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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
11
Cream butter and brown sugar, then beat in eggs vanilla and water. Sift together salt flour and baking powder. fold in. Form two rolls and chill. Slice into 1/2 inch thick rounds and bake at 350 F for crisp cookies. Yields about six dozen. variations with nuts coconut or chocolate.
James Sorenson, 26, taken to police for questioning after his wife is found dying from head wounds in their bathroom. Investigators believe the weapon was a missing plumber’s stock and die handle found nearby.
A step by step chocolate cake and frosting method using sifted flour baking powder butter sugar eggs and milk. The batter is baked in two 8 inch pans then split and filled with a chocolate cream filling and frosted with a rich chocolate glaze.
Gainesboro Virginia August twenty second. Mrs Ethel Bayliss and son Delmar returned home after a Baltimore trip. Charles Parrill Nellie Parrill and children visited Mrs Minnie Lamp. Delbert and Bobby Eaton of Winchester spent Saturday night with Lynwood DeHaven. Linden Ramey of Hayfield visited Nathan DeHaven. Minnie Lamp visited her aunt Mrs Jerry Adams Tuesday.
A historical snippet describes preparing a dried beef snack to stimulate the appetite before a meal. It outlines mixing cream cheese with prepared horseradish and salt and pepper, spreading on dried beef, rolling, chilling, then slicing into bite sized pieces with toothpicks. The recipe suggests pairing with grapefruit or red apple and alternates with small pickled onions wrapped in bacon.
The fifth annual Virginia Weights and Measures Association convention and the sixth Virginia Weights and Measures School will meet at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke on September 25 26. Ralph W. Smith of the National Bureau of Standards will direct the school.
Cumberland couple relieved to learn the U S refugee ship American Legion is believed out of mine infested waters off Scotland. They think their daughter Ruth Matheney is aboard after leaving Petsamo Finland for New York last week to volunteer as a nurse in Europe six months ago.
Frank G. Hart faced a stop sign charge but presented a photo claiming obstruction from overhanging limbs. Gowdy acting police judge agreed the sign was obscured and dismissed the case citing the evidence.
Two colored boys, David F. Burkes of 225 E Kent Street and Wilbur R. Honesty of RFD 1, enrolled with Co. A 48th Quartermaster Regiment at Holabird Depot and the Chemical Warfare Service at Fort Eustis. Vacancies exist in all branches nationwide and abroad, the local recruiting office advises.
An authoritative source reports a possible quick end to the Virginia truck drivers strike as Hampton Roads Transportation Company reaches understanding with the Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union after an all day conference in Governor Price's office.
Dr John Steelman presided as conciliators and union representatives met at 9 30 pm with Hampton Roads Company and two other truck firms to resolve a dispute touching 16 companies and over 1000 workers. The strike spread after state rulings allowed freight from the so called unfair operators.
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