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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
14
Reports from Alsace-Lorraine say residents moved to Southern France last autumn are welcomed back by German authorities who claim many admit German blood. Owners who did not return may receive a percentage of value up to 1,000 French francs, with limits on personal possessions. Jews are warned to leave farms and cities.
Bloomington Illinois report says the famous park lion Whiskers chewed a bone lodged on a lower tusk. A guard and police assisted in a tooth extraction plan but the lion escaped and struck his head on a bar, dislodging the bone and restoring calm in the animal house.
Grandson of the former German Kaiser, 28 year old Prince Frederick of Prussia, was interned at Huyton camp near Liverpool after arriving in England shortly before the outbreak of war last September.
The unit exchange of dairy products, defined as the ratio of prices dairy farmers receive for products to prices they pay for commodities bought, rose from 78 percent of the prewar level in 1932 to 89 percent in 1938, signaling improved farm purchasing power.
Mrs. Clara Smith a 43 year old Baltimore nurse reported fending off a purse snatcher with a powerful punch. She described stepping aside delivering a solid right to the jaw and continuing until the assailant fled down a side street.
In Wilmington Delaware the city closed Coyne playground after 13 boys were injured by exploding blasting caps used during play. Firemen searched the grounds to find any remaining caps and police said a boy brought and distributed them.
The United States Civil Service Commission advertises open competitive exams for positions in the War Department ordnance and naval sectors. Posts include inspector and senior roles in powder and explosives, ship construction, engineering materials, with salaries from 1620 to 2600 dollars. Full details available from Herman Lee, Secretary, at the local post office.
In Chicago a German Shepherd named Muffy influenced a divorce ruling. Mrs. Etta Belfus was granted temporary alimony of 12 dollars weekly after her husband Herman contested payment, noting she already received 100 dollars monthly from an estate. The judge sided with the need for extra support citing the dog’s large appetite.
George Scalise faces trial in New York under the court’s longest indictment. The 49 counts of grand larceny and 11 of third degree forgery accuse him of stealing 60 087 27 dollars from the Building Service Employees Union where he once served as president. A housewife paying 9 cents for a 1 pound loaf of sliced bread receives a bit over 1 cent of wheat and just over 7 cents covering transport labor baking paper and other materials and services.
Pennsylvania legislators consider a proposed reduction in the state unemployment compensation wage tax as 1941 session approaches. Retailers and consumer industries back a merit rating plan rewarding stable employment, while heavy industries like steel, soft coal, and construction oppose the plan.
A Madrid dispatch cited by Alcazar marks the anniversary of Spain losing the Philippines to the United States and renews Spain s claim to the islands. It notes Manila surrendered to Admiral Dewey on August 13, 1898.
United States corn farmers placed a little more than 300 million bushels of their 1939 harvest under loan in the nations Ever Normal Granary, a government storage program designed to support prices.
Brucetown notes report a business meeting of the Young Peoples League to be held Tuesday evening at Miss Treva Russell’s home. The item also lists several social calls and visits among locals and friends in Brucetown and nearby areas.
It is estimated that one fifth of factory workers rehired since 1932 have returned to work due to higher farm family purchases. More tractors were sold in 193% than those in use on all U S farms in 1920.
Senate debate centers on two measures to raise midshipmen at Annapolis and naval reserve students in colleges. One bill would let the President appoint candidates admitted this year but disqualified for non mental or physical reasons. The second would boost enrolled naval students in the reserve officers training corps from 2400 to 7200.
In Blowing Rock North Carolina Rush Hamrick entertains visitors by lighting and popping matchbooks in his mouth and biting the end of cigarettes. He runs the local paper the Blowing Rocket and has become the town’s famed fire eater.
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