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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
8
Everyday outdoor activity is praised as a free tonic for body and soul. The piece urges daily walking or calisthenics to improve circulation, tone muscles, and maintain health, warning against self-indulgence and laziness.
Citizens of Middletown will meet at the city school auditorium tonight to protest organizing an air craft warning station. Mayor Larrick said the city has over 30 volunteers and enrollment is complete, ensuring the station can be manned without hardship. The volunteer call has drawn enthusiastic response.
Norfolk December 18 Admiral Taussig says his son Ensign Joseph K Taussig still recovers from a chest and leg fracture suffered in the Pearl Harbor attack. The 21 year old officer’s injury mirrors his father’s 1900 Boxer Rebellion fracture of the right thigh.
Berlin reports a heavy British cruiser struck by two torpedoes in the Mediterranean off Eastern Libya. German forces say seven British planes were destroyed or damaged as they defended against attacks by fighters and anti aircraft guns in the Libya battle.
The Winchester and Clarke County Garden Club met at Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin’s home in Clarke County to craft Christmas wreaths for Winchester Memorial Hospital and Walter Reed Hospital. Members arranged evergreen on tables in the upper hall, tea was served by Mrs. Gilpin, and the group planned future activities.
London officials acknowledge discussions are under way regarding Allied war plans and coordination with the Chinese high command. Official spokesman declined details citing security.
The Rev. and Mrs. Leo Polman of Fort Wayne Ind will be guests at First Brethren Church on Thursday Dec 18 He secretary of the Brethren Missionary Herald Company and well known locally having led a revival in Winchester He will preach at the evening service with special songs and an assisted display of Christian literature The pastor extends a cordial welcome to the public to attend.
Gus Jaubert, a Bluecoat prisoner at Lexington in fall 1868, originated Kentucky burgoo. The recipe was passed to James Looney, who holds the title Burgoo King today.
Luncheon meeting of American Legion Post scheduled for Friday at 12 30 p at a local hotel. Members and guests will gather for informal fellowship and updates on post activities.
Saturday visits by Miss Rosalie Oakes and Miss Ann Talliferro Oakes highlight holiday plans. several clubs meet with charity baskets and Christmas decorating talks. Announcements include anniversaries, debutante prep in Annapolis, and local weddings and hospital births with multiple Winchester residents listed.
Regent Miss Mary E. Robinson of the Fort Loudoun Chapter requests cancelled stamps for England. National Headquarters calls for stamps to fund Queen's Hospital dye work at 37 cents a pound. Drop off stamps with envelope bits to any chapter member or call Miss Robinson at 4704.
A reader asks if one should tell friends they cannot give gifts. The response says no and suggests meaningful gifts need not be costly. A married woman should use her husband’s surname, not herself, in formal addressing. The final note condemns constant suspicion of friends as morally wrong, citing a philosophy about reflecting baseness.
A fragment from a Chicago report notes a friend told Helen Senne that any Chicagoan could experience such a moment, hinting at a collapsing theory or belief discussed in conversation.
A woman walking through the busy Wabash and Madison crossing at rush hour began singing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling. Her solo grew into a chorus as policemen cab drivers and pedestrians joined in on the street.
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