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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1936
Page
10
Weather outlook for September 6 to 12 shows showers in the North and Middle Atlantic States. Expect rain from northern New York to northern Maine today and again Friday or Saturday. Temperature trend: warmer at week start, cooler by midweek, then warmer toward the end of the period.
Government troops and rebels fought a gun battle at the bridgehead amid renewed attacks. Munitions from Barcelona bolstered government forces while trains from Hendaye carried material across the border under an France Spain accord. Socialists from San Sebastian reinforced positions west of Irun as militiamen kept the bridge open.
Judge Michael A. Musmanno, preparing to preside over Pittsburgh criminal courts, adopts inmate routines at Western Pennsylvania penitentiary. He says a judge should know the place he sends men when issuing prison sentences. He authored a book about Pennsylvania coal miners under the coal and iron police regime.
Government artillery bombards rebel held territory on the outskirts of the northern coastal city as shipments from Barcelona are awaited.
The Handley Library offers two notable 1936 historical novels Venetian Masque by Rafael Sabatini and San Felice by Vincent Sheean. Venetian Masque is set in Venice while San Felice unfolds in Naples with Lord Nelson in action for King Ferdinand and Queen Maria Carolina. The library now closes at 9 PM and will reopen as usual on Labor Day.
Jean Parker and Fred MacMur ray headline a Paramount romance in The Texas Rangers opening Monday at the Capitol Theatre. The film promises lavish scenery and star power to lure audiences.
Art Smith of the University of Minnesota memorial stadium transplanted blue grass from a pasture to test durability. The turf, previously abused by football players in a fall scrimmage, withstood cows and the gopher thundering herd, proving sturdy enough to survive field wear.
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