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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1938

Page

3

Virginia Poultrymen To Open Convention In Petersburg

Virginia State Poultry Federation begins its eleventh annual convention in Petersburg at the armory on Thursday morning. Sessions feature talks by Virginia Tech and North Carolina State College experts on pullets, egg production, hatchability, and poultry improvement. A battlefield tour and chamber of commerce reception are planned, with discussions on certification programs and hatchery-ownership responsibilities.

Virginia Poultrymen Petersburg Virginia State Poultry Federation Armory G. T. Tunstall John R. Jolly Harry L. Moore Virginia Tech R. S. Dearstyne Poultry Department North Carolina State College J. W. Kinghorne U. S. Department of Agriculture Cleveland R. L. Bryant Charles W. Wampler Harrisonburg Federation H. S. Shome State Division of Markets Virginia G. S. Vickers Ohio Poultry Improvement Association Battlefield Petersburg Battlefield Park Petersburg Chamber of Commerce W. E. Cullers Dr. Deartsyne Vickers Mr. Cullers

Battle To Save Tepee Mansion From Government

Los Angeles report on Mrs. Anna Laura Barnett’s bid to keep the Wilshire boulevard mansion left by Indian Jackson Barnett. Governor Merriam asks President Roosevelt to intervene as clubwomen press to halt a federal court eviction order.

Los Angeles Anna Laura Barnett Jackson Barnett White House Frank F. Merriam Roosevelt Barnett Wilshire Boulevard Oklahoma Anna Laura U. S Marshall Robert Clark

Gilpin and Weaver Meet Over Brock's Gap Road Plan

State Highway Commissioner Kenneth Gilpin and State Senator Aubrey Weaver conferred in Front Royal with Rockingham Board of Supervisors members and delegates on Brock's Gap road improvements linking Virginia and West Virginia. They seek additional funds beyond existing allocations for the project.

Boyce Kenneth Gilpin Aubrey G. Weaver Front Royal Rockingham

Inquest Planned in Alice Malone Death in Cumberland

County coroner Dr George P Paulman will conduct an inquest into the death of 23 year old Alice Malone killed in an automobile crash near Oldtown road Evitts Creek bridge. The car driven by Alton W Chaney 34 her brother in law ran out of control and struck the concrete bridge. Chaney is held in the county jail awaiting investigation.

Cumberland George P. Paulman Alice Malone Alton W. Chaney Evitts Creek Oldtown Road Chaney

Race To Enter Hankow Opens Amid City’s Uncertainty

SHANGHAI Oct 25 Japanese army and navy units raced to reach Hankow, China’s provisional capital, with spokesmen claiming news of the city’s fall could come momentarily. The battle for Hankow intensified as forces converged to capture the city.

Shanghai Hankow China

Ship's Carpenter Found Dead Aboard Freighter Melrose

Joseph Dunning aged 33 a ship's carpenter was found dead in his cabin on the freighter Melrose. The ship had been fumigated with poisonous gas yesterday in Baltimore on October 24.

Baltimore Joseph Dunning

Farmers of Frederick County May Receive Total Of 100000 Under 1938 Farm Program

WADESBORO N C Oct 24 Officers searched a wide area for ten of eleven convicts who escaped from the state prison camp near here by sawing through four iron bars. At Raleigh state penal supervisor Oscar Pitts dismissed the two guards and said he would investigate possible negligence by other officials. Hugh Carroll serving 742 years for highway robbery in Rutherford county surrendered to a patrolman at Marshville last night.

Wadesboro N. C Here Raleigh Oscar Pitts Hugh Carroll Rutherford County Marshville

Jap Army To Stay In China After War Ends

Tokyo reported government sources say Japan intends to keep China under military occupation and force cooperation in vital postwar matters. Dispatches say Japanese lines surround Hankow as troops tighten a 12 mile cordon, signaling a shift to political control after the military phase ends.

Tokyo Japan China Domei Hankow

Cumberland Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Attack

John Joseph Coleman 19 Frostburg pleaded guilty in Circuit Court to criminal attack on Juanita Mae Kidd 18 of Glasgow W Va during a Frostburg solicitation run on May 27. Chief Judge D Lindsey Sloan ordered ten years in Maryland penitentiary. Kidd, among a crew of canvassing women, was attacked after Coleman offered to escort her to a subscriber home.

