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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1937
Page
2
Will Rogers parodies car travel as a driver ribbing a passenger about giving advice in the back seat. A sister-in-law questions Lindbergh versus Grayson aviation feats while the driver jokes about advice from the back seat.
Premier Mussolini at the Fascist anniversary rally in Rome said Germany should regain its place in the African sun. He urged revision of World War I peace terms to secure durable peace and called Bolshevism must be eliminated in Europe while a German delegation listened from the audience.
A great flood from the hills northeast of Damascus swept through Dmeir washing away almost all houses. Dozens of bodies were recovered by troops and police. about a hundred people were missing after a cloudburst. A nine foot sheet of water rushed into the town.
Baltimore officials probe a string of three fires in the business district over the past week seeking a possible incendiarist at large. Mayor Howard W. Jackson directed police and fire chiefs to assess the risk and suspect involvement.
Salisbury Maryland observers argue over holly berry yields as winter forecast signs. Some cite heavy berries indicating a hard winter, while others point to favorable spring and summer conditions suggesting a mild season ahead.
G. P. Nair, an Indian airman, left London for Marseille on a first leg of a planned round trip across the Atlantic. He planned stops at Dakar and South America before a final return to England, amid Hindu blessing and garland of chrysanthemum petals.
James Roosevelt, son and secretary to President Roosevelt, wears glasses and appears unfamiliar as he hosts his daughter Sarah at a horse show in Fort Myer Virginia.
Belgrade Yugoslavia October 28 shops and stores closed in a morning protest strike. Merchants demonstrated against government license extensions to Belgrade's two De Ververe stores. Even food shops shut their doors.
Connie Mack the 75 year old Philadelphia Athletics manager rests in Atlantic City after two months of illness. Doctors prescribed a regimen of good salt air for a week or two to aid recovery and restore strength.
A historical note reflects on paralysis and social fairness, mentioning Omaha and Reese as part of a reflective observation about illness and equal treatment.
Frank Kopecky, aged 16, was chosen as Douglas County health champion less than two months ago for outstanding public health efforts.
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