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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
13
Newton Massachusetts reports an inebriate escaped from the new jail by crawling through an open ventilator in Cell No 1. He slipped past the desk, was pursued by two patrolmen and rearrested, then placed in a distant cell after the vent was shut. The court gave him a suspended sentence.
Secretary Perkins invited Armour and Company officials to confer over the CIO dispute with the firm. The move signals possible action affecting the packing industry and labor relations at the national level.
Public auction to sell the Linden Heights dwelling of the late Jos H Renner and five building lots on Route 50 near Winchester Virginia. Six subdivided lots include two 90 foot frontages on Route 50 and four 60 foot frontages on Apple Ridge Avenue with 168 foot depth. Sale Saturday August 26 at 1 PM. Terms demand half cash day of sale and balance in one to two years with interest secured by deed of trust. Coleman Dunn auctioneer.
Private sale offers Amos L. Pugh properties on Route 50 Capon Bridge in the Cacapon valley. Includes brick residence, several business properties store dwelling and station bakery shop with filling station three small homes garages soft water spring frontage on Route 50 and Capon River. optional whole or partial sale. Contact Miss Pauline M. Taylor Winchester Virginia or R B. Pugh in Capon Bridge August 21 for a few days.
News from New York reports Father Divine’s Harlem group seeking a second rural haven on the 700 acre Frederick William Vanderbilt estate near Hyde Park. John Lamb says negotiations are under way to buy the mansion and lands once owned by Vanderbilt, who died June 29 1938. Roosevelt reportedly replied he has no objection to the cult’s Hyde Park expansion.
The Roosevelts Thanksgiving timing debate gains radio focus with WJZ NBC leading a street broadcast. MBS may host a Friday roundtable at 9 15 pm and CBS plans a special session of its People's Platform at 7. Tonight's line up features Rudy Vallee Hour Bob Burns Show and more with Arthur Capper on American ideals.
Plans for W F W Day at the New York World's Fair are nearing completion under a special committee. The event follows the 40th annual encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Boston from August 27 to September 1. Commander Samuel B. DeVaughan of Virginia said thousands of delegates will view the World of Tomorrow during their trip to Boston.
Whitacre visitors Roland and Wendall Phillips stay with relatives in town. Local families host and visit including H B Dick and wife with children Eileen and Allan, Bertha Stine at Sunnyside, and Leota Whitacre from Pennsylvania. Minor injuries reported as Iva Mason sprains back on a swing. Members join Shockeysville preacher for Sunday School picnic to Camp Morgan Fish Hatchery and a Ridge area yard party. Mrs Ida Luttrell visits son Pryon Luttrell. D W Mauzy mildly indisposed.
Denver coroner's jury heard that a commotive engineer blamed faulty brakes for a passenger train collision that killed two men. The engineer faced responsibility questions as the jury shifted blame.
Prunes transition from simple dishes to a core ingredient in many recipes. The guide outlines making prune jelly with gelatin, water, and flavorings, plus optional nuts and sugar. It notes careful liquid balance and adjustments for warmth and fruit density.
Dr. Robert A. Millikan sails for a six month search to uncover a key to the cosmic ray mystery. He is joined by aides Drs. Victor H. Neher and William Pickering, with over 50 apparatus types to detect and measure ray frequency and intensity.
Leftover cake crumbs are used to make Cake Crumb Hermits. The recipe combines butter brown sugar molasses coffee and spices with stale cake crumbs and candied fruit to form a batter baked in two pans then cut into bars.
Alligator Port Arthur Texas reports Elena Guardia who turns 100 receives a requested serenade from a swing band. Born in Louisiana she speaks only French and still handles her own washing cooking and ironing.
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