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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1938
Page
10
Militiamen and bands paraded through South Boston as hundreds of spectators watched the Fourth National Tobacco Festival. Senorita Erma Castillo Najera, daughter of the Mexican ambassador, rode in the reviewing stand in a wine dress with matching gloves and hat during the procession along a mile and a half of festively decorated streets.
A 1938 King Features crossword with across and down clues including Browbeat drops 20 Elevations for holding oboe smallive and various numbered entries. The puzzle lists across 12 14 1 11 16 etc with clues like Comes into face on some sight fabrics and Strikes Symbol for to winnow aluminum, ending with Answer to previous puzzle B.
Amherst county authorities investigated the death of two year old Ralph Howard Moon from Lynchburg. No arrests were made yet. An autopsy was performed to aid the inquiry. The boy, born July 29 1936 in Madison Heights, died at Lynchburg hospital after injuries alleged from a fall and beating by two brothers.
In Williamsburg Virginia the Bruton Parish Churchyard dig for 17th century foundations proceeds slowly as Mrs Marie Bauer of Glendale California suggests a buried manuscript treasure. The vestry says no rush, crediting Mrs Bauer but delaying further excavation to allow a thorough search for historic church foundations.
Horace Mann a frail but determined boy rose from ten weeks of schooling to found America s first normal schools and helped create the public school system. Despite poverty and illness he funded his tutor debts, faced political apathy, and delivered a final commencement speech urging readers to die only after winning a victory for humanity.
Officials reveal a discovery linking Shakespearean authorship to a Masonic code in manuscripts brought from England before 1635. The James Town burial site and a reburial are noted, with assurances that no graves have been disturbed. Foundations are being measured photographed and recorded while an investigation continues for definite conclusions.
Patrolman John Thomas at a Miami inspection station instructed a long time driver to dim his lights. The motorist, who owned his car for four years and had been driving for 20 years, did not know the answer when asked. The motorist’s name was not released.
Local notes from Front Royal Virginia Sept 9 report Eunice Pomeroy will return to Westhampton College in Richmond. Reports on injuries from clothing fire, visits by residents and guests, bridge luncheon in honor of Mrs Sweetser Green, and guests visiting from Baltimore Philadelphia York Pa. Garden Club meeting at Meadowbrook Hall.
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