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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1939
Page
8
In New York Court Magistrate Richard E. McKinley told Henry W. Armstrong charged with illegal parking to sing the music he wrote for Sweet Adeline. Armstrong complied and the magistrate suspended the sentence while joking about a fine for his singing.
Baltimore April 6 report of a new sulfanilamide compound N-1 Dodecanoly Sulfanilamide tested on about 300 guinea pigs infected with human tuberculosis. All untreated pigs died within 60 days, while 100 treated animals stopped disease spread and remained healthy until sacrificed for verification. No human use predictions.
Virginia reports eight months ending February 28 total revenues of $62,207,988, up over 10 percent from the prior year. Tax receipts stand at $58,275,798 versus $45,101,066 last year, according to the state Comptroller. Largest single item is unemployment compensation. Education expenditures rise to $13,790,261. Department expenditures total $2,541,222 more than the prior eight months.
Executor of J Luther Richard's estate offers 811 South Braddock Street Winchester Virginia for public auction on April 15 1939 at 11 AM. The property features a six room frame dwelling on a 35 by 110 foot lot near Handley School. Terms require one third cash this day with balance in two equal annual installments secured by a deed of trust and purchaser bonds bearing 6 percent interest plus insured buildings.
A reader asks how a seventeen year old girl can live with a Protestant mother who bans Protestant friends. The columnist suggests parish activities under chaperonage to ease restrictions and, with patience, eventual freedom. Further letters discuss boys’ social luck and advice on handling family scrutiny.
An 81-year-old farmer near Salt Block in Oakland was questioned twice and released each time in connection with suspected forest fires. He told reporters he is innocent and would return if needed, with no charges filed yet.
Quincy April 6 Lieut Commander Michael Kernodle commandant said two boards would investigate the naval reserve double crash that killed four fliers during the Wasp launch and assess damage to three Braintree homes.
Apprentice Johnny Oros leads in horse racing as Don Meade rests with new Bowie wins pushing Oros ahead. Pimlico spring stakes attract 300 stables for Radnor Hunt Club meet May 10 and 11 at Chesterbrook. El Chico trains impressively at Belmont and eyes Wood Memorial after Derby doubts.
The Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church invites the public to a Holy Week Tenebrae service this evening commemorating Passover and the institution of the Holy Communion. The service features a devotional Tenebrae ritual in the Gethsemane sanctuary.
A food sale will be held in the store room at 11 N Main St on Saturday April 8. The event is hosted by the Ladies Aid of Mt Pleasant United Baptist Church and aims to raise funds for church needs.
Messenger boys Clyde Linaburug and Kenneth Lofton rode bicycles to Strasburg on a Sunday in one hour and fifty five minutes with no stops, delivering their mark upon return.
Treasury daily status shows April 4 receipts of 12.35 million dollars and expenditures of 27.23 million, with gross debt at 40.04 billion dollars, a decrease of 1.48 million from the prior day.
Chicago police guard Richard Burke's apartment as 15 neighbors stand by. Officers force open the locked bathroom but find no intruder. a door mysteriously springs, and Burke contends the prowler was the wind.
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