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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1938

Page

3

Handley Senior Highlights Industrial Partnership Speech

Handley senior Vance from Roanoke Va won first prize in the state finals of a national oratorical contest by the Young Republican Club. He argued for partnership between industry and labor to prevent revolution and foster a united, prosperous America.

Vance Roanoke Turday Young Republican Club Young Bourjaily Handley Enle Sa ‘Eabor America Italy Germany United States

British Gunboat Sandpiper Failed To Give Location

Tokyo reports Imperial HQ says the British gunboat Sandpiper damaged by Japanese bombs at Changsha yesterday did not provide its correct location. A British communication said the Sandpiper was moored about 500 meters downstream from Hankow customs house instead of at Changsha. Changsha lies about 200 miles southwest of Hankow.

Tokyo Changsha Hankow Custom House Hankow

Pifer Rites Held Monday

Funeral services for Robert Pifer were held at Upper Zion Baptist Church near Bowling Green with Rev. Dr. L. M. Ritter officiating. Interment followed in a nearby cemetery. Pifer, 26, had been missing since October 16 and was found drowned in a creek. Coroner C. C. Chewning reviewed the case as investigations continued. He had lived with Mrs. Shipley Wright since age four.

Robert Pifer Upper Zion Baptist Church Bowling Green L. M. Ritter Pifer William L. Pifer D. E. Pifer Frederick County Melvin Pifer Urbana Ill G. Y. King Peoria H. J. McNelly Madison N. J Creek CCC Dewey Wright Henshaw Chowning Shipley Wright

Far Farm Real Estate and Personal Property Listings

Real estate and farm items for sale include 175 acres with barn silo sheep sheds a good house electric lights a school bus stop at the door asking 8500 dollars 131 2 acres with a good house Bo pda offer 3500 dollars 4 acres poultry and hog farm on Route 50 half mile from school 3 4 miles from Winchester 6 room house electricity barn and chicken houses listed 2400 dollars

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Connie Mack weighs vacations to lift Athletics from cellar

Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics considers paid vacations or other breaks to boost player morale. He cites too much baseball as tiring players like Sam Chapman and thinks night games could boost attendance at Shibe Park next season.

Philadelphia Connie Mack Athletics Mack Shibe Park Sam Chapman

Navy Travels to Philadelphia for Penn loss to Yale and Maryland tumble

The Associated Press reports Navy will play at Philadelphia against Pennsylvania while Maryland, following a 27 to 19 defeat by Virginia, faces more rough business as VMI brings strong power to campus. Three Maryland teams hit the road. three idle as home teams tour away.

Associated Press Maryland College Navy Philadelphia Pennsylvania Yale Prince College Park Maryland Virginia

Maryland Jockey Club sells War Admiral Seabiscuit duel rights

The Maryland Jockey Club sold the broadcasting rights for the War Admiral Seabiscuit match race on November 1 for 10000 dollars, about two thirds of the winner’s prize. Around 500 spectators watched Seabiscuit train at Pimlico, finishing a mile in 1 39 and the match distance in 1 59 3/16.

Baltimore The Maryland Jockey Club Pimlico Seabiscuit Hard Tack

Staunton Man Loses Clarke Damage Suit

A. H. Pait of Staunton lost a $5,000 damage suit in Clarke County when a seven man jury found him liable and ordered payment of $170.35 to Orin Brown for damages to Brown's car from a collision on Route 7 west of Berryville. Racey, Brown's passenger, won a separate $500 verdict for personal injuries.

Berryville A. H. Pait Staunton Orin Brown W. C. Trenary Pait Brown Philip Williams Gilbert Royston Trenary Raymond G. Racey Racey J. W. Lichlider

Publisher Frederick Schanze Dies at 46 in Baltimore

Funeral rites are set for Frederick M. Schanze vice-president of Montee Publishing and associate editor of Turf and Sports Digest at his Baltimore home. He died yesterday from pneumonia complications after a four month illness.

Baltimore Frederick M. Schanze the Montee Publishing Company Turf and Sports Digest Schanze

Detroit Plan cited to curb tuberculosis in Richmond lecture

Dr. Henry Vaughan, Detroit health commissioner, urges early TB detection and treatment in a Richmond talk. He cites Detroit's 18 percent lower first half mortality in 1938 versus 1937 and 630 new, unsuspected TB cases found through mass tuberculin testing, arguing early diagnosis reduces costs and improves outcomes.

Richmond Henry Vaughan Detroit Richmond Academy of Medicine Vaughan Old Dominion Cooperative Education Association - Parent Teacher Association Virginia Tuberculosis Association Michigan City

Public Health Message Emphasizes Preventive Medicine

A concluding remark stresses that preventive medicine is as essential as food, shelter and clothing for public well being. The line highlights the role of prevention in improving community health.

Nifty Footwork Taught Gridders

Bill Reinhart the football coach who sent his George Washington team to the shopping line to practice footwork beamed that the effort paid off. George Washington has been undefeated untied and unscored on this season despite possible losses in upcoming games.

Washington Bill Reinhart George Washington Bill

Senator Tydings' Father Injured in Maryland Fall

Havre Grace Maryland Millard F. Tydings father of Senator Tydings suffered a hip injury after a Friday fall on a sidewalk near Harford Memorial Hospital He was initially thought to be only injured but his condition became serious and he was taken to Harford Memorial Hospital.

Havre Grace Millard Tydings Senator Tydings Harford Memorial

Dividend Declared by Rustless Iron Steel Corp

Baltimore October 25. Directors of the Rustless Iron Steel Corporation declared the year quarterly dividend of 62 1/2 cents a share on the corporation's preferred stock payable December 1 to holders of record November 15.

Baltimore Rustless Iron Steel Corporation Uear A Corporation

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