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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1941

Page

2

Building Permits Rise in January to 21210 Total

January building permits total 21210 dollars, up from the prior year. Major permit issued to H K and Anne B Benham for a frame dwelling on Rostel Road as part of the new development on the old I property. Other permits include a willing station addition by American Oil Co and multiple garages, dwellings, and store rooms across city streets.

Ester Office of Commission of Revue Charles P. McVicar H. K Anne B. Benham Rostel Road Tom Sculley Innew Ian Macis Bens R. Shipe Fes Aie Mall Street Ee. K. Benham Cwell- Wimpy Roster Road Eeamerican Oil Co Loumd Oun Cork Streets O. Grandstaff Oak Avenue Hodgson H Street Loudoun Berrard Streets John Hockman R. H. Lamp E. Baker Street Cameron St

Smalts Open New Florist's Shop on National Avenue

C. B. Smalts Son opened a new florist shop on National Avenue with a 6 to 9 pm viewing. The colonial styled white building features a room high refrigerated showcase and a design room for wreaths and displays. George Snider won the door prize orchids as visitors received floral souvenirs.

C. B. Smalts Son National Avenue Smalts Winchester Smalls George Snider

Urge Workers To Submit Reports On Campaign

The Salvation Army asks workers who have not reported on the financial campaign to do so at H. K. Benham's office on Rouss Avenue or at Salvation Army HQ Loudoun and Clifford streets. If reporting in person is impossible, contact Captain Bott by phone 1344. The campaign office on 139 North Loudoun Street is now closed. A complete contributor list since the last tally will be published later.

Salvation Army Financial Campaign H. K. Benham Rouss Avenue Salvation Army Loudoun Clifford Streets Captain Bott North Loudoun Street

Methodist Church Banquet Plans For March Seventh

An agricultural building banquet is scheduled for 7 o clock March 7 with plans by Methodist Church ladies and Home Demonstration Club. Music and moving pictures will be shown and about 100 guests are expected. W A Quick assistant county agent to succeed Carl Koiner and Dr J L Maxton of Blacksburg spoke on the farm outlook for 41. Tickets will be sold soon.

Methodist Church Home Demonstration Club W. A. Quick Carl Koiner J. L. Maxton Blacksburg

Showdown Fight With Ford Seen

The A F L and C I O dispute over organizing Henry Ford's manufacturing empire heats up in Miami with a Supreme Court order on reinstating C I O workers. Ford critics accuse each other of bias as the Detroit controversy spills into broader auto industry organizing. United Automobile Workers seek help to expand campaigns beyond Detroit.

Miami Fla Federation of Labor Organization Congress of Industrial Organizations Henry Detroit Ford Company Aera Rni Pees Mga United Automobile Workers of the Federation

Prayer Service at Mrs. Rose Grimm Home Tonight

The weekly Prayer meeting of the Church of Our Saviour is at 7 30 tonight at 218 South Loudoun Street. The pastor will conduct the service. A question mentions the Martha Mertz Foundation in New York City as administered for the purpose of unmarried mothers.

Church of Our Saviour Rose Grimm South Loudoun Street New York Martha Mertz

Benefits Paid To 171 Persons In Martinsburg Area

The Martinsburg Social Security Office reports 171 area beneficiaries receive survivor and retirement benefits totaling 2751.42 dollars monthly. Among them 93 men 47 women and 31 children. 98 are retired workers with 1966.82 dollars monthly. 28 aged wives 291.48. 4 widows over 65 69.73. 10 widows with minor children 134.28. and 31 children 299.11.

Martinsburg Social Security Board of Ae Frederick County Max G. Boatwright Boatwright

Local Markets Update Amid Theater Typography Errors

Local markets report shows corrected figures while theater listings face typography glitches. Readers are advised to rely on official notices for accurate pricing and showtimes as formatting issues may obscure details.

Quotations Va Livestock Market N Kent St Extended Sales

Listings show Tuesday extended market with prices for steers, heifers, fat cows, bulls, veal calves, lambs, sheep, hogs, sows, and feeder cattle. Includes egg, butter, and grain quotes, plus a sun dial quotation and a note about an Abries location in the Dauphine Alps.

