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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1939

Page

3

Winnie Ruth Judd Seeks To Tell Her True Story Of Killings

Phoenix report on Winnie Ruth Judd seeking to testify about the killings of Agnes Ann Leroi and Miss Samuelson. She describes a self defense defense and an alleged accomplice who hired a physician to dismember a body for trunks bound for Los Angeles.

Winnie Ruth Judd Phoenix Ruth Judd Seete Arizona State Hospital Miss Samuelson Los Angeles Leroi Dr Judd

Epic Story Of Modern China At Handley Library

The Handley Library presents Moment in Pek in which Lin Yutang depicts two daughters of a Peking upper middle class family amid the Sino-Japanese conflict. The novel portrays modern China through intimate family life, without advocacy for old or new ways, and reflects changing times and their impact on China.

China Lin Yutang Handley Library

Judd Reflects on Crime After Hospital Capture in Yuma

Mrs. Judd described deep remorse for her crime and said she had not eaten for a week before buying crackers and buttermilk on courthouse steps in Yuma yesterday. She roamed the streets for about three hours before being picked up and said hospitals blocked press access earlier. Her six day absence in October ended when she burglarized a home on hospital grounds to obtain food.

Insane Felon Breaks From Train En Route To Phoenix

Elusive Bruno Len Hanks an insane felon escaped today from the train taking him back to the State Hospital at Phoenix. He has fled the hospital before and was arrested recently in El Paso Texas. Hospital attache R J Raymond left to wire the hospital and found Hanks missing after the manacle restraint and ladder were found broken.

Tuscon, Ariz Bruno Len Hanks Phoenix Hanks Winnie Ruth Judd el Paso Tex R. J. Raymond Raymonds

Two Norwegian Steamers Sank After Mine Strikes

London December 16 Two Norwegian steamers the 1907 ton H C Flood and the 1264 ton Ragni struck mines and sank off Britain's northeast coast. Ten men were missing seven injured and 30 rescued. Ragni captain Peder Indbu said the ship hit a mine in dense fog with six crew missing.

London Britain H. C. Flood Peder Indbu

British War Prize Report Near Chile Coast

Santiago dated dispatch says the British cruiser Despatch moved northward off the Chilean coast with the 4930 ton German freighter Duesseldorf as a war prize after its capture off Caldera 360 miles north of Valparaiso. Initial reports had claimed the Duesseldorf sunk.

Santiago Chile Despatch Duesseldorf Caldera Valparaiso

Isaac Creek Notes Mix of Health and Local Happenings

In Isaac Creek Virginia on December 16 Mrs E C Tinsman and her children have recovered and can go out again. Rev L C Messick preached at Mt Hebron last Sunday evening. Mrs George Clark visiting in Opequon with Mr and Mrs Dunn spent last week with Whitacre friends. The Dunns also visited Sunday and Mire Clark accompanied them home. Butchering is the order of the day with several fine porkers killed.

Isaac Creek E. C. Tinsman L. C. Messick Mt. Hebron George Clark M. T. Dunn Opequon Whitacre Dunn Clark

Mrs A F Robertson New Clarke Club Head

Berryville Virginia reports Clarke County Weeman s Club elects officers for the coming year led by President Mrs A F Robertson. Assemblyman E Blackburn Moore introduces Congressman A Willis Robertson who discusses democracy and postwar peace amid club reports on district meeting and school lunches.

A. F. Robertson New Clarke Club Berryville Weeman’s Club Clarke County E. P. Berlin F. Laylor Cyrus Pine C.H. Iden E. Blackburn Moore A. Willis Robertson Robertson

Market Quotations and Livestock Prices Report

Baltimore and Chicago market notes show dull produce apple and poultry prices with mixed egg and butter quotes. Cattle hogs sheep trends vary by weight, with declines in hogs and steady to weak cattle in Baltimore and Chicago markets.

Baltimore U. S Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept. Agr Chicago Livestock Chicago

Local Markets The Star Notes Daily Market Corrections

Local markets digest notes markets correct daily though The Star disclaims responsibility for any typographical errors that may occur.

The Star

Local Wholesale Market Flour and Feed Prices Almanac

Prices for patent brand flour by weight range per barrel, mixed feed and corn meal, horse feed, oats, and various live stock items listed with per barrel pricing. Includes young birds, cattle, calves, and hogs with stated rate ranges.

Sae Nie Ae Pysooneers Iowa Cis Saas Kou Setee Saha

Stock Market Mixed as Narrow Range Holds on Dec 16

New York stocks slipped into a narrow range with mild upward nudges and small net changes. Trading was light with about 300000 shares transferred as steel and aircrafts helped early but faded. leaders like U S Steel and General Electric posted modest gains amid a quiet session.

New York Al.chem Am. Can Am. Rad Am. Smel Anaconda B. and O Bethlehem Chrysler Con. Edison Cigar Elec Motors Goodyear Int Har J. Manville Kennecott M. Ward Natl Dairy Packard Penney J.C Penn. R. R Republic Steel Southern R. R N. J Texas Corn U. S. Steel Woolworth

Mozart's Full Name Revealed

The composer Mozart is given as Johann Chrysostomus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, spelled with the middle names in full. This full designation reflects his classical identity across historical references.

Mozart A. Johann Chrysostomus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Chamberlain Snubs Tea Habit During France Visit

In Paris on the second day of his inspection of British expeditionary forces Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain refused tea time. He told RAF officers at a drome that he had not time to take tea and felt he had lost the habit.

Paris Chamberlain France Royal Air Force

Wheat and grain prices rise to new highs on futures

Chicago market reports show wheat futures up over three cents to the highest levels since October 1937 with buying demand spurred by a low Argentine crop estimate. Cash grain quotes list mixed grain prices including No 2 corn at 63 to 64 cents and oats around 41 to 39 cents, with barley and timothy seed also provided.

Chicago Board of Trade Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester

Windsor meaning from old English roots

The name Windsor is said to derive from a winding shore or bank.

Windsor Winding Shore

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