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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1941

Page

2

John A Noel 92 Dies at Home in District

John A Noel died at his Washington DC home at 6 30 PM after two months of illness from complications. A Ohio native, he had lived in Washington many years. Survived by wife Lupton. daughters Mae Giesel Capitola Noel and Mrs Earl Ellis. plus grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM EST from 258 Eigith Street SE Washington DC.

Washington Daytona Beach Fla aMiss Capitola Noel Earl Ellis Eigith Street S. E D. C

Conserving Gas: 10 Ways spread by state council

Windsheild stickers and posters proposed for motorists to save gasoline. Ten advised actions include proper carburetor adjustment, regular ignition and plugs checks, regular lubrication, correct oil grade, clean cooling system, correct tire pressure, and avoiding speeding, jackrabbit starts, idling, unnecessary trips, and sharing rides.

Annapolis Council of Defense O’conor O'Conor National Petroleum Coordinator

Winchester Star Information Bureau Answer Request

The notice directs readers to consult The Winchester Star Information Bureau for factual answers to any question. It indicates page 4 as the reference point for the information.

Winchester Star Information Bureau

E L Foreman 74 Dies of Heart Attack

Edward Lee Foreman 74 of Sunnyside died Saturday at 3 PM at his home from a heart attack. Born April 5, 1867, he was a lifelong farmer, husband of Annie Persell, with brothers Albert of Winchester and William of Cloakbrook surviving. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. pallbearers named. flowers requested to be omitted.

Edward Lee Foreman Sunnyside Joshua Catherine Snapp Foreman Foreman Annie Persell Frederick County Albert Foreman Winchester William Foreman Cloakbrook Jones Funeral Home Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church Mount Hebron Cemetery Ernest Carper Romanus DeHaven Clarence Fletcher Samuel Dick Harry Shirley Lawrence McCarty

Orchardists Tour Virginia for Byrd Estate Visit

A 1000 acre Byrd orchard hosts Virginia growers with a 7 am start from Stephens City. The itinerary includes Cedar Creek, Mount Jackson, Luray, Skyline Drive, Front Royal, and a 6 pm arrival in Winchester with a 8:30 pm meeting at the George.

Senator Byrd Winchester Apple Pie Ridge Cedar Creek Stephens City Mount Jackson U.S. 11 Turkey Knob Frank H. Wissler Luray Front Royal Rosemont Berryville Virginia The George

Betty Carter Dies After Appendectomy at Memorial Hospital

Betty K Carter seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Carter of Round Hill Frederick County died yesterday morning at 730 following an appendectomy. She was in the Round Hill school primary class and attended the Methodist Sunday School. Survived by her parents a brother Clarence Jr and grandparents Mr and Mrs Edward Carter and Mr and Mrs Charles Parrill. Funeral at Red Bud United Brethren Church Tuesday at 4 pm with Rev W O Talbert officiating. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Body at Carter home. Pallbearers were Round Hill School boys and flower girls listed.

Betty K. Carter Clarence Carter Round Hill Frederick County Memorial Hospital Round Hill School Clarence, Jr Edward Carter Burnt Factory Charles Parrill Whitacre Red Bud Edward Paul Bolten Charles Melvin Nail Nancy Peggy Bolten Janet Castleman Mary Virginia Boyce Omps Jamey Milburn Greenspring Pine Grove Methodist Church C. B. Larrick Gainesboro Young Seymour William Seymour Agnes Davis Seymour Front Royal Earl Claude Carl Mildred Kathleen Seymour Alex Seymour Scott and Stokes H. W. Shannon Prospect Hill Cemetery

Stephens City F F A members return from week at Margart Beach

Five Stephens City F F A members and their advisor Fred Dobbins came home Saturday after a week at Margart's Beach on the James River near Suffolk. They visited Jamestown Williamsburg Virginia Beach and Richmond and inspected a peanut plant and the Smithfield Ham packing house near the camp run by the state F F A association and the Home Economic society.

Stephens City F.F.A Fred Dobbins Margart James River Suffolk Henry Carbaugh Roland Snapp Maurice Carpenter Richard Cather Billy Norman Jamestown Williamsburg Virginia Beach Richmond Smithfield Camp Margart State F. F. A. Association The Home-Economic Society

Horticultural Society Tour and Reception Planned

A. H. Teske quotes remarks at the rte Hotel as a special reception for the ladies is planned at 8 oclock Thursday. The group will depart for Washington and is scheduled to arrive in Gettysburg, Pa., today around 4 PM. A box lunch will be served tomorrow afternoon at Kearneysville as the West Virginia Horticultural Society holds its meeting there.

Rte Hotel A. H. Teske Pennsylvania Gettysburg Kearneysville West Virginia Horticultural Society

26 4-H Club Members Off To Annual Camp

Twenty six Frederick county 4-H Club members depart for their annual camp at Powell's Fort for the week. Camp counsellors include Miss Elizabeth Sprouse and W A Quick Jr. Readers from Frederick listed: Dorothy Davis Mary Gay Marker Lorraine Marker Gretna Carper Betty Cochran Edith Russell Cornelia Gordon Becky Lodge Lena Taylor Eva Richard Dorothy Harbaugh Irabutta McCarty Virginia Hancher Mildred Hartman Lucile Snapp Arlan Anderson Garland Cather Burl Carpenter Carlton Snapp Hugh Dailey Robert Dailey Bud Denny Ronald Phillips Wendall Phillips Eddie Snapp Junior Funkhouser.

