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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1940
Page
3
A discussion notes Stephens City and Middletown Odd Fellows to install officers with high compliance and cites vaccination as reducing disease impact. The speaker argues for aggressive culling of cattle showing a positive agglutination test even when asymptomatic, claiming half are not infected, contrasting with a 95 percent disease reduction goal.
Special programs are planned by Ste City and Marsh Run Odd Fellows as they install officers this weekend. Stephens City Lodge will install on Friday with J S Carbaugh retiring Noble Grand. incoming officers include Earl C Grim Noble Grand and Norman E Grim Vice-Noble Grand. Marsh Run Lodge No 147 Middletown Va will install Saturday at 730 PM with A B Kline Noble Grand and Earl Willey Vice-Noble Grand among new officers. District Deputy Grand Master Harry Meister leads both ceremonies. Visitors from other lodges expected and a social hour with refreshments planned. complete officer lists to be published Saturday and Monday.
The Virginia State Highway Department invites sealed bids by January 23 for surface treatment work and materials across five classes. Classes A to E cover volumes of bituminous surface material and aggregate supply and application, with varying gallons and tons figures.
Washington January 10 Representative Darden Democrat Virginia has announced his candidacy for re election while endorsing a pause in intensive campaigning in Virginia. He cites the delicate international situation and naval and farm issues as requiring full focus on duties in Congress.
In Griswold Iowa thieves stole an 800 pound steer from the Lowell Hall farm. They butchered the animal a half mile away leaving the head and feet as Hall reported to authorities.
The Salvation Army release for Winchester and vicinity details 1940 activities. It reports 409 religious and character-building attendees, 71 Bible School enrollments with 507 total in ten days, 176 outdoor and 131 indoor senior services, 23 jail meetings, 298 mothers’ meetings, 508 home visits in 417 hours, 27 hospital-visits, and 176 children aided at Christmas. Transient aid totaled 416 individuals with $212.41 in assistance. Total receipts were $4,173.58 with expenditures of $4,166.92 and a year-end balance of $4,173.53.
The Virginia Dairy Products Association elected new officers at the close of its twenty sixth annual meeting in Richmond. President to succeed W C Marsh of Staunton, H Burchell of Alexandria named vice president, C L Stahl of Charlottesville re elected secretary treasurer and A F Howard named ex officio director. New board members include Claude Parcell Fredericksburg H M Bush Norfolk George C Gooeman Norfolk E L Millner Newport News E Shank Harveensburg W Marsh Staunton and Frank F Rennie jr Richmond.
Water around Connors State College in Warner Oklahoma is unavailable for drinking or boiler use after a cold wave froze supplies. About 450 students are on a weeklong vacation until thaw restores water. The text also defines a quezal as a large Central American bird with golden green tail plumes and historic royal plumage.
Fragmentary ad copy promotes Carter’s Liver Bile with vague health claims and a price of 25 cents. Text is garbled but advises waking the liver to relieve gas and stomach discomfort.
At Roanoke Virginia Dairy Products Association holds its 26th annual meeting with 100 members, led by Frank F. Rennie Jr president of the International Association of Milk Dealers, who rebut critiques of the dairy industry. Sessions cover quality improvement and homogeneous milk while C L Fleshman urges informed legislation. W C Marsh notes bovine tuberculosis under one half of one percent since 1935.
John McCormick aged 21, a University of Pittsburgh senior, lies in a Cleveland hospital near death after a failed robbery. Police say the attempted thrill hold up left a suspect killed and a special policeman shot to death.
Raritan National in Richmond Virginia elected W P McGuire of Petersburg as president replacing Marvin L Gray Wakefield. L T Hall Windsor was reelected secretary with John Ralston West Rockingham Raritan Club as vice president and Harrison Dye Temperanceville as treasurer.
Newport News Va Jan 10 This open letter from J S Seiden Jr secretary treasurer of the Progressive Dairymen Association responds to Dr Givens state veterinarian and E C C Woods secretary of the State Milk Commission over a proposed vaccination program for Kang s disease He argues dairy cattle should pay vaccination costs and contends the plan would curb Bang s disease from per cent to five per cent and save herd value versus cow losses.
John W. Glass, 75, former Halifax County assemblyman and major area farmer, died at his Halifax home. He served in 1924 1932 and 1933, was Halifax School Board and County Board of Supervisors member, born December 12 1865 in Meadville. He studied at Virginia Tech, later farming and milling with wife Mary Pool Glass.
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