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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1938

Page

7

Five CCC Boys Die In Forest Fire Near Emporium

Five members of a CCC camp die in a vast forest fire near Emporium Pennsylvania. Leader Gilbert Mooney and four youths Basil Bogush John Boring Howard May and Andrew Stephenie were trapped and burned. Rain later helped quell fires that burned for hours amid tinder dry scrub and second growth timber.

Emporium CCC Gilbert Mooney Ridgway C. L. King Indiana Basil Bogush Conemaugh John Boring Johnstown Howard May Eric Andrew Stephenie Wilkes-Barre May Stephenie J. D. Johnston W. E. Nelson Pennsylvania

No Exception For The Ladies Shut Down In Chicago

In Chicago, a women run betting handbook on Park Avenue was raided by state attorney squads. Officers found the premises featuring cherry drapes and other feminine touches as Detective Moriarty inspected the scene before officers followed standard procedure.

Chicago Park Avenue Daniel Moriarty

Train Kills Man Near Wardour Maryland

An electric train struck Elijah Dawes, 70, as it passed a cut near Wardour Md yesterday. The engineer said he blew the whistle but Dawes fell across the tracks. Magistrate Joseph W. Armstrong conducts the investigation.

Wardour Baltimore and Anniapolis Elijah Dawes Thomas Scharf Dawes Joseph W. Armstrong

Gets Term On Non-Support Count

Cromer White of Pocomoke City was sentenced to six months in the Maryland House of Correction for failing to pay $3 weekly child support. Indicted for non support last year, a bench warrant led to his term when the October Snow Hill court convened. John W. Ennis of Bishopville appeared, paid $32 in back payments, and was released on promise to stay current.

Pocomoke City Cromer White Maryland House of Correction Snow Hill White John W. Ennis Bishopville Ennis

Local Citizens Endorse Winchester Concert Association

Three Winchester residents endorsed the National Concert Association and urged community involvement. Walker McC Bond praised the group as entertaining and well run, while Mrs. R. E. Griffith highlighted value for cost and accessibility, and Mrs. C. A. Buckley named possible future artists and expressed broad support.

National Concert Association Winchester Walker McC. Bond NCA R. E. Griffith Concert Association Luciielle Browning Daniel Harris Metropolitan Opera Company Curtis String Quartet Vienna Choir Boys C. A. Buckley

Actress Mary Carlisle under emergency appendicitis operation

Hollywood reports Mary Carlisle, the blonde film actress, underwent an emergency appendectomy early today. Her condition was later described as satisfactory by doctors.

Hollywood Calif Mary Carlisle

Mt St Marys College Plans Homecoming Weekend

Emmitsburg Md October 20 alumni of Mt St Marys College opened a homecoming reunion with a banquet and officer elections. Saturday features a homecoming day football game between Mt St Marys and La Salle.

Emmitsburg Mt. St. Mary’s College Mt St. Mary la Salle

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