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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1937
Page
11
Los Angeles aviatrix Gladys O'Donnell enters the National Air Races in Cleveland. Central Press reports her participation highlights the event and rising female pilots in early aviation.
Central Press reports the appointment of Msgr. Duance G Hunt as the new Catholic bishop for Salt Lake City Utah. He is described as the son of A F Hunt of Wyoming Iowa.
Southern prisoners in Knoxville Tennessee protest new leg irons called picks 32 inches long weighing four pounds inmates claim brutal lashings are common a boxlike sweat box behind the workhouse holds chained prisoners officials deny its use meanwhile the freighter Wichita laden with bombing planes for China nears its destination as Cordell Hull weighs Japan's blockade response and maritime labor threatens a sitdown strike at San Pedro or Manila when the vessel arrives.
Puzzle grid with across clues and down clues listing actions and definitions for a mixed difficulty crossword. Clues include arithmetic fractions of weight and bird species, verbs such as split and cleanse, and poses like drowsy and disprove.
The Winchester Ministerial Association meeting scheduled for September 6 was postponed to September 13 due to Labor Day. The session will start at 10:30 AM in the Handley Library.
The Handley class of 1932 lists 90 members with 38 married, led by sponsors Mrs. Allen Peery and W. R. Legge. Readying for a 6:30 p.m. informal supper Saturday, many signaled they will attend a gala reunion.
The Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Pattern Book is offered with Pattern No. 1375 for a zipper dress in multiple fabrics. Sizes 12 to 20 and 40 with busts 30 to 40, fabric needs listed for size 14. Direct orders ask for fifteen cents.
Wrap coins securely in paper and note pattern number. Provide size and complete street address for delivery or return. Ensure items are wrapped individually and labeled for easy identification.
A Virginia Masons meeting featured updates on lodge progress and planned projects. Fred Flynn outlined junior lodges sponsorship, a Lynchburg homecoming on October 29, and expansion of the Children’s Home with a new old folk’s home. Attendees from multiple lodges and Rebeccas attended. music followed the sessions.
Russell sought release on bond as representatives of the Department of Justice and a Pennsylvania detective assisted during his surrender. Trooper Mays, stationed at Martinsburg, was also present. Farmers Bank and Trust closed after the board of directors turned affairs over to the West Virginia State Banking Department. No statement on the shortage amount is planned until audits are completed, with a goal to reimburse depositors of $5,000 or less within 30 days.
Shanghai reports a Chinese counter offensive that shifts warfare back into the city. Chinese fire strikes Japanese transports and the consulate while American and foreign ships evacuate civilians. The United States supply ship Gold Star evacuated about 100 wives and children of Marines.
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