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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1941
Page
10
A Delaware bill proposed by Senator W. H. T. Purnell would criminalize driving so slowly as to impede traffic. The plan, approved by the Senate, would set enforcement by police and raise speed limits on various road types to 55 or 50 mph for different highways and vehicle classes.
The Golden Rule Bible Class of Brad dock Street Methodist Church has redecorated its classroom under a committee led by Harry Brill. The class will remeet next Sunday at 9.45 with a singing duet by Misses Elbha and Elsie Edwards and teaching by Rev. L. L. Shreck. The public is invited to attend.
George Yeakley, superintendent of the Welltown Sunday School, announced today that residents majority oppose opening Sunday motion pictures. He urged cooperation of all Winchester churches and the county to carry the plan through.
Premier Fumimaro Konoye stated Japan's southward policy is purely economic and peaceful and said Japan would not use force to achieve aims. He spoke at a press conference in Tokyo and expressed optimism about U S Japan relations, though Axis membership and the China conflict remain obstacles.
R. J. Thomas union president Capizzi Allan S. Haywood and James F. Dewey aided a strike settlement at Ford. Thomas called the accord a victory and said five UAW-CIO members are restored with three others to be reinstated after fair arbitration. NLRB will delay hearing pending a representation election.
Washington April 11 Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes observed his seventy ninth birthday today amid speculation about retirement. He shows vitality, avoids social engagements, and continues presiding over the Supreme Court since 1930 as the Roosevelt court battles unfold.
London authorities expressed doubt about a report that a pro British regime had taken over the Thai government. They stated they had no information to confirm or deny the claim.
The Kernstown Community League sponsors a debate by Mt. Williams Debating Society members for Tuesday night April 15 at 7 45. The public is invited.
The article discusses plans for Greenland air bases and sea facilities to deter Atlantic aggression, with possible aid to protect British convoys. It outlines a 4 000 mile defensive line from Greenland to British Guiana and potential Pacific expansions, plus rights under various accords to use airfields in Canada Mexico and other regions to defend North America.
In Charlottesville on April 10 Dr. Edwin P. Lehman of the University of Virginia announces statewide Cancer Control Campaign progress. Eighty five cities and counties are organized, with Negroes assisting. the effort spans education, prevention, and treatment at six Virginia hospital centers.
Rankin Pennsylvania April 11 The soft coal industry work stoppage led Carnegie-Illinois Steel to shut its Carrie furnace at the mill near Pittsburgh because of a coke shortage. A company spokesman said the move will lower steel production below the expected 102 percent rate in the Pittsburgh district this week.
British Belgian and Netherlands diplomatic missions departed Budapest marking the final step in the breach with the Hungarian government. Travel restrictions had delayed their move as they reportedly head to Moscow en route to London.
The Papal State, extinct since 1870, was re created as the State of Vatican City under the terms signed at Rome on February 11 1929 and it took effect on May 17.
Baltimore and Chicago market notes show cattle, calves, hogs and sheep with steady to lower quotes. Hogs mostly 8.60 to 9.50. cattle 6.25 to 10.50. calves down to 12.00. sheep sparse with lambs around 10 to 14 dollars.
Boston April 11 report from the U. S. Department of Agriculture notes a quiet market with quotations mostly firm for domestic wools and steady to firm for foreign wools. Occasional bids appeared for fine original territory French combing length at about 1 to 1.02 dollars per pound secured basis, but few sales closed. Fine wools and half-blood grades showed reduced activity compared with earlier in the week.
Cy Mee and Myron Self are listed as partners in a Lions Club bowling match in Winston-Salem. Mee recently returned from Winston-Salem and confirms the unusual pairing on the score sheet.
A new medical method uses a five chemical detoxifying infusion to strengthen the body's resistance. Dr. Gustav J. Martin and Marvin R. Thompson describe injections of choline cystine glycine ascorbic acid and glucuronic acid to treat wounds burns poisoning toxemia and shock. The mixture also neutralizes alcohol hangovers and improves sulfanilamide therapies by speeding absorption and reducing required doses.
Deanna Durbin age 19 and Vaughn Paul age 25 obtained a marriage license in Los Angeles as rain delayed their plans. They will wed next Friday at Wilshire Methodist Church with 850 guests, changing from a Hollywood home ceremony.
Miss Clare M J Wangen of the University of Virginia School of Nursing announces a statewide appeal for all registered nurses in Virginia to submit training and employment details. Mrs Jessie Wetzel Faris, executive secretary of the Graduate Nurses Association of Virginia, reports 2 488 of 5 570 questionnaires remain unreturned as the inventory aims to map nursing resources for national defense.
Col. William J. Donovan warned that a Nazi victory would put the United States in a dangerous economic position. He urged action with full awareness of the risk, even if it means war. He said a Nazi win would create a unified Europe self-sufficient in food under a firm Nazi military leadership.
In New York on April 11 operators and miners negotiating a new contract for Appalachian soft coal held a brief joint session then split into separate meetings. Southern field operators had previously caucused. spokesmen said nothing on the significance.
An announcement broadcast today by the British Broadcasting Corporation and picked up by CBS states Lieut Gen Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, formerly commander of the British army of the Nile, now leads the British expeditionary force in Greece. The report is dated New York April 11.
Clark Griffith president of the Washington team presented the President an annual major league pass. He reported Roosevelt's arm improved and that the President would throw the first ball on the season opener Monday.
A large number of friends and relatives gathered at 3 PM to honor Michael Lohr Capper nine a prominent Winchester businessman services were held at his home 334 North Loudoun Street Rev Ronald S Wilson of the Presbyterian Church officiated Interment followed in Mountain Hebron Cemetery Active pallbearers included Fred Boyd Frank Barr Bruce Slonaker Ansel Solenberger Stewart Bell and Harold Brown Honorary pallbearers were directors of the Shenandoah Valleys and deacons of the Presbyterian Church.
President Roosevelt announced reopening the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to American vessels, allowing access to the Suez Canal while Egypt remains neutral. The move aligns with the Neutrality Act for war supplies to belligerents and raises questions about shipments to neutrals. The president stated American ships could sail to the Suez Canal but could not exit into the Mediterranean while the combat zone persists. Washington report dated April 11.
Allied and Axis forces concentrate in Eastern Chenai and maneuver toward positions east of Geb El Achdar coastal range. Gebel El Achdar runs from Bengasi Derna to the Egyptian border, shaping the fight as forces press to control coastal approaches.
The Star corrected an engagement notice for Robert Darnell of Ville and Mary Graston of Mary Washington College. Darnell said the item printed yesterday was incorrect and not as received by The Star. The paper notes publishing a corrected version was in good faith to avoid misleading readers.
Clarke County cases heard by Trial Justice Loring Kackley include B Byrd for unlicensed dog and three counts costs, Benny Brown for unlicensed dog with $1 and costs, and Pammy Royston for speeding with $9.25 in Berryville Virginia.
President Roosevelt signed an executive order establishing the Office of Price Administration to oversee civil supply. Leon Henderson will head the agency, set up in the White House under the Office of Emergency Management, to focus on consumer projects.
The Greenway Church Christian Endeavor Society will present a special program on Sunday April 1 at 8 o clock. It features recitations Easterm us and an Easter story by Mrs J Bell with Ferm Peery as leader.
On March 29 1936 the famous singer Lucrezia Borila appeared at the Metropolitan Open House gala farewell concert. She was cheered for twenty minutes by the audience and received gifts from members of the company as the opera show closed.
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