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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1937
Page
2
Will Rogers jokes about bankers telling the same tale of a one eyed banker to avoid loans. He notes the story depresses deposits and vows not to visit banks until a new story emerges. The piece reflects humor from American News Features, Inc.
A three year test by Dr Vernon P Scheidt shows a six hour day boosted worker efficiency 15 to 30 percent over an eight hour day at Waverly Press Baltimore. Women setting type and hand compositors saw gains with overtime payments and sound proofing reducing errors.
Mr and Mrs Henry F McKay of Aurora awoke to a flying squirrel attempting to exit their bedroom through a screen. The creature lengthened its glide aided by a patagial membrane between its limbs after entering the house via a chimney.
Monition and attachment command the U S District Court in Harrisonburg to seize and hold a Chevrolet Coupe Motor No 127223 and ten gallons of distilled spirits forfeited to the United States The notice orders publication in The Evening Star Winchester VA and sets a 25 October 1937 appearance to contest the forfeiture by filing claims and bonds with the court.
In Tifton Georgia a judge issued a temporary injunction banning booing of advertisements in movie programs after theater manager R E Martin sued Local No 3 of the Society For the Booing of Commercial Advertisements in Motion Picture Theatres and the Tifton Gazette. Publisher John Herring argued booing boosted attendance with crowds returning nightly. In Little Rock Arkansas Local No 1 pledged sympathy boos, signaling broader support for the movement.
City Sergeant Taylor L. Barr will auction the contents of Sanitary Lunch at 21 W. Piccadilly street at 10:00 A M on September 9 1937. Location is 21 West Piccadilly Street with cash terms. Public notice of distress warrant proceedings.
Hollywood report says Buster Keaton, born to an acrobat family, has become a director. He plans a comedy short for Pete the Man with the Razzzberry Voice and notes a new approach to humor. Keaton, once rich then broke, mentions a fondness for a bungalow and pride in his two sons.
The parade of the spiders began late this week when Guy E. Coffelt of 707 Berryville Avenue brought a specimen that appeared as a miniature prehistoric monster. The spider’s body was tan on top and black underneath, with long thick legs banded in tan and black and a pair of formidable pincers.
Sunshine Play Center at John Mann Church Cork Street reports a month of supervised activities for colored children including arts crafts games and study. New features such as Gypsy Circle Stride Frog in the Sea and songs like Good Morning Merry Sunshine were added. Thirty one children entertained the Lions Club at the George Washington Hotel singing Old King Cole Smiles and spirituals under Helen Burkes.
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