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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1939
Page
10
Staunton reports Mrs. E. F. Conger’s summer visit to Russia left her with a bleak view. She called the country appalling, noting endless dreary scenes, no smiling faces, and people wearing shabby clothes across classes. She praised only the ship funnel as the best sight before departure.
M. D. Lawrence of the Winchester office received a three-star emblem for 15 years of service. Mrs. Virginia C. Naddeo earned a two-star emblem for ten years. In August, 36 C and P Telephone Company workers in Virginia were awarded emblems totaling 425 years of service.
Last rites for Mrs. Katie Fry Harmer of 110 West Cork Street will be held tomorrow at 2 30 from the residence with the Rev. Herman Womeldorf of the Presbyterian Church officiating. She died yesterday at Memorial Hospital after a three year illness. Pallbearers are nephews Joe Dan Fry Lyle Rippard Maxwell Gardner David Fry Cavey Slonaker and James Poisal. Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Poland agreed to President Roosevelt's suggestion to refrain from hostile acts if Germany does likewise. President Moscicki supported conciliation and proposed Roosevelt as mediator. Poles attend masses for peace amid air raid shelter preparations. Warsaw braces for possible bombing while seeking to defend with planes and anti air defenses. Border clashes reported as German patrols cross east of Prussia border and Poland rails defend unity amid tensions.
Dr I C Riggin State Health Commissioner urges parents to have pre school children examined before school starts. He notes the need for vaccination eye and ear checks and screening for heart lungs and other systems to ensure the child can compete and avoid latent defects becoming impairments.
Treasury releases show receipts of 11.94 million dollars and expenditures of 20.27 million, with gross debt at 40.8746 billion. The daily increase stands at 1.944 million dollars.
Caroline Chatfield laments decline of family porch gatherings and shared chores. She recalls past evenings of storytelling, sewing, and togetherness, contrasting with today’s speed, Hollywood influence, and peripatetic family life. She notes a longing to recapture simple family intimacy.
The United States Post Office Department joins a roadside beautification effort and urges rural mail box owners to fix and paint boxes during Rural Mail Box Improvement Week led by Postmaster Nelson Page. Boxes should be white and meet specified dimensions to aid delivery and curb appeal.
Senator James E. Murray said Roosevelt has no interest in a third term and seeks a candidate who will continue the New Deal. Murray, en route to Canada, will join a committee led by Senator Shipstead to study international water problems ahead of a new treaty.
Henry T Evans, 84, entered Rome Welsh's peach orchard in Rich Dividend Climax and began harvesting Elberta peaches. Welsh, recalling a prior sale, had proclaimed the crop ruined and would sell for a quarter. Evans produced the 25 cents and plans for about 20 bushels.
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