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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
7
Paul H. Mardorff, 50, confessed to fatally stabbing his wife with an old Chinese dagger. He lay near death in an oxygen tent after being struck by a car while fleeing his home in Miami Florida. Officers found the wife dead in their bedroom with the dagger bone handle and point evident.
Simple cuts become tasty fare when stuffed and baked. Round steak rolls and bacon topped pork tenderloin illustrate the method, with cabbage celery spinach egg dressing and tomato sauce for moist, savory results.
A baby girl weighing one pound 15 3 4 ounces was born at General Hospital to Mrs Bernardo Lopez in Kansas City. She is under an oxygen tent and listed in satisfactory condition. A twin brother weighing two pounds two ounces died.
Cambridge: Richard Slocum a high school junior trapped raccoons not in his muskrat traps. He found two raccoons while returning empty handed from a trap line and pushed them into marsh mud with the toes of his boots.
Virginia Tech dairy authority Prof. C. W. Holdaway says further increases in milk and butterfat from highly bred cows are blocked by incomplete digestion and absorption. Research focuses on activators like vitamins and enzymes and on stimulating gland secretions to sustain productivity without harming cows. He notes mineral depletion from heavy milk output and that larger cows are only a partial solution.
A home cook friendly recipe for a Spanish sauce to store in the refrigerator. It blends ham, onions, celery, carrots, green peppers, chili peppers, flour, stock, and tomatoes with salt paprika and pepper, simmered until thickened and strained for serving with meats and croquettes.
A home friendly custard guide explains gentle heat methods and a water bath. The Maple Custard variation uses eggs sugar salt milk and maple syrup baked in cups set in hot water until firm then cooled before serving.
Virginia wheat growers who filed for 1939 crop insurance must pay premiums by January 31 to activate policies. J B Farrar says exceptions apply if notices expire after closing date. premiums can be paid at county offices. Over 1375 Virginia growers applied for protection covering 50 or 75 percent of average yield. Nationwide, 270,000 wheat growers applied and 111,000 had paid premiums. the crop insurance reserve holds 313 million bushels.
Patty Berg of Minneapolis led the Augusta titlists golf tournament by six strokes after 54 holes. Berg shot 43 and 40 for an 83 on the final round to reach a 239 total, with Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta in second place at 245.
In San Francisco on January 19 Harry Cooper led the second round of 36 hole qualifying for the $5,000 San Francisco match play open. He held a four stroke edge over the field as 32 of about 120 survivors advanced to match play after today’s firing.
In Cumberland Maryland January 19 a Allegany County Circuit Court jury freed Arthur W. Chaney of manslaughter charges over the October automobile death of his sister-in-law Miss Alice Malone.
Frozen Assets reports a budding snow trade in Eagle River Wisconsin as eight carloads were sent to Gary Indiana for ski tournaments. Shippers expect more orders as weather changes and the demand for Eagle River snow, praised for its keeping qualities, rises.
SAILS SUDDENLY SHANGHAI JAN 19 The French cruiser Primauguet canceled an onboard invitation and sailed at night for an undisclosed destination possibly to Saigon Indochina or French Somaliland Djibouti.
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