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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1938
Page
3
Easy to buy goodrich silvertowns with the life saver trend promoted by Goodrich Silvertown Stores. Promotion emphasizes affordable prices and flexible payment options to attract customers.
Thomas Wolfe 37, author of Look Homeward Angel, died after pneumonia and infection spread to kidneys and heart. He was treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital after arriving from Seattle with his mother and brother at his side. Wolfe taught English at NYU when the novel appeared in 1929 and rose as a leading young American writer.
In the Fort Meade maneuvers the blue Twelfth Infantry and Fifth Engineers won the battle of the Patuxent River. They seized crossings at Woodwardsville and Welsh's Bridge defended by the red 34th Infantry and a field artillery battalion. Engineers built pontoon bridges as troops crossed 50 to 300 feet wide, securing footholds southeast of Napoleon Hill for a decisive advance.
Senator Byrd reports strong Virginia backing to place one of four federal agricultural research laboratories in the eastern region. He cites Virginia's climate crops and scientific facilities and notes cooperation from Rep. Satterfeld Burch Woodrum Bland and others.
Members of the Apple Growers Association of Augusta County discussed a proposal from R T Moseley of Staunton to establish a cooperative apple bullets plant in Aynesboro to handle low grade fruit and resist 15 cent per 100 pounds prices paid by vinegar plants. W S Campfield urged using federal pure food laws to halt sale of dirty or worm eaten apples and called for Appalachian belt cooperation.
Winchester's Jack Holt stars in Reformatory with Frankie Darro and Bobby Jordan at Hable's Palace Theatre for today only. Also shown is a Fox News reel and a novel ty. In other notes a question on lace origins cites Ipswich Massachusetts as an early center with 42 000 yards of silk lace produced yearly.
The First District and A Willis Robert of the Seventh District expressed support. John R Hutcheson Director of Extension wired that he was working on the laboratory matter and will be glad to do all we can. Other responses from all sections of the State were equally gratifying.
Property sale note offers financing assistance and immediate possession within 30 days. Potential buyers are invited to contact for terms and details on the listed properties.
Judge A J Tavenner dismissed a case from an auto mobile accident on Berryville turnpike Route 7 near Wood's Mill involving J W Carpenter Berryville and Amos G Moore Winchester. The crash occurred between 7 and 8 p m as Carpenter tried to pass Moore. Moore lost control, went off the highway through a fence causing about 300 dollars in damage.
Mr and Mrs John C Peery returned to Russell Kentucky after visiting relatives in Virginia and West Virginia. Several local families hosted relatives and friends including the Armel and Sargent households, with trips to Keyser West Virginia and Winchester Virginia noted.
Mrs. Virginia Baer returned from a weekend visit in Winchester. len rede ae and Om era Haines and three sons spent Tuesday in Winchester where one boy was vaccinated before starting school. Mr. Hollis Clowser and grandson Paul Campbell Jr spent the weekend with family here. Additional locals, including Abner Fatuver and Lonas Hershman, were seen discussing farms and sharing itineraries amid recent rains aiding seeding and pastures.
The body is about seventy percent water overall. The brain is noted to be ninety percent water by weight.
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