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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1939
Page
9
Stanford researchers led by Dr. Paul J. Hanzik report a new oral powder form of a syphilis treatment. The drug replaces some arsenic and bismuth injections when used with a medical compound, and has undergone several years of trials at major clinics.
Farm accidents cause many deaths as a Safety Council survey highlights dangers on farms. It cites carelessness with machinery and animals, heat, falls, and storms as major hazards, urging safety education in Virginia schools and Four H clubs to reduce fatalities. A court notice from Baltimore concerns Charles A. Van Meter acting as committee for Anne Elizabeth Van Meter, an incompetent, seeking transfer of funds from Winchester to Maryland.
Seven years of experiments led to a new drug usable at home to treat syphilis. Researchers said the medicine resists stomach digestion and must reach the bloodstream to kill the bacteria. Stanford physicians noted home use could save trips to the doctor and improve continuation of treatment.
Dr E Bennette Henson reports on a novel joint treatment using oxygen to inflate the joint like a balloon after draining fluid. The procedure opens space, aids healing, and may hasten infection residue absorption while reducing patient apprehension.
The American Red Cross releases a statement detailing war relief aims and coordination with other agencies. It notes initial focus at home, urges contributions to Red Cross or allied agencies, and cites delivering emergency medical aid to Finland with a representative already sent and further aid possible as needs are clarified.
Louis Napoli a 36 year old bricklayer is held without bail for the murder of his wife Rose 34 and their landlord Modestino Graziano 67 in New York. The killings followed a party that marked the Napoli couple’s seventeenth wedding anniversary.
Middletown Virginia planners announce the December 20 meeting at 7 30 p m with Miss Kathleen Snapps third grade pupils presenting a Christmas program under president Leslie Shiley. A brief business session precedes reports and league objectives.
Laurel H. Crawford a 41 year old World War veteran is held on suspicion of murder in the deaths of five people after his car carrying his wife and three children and a friend plunged 1000 feet down a canyon near Mount Wilson Observatory. Crawford says bad brakes and a faulty gearbox caused the crash and that he escaped.
Thirty two German seamen stranded in Baltimore live in a hall with meals lodging and fifty cents daily from Standard Oil. They fled the ships after Poland’s invasion. some returned home while others await release as wartime limits and travel risks block departure.
An Oakland Maryland jury in a trial of three Garrett County commissioners accused of bid violations reported a deadlock after 18 ballots and nine and a half hours of deliberation. Judge D Lindley Sloan dismissed the jurors and said the case would be retried at the March term.
Nicholas Dozenberg, a 57 year old Yourth American Communist leader, was arrested in Portland Oregon on passport fraud charges. He waived extradition and was ordered removed to New York City to face passport conspiracy charges.
Virginia reports total assessed value of all taxable property at 2 164 664 264 92 dollars. Counties hold 1 019 883 461 42 dollars and cities 1 098 048 108 50 dollars. Public service corp assets and rolling stock add several million, with local taxation at 1 592 558 260 and state taxation at 572 106 004.
The Social Security Board may recover up to 9 million dollars if 178,000 older workers who received lump sum settlements file for monthly benefits. Congress last summer lifted the limit allowing these 65 and older workers to return to the old age insurance program. about 178,575 workers already received lump sums, with most later labeled as death claims.
Premier Nygaardsvoll of Norway spearheads a plan to form a Baltic-Scandinavian bloc to supply material aid to Finland amid Nazi and Soviet pressure. Aid will be delivered as lump sum deductions from monthly checks. final amounts range from $75 to $80, with a $25 old age insurance start after a three month hold.
The weekly service occurs at 8 o'clock led by Rev. C Worthington Lowe with a sermon titled Christ of All Ages. Following the service a meeting of the Woman Missionary Society will be held. All are invited to worship.
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