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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1940

Page

2

Christmas Party At Winchester Aerie Welcomes 100 Boys

More than 100 boys aged 7 to 13, selected by city ministers, received sweaters and toys at the Winchester Aerie No. 824 Fra Order of Eagles Christmas party. Andrew Bell acted as deputy, Rev. R. B. Nelson led service, and Miss Mildred Jones provided music.

Winchester Aerie No Order of Eagles Santa Andrew Bell Mildred Jones Aerie Robert B. Dale Order Herman J Womeldorf Walter B. Barr W. A. Miller Henry Keller Frank Harry Ira Orndorff Joseph C. Bayliss W. H. DeHaven E. P. Spates Tower of the Presbyterian Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church

Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis

Be quick to treat bronchitis before it worsens a cough or chest cold. Creomulsion claims to loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and soothe inflamed mucous membranes. It uses a beechwood blend with other ingredients and contains no narcotics. A money back guarantee is offered if not helpful.

Rainfall May Reach December Averages At Winchester

Following a night of heavy rain, December rainfall may meet or exceed the 27 year average of 2.39 inches. In the last 24 hours 1.17 inches fell at the Winchester Research Laboratory, bringing December to 1.80 inches and the year to 34.04 inches, below the 35.53 inch long term norm.

Winchester Research Laboratory

Keep Lights On Tonight In Winchester Decorations Contest

Inclement weather and other circumstances delayed final judging of the Winchester merchants sponsored decorations contest. The Chamber of Commerce urged all homes to keep lights on from 7 to 9 PM so visiting judges could finish the task. About half the judging was complete before lights went out around 10:30 PM, and more homes were decorated this year, delaying public award announcements.

Merchants of Winchester Chamber of Commerce Pergonetiererres

Stock market rally widens in defense program era

New York traders favored lesser known issues poised to gain from the 17 billion dollar National Defense program. At 2 pm quotes rose for many stocks, with notable prices including Alcoa 16.5, Am Smelt 42.375, AT&T 165.5, Chrysler 73.75, Goodyear 18.625, Union Pac 75.25, U S Steel 68.625, Sears 17.375, and Woolworth 31.375, among others.

New York al. Chem Am. Smel A. T Anaconda B. and O Bethlehem Chrysler Con. Edison Cigar Germ Elec Motors Goodyear Int. Har J. Manville Kennecott M. Ward Natl. Dairy Packard Penny (Jc Penn R. R Republic Steel Sears & Roebuck Southern R O. of N. J Texas Corp Union Pac U. S. Steel Va. Car. Chem Va.Car. Pfd Woolworth

Wheat and grain prices drift in Chicago trading

Chicago and Baltimore grain markets show wheat prices moving within a narrow range, dipping slightly before recovering to near session highs. May wheat at 85 3 4 to 17 8, corn May 61 1 8, oats May 36, while cash grain notes No 2 hard wheat 90 and corn No 3 yellow 61 1 2 to 62 1 2, with various grades listed.

Chicago Chicago Cash Grain Baltimore Grains Baltimore Winchester

Market quotations for produce and livestock markets

A digest of price quotes from Philadelphia Baltimore and Chicago markets includes butter eggs poultry and dressed poultry prices and the famous Is There a Santa Claus letter. It notes market firm or mixed conditions with specific ranges for turkeys hens toms and various weights. It ends with a reproduced Q and A about who wrote the Is There a Santa Claus letter.

Baltimore Philadelphia U. S Santa Claus Virginia O’haren New York Sun Francis Pharcellus Church the Sun

Radio Highlights and Evening Music Programs Across Networks

A radio schedule roundup notes 8 to 11 pm offerings on WRC WMAL and WJSV featuring Powell saluting Stanford, Schumann concerto discovery, Henry Aldrich capers, Iso Briselli Mendelssohn on Stradivarius, Mitchell Iturbi with Bing Crosby, Town Meeting on Democracy in Miami, Jessica Dragonette with Paige, and the Martins with Fred Allen.

