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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1941
Page
3
The Treasury status for April 22 shows receipts of 9 381 170 13 and expenditures of 41 290 597 26 with gross debt at 47 181 088 223 89. A Q and A note recalls Justinian II in 700 having his nose reconstructed after it was severed in battle.
Russell Brown of 404 South Street attended the funeral of his mother Mrs Sarah J Brown who died at The Doctors Hospital in Washington DC after being moved from her son Wade Brown’s home. Born to Henry F and Emily J Hitt in Culpeper county she was 86. She married John F Brown who died in 1924. Survived by two sons Russell H of Winchester and Wade of Washington, 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Interment at Bethel Church Cemetery Culpeper with many floral tributes. Services conducted by Rev George Cox and Rev Edwards baptized members of the Baptist Church.
In Baltimore on April 24 twenty seven workers at Martin Aircraft reportedly walked out from the drop hammer department after a wage rise request of ten cents an hour was denied by the company citing no accord with its employe agreement.
In Leonardtown Maryland on April 24 the Rev Hugh John Watters of Trinity Church Hughesville is named assistant to the Rev Dr Henry Archbold secretary of the Southern Convocation of the Clericus of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Q A on biblical ark materials and Napoleonian Europe questions are answered briefly.
The Winchester zone of Methodist churches will hold a Christian Workers School in Braddock Street Church May 4 to 9. Three courses target Church School workers, including Acts of the Apostles with Rev. Dr. E. T. Thompson, Church work with young adults with Rev. G. E. Hopkins, and a children's division course taught by Mrs. Paul Berger Roanoke. Textbooks are available at the Braddock Street Church office.
Scattered transactions in the Boston Wool Market showed fair volume with many wool houses receiving little demand. Buyers showed interest in twelve months Texas wools at $1.03 to $1.07 per scoured pound, while some choice fine territory wool in original bags sold at $1.03 to $1.05 per scoured pound.
The Radio City Music Hall in New York City seats 6,200, reportedly the largest indoor theatre by capacity. The term vaudeville traces to a French locale linked to rustic songs from the 15th century.
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