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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1938
Page
5
The record shows 24 hour rainfall ending 8 am none. October to date 0.95 inches year to date 20.78 inches. Average monthly rainfall for 1913 37:37 to 1937 25 year period lists January 2.59 inches February 2.00 March 2.96 April 3.25 May 3.60 June 3.63 July 3.37 August 3.77 September 2.36 October 3.21 November 2.30 December 2.33. Average annual rainfall past 25 years 35.36 inches.
Injured Pass Master Princeton coach Foster Keagle suffered a broken leg after losing balance while directing his high school football team in forward pass drills. Team members carried him off the field as the Rivers North Fork and South Fork zones were noted as clear.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1597 B offers a versatile dress with five wearing options and variations for collars and sash. Sized 12 through 20 and 40 bust, it outlines fabric needs and materials, plus a sew chart and a fall fashion book offer.
Public auction of three parcels on South Braddock Street with modern frame dwellings near Handley School. Terms require one-third cash sale day and balance in one to two years secured by Deed of Trust and insurance. trustee James P. Reardon announces sale.
The Virginia State Poultry Federation elected directors at its 11th annual convention in Petersburg Virginia. William R Shaffer Maurertown poultryman was named director for a two year term along with H T Bowles Carter M Keane and W E Cullers for two year terms. Approximately 300 delegates attended the two day session with largest registration in the group's history.
Saturday broadcasts feature Army at Notre Dame Harvard vs Princeton and Columbia vs Cornell at 1 45 PM on WEAF NBC and WMCA. Minnesota vs Northwestern and Tenn vs LSU around 2 45 PM with multiple network pickups. A Republican Round Robin of campus and public comments set for 8 30 PM on WJZ NBC with nationwide stops. CBS reports Hankow from 7 PM. evening programs list on WEAF WABC and WJZ with various shows.
Renard Goldsboro reports Walter P Wrenn found a purse containing $70 and turned it in to a woman who claimed to have lost it. A man in the car thanked Wrenn and offered a nickel for a drink, then left. Wrenn later asked if the battery service had been paid. the attendant said the man paid Wrenn.
Judge John Paul in United States District Court for Western Virginia at Harrisonburg sentenced fifty people yesterday mainly for Internal Revenue violations tied to untaxed whiskey. The heaviest was William Brown of Staunton with four years for extortion, and Miller Dinges of near New Market received three years plus a $750 fine for liquor violations. Others faced sentences ranging from eight months to two years at various camps and prisons, with cases involving untaxed liquor and moonshine stills.
A man released from jail bought two hacksaws and sent them to Brown and Reed. one bar was sawn in two before officers stopped the break. Melvin R. Patton of Winchester was jailed nine months at Camp Lee after a Baltimore car theft. Judge Paul questioned motive. Robert Campbell received probation for damaging Shenandoah Park property. Harry Breeden of Page County drew nine months at Camp Lee for aiding dynamite theft from the park. Ralph Cave got 12 months after pleading guilty to the theft.
Archie C. Stokes spent 35 years compiling a traffic control booklet covering vehicular regulations except time limits. A traffic officer ticketed his car for overparking, and he forfeited a $1 police court bond.
An old advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women's health. It claims improved energy, physical resistance, and a calmer, steadier life, targeting workers and homemakers seeking relief.
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