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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1939

Page

9

Oil output rises as six state well shutdown ends

Tulsa reports crude oil production and prices surged as the six midwestern state well shutdown neared completion. Texas reopened 88 000 wells two days early, Humble Oil rescinded price cuts, others followed with earlier 20 cent reductions, Arkansas and Louisiana lifted shutdowns, Oklahoma nearing end.

Tulsa Okla Texas Oklahoma Kansas Louisi Ana New Mexico Arkansas Humble Oil and Refining Co Humble Sinclair-Prairie Oil Marketing Co Louisiana

Children of Grace Lutheran Plan Evening Service

The children of Grace Lutheran Church will present a special program this evening at 8:00. The congregation and friends are urged to attend as the service will be part of the regular prayer offerings.

Grace Lutheran Church

Officials Set 7 a.m. Reopen Seeded Production

The Kansas Corporation Commission met to decide when restrictions will be lifted as New Mexico indicates a reopening on Saturday.

Kansas Corporation Commission New Mexico

Man Injured In Fall Improved At Home

Clinton D. Catlett, long treated at Memorial Hospital for a compound leg fracture, has been moved to his home at 514 North Kent Street where he continues to improve. He was injured while working at the Winchester Cold Storage Company plant after falling from a box, relatives said.

Clinton D. Catlett Memorial Hospital North Kent Street Catlett Winchester Cold Storage Company

Grover Burner Dies In Ohio

Relatives in Stephens City are notified of the death of Grover Bud Burner in Columbus Ohio after a four month illness. A former Stephens City resident he was a son of Mrs Martha Burner and is survived by his wife and several siblings Mrs Bessie Miller Mrs W B Vincent Mrs Della Pence Mrs Mamie Vincent Will Burner and Walter Burner. Interment occurred in Ohio on Saturday.

Stephens City Grover Bud) Burner Columbus Ohio Martha Burner Bessie Miller W. B. Vincent Della Pence Mamie Vincent Will Burner Walter Burner

Insurance For Doctors Insurance For Doctors

Dr Nathan S Davis 3d, president of the Chicago Medical Society, announces a complete and unrestricted insurance plan for hospital and sanatorium care for members. Federal Life Insurance Co underwrites at 10 dollars a year per member with 6 dollars a day for up to 91 days plus 30 dollars for operating room and related charges. Members 60 or older may file one claim a year. under 60 have no limit. The plan requires no disease restrictions and is voluntary with hospital choice by the member.

Chicago Nathan S. Davis Chicago Medical Society Davis Federal Life Insurance Company

Bank Closing Notices on Labor Day 1939

Notices state banks will be closed Monday September 4 1939 a legal holiday and all paper maturities dated that day will be payable on the next banking day Tuesday September 5 1939. Signatures include J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co John L Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank George B Bushnell cashier Union Bank of Winchester Harold G Brown cashier Shenandoah Valley Natl Bank.

J. H. Yost Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co John L. Sloat Commercial and Savings Bank Geo. B. Bushnell Union Bank of Winchester Harold G. Brown Shenandoah Valley Nat'l Bank

Bishop Moore Sees God asCreative Force Behind Civilization

The Berryville sermon by Bishop John M. Moore of Dallas argued that Hitler Mussolini and Stalin are incidental to God’s plan for a new and better civilization requiring destruction to prepare the ground. He cited Abraham's faith and foundations, saying the permanent matters most and asserting that old religion suffices for ancestors but not 1939 society. Moore visits Buena Vista, near Berryville, at Mrs Montfrey Jones’s home.

Hitler Mussolini Stalin John M. Moore Duncan Memorial Methodist Church Berryville Moore Abraham Buena Vista Montfrey Jones

Rosicrucian Will Names Heir After Death

Dr. H Spencer Lewis Rosicrucian Order imperator dies August 2 at Balboa California. Will names Ralph as successor and then James Harvey Whitcomb as heir to leadership. Post death he vows to contact loved ones and fraters in sorrow and spiritual attunement. Seven girls cited in unrelated Balboa incident inflating tires with a hand pump after mischief.

San Jose H. Spencer Lewis Rosy Cross Ralph James Harvey Whitcomb

Pilgrimages To Tomb Of Unknown Soldier Rise In Troubled Times

In Arlington, visitors by the thousands come to America's Unknown Soldier tomb as European tensions grow. Attendants say crowds have nearly doubled, with civilians and veterans among those paying tribute. A mix of mourners and schoolgirls place flowers, while sentries pace the white monument in the August sun.

Europe Eddy Gilmore Washington Arlington Hills America

Bremen Halted as War Tensions Rise at New York Port

North German Lloyd ships faced searches after President Roosevelt warned ships likely to be in war could be armed at sea. The Bremen remained at its pier as customs probed holds and cabins, while the French liner De Grasse sailed away with 39 passengers. Five hundred crewmen were granted overnight shore leave.

Hal Boyle New York Lloyd Line Roosevelt United States Harry Durning Normandie Transylvania Bremen de Grasse Hudson River

Brightest Stars On Baseball Lots

Ted Williams led the Red Sox to a 7-4 win over the Indians with a bases loaded homer. Dick Errickson of the Bees had eight hits in a 2-1 victory over the Cardinals. Pinky Higgins of the Tigers struck with a two bagger in the ninth to drive winning run past the Yankees 7-6.

Associated Press Ted Williams Red Sox Indians Dick Errickson Bees Cardinals Pinky Higgins Tigers Yankees

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