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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1939
Page
10
Eddy Gilmore reports from Beltsville Maryland that federal animal husbandry researchers at a government station doubt racehorse color variation can be rushed. They note progress in other animals but warn most runners are bays, making a dozen different hues unlikely and even a color change could affect performance.
Dear Miss Chatfield answers a wife’s dilemma over a husband’s attraction to his secretary. The advice urges self control, tact, and a calm public demeanor, citing Katharine Cornell’s stage example to show how a wife can subtlety win back her husband.
George M. Branson longtime Hardy County resident and farmer died at his Lost River home after ill health. Born March 4, 1855, he was one of nine children of Lionel F and Catherine Branson. Survived by Ada Newham Branson widow, daughter Mrs Norman Kelley, sons Harper Holmes Branson and Joseph Branson, sister Mrs Julia Holmes, and several grandchildren. His brother in law Lynn S Holmes died within twelve days.
The Eleventh Annual Convention of the Building Officials Conference of Virginia will convene at the Chamberlain Hotel Old Point Comfort on Wednesday September 20. Topics include masonry wall inspection removal of unsafe buildings coordination between the building bureau and architects building inspection and state laws and latest electrical inspection developments. A feature will be colored films showing cross connections and back siphonage in plumbing.
At a South Berkeley Ministerial Association gathering in the Methodist parsonage in Bunker Hill, Rev. George H. Fielding was elected president succeeding Rev. How ard M. Amoss. The association urged Christians to shun Sunday baseball and other Sabbath desecrations, calling for a restored spiritual observance of the day.
Salt Lake City obituary notes the 79 year old Mrs. Clarissa Hamilton Young Spencer, eldest of Brigham Young's four surviving children. Active in drama and literary circles, her last work was a reminiscence titled One Who Was Valiant.
An afternoon picnic at Mount Olive United Brethren Church Hayfield is scheduled for Saturday August 26 sponsored by the Ladies Aid. The public is invited to attend the yard party in the evening.
Puzzle clues list with across and down hints including hints like Lately Thin nails Hasten and many fragmented entries. Several entries corrupted with typos and mis-scanned words but indicate a standard crossword puzzle with 39 clues and multiple partial word fragments.
A 53 year old man with prostate cancer rested five days in an ice packed bed at St. John's Hospital under Drs Alex Jones James Graham and Henry Ashauer. He woke yesterday and showed no ill effects though doctors will assess X rays in coming days. The patient recalled tea after awakening, with thermoregulation gradually restored.
Mayor LaGuardia outlines a plan to replace Manhattan and Bronx trolleys with buses. The Third Avenue Railway would gradually eliminate lines over years starting with the 42nd Street crosstown and upper Broadway routes.
Hiram S. Clark, 99, last surviving member of Ayer Grand Army Post, was honored at a reception by Ayer Grange No. 300 Massachusetts. Clark enlisted Sept 1862, served three years, and remains active in church and Grange circles as community esteem grows.
In Chicago Judge N J Bonelli ruled Yee Yuen Him must serve 90 days in jail. The dishwasher, employed by Benjamin Joe, was accused of buying liquor and charging it to the restaurant where he worked.
Examiner R W Snow of the Federal Bureau of Motor Carriers urges federal regulation of private property trucks with exemptions for farmers. Proposals include letting 18 to 21 year olds drive farm trucks under 10 000 pounds gross and waiving medical exams and passenger transport bans for farm vehicles. National Grange and farm groups oppose federal overreach, preferring state control.
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