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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1941
Page
3
Nazi seamen of the liner Columbus interned at Fort Stanton New Mexico begin life under border patrol. Crew predicts return home by autumn as seamen in transit, recalling WWI internment in Australia and contemplating their uncertain future.
A 1941 commission meeting in Richmond proposes rescinding the closed season on pike and the protection for dogs, prohibiting sale of wild rabbits, and setting elk open season from November 10 to 12, 1941. A second meeting is scheduled in Richmond on April 25, 1941 to act on these proposals ordered by Chairman H Nolting.
Winder R. Harris elected to Congress from Virginia's second district to succeed Colgate W. Darden. Hamilton concedes after Harris leads 132 of 133 precincts with 132,000 plus votes to 8,928. Harris has a long career in journalism and public service and has been active in civic groups in Norfolk.
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Richmond April 9 35 representatives of statewide groups urged Governor Price to provide at least 316000 for industrial and tourist promotion advertising in the next biennium an increase of about 180000 over current funding. Major Bottom led the push arguing Virginia has raw materials climate and resources to attract industry.
In Milwaukee Judge Harvey L Neelen tells Detroit truck driver Richard Lawrence 33 he must pay five dollars and costs after a red light charge. Lawrence explained he met and became engaged to Dorothy Gerber 19 Hammond Indiana within minutes of giving her a lift. The judge warns against rapid courtship.
A Virginia Commission met in Richmond on March 28 1941 to consider opening trapping season for muskrats west of the Blue Ridge and in Albemarle Culpeper Fauquier Greene Loudoun Madison Orange and Rappahannock counties from December 1 to February 28 or 29 inclusive. A further meeting is set for April 25 1941 in Richmond to act on the proposal.
Danville Virginia April 9 Plummer Wiseman reports his Brazilian purple martins have returned for eight consecutive years to spend the summer at Wiseman’s Martin Apartments in the back yard. The first trio arrived March 21 followed by eight more birds as they begin setting up housekeeping renewing old college ties with chums across the country including San Diego Florida and northern Michigan ports.
Seventy six students and guests attended the Winchester Business College banquet at the George Washington Hotel. Prof. Dennis Weaver of the Dale Carnegie Institute spoke on Being a Fool, noting progress often requires making fools of ourselves. Wayne S. Guthrie acted as toastmaster with Joy Shank giving the invocation.
Final plans are set for the county poultry meeting in Winchester at the county courthouse on Thursday night April 10 at 7 30. Thomas W Heitz manager of the Rockingham Poultry Marketing Cooperative discusses processing and marketing chicks and turkeys. M E Coe VPI poultry husbandman will cover production problems. Coe will be there all day and a visit to poultrymen is expected. A picture Poultry A Billion Dollar Industry will be shown.
Dr. E. T. Clark spoke at First Baptist on the theme Faith, citing St. John and warning that progress worship harms God's kingdom. He urged reliance on God as the source of knowledge and urged parents to train children in Christ’s will, with further talks planned tonight and Friday at 8 p.m.
The Holy Thursday service at Christ Episcopal Church will begin with Holy Communion at 7 30 o clock led by Rector Rev R B Nelson. Good Friday service at 11 am benefits church work in Jerusalem. Evening prayer and a brief address follow at 5 pm. The public is invited.
The federal reserve summary shows another substantial upturn in commercial industrial and agricultural bank loans across the nation. For the week ending last Wednesday total lending rose by 45 million dollars in the 27th consecutive weekly advance, expanding 890 million to 5.465 billion, a multi year high.
A meeting held in Richmond Va. on November 25 1941 considered a proposal to fix the deer season in Highland and Shenandoah counties. The plan sets the season from November 15 to 17 inclusive by order of the Commission for Inland Fisheries. Ian H Nolting signed the notice.
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