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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1936

Page

5

Fauver Sets 350 In Health Club League Wins

Football style summary of scores reports several matches in League C last night. Fauver of Health Club topped with 350 points and 136 high game while Knee led Lions with 141. Oates 342 and Health Club 592 for team high scores. Also notes a death notice for John W. Shaffer and a bankruptcy notice for Loring Sidner Funkhouser with meeting details in Winchester Virginia.

Knee Lions Club Fauver Oates Dr. James Health Club United States District Court For Western District of Virginia Loring Sidner Funkhouser Opequon Frederick County Virginia Corporation Winchester Harrisonburg Edward C. Martz Wis Baker & Anderson Baker Newell Steele Sneer Cather Sees Grim Eeeewene Widmyer

Soldier Dies As Result Of Auto Crash

A 23 year old Ft Belvoir soldier Sam Meade died after being struck by a Baltimore driver Grant Peeples on the Richmond highway near Ingleside Arlington county. Dorothy Weiskittle of Baltimore was injured by glass and treated at Ft Belvoir hospital.

AIA C. A. Ransom Arlington County Sam Meade Ft. Belvoir Grant N. Peeples Baltimore Virginia EB. T. Landers Richmond- Wi Ingleside Here Meade Dorothy Weiskittle Ft. Belvoir Hospital Paris Hitler Berne Switzerland Brunswick-Lunebough Kaiser Wilhelm II Brunswick-Lunebourg Ernest August Christian George Victoria Louise Prussia Great Britain and Ireland Duke of Cumberland Duke of Brunswick Lunebourg Penzine Vienna Ernest August Thyra Denmark Gmunden Austria Wittelsbachs Germany

Fever Epidemic Closes Alaska Schools

Schools at Snag Point and Clark Point in KANAKANAK Alaska were closed indefinitely to prevent scarlet fever from spreading in the Mushagak Bay area on Bristol Bay.

Kanakanak Alaska Snag Point Clark Point Mushagak Bay Bristol Bay

Fatal Crash near Istanbul injures and kills teens

Six teenagers were killed and several injured when a 30 passenger lorry was hit by an express train near Eski Cehir outside Istanbul on October 27. Emergency crews attended the scene and investigations began into the collision.

Istanbul Instanbul Eski Chehir

Amherst oil promoter H S Reavis kills self in mansion

H S Reavis wealthy oil promoter editor and writer was found dead by servants in Mount Angelo Amherst County attic. He was 60 years old and life ended by hanging with two belts according to coroner J Bigbie Davis. Ill health and recent low spirits cited as cause. His wife a noted musician was with him Sunday night before her train to New York. Reavis born in St Louis son of John Royal and Mildred Conan Reavis. His father was a newspaper man linked to Joseph Pulitzer and the Spectator. He worked at St Louis Star-Sayings and St Louis Republic and campaigned with Joseph Folk against bribery. Survived only by his wife.

Lynchburg Holland Reavis Mount Angelo Amherst County J. Bigbie Davis Amherst Walter H. Carter Commonwealth Edward M. Sandidge Reavist Sweet Briar New York City Mr. Reavis St. Louis John Royal Mildred Conan Reavis Kentucky Tennessee Joseph Pulitzer New York World The Spectator St Louis Star-Sayings the Star Joseph W. Folk

Local News from St. Davids and Surroundings

St David s Church Va Oct 27 Mr A M McClanahan suffered serious injuries last week when he fell from a load of fodder onto a rock pile while hauling fodder at his farm He was unconscious for some time Relatives and friends visited from St Luke Wood stock Washington DC and nearby areas Guests joined Mr and Mrs A M McClanahan for weekends Other residents mentioned include Mrs C H Sponangle Mrs Theodore Bowman and Elmer Rinker and family Bernie Jackson son of Mr and Mrs James Rinker was recently struck by a car but not critically injured.

ST. Davids Church A. M. McClanahan Lucy Godenour St. Luke Fred Emsviller Woodstock Leason Shipe Tom Smith Washington, DC C. H. Sponangle Theodore Bowman James Halldorson Elmer Rinker Jackson J. M. Rinker Bernie Jackson James Rinker Rinker

Father and Child Plunge to Death in San Antonio

In San Antonio a 10-year-old girl Joan McPherson and her father James A. McPherson 45 died after leaping from a 12th floor hotel window. Coroner ruled murder and death by own action. family in Chicago sought explanations amid claims of financial distress and recent robbery.

