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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1939
Page
5
In St. Petersburg Florida a search party found Mrs. Gertrude Mosher 15 slain near Gulfport. She had head wounds garroted with a dog leash and her hands bound. Police said the death was by a sex fiend with blood trails and auto tracks nearby.
Representative McDowell charged that a government publication and services were used to promote Paul V. McNutt’s presidential campaign. He telegraphed Roosevelt saying the government franked article by McNutt was improper or in bad taste.
London Dec 6 A German airplane presumed engaged in mine laying crashed into the sea off Sheringham Norfolk early today. Wreckage and the pilot's body were washed ashore. Britain sent fighters up but bad weather prevented contact with the enemy.
Regular weekly prayer service at 8 o clock led by Rev C Worthington Lowe on Spiritual Gifts. Committees for tomorrow night turkey dinner and bazaar meet after to finalize plans in Sarah Ak Hall from 6 to 8.
In Bucharest scarce interest was shown today toward a Comintern backed proposal for Romania to sign a mutual assistance pact with the Soviet Union. The suggestion was attributed to a Bulgarian Communist in Russia, not to Soviet officials.
Manila reports 21 deaths from the weekend typhoon with Masbate hardest hit. The toll includes 12 lives lost in Masbate, nine buried by a landslide and three drowned as torrential rains battered the region.
Ohio leadership clashes with New York Mayor and WPA commissioner over relief conditions. Cleveland and Toledo struggle to fund operations for the month as Gov Bricker backs state relief responsibility. Washington WPA chief calls Bricker statement unfounded and partisan. Burton urges Legislature to share half the relief burden in 1940 and 1941. State contributions in October averaged 32 percent.
Mackay Radio said the Yugoslavian steamer Drava reported distress 47 miles north of Puerto Plata with heavy taking water. The 3507 ton vessel left Norfolk in October for Peru and Ireland and was later reported abandoned after no response.
The Cincinnati Reds sent Les Scarsella and cash to the Boston Bees for pitcher Jim Turner, a move that strengthens Cincinnati’s pitching staff while Scarsella moves to first base for Boston. Boston then acquired pitcher Jim Tobin and cash from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny Lang.
W Cal Chestnut placed Lillie Newcomer former Sharpsburg Md postmistress on two years probation after she pleaded guilty to embezzling 1377 from postal money orders. The judge noted government reimbursement and criticized the defendant for lack of duty understanding.
Former President Herbert Hoover forms a Finnish relief drive after a call with the Finnish minister in Washington. He previously aided Poland and plans to outline the Finnish relief organization in a few days.
The liver weighs somewhat more than three pounds.
The article guides parents on transitioning from pureed fruits and vegetables to solid foods as teeth and digestion develop. It notes readiness varies from nine to fifteen months, guided by a physician. Foods use high quality ingredients and added nutrients to boost vitamins and minerals.
A trusted supplier expands into junior foods with solid textures and varied menus. Products include chopped vegetables, creamy vegetables, meat and vegetable mixes, and fruit puddings. Each blend aims for mild seasoning and balanced flavors to ease daily feeding without repetition.
Adolf Hitler visited Field Marshal August von Mackensen at his Pommeranian farm to offer congratulations. Crowds cheered as Walter von Brauchitsch presented a white horse to the veteran commander. Von Mackensen, a WWI hero, led Balkan campaigns and occupied Serbia in seven weeks.
Danish lawmakers staged an anti Communist demonstration in the lower house as a Nazi member urged severing diplomatic ties with Pyhen. Axel Larsen spoke as the spectrum of parties from right to left left the chamber, leaving only a partial display of unity.
The House Un American Activities Committee plans hearings beginning January 3 near the Mexican border. Chairman Martin Dies said Trotsky and Diego Rivera will testify on Communist activities in Latin America. Trotsky, living in Mexico after leaving Stalin, has supplied investigators with information supporting a broad Mexican Communist policy.
Duke Power Company, Charlotte's largest taxpayer, sent the city 60 428.06 for taxes. The city returned a one cent rebate, the smallest paid, mailed in a two cent envelope.
In a tense session two Communist members urged listening to their leader while a Nazi member pressed Prime Minister Thorald Stauning on severing diplomatic ties with Russia. Stauning answered that relations should not be severed, indicating not all Nazis agreed with Germany’s Moscow policy.
The Fellowship Club launches its Christmas campaign with a Capitol Theatre show on Saturday morning December 9. Admission is a toy clothing item canned food or any non perishable food. Lamar Keen reports a two hour program featuring a feature picture cartoon and shorts. A free show for underprivileged children follows on December 23 at the Capitol.
London reports that British firms arranged to supply a score of fighting planes and other war materials to Finland. Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax called the Russian invasion an inexcusable act of aggression and the government expressed sympathy for Finland.
Fritz Kuhn the American Nazi party leader bound for Sing Sing after being sentenced to two and a half to five years for grand larceny of bond funds and forgery. Henry Ford, who once employed Kuhn as a chemist, watched as he boarded the train at Grand Central Terminal.
Wilmington Delaware December 6 Richard C DuPont president of All American Aviation Inc announced a tentative plan for a pick up non stop airmail system to serve towns on the entire Eastern Shore from Wilmington to Norfolk Virginia connecting with Washington and Baltimore It would link major hubs and extend mail service across the region with new flight patterns and schedules.
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