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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1937
Page
2
Henry Hughes paused his duties as life guard at a lake near here to celebrate his 59th wedding anniversary with his wife. He is 81 and she is 79, and they have nine children.
Washington observers weigh three options in Roosevelt third term talk. Some urge a clear nonrun, others warn of harm to leadership and party unity. A public stance could spark drafts, criticism, or storms, while silence invites scrutiny and second guessing.
Stephens City notes record multiple visiting families and individuals from Washington Ohio Baltimore Martinsburg Towson Frederick McKeesport and Lebanon spending weekends and weekdays with local residents and relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frazier Mrs. Riggleman and Mrs. A. W. Doggett plus extended visits by Ignatia Sillik and others in September.
Founders recognition day becomes an annual observance in Christian Endeavor to honor Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark. Observances urged in churches and unions, with programs highlighting Clark's life and the society’s growth. Local groups may tailor events and include long-time Endeavorers from past conventions. In Philadelphia a hunting license case humorously notes a 108 year old applicant.
Shelby Jean Clowser, four day old infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clowser of Hayfield, died Friday September 10 at their home. Neighbors gathered as Rev. Ralph Cather led a brief service and the body was buried at Mount Olive Cemetery. Opal Davis, mother before marriage, was from Gainesboro.
County Agent I. Fred Stine announced that R. G. Connelly extension dairyman from Virginia Polytechnic Institute will spend Wednesday September 15 in Winchester. He will visit several dairy farms and dairymen may arrange meetings through the county agent's office.
Fredericksburg resident Mrs. Magnus M. Lewis Jr. wins a Nash car as second prize in the Kelvin Home Missing Word contest which ended June 6. First prize went to Lt. R. F. Armknecht of New York. A list of 1,030 other winners is available at Miller and Anderson Kelvinator dealers.
Charles Fellows eleven bit a dog after crouching and growling at it. The dog nipped back and Fellows was taken to the science hospital with a gash in his lip.
Will Rogers shares a lighthearted tale about a preacher who avoids breakfast before sermons. A wife prepares a meal after church and learns the preacher could not eat earlier, prompting the husband to remark the sermon might have been stronger if he had eaten.
Hester Mills joined The Star's list of black widow captors after displaying a perfect black widow spider yesterday. She found the arachnid at her home on 115 West Cecil street and placed it in a small glass jar. Theodore Vanorsdale brought another black widow to The Star office a few days earlier.
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