints in Maryland Towns

The Public Service Commission directed chief engineer Paul L. Holland to investigate complaints about inadequate water service by private companies in Boonsboro and Midland. The Health Department said Boonsboro water is safe while Midland water should be improved. Both towns petitioned for action and a Sunday hearing to state grievances.

Baltimore Public Service Commission Paul L. Holland Boonsboro Midland State Department of Health Commission

Daily cross word puzzle across clues from a 1938 King Features Syndicate page

The puzzle lists across clues such as Bespangle, a street musician, and a woman's circumference, with many entries including water, be, be, be. It includes numerals 10 through 38 and a final note reading Answer to previous puzzle.

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Players Needed For Winchester Semi Pro Football Team

Walter Burner, ex Allegany High School and Georgetown athlete, announced plans for a Winchester Semi-Pro team. A meeting reported a lack of material as the main hurdle. Candidates should report to Park for this season’s schedule and Sunday practice at 10 AM with equipment.

Walter Burner Allegany High School Georgetown University Star Today Winchester Earl Willey Douglas Willey Hunter Whitlock Andy Lake Elmer Lake Chick Curry Lawrence Fries Bob Baker Jack Swanson Phillips Webb Anderson Thompson Burner

Communists Influence Lewis Says Lewis Under Scrutiny

James Mitchell of Detroit former head of Welfare activities for a Detroit UAW local told House investigators that Communists apparently have a lot of influence on John N Lewis. He testified before a committee probing un American activities.

Washington James Mitchell Detroit United Automobile Workers House John N. Lewis

Dale Carnegie Author of How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie known for writing How to Win Friends and Influence People. Pioneer in self improvement and public speaking training.

How You Can Get a Job by Glenn L Gardiner

Practical advice from a 1938 book on presenting yourself to employers. It outlines six key questions employers consider about applicants and how to answer indirectly to make them want to hire you. The author stresses that the aim is to trigger desire in the employer and to help friends or relatives benefit by sharing the tips.

Glenn L. Gardiner Harpers

Communist influence claimed in United Auto Workers case

Mitchell testified that Communists engineered sit downs at the Murray Body plant in Detroit in 1936 and 1937. He said Homer Martin and others tried to remove Communists from the UAW but they appeared inside the union with influence over Lewis and the upcoming CIO convention in Pittsburgh.

Murray Body Detroit Dies D-Tex Homer Martin Mitchell International Union Mr. Lewis Pittsburgh Lewis

Wanted Dead Stock Removed Free of Charge

Wanted dead stock horses cows mules hogs and sheep removed from your premises. Prompt courteous service satisfaction guaranteed. Call Harpers Ferry West Virginia 55 Potomac By-Products Company. Day or night we pay telephone charges. Also looking for a boy over sixteen. Apply at Renee 19 21.

Harpers Ferry W. Va Potomac By-Products Company

Calm Prevails In Holy City After Clean-Up

Jerusalem reports a comparative calm after thirty months of Arab Jewish turmoil. British troops reconquer the old section, completing cleanup while prayers shift from mosques to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The revolt across Palestine is being crushed with nearly 2,000 casualties in three months.

James A. Mills Jerusalem Holy Old City Palestine Saladin the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Allah

Don’t Neglect Slipping False Teeth Ad

Don’t be embarrassed by loose false teeth. FASTEETH powder sprinkles on plates to keep dentures firmly set and provide security and comfort. No gummy taste. Get FASTEETH at any drug store. When tissues change, see your dentist.

Public Auction of McClintock Claims in Virginia

Under an order by Edward C. Martz the Mary S. Harrisonburg division trustee will auction Vernon S. McClintock claims totaling about 250 dollars at the County Courthouse at 11:00 A M on Thursday October 27 1938. For a list call the trustee at his office. Cash terms. H K Benham Trustee in Bankruptcy.

Edward C. Martz United States District Court Western District of Virginia Harrisonburg Vernon S. McClintock Vernon McClintock H. K. Benham

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