Frederick County Powell’s Fort Elizabeth Sprouse W. A. Quick, Jr Frederick Dorothy Davis Mary Gay Marker Lorraine Marker Gretna, Carper Betty Cochran Edith Russell Cornelia Gordon Becky Lodge Lena Taylor Eva Richard Dorothy Harbaugh Irabutta McCarty Virginia

Trampling disaster at Hudson River pier claims three lives

Ten thousand people stampeded as counterfeit excursion tickets caused chaos on a State of Delaware ferry. Three women died Marion Worrell Rose Grant and Martha Murraine and about 60 were injured as police and boat officials halted the boarding and investigated ticket sales.

New York Hudson River Delaware Harlem Marion Worrell Rose Grant Martha Murraine

Sioux Brave Den nis Standing-Bear Tours New York

A young Sioux brave arrives in New York in tribal dress to perform an Indian dance. He is one of four braves awarded a ten day tour of the city by the Marquette League for Catholic Indian Missions.

Dennis Standing-Bear New York The Marquette League For Catholic Indian Missions

Monument Unveiled Honoring Jesuit Mission Priests

In Newtown Cemetery at St Francis Xavier Church Leonardtown Md an imposing monument replaces a wooden cross to honor Jesuit mission priests and brothers buried there Nearly 1 000 people attended the unveiling including Xaverian Brothers Sisters of Charity from Nazareth Ky and Holy Name Society members The principal speaker Rt Rev Monsignor Edward McAdams praised Jesuits as great educators and noted the jubilees of the order marking fifty years since its global missionary expansion.

Edward MsAdams S. J Washington

Arlington man pleads guilty to DUI after wild chase

Charles T. Baruch of Arlington pleaded guilty in Winchester justice court to driving while under the influence and was sentenced to 30 days, suspended on a $100 fine. He was arrested after allegedly side-swiping three cars and damaging Beetle inspection signs on a trip from Mid l dlebury to Winchester. His companion, Rosie B. Foster, was convicted of drunken and disorderly conduct. Baruch faces hit and run charges in Clarke county, with the case referred after transfer by Sheriff R. W. Buckner.

Middleburg Winchester Charles T. Baruch Arlington R. W. Buckner Clarke County Baroch Funk Rogers Rosie B. Foster Baruch Berry’s Ferry

Domestic Flour Consumption Reaches New Level Hint

Milling statistics show per capita flour use rising from a decade low to strengthen domestic consumption. Bread prices have inched up in places, yet flour and bread are still cheap relative to other foods. Enrichment of flour and bakery goods with vitamins is widespread, driven by higher purchasing power and labor activity. The armed forces show about five percent higher bread consumption than civilians.

Miller

Treasury Receipts and Debts Reported Daily

Treasury data show August receipts 12,653,800.00 dollars and expenditures 50,222,286.25. Gross debt stands at 50,140,732,691.25 dollars, with a daily increase of 37,653,094.11 dollars.

L C Good 48 Dies Suddenly in West Virginia

L C Good aged 48 farmer and prominent Capon Valley resident dies suddenly at his home near Wardensville West Virginia from a heart attack. He leaves a wife Audrey Kern and three children Harold Lillian and Dickie, with siblings in Bernville and Winchester. Funeral at home then Hebron Lutheran Church Intermont with interment in Mount Hebron Winchester.

Lohn C. Good Wardensville W. Va Good Capon Valley F. D Salena LaFollette Good Rock Enon Springs Gore High School B. F. Line Audrey Kern D. F Hebron Lutheran Church Intermont Zirkle C. H. Anderson Winchester Mount Hebron

Three Killed In Auto Accidents

Three people die in separate auto crashes as Clarke county authorities seek charges. Details of the Daugherty crash remain unavailable in Winchester while Grover Daugherty of 409 South Braddock Street is reported missing. Burial plans and funeral arrangements are listed for Milburn and Seymour families with ceremonies set in Grimes, Glengary and Front Royal.

Clarke County Daugherty Winchester Grover Daugherty South Braddock Street Mr. Milburn Frederick County Andrew Milburn Margaret Shirley Ella Lee Milburn Clark Milburn Coleman Milburn Major Milburn Grimes Trone Milburn W. Va William Milburn Paw Paw Lea Frances Shade Glengary W. A

Origin of shorthand and Tiro's Roman system

The earliest organized note system appears in 63 BC. Marcus Tullius Tiro, a friend of Cicero, devised a method used to record speeches in the Roman senate. His shorthand was taught in Roman schools.

Cicero Marcus Tullius Tiro Seneca Tiro

Answers to the Daily Quiz

Answers to the Daily Quiz list solutions for items 2 through 10. It names John Joseph Pershing, Sir James Barrie, true, a man, Mars and Mercury, the inventor of the 2 cherry tree, Crusades, Peace, and Crete as read from page 4.

John Joseph Pershing Sir James Barrie True Mars and Mercury Crete

Secretary of War Stimson as Governor of the Philippines

The note states that Henry L. Stimson served as Governor General of the Philippines from 1927, clarifying his role before becoming Secretary of War. He held the post for the Philippines in 1927, marking an early stage in his career.

Stimson Philippines

Maryland fruit crops prompt market relief plan

Western Maryland peaches, the largest since 1931, face a surplus prompting government action. The SMA program, administered from Winchester Virginia, offers $1 per bushel for No 1 Elbertas while market watchers expect price stabilization. Apple crop notes show nationwide totals near 125.6 million bushels with Maryland lighter than average.

Hagerstown Maryland State Fruit Industry Committee Elbertas Winchester J. A. Cahill Hancock Hington Department of Agriculture Frederick County United States Cahill SMA

Churchill Returns From Secret British Naval Visit

Churchill travels from London to a British port by train and transfers to the King George V and then the Prince of Wales for an Atlantic voyage. He brings gifts for the crew including fruit cigarettes cheese with a personal card. Admiral Crey receives him aboard.

Pranklin D Churchill London John Crey Prince of Wales Roosevelt

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