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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1937

Page

3

Chinese 98th division battalion wiped out at Paoshan

A Chinese army spokesman said the lone battalion of the 98th division held Paoshan for a week against repeated Japanese assaults before engineers blew the town walls, burying most of the unit known as China's lost battalion. One survivor reached Chinese field headquarters with a tale of 800 heroes.

Paodhan Yangtze Whangpoo Yuehou 98Th Chiang Kai-Shek Paoshan China

Japanese raids kill and wound civilians near international settlement

Japanese bombing targets Nantao and Lunghua districts south of the international settlement, killing and wounding many Chinese civilians. A Japanese spokesman warned that Chinese artillery from Pootung could trigger a land invasion, noting prior bombardments avoided riverfront property.

Whangpoo Nantao Lunghua International Settlement Pootung

Stine Announces Poultry Classes Across the State

County Agent I Fed Stine announces a series of poultry classes for poultrymen and others. The National Poultry Improvement Plan adopted by the state agriculture department will be discussed. Meetings are in Harrisonburg at 9 AM and Culpeper at 230 PM, with similar discussions at other locations.

I. Fed Stine State Agriculture Department Harrisonburg Court House Culpeper

Eagles Initiate 11 New Members

The Winchester Aerie No. 824 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles held a Labor Day initiation program Monday night and admitted 11 new members. Andrew Bell gave the keynote on Fraternalism. A fried chicken dinner followed, and G. E. Stiteler entertained the group with magic tricks.

Winchester Aerie No Fraternal Order of Eagles Andrew Bell G. E. Stiteler Keith Circuit

Social notes from Front Royal Warren County area

Local residents and visitors are listed with travels and visits to relatives and friends. Major and Mrs Robert Rives return to Randolph Macon Academy. several others visit Richmond Washington Norfolk Williamsburg Miami and Alexandria.

Front Royal Robert Rives Randolph-Macon Academy Eddie Collins Jacquie Middleton Norfolk Newport News Williamsburg

Gridiron Practice Starts At Randolph Macon Academy

Front Royal Sept 9 Quite a number of Randolph Macon Academy football players report for practice and Warren County High School also begins. Coach Leslie Young arrives from Hagerstown. Storeowner A B Atwood sells stock to a Baltimore firm and will retire from business. Town Manager L B Dutrow to speak at the Ninth Annual Virginia Building Officials Conference in Virginia Beach on Sept 22 at the Cavalier Hotel.

Front Royal Randolph-Macon Academy Warren County High School Leslie Young Hagerstown Sord B. V. Atwood Baltimore Atwood L. B. Dutrow Building Officials Conference of Virginia Virginia Beach Cavalier Hotel Dutrow Building Officials Conference

Puzzle clues list answer to previous puzzle

A dense collection of crossword style clues covering numbers, letters, and wordplay. It lists synonyms and definitions such as a river in and a Greek letter, with entries like Obta in, Persian coin, elemental terms, and various descriptors. The page also includes a prompt indicating an answer to the previous puzzle.

Poland

Seeks Political Influence With The Judiciary

Willard C. Ferguson told Magistrate Elmer H. Miller he sought a postponement to gain political influence after assault charges involving two girls. Miller urged a jury trial and set bond at $2,000 on each charge.

Baltimoore Willard C. Ferguson Elmer H. Miller Miller Ferguson

Election May and September council election timing

The article notes that the council will name officials elected by the body in the first week of September, while City Solicitor James P. Reardon says ordinances prescribe their election at the first meeting in September.

James P. Reardon

Appointment of Chief of Police at upcoming meeting

Dr. Charles R. Anderson, Police Commissioner, may propose appointing a Chief of Police subject to Council confirmation. He has indicated plans to act at an early age.

Charles R. Anderson

Mrs. Clark Denies Daughter’s Romance With John Roosevelt

Mrs. F Haven Clark, mother of Anne Lindsay Clark, declined to comment on a report that her daughter waited in Hyde Park New York to greet John Roosevelt home from a trip abroad. She said she has heard of no engagement involving her socially prominent daughter and the President’s son.

Nahantai Mass F. Haven Clark Anne Lindsay Clark Hyde Park N. Y John Roosevelt Harvard University

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