San Antonio Tex Joan McPherson James A. McPherson Bat Corrigan Margaret McPherson Chicago McPherson Roosevelt Texas Mom Buddy Joan

Local Notes From Green Spring Area

Green Spring Virginia October 27 notices list visits and funerals. John Kerns of Baltimore visited sister Mrs. E P Nagley over the weekend. Mrs. S S Abshire attended Mrs Alverna Maury’s funeral at Siler. Mrs. Russell McCormick Mrs Everest Miller and Mrs Hunter Strobridge attended Emma Triggs funeral in Martinsburg West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Coleman Smith of Winchester stayed with sister Mrs H B Brown Sunday night. They were joined home by Mrs Smiths mother Mrs Arminta Smith.

Green Spring John Kerns Baltimore E. P. Nagley S. S. Abshire Alverna Maury Siler Russell McCormick Everest Miller Hunter Strobridge Emma Triggs Martinsburg W. Va Coleman Smith Winchester

Fisherman hooks 33-4 pound bass after deciding to quit

James Little nearly stopped fishing when he had two lines in the river. He began hauling in one line and a 33-4 pound bass struck, and he landed the catch successfully in Hagerstown Maryland.

Hagerstown Mad James Little

Pettigrew to Visit City Over Airport Plans

Pettigrew arrives in Winchester to discuss the new airport project. He mentions state funding of 2000 for runway grading and aims to finish before winter. The council guarantees ongoing operation readiness, notes a 25 year lease on Blanton Lewis property for airport development, and contemplates a private operator contract.

Winchester Pettigrew Blanton Lewis Washington West

Nation and World Briefs Highlight Oath, Divorces, and War News

Philadelphia reports Landon summons urging taxpayers to take an oath as the Liberty Bell rings again. President Roosevelt addresses Negro students on equal citizenship. A deputy sheriff is seized while serving a summons on Rev. Charles E. Coughlin. Madrid siege enters zero hour as the battlefront tightens. Rome says Tokyo and Rome share a stance against communism. London hints at a swift divorce ruling for Mrs. Ampson. Paris cites Swiss dispatch on Hitler’s monarchy plan to sustain Nazism.

Philadelphia Landon Roosevelt Charles E. Coughlin Madrid Rome Japan Italy London London—Three-Minute Divorce Seen For Mrs. Ampson Paris Hitler

In Memoriam for John W Parish Four Years On

In sad remembrance of John W Parish died October 27 1932 four years ago. The verse recalls a husband and father and the family’s grief and faith. The message closes with Gone but not forgotten by his wife and daughter.

John W. Parish Daddy

Mae West In Danger Of Pneumonia From Cold

Hollywood October 27 Mae Wests physician said she is in danger of pneumonia after a severe cold He ordered her to stay in bed Her illness postponed a tea party for two eligible bachelors chosen by newspaper polls connected with her latest picture

Hollywood Mae West

Boulder Dam Honeymoon for Stage Actor and Bride

Guy Bates Post, 58, famed Shakespearean actor, wed Lilian Kemble Cooper, 35, at Boulder Dam. The ceremony was conducted by Judge Marion B. Earl, with the couple honeymooning at Lake Mead resorts.

Las Vegas Guy Bates Post Hollywood Film Colony Lillian Kemble Cooper Boulder Dam Lake Mead Resorts Marion B. Earl

Naval Academy Observes Navy Day Across Campus

At Annapolis Maryland on Navy Day the Naval Academy dressed ships and buildings with flags and opened the academy to visitors inviting public tours of the ships and facilities.

Naval Academy Annapolis

Secretary Hull to Speak Tonight in Hagerstown Theatre Address

Secretary of State Cordell Hull will speak tonight at a Hagerstown theatre with amplifiers to broadcast the address to other buildings. Introduced by William Preston Lane Jr, the event also features Senator Millard E. Tydings and Rep. David J. Lewis seeking re election in the Sixth District.

Hagerstown Maryland Frank Knox Cordell Hull Hull William Preston Lane, Jr Millard E. Tydings David J. Lewis

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