N. Kent St

Market quotationsBaltimore and Chicago livestock pricing

Baltimore and Philadelphia markets report steady to unchanged prices across poultry eggs and dairy goods with small shifts in live poultry and dressed poultry. Hog prices ease while cattle and calf values vary by weight and quality. Chicago shows lower hogs, steady cattle and sheep with prime steers bid up to 15.00.

Baltimore Philadelphia Plymouth Rocks Baltimore Livestock U. S Chicago Livestock Chicago

Stock market slips as buyers scarce in late February trading

New York stock market marked another setback as commodities gained on the Far Eastern crisis. Trading totaled about 450000 shares with selective stocks showing modest losses or small recoveries as overall sentiment remained weak.

New York

Braddock Street Revival Series Begins Sunday

Braddock Street revival services start Sunday February 23 with 11 o'clock sermon Let The Church Be The Church and 730 pm sermon The God Men Have Lost prayer services prepare the revival A mass prayer service is held tonight in the Golden Rule Bible Class room led by Rev Swann and the Methodist church invites all to join in worship.

G. Card Golden Rule Bible Mr. Swann The Star

Treasury Debt and Receipts Report February 17 Readout

Treasury figures show receipts of 30,059,356.46 and expenditures of 59,892,281.67 for February 17. Gross debt stands at 46,040,167,402.32, a decrease of 1,649,287.99 from the previous day.

Washington The Treasury

Grain prices advance as Chicago bids steady

Chicago Feb 19 wheat led another small rise amid frequent setbacks. Cash grain values show corn 62-64 cents, oats around 34-38 cents, and soybeans near 87-91 cents, with rye in the 41-44 cent area. Lard futures quoted at 6.25 to 6.72 dollars, with May at 11.00, reflecting a quiet but firm grain market.

Chicago Chicago Cash Grain

Fruit School Set for Feb and Spring Meetings

The Horticultural committee of Frederick County plans a fruit school and related sessions on February 28 and later in April June and August. Topics include general fruit outlook labor impacts pest and spray economics and tree bearing habits with speakers from the Winchester Research Lab and the State Agricultural services.

Prederick County Pesteney Ie i County Board of Agriculture P. H. Gold Max Brithewaite L. O. En Phil Glaize E. R. Mark H. N. Young Agri Marketine Pruit—L Ne Moore Ass't W.S. Hough Winchester Research Lab Ansel B. Grove J. R. Magness A. H. Teske

Hitler Target of Message Blitz Across American Airwaves

New York reports anti Nazi Americans flood German radio with short messages protesting Hitler. RCA says hundreds of 25 word notes arrive daily urging on the broadcast of events including RAF bombings and Hitler funeral. Messages identified as from The United Americans urge on scene coverage from Berchtesgaden and Braunehause.

New York Adolf Hitler CBS Jackie Goodsell Ameradio Berlin Royal Air Force Germany Berchtesgaden and Braunhause

England Not Need U S Farm Produce

British officials say England cannot yet rely on United States farm products to cover its needs and will draw mainly from empire and South American sources. Lease lend steps could permit limited U S imports such as lard pork beef canned milk and perhaps cotton. Canada expected to supply wheat. A British buying mission in Buenos Aires with 85 000 tons of Argentine butter stored will not purchase more due to shipping shortages.

United States England U. S Britain Canada Buenos Aires Argentina

Dinner for Darden marks farewell in House service

Rep Darden hosts a farewell dinner with guests including Minority Leader Martin and others from Virginia and Massachusetts. Speaker Rayburn cannot attend. Darden plans resignation March 1 to run for Virginia governor. He will maintain office quarters and delay campaigning until a successor is elected. He will stay to handle district affairs but cannot vote or participate in floor business after resigning.

Navy Ara Virginiation Martin Massachusetts Rayburn En&e Virginia

Answers to Today’s Quiz Printout on Page Four

Answers to test questions include Nevermore Yes Golf Half cent Tidles John Adams and John Quincy Adams William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison and Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Lo'wester Republican New York Robert Browning To form the comparative of most one syllable adjectives add er or est as gay gayer gayest.

Nevermore John Adams John Quincy Adams William Henry Harrison Benjamin Harrison Theodore Roosevelt Frenklin Delano Roosevelt Lo'wester New York Robert Browning

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