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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1938
Page
10
A public notice states Robert Lofton disclaims responsibility for any debts or actions by his wife Hazel Lofton dated 10-25-21. The item also includes a quiz question about Palestine languages with an answer noting English and Arabic.
Puzzle clues from a historical newspaper crossword with mixed legibility. Reads include various across and down hints, with several garbled entries and stray punctuation. The page notes copyright attribution to King Features Syndicate 1938 with an unclear answer row at the end.
Berkeley Springs West Virginia reports the new Morgan County jail near completion with glass windows hung doors installed and iron railing on stairs. The concrete structure features six cells per floor on the second and third levels a hospital room showers offices and a large first floor garage space while the heating system is nearly ready with radiator connections pending.
Baltimore report on the looming general elections cites three hot topics. Governor Harry W. Nice attacks Attorney General Herbert R. O Conor over alleged crocodile tears while O Conor counters. Governor Nice reframes the New Deal as a key issue and Salisbury postmistress Maude Toulson resurfaces amid primary battles and Tydings intervention.
Harrisburg report says Abram Salsburg, counsel for the House Campaign Charges Committee, expects about 80 architects on the $65 million general State Authority construction program to be called to testify regarding alleged kickbacks. The panel probes campaign charges involving Governor George H. Earle and 13 associates.
Chas. R. Erlie proprietor of Liberty Hall Tea Room on Fairmont Avenue Extd Winchester Va will appear before the A B C Board on November 3 1938 seeking a license to retail beer and ale over 3.2 percent alcohol to be consumed on and off the premises at Liberty Hall Tea Room.
By virtue of an execution in Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Company versus R E Worsley I will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Court House Winchester at 10 o clock A M Saturday November 5 1938 the described property of the defendant to wit 1937 Model Ford Coach Terms of Sale Cash Taylor L Barr City Sergeant 10 26 28 31 11 2 4 5t
This item notes Dale Carnegie and his book How to Win Friends and Influence People. It highlights Carnegie’s influence on communication and self improvement strategies widely used in business and personal development.
A nine year old boy with a limp shoe faced mockery at a Hollywood party. Instead of hiding he turned embarrassment into applause by using the flapping sole as a playful act, winning cheers from other children and becoming the center of attention.
William and Mary president John Stewart Bryan declined to announce changes in the athletic setup. He said any updates would be public after Thanksgiving, with coach Branch Bocock's contract expiring at season end. Rumors named Matsu Day and Douglas as possible successors while the athletic committee conferred last Friday.
Justin Lowrie and Miss Gertrude Trotman bring a program at Bunker Hill Methodist Church on Thursday October 27 at 745 PM. Lowrie directs music at Foundry M E Church Washington DC and once sang with the Metropolitan Opera and on the Seth Parker show. Trotman from Washington DC is regarded as a piano prodigy. The program offers secular songs old favorites piano solos and sacred songs with no admission. The public is invited.
In Kansas City a mother of a 12 year old summons police after receiving a threat claiming her son will be taken away and returned in a basket. A detective matched handwriting from a blonde girl aged 11 described by the mother as a suitor for the boy. The note uses the misspelled word kasket.
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