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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1939
Page
10
Chain Gang fugitive Frank Du Bose may be sent back to the Alabama prison from which he escaped in 1938 a few months after a four year sentence for auto theft. Known in Chicago as a deaf family man his arrest followed fingerprint identification.
Treasury daily status shows receipts of 13,970,243.37 dollars and expenditures of 20,998,027.37 dollars. Net balance stands at 2,618,457,261.37 dollars with gross debt listed at 41,884,831,895.10 dollars. Increase over previous day totals 2,089,126.35 dollars.
Mrs. Lynwood Newbraugh hosted a surprise party for her husband with cakes and refreshments from Berkeley Springs. Guests included the Newbraughs, Stotlers, Dicks, and several others, with music by the honoree and his brother Hugh. Local dinner guests from nearby towns were noted along with a timber buyer and area moves.
Dear Miss Chatfield offers guidance on finding a new husband after divorce. The column urges contacting an ex-husband if sober and honest, warns that loneliness tempts risky matches, and discusses how drink problems affect potential marriages with practical steps like seeking psychiatric insight.
A White Christmas candle light service is planned for Sunday December 17 at 7 30 p m at the United Brethren Church. Attendees are asked to bring canned goods wrapped in white for the Fellowship Club distribution. Combined church choirs will perform special music and the public is invited.
Mrs. Paline Hershell lost control of her car in Indianapolis on December 12. The vehicle struck Barney Barnett's house, struck two trees, and damaged W. S. Cabert's house next door. Hershell remained unhurt and left the scene.
The Mount Williams Debating Society reopens after a spring hiatus with a winter season kickoff Friday at 7 30 in the Mount Williams Community Hall. A reorganization meeting will precede a debate whose topic will be announced soon. Everyone is invited, including Winchester friends.
Baltimore observers report a heavy Christmas traffic crush with shoppers packing downtown last night. Captain Henry C. Kaste, traffic chief, said 100 additional patrolmen will work tonight through next week as stores stay open until 9 pm to handle the surge.
Farmer Herman Schultz expected a trailer full of fence posts but found only the frame after a fire burned the box and posts during the trip. He is unsure how the fire started and cannot explain the loss.
A doctor explains the cause of constipation and how to prevent it by eating bulk in the diet. The advice promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as the bulk source, advises daily consumption and drinking water, and notes Kellogg's makes it in Battle Creek and sells it through grocers.
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