WRC Banducci Remitivic Gallerneau Dick Powell Stanford Sante Ezra Stone WMAL Court of Madrid Iso Briselli Mendelssohn Thomas Mitchell Jose Iturbi Bing Crosby Bob Burns America Bayfront Park Miami Congress Claude D. Pepper George Barton Cutten Colgate University Carl F. Ziedler Milwaukee Florida Jessica Dragonette Raymond Paige Martins Fred Allen Dearest Wmal Wrc WJSV Silanes Presto Renee Oes E. C. Hill Shadow Music Streamliner Arch McDonald Bankhage Sullivan Lowell Thomas the World Today Apg Eas Easy Aces Fred Waring Amos Andy Mr. Keen Air Newsroom Lanny Ross Bob Crosby Vox Pops Orchestra Niadliperita Cnniace Peciodada Die Dinka Ask Tommy Dor the Aldrich Sey Orch Family Seems Kraft Major Bowes Rady Vallee Glenn Miller Magnolia Emil Coleman Kay Kyser

Multiple city accident leaves several injured and a DUI charge

At 8:45 p m December 24 on Route 11 a three car crash occurred one driverless, one parked and one in motion. Woodrow W Massey 22 of 120 East Germain Street veered left hitting a parked car. Massey was held for a DUI hearing after hospital treatment and jail. Catherine Ruggles 17 was injured in a separate Market and Cork crash involving Arthur Ruggles 21 and Eli A Garber 18 with minor injuries. At Boscawen and Loudoun two others O D Harmon Peters burg W Va sustained minor injuries. Harold Estep New Market and a passenger escaped unharmed as the Estep car hit a sidewalk and mail boxes.

Winchester U. S. Route 11 Woodrow W. Massey East Germain Street John Bohrer Atwell Avenue Massey Market Cork Catherine Ruggles Martinsburg Arthur Ruggles Lee Garber Shawnee Area Eli A. Garber Boscawen Loudoun O. D. Harmon Petersburg W. Va Memorial Hospital Harold Estep New Market Estep

Hamburg liner Hamburg may be sunk raider off Portugal coast

New York dispatch reports the German liner Hamburg possibly sunk while serving as a raider off the Portuguese coast. Captain Joel Gomes said he found an empty lifeboat bearing the Hamburg name about 200 miles east of the Azores on December 11. The 22,117 ton ship, built in 1926, carried 440 crew and 1151 passengers when laid up in Hamburg at war start.

New York Hamburg Joel Gomes Concalo Vehlo Tony Gomes Azores

Sudden Death on Xmas Eve Shocks Rural Community

Police investigate a fatal car crash on Christmas Eve with a man killed by a skull fracture. Rings found on two Social Security cards and a missing roadway clue point to a mysterious death. The victim, once a day laborer on Bartonsville farmer Robert W Hockman's property, may have been struck by a vehicle heading north, but no tire marks or road evidence remain. Authorities broadcast alerts across Virginia West Virginia and Maryland seeking information on cars with broken headlights. Shoes torn from the victim's feet reflect the severity of the impact.

Robert W. Hockman Bartonsville Virginia West Virginia Maryland

Local Markets: Daily Corrected Listings

Local markets are corrected daily with updates addressing typographical errors and discrepancies to ensure accurate pricing and availability for readers.

Local Retail Market Prices For Feed And Poultry

Readable fragments show prices for short patent and mixed feeds, corn meal, middling, and horse feed at local retail levels. Entries list bag weights from 12 to 98 pounds, per barrel pricing, plus fowl categories including young chickens, leghorns, broilers, eggs, and young turkey hens and toms with varied price points.

Oki Hood Orvewe Brenda B C.scsseeee

Ten Largest Fresh Water Lakes in U.S. Listed

The ten largest freshwater lakes wholly within United States borders are Lake Michigan, Lake Okeechobee, Lower Red Lake, Pyramid Lake, Lake Winnebago, Mille Lacs Lake, Lake Tahoe, Flathead Lake, Goose Lake, and Upper Red Lake.

United States Lake Michigan Okeechobee Lower Red Pyramid Winnebago Mille Lacs Tahoe Flathead Goose Upper Red

Answers to today’s quiz list ten general knowledge items

The page presents ten quiz answers: 1 Mufti 2 No 3 Chicago 4 Greater Antilles 5 Yorktown Va 6 Yellow blue and red 7 Only one Nebraska 8 Fifth cousin 9 Yes 10 Corot.

Mufti Chicago Greater Antilles Yorktown Nebraska Corot

Barbara Bell Pattern 1306 B Pleated Shirtwaister

New midwinter version of the Barbara Bell pattern 1306 B features inverted pleats and yoke detail to improve fit. Includes options for short sleeves or three quarter sleeves and suits home or street dresses in various fabrics. Sizes 34 through 48. requires 4½ yards of 39 inch fabric for size 36 with short sleeves. Also announces a New Spring Fashion Book arriving in two weeks.

Barbara Bell Patern

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