Cumberland John Joseph Coleman Frostburg Juanita Mae Kidd Glasgow W. Va Maryland D. Lindsey Sloan Miss Kidd Coleman

C I O Leader Accused Of Agitation By California L egionnaire

Harper Knowles testified before House investigators that Harry Bridges head of the C I O maritime union sparked agitation that led to the 1934 San Francisco general strike and turmoil in the maritime sector. He named Dr Louis Bloch a former Communist party member in California as connected to the case.

Washington Harper Knowles California Legionnaire House Harry Bridges San Francisco Louis Bloch Maritime Labor Board Communist Party California

Brune calls for amending corrupt practices act in Maryland

Herbert M. Brune Jr an independent candidate for governor urged a change to Maryland's corrupt practices act. A court dismissed Brune's suit against Attorney General Herbert R. O'Conor for excessive campaign expenditures and later dismissed suits against Senator Millard E. Tydings. The judge ruled the law section used was unconstitutional.

Baltimore Herbert M. Brune, Jr Brune Herbert R. O’conor Eugene O'Dunne O’dunne Millard E. Tydings

History of dentistry from ancient Etruscans to modern American innovations

The earliest dental references appear with Martial noting Etruscan false teeth. Albucasis first described mouth deformities treatment. Chauline summaries medieval dentistry. Apprenticeships dominated until 1840 when Baltimore College of Dental Surgery opened, the first college for dental education. Modern advances stem largely from American invention, including vulcanite dentures, rubber dam, crown and bridgework, and resin or porcelain inlays.

Martial Museum of Corneto V. Guerini Albucasis Guy de Chauline Baltimore College of Dental Surgery

Veterans' Week in Virginia set for November 8 15

Harry E. Anderson of Winchester Post 2123 VFW announced that Virginia will observe Veterans' Week from November 8 to 15. Governor James H. Price will issue a proclamation honoring all veterans and promoting world peace.

Virginia Harry E. Anderson Winchester Jas. H. Price Anderson W. M. Kemper

Harrisonburg Men Guilty in Fatal Truck Collision

William Hardy Moore of Harrisonburg charged with manslaughter after a July 3 collision between a truck and a sedan that killed Michael E. McKenzie and injured others. drunken driving alleged. Balford Grapes of the city was acquitted.

Cumberland William Hardy Moore Harrisonburg Michael E. McKenzie Balford Grapes Moore

Farley Endorses Mass Campaign Dinner for New Deal

James Farley, Democratic national chairman, urged the election of Congressmen who would push the New Deal to completion. He spoke at a $100 per plate harmony dinner in Boston to fund Massachusetts campaign efforts, granting the administration's blessing.

Boston Bay State James Farley Massachusetts Farley

Front is Calm at the Spanish Frontier in Hendaye

Calmed conditions persisted at the Spain France border as both sides prepared new offensives. Weekend activity consisted of sporadic raiding attempts for prisoners to interrogate by intelligence services.

Hendaye France Spain

Football Players Convene Tonight in Winchester Meeting

Football players seeking to organize a semi pro team in Winchester will meet tonight in the Crowser Transfer Building on North Loudoun Street at 8 o'clock.

Winchester Crowser North Loudoun Street

Welfare Executive in Trial Over Inmate Death in Pennsylvania

John D. Pennington state welfare secretary is to stand trial on manslaughter charges linked to the death of Daniel Lamaurr a 19 year old inmate at the Industrial School in Philadelphia Authorities say tear gas fired into a cell contributed to the death Detectives say Samuel M Washabaugh assistant superintendent fired two tear gas charges and ordered a guard to fire a third He was discharged by Governor Earle and pleaded guilty to an indictment charging involuntary manslaughter. Sentence was denied.

Huntington John D. Pennington State Secretary of Welfare Ton Pennington Daniel Lamaurr Ofphia Samuel M. Washabaugh Washabaugh Earle

Solution Near Goodyear Street Bombing Said Soon

Douglas Sharrets, assistant state's attorney, said today that the Goodyear street bombing case near Baltimore, which damaged a tavern last June, is in the offing and not far off.

Baltimore Douglas Sharrets Goodyear Street

Reverend W. Linskey Marries Blanche Moxley in Manila

The Rev. John C. W. Linskey rector of St Marys and St Johns Episcopal Cathedral married Miss Blanche Moxley in Manila. Army chaplain Albert A. Mathews officiated. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Allan Moxley of Darlington Maryland, was the bride.

Manila P. I John C. W. Linskey St. Mary’s St. Johnis Episcopal Cathedral Blanche Moxley United States Army Albert A. Mathews Allan Moxley Darlington

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