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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1938
Page
9
Health officials warn that heart disease stems from childhood infections such as scarlet fever diphtheria and rheumatic fever as well as adult habits. Dr I C warns prevention through early diagnosis quarantine and healthy living could cut premature heart deaths. An annual physician check up aids early weakness detection and treatment.
Beginning at 7 30 this evening the Rev Ronald S Wilson will lead a series of talks on Achieving a Vital Christian Life. The sermons will study the personal experience of Christ in believers and invite all to attend the mid week services.
Shareholders of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company of Winchester Virginia are notified that the annual meeting will be held at King House Winchester corner Street and Rouss Avenue January 10 1939 at 10 oclock A M. to elect directors and transact other business as needed. J H Yost Cashier. 12 7 14 21 28 1-4-5t
During the regular session L L Hockman urged improvements to the Run channel west of Washington to prevent flooding and unsanitary conditions. The matter was referred to the sewer and water committee with possible work next year as part of capital improvements. A letter from W J Carlisle claimed Abram’s Creek pollution harmed his farm and damaged property values with no compensation yet. The council also approved $800 for Fairmont avenue completion and $400 for beetle soil treatment, with finances and routine reports reviewed.
At the White Hall Grange meeting a committee was appointed to arrange the Pomona meeting for the first Thursday in January at the school house. Members include FPJ Marshall Jr, Mrs R L Bagеant, J M Strother, Ray Bagеant, Mrs R L Strother, and Miss Ethel Barrett.
Members voted to hold the next Lions Club luncheon in the McVicar building with service by the Friendship Fire Company ladies auxiliary. The auxiliary will open a 10-day event tomorrow evening. A Mid dlebury charter night is set for December 15 with a Winchester sponsored delegation. Major Carnaghan of Frederick addressed the group about Africa and his Royal Navy service, with related Berryville coverage noted.
Harold Snyder, 15, borrowed a neighbor’s car without permission and wrecked six other autos and two trucks during a short thrill ride last night. He was arrested as a juvenile delinquent after the crash left him slightly cut.
Davis tried to be polite when he phoned for help after his car caught fire at home. He asked if a motorcycle with a sidecar extinguisher could be sent. The fireman replied that engine units were all they had, and Davis accepted them.
Council members spar over whether to include a wide set of street paving curb and gutter projects and utility upgrades in the tentative budget. The plan would require a $1.90 tax rate, with many line items for roads sewers and water works and a shift in receipts and expenditures across departments.
French leaders react with caution to the Germany France friendship pact as Leon Blum and Henri De Kerrilis question its value while crowds fail to greet Reichsminister von Ribbentrop in Paris. Separate notes discuss beetle control in Virginia towns with soil treatment as a long term measure.
The record lists beetle control data by location with traps and beetles captured in Harrisonburg Front Royal Luray New Market Staunton and Staunton noting different counts while Winchester is an exception.
Medical study on tuberculosis funded by Christmas Seals supports work in university and other laboratories from Atlantic to the Pacific. Researchers pursue advances in diagnosis treatment and prevention through secured income.
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