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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1941
Page
3
Reporter recalls a convoy voyage in the English Channel as destroyers and minesweepers guard merchant ships. The crew endures cold, air raids, shell bursts near Brest, and a tense night watch while Dover Cliffs rise in snowy darkness.
Public auction of a small farm in Frederick County Virginia in front of the Winchester County Court House at 11 o clock a m on Thursday January 9th The property includes a one acre farm with a dwelling and outbuildings located on Wardensville Grade and Ridge Road about four miles west of Winchester Joining Finchem McKeever and others Terms cash James P. P. Reardon trustee notes default on debt secured in that trust dated November 6 1935.
In Richmond a plan to help selective service trainees gain re employment after a year of service was unveiled by Lieut Col Mills F Neal Virginia selective service director and Frank Cavedo of the state employment service They will register registrants for employment as they volunteer or are drafted and arrange target measures on national and state levels for job seekers post service Officials expect army training to boost qualifications and living standards for many men after their year of service
The Shenandoah county board of supervisors voted to tax slot machines and other coin in slot devices under Virginia law. Taxes range from 3 to 25 dollars per year per machine plus a mandatory 100 dollar annual county tax. vending and music machines have special rates. Revenues fund equipment for county high school industrial programs.
A Handley Library feature highlights recent and notable works across fiction, history, and music. Titles include I Rode With Stonewall by Henry Kyd Douglas, Fame Is The Spur by Howard Spring, Oliver Wiswell by Kenneth Roberts, and The Complete Flying Manual edited by H. E. Hartney, with several bios and music histories.
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted a writ of error to Mrs. Dora Hamilton after her Amherst county murder conviction in August, sentencing her to five years. Her 11-year-old son Artie was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and received a five year term. The court set next Monday as the first opinion day of the term.
The Star cautions readers that much of Europe news is censored before transmission to the United States, signaling restricted reporting on wartime events.
The State Horticultural Society opened its two day winter meeting with topics on pest control fruit production and marketing. Delegates were welcomed by Mayor Richard H. Sweeney and society head Joseph G. Harrison. Pye Boannoe Department of Agriculture and University of Maryland Extension Service experts will speak.
A week of prayer services opens the revival season on the Bunker Hill and Ridgeway charges with evangelistic services to follow at Bunker Hill Methodist Church. Tonight at Little Mountain Church Rev. C. B. Smith leads. Thursday at White Hall Church Rev. G. H. Fir preaches. Friday at Rest Church Rev. C. B. Smith returns. Services start at 7:45 P. M.
In Cumberland Maryland a child wedged under a coal stove required firefighters to dismantle the appliance to free her. Last week a child locked in a bathroom prompted a rescue by local firemen.
The dodo was a real, flightless bird about the size of a swan that inhabited Mauritius when the island was first found by Portuguese explorers. Its wings were small and unable to fly, and it was exterminated around 1651 with no complete specimens preserved.
Billy Harrison, 19, a deliveryman, is credited with saving Francis Joseph Keifer, 4, who fell through thin ice into the Potomac River yesterday. The boy, the Keifer child, submerged about two minutes before Harrison broke through and brought him to safety.
Colonel John A. Cutchins said Virginia staff officers of the 29th Division expect orders to report to Camp Meade at least 15 days before troops are inducted, with several Virginia officers named including Lieut Cols Purdie Conquest Wright Coulborne Dunn and Major Bigger and Captain Stern Jr. Karlsbad health resort is noted for its hot mineral springs with a daily flow of 2,000,000 gallons and a name origin tied to Charles IV of France.
The Associated Press reports both chambers meet at noon EST to receive President Roosevelts annual budget message. The Senate Campaign Investigating Committee probes New Jersey political funds at 10 am. Yesterday both Houses in recess.
In Kansas City on January 8 Ling Lee the Pekingese of Miss Carol Williams is mentioned with two county personal tax notices to the owner. One demands 2.69 dollars and the other 3.36 dollars addressed to Ling L. Williams.
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