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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1936
Page
9
The Shenandoah River system shows muddy conditions on the North Branch and the South Branch with reduced clarity and slower flows. Local observers note turbidity limits recreational use and potential impacts on aquatic habitats along reachable segments.
The Merchants Association of Front Royal pledged support for the high school and Randolph Macon Academy football teams. They invited town service labs to help transport the high school band to out of town games and discussed improving Christmas street decorations and business cooperation.
Mattie Lee Eshelman of Warren County died Monday in her 75th year. She was a daughter of Uel P. Eshelman and Elizabeth Spangle Eshelman. Funeral plans incomplete. burial planned at Front Royal. She belonged to the Methodist church and is survived by sister Mrs. Sallie Ennis of Salem New Jersey and brother A. R. Eshelman of Frederick County.
Front Royal residents hosted visitors from Washington and Virginia towns over the weekend. Local students resumed studies at Randolph Macon and the University of Virginia, while several families traveled to Baltimore, Staunton, and Rehoboth Beach for visits. A Warren County A B Association officers meeting was held at Mrs. Melton’s home.
Miss Nannie Porter of Washington visited yesterday. Miss Polly Slaughter returned from Richmond. Guests at dinner included C B Rudacille Waldo Rudacille Daisy Rudacille Limeton and Rex Hockman Front Royal. Mrs Giles Cook and two sons head to Atlantic City tomorrow. Herbert Thursh left for Roanoke after a weekend with Mrs Thursh. Senator Aubrey Weaver and wife moved from Four Winds to their home. Their daughters Helen and Winnie to join high school faculty this year. Senator Weaver Sheriff Marlow and others visited Washington yesterday. Mrs Rolfe Millar left for relatives.
Representative Clifton A. Woodrum of Roanoke spoke to Campbell county voters in Rustburg about defending the Roosevelt New Deal and opposing entrenched GOP greed. He urged continued humanitarian policies, arguing the election turns on policy, not personalities, and praised Roosevelt’s administration as aiding the masses.
A Roanoke Times item notes a change in panhandling in Pueblo Colorado where beggars request a dime for a loaf of bread, contrasting with previous nickel requests. The report emphasizes the shift in generosity and the enduring bread crust joke.
Adolf Hitler at Nuremberg warns Bolshevists they will be thrown out if they march on Germany and says democracies hate Nazi Germany but cannot destroy it. He asserts a new German army is at Germany's door and praises fascist Italy for fighting communism. He cites 99 percent backing for authoritarian rule and notes two year service has made Germany free.
Frank L Bowman of Morgantown West Virginia and former U S representative from the second West Virginia district died in George Washington University Hospital near Washington. He had been in the hospital since Sunday and was a member of the United States Veterans Appeals.
John Collins, 23, of Argo Illinois, was sentenced by City Judge John D. Dunn to six months in the house of correction for stealing a bicycle. Collins admitted the theft and said he had no home, expressing he was “tickled pink” about the outcome.
Every mile of main line track is safeguarded by safety practices deemed as perfect as human ingenuity can achieve, reflecting stringent standards and ongoing vigilance across the railway system.
Aberdeen Maryland diary truck struck and killed Robert Bowser 23 a Black man who apparently dozed asleep in the middle of the Aberdeen proving grounds road early today authorities reported the driver said the man lay asleep when the fatal accident occurred later investigations were planned to determine exact circumstances
ST. LOUIS Sept. 15 Five days of skeet shooting begin for a national championship. Leading the men’s singles field are Frank Kelly of West Orange New Jersey and Harry Fleischman of Santa Monica California, both posting perfect practice scores of 25.
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