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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1941
Page
3
Berkeley Springs West Virginia July 6 Officials said about 6 500 visitors have toured Cacapon State Park in the past 12 days as cabins and the park inn filled for the holiday weekend A new stone bath house and five overnight cabins were completed during winter months.
The Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies announced it will use the shorter name for general use and keep a longer formal version referencing aiding allies and defeating the Axis powers for official purposes.
Major League standings recap with yesterday results for Cleveland Detroit and St. Louis. Rain affected Washington New York and Boston Philadelphia games. Today's schedule lists PI vs New York Ruffing and other doubleheaders and pitchers.
National League scores show Cincinnati 6 Pittsburgh 4 and 0 6 in separate games. Chicago 6 St. Louis 5 and 2 in another. Boston 4 Philadelphia 2 0 3. New York Brooklyn vs Iain. Boston at Brooklyn Earley 0 2 facing Wyatt 12 4. New York at Philadelphia Hubbell 6 3 vs Blanton 5 4. St Louis at Cincinnati Nahem 5 0 against Vander Meer 6 8. Chicago at Pittsburgh Lee 6 10 against Sullivan 2 3.
Belle D'Amour the favored filly led from start to finish in the Independence Day Purse, $1,000 feature at Charles Town. Jockey A F Martinez guided the R F Tartiere color horse as Royal Business and Hot Man trailed eight and 11 or so lengths back. The waterlogged track slowed times to 2 11 3 5, with over 10,000 spectators despite rain.
Richmond July 5 Lumber camp cookhouses and bunkhouses are not retail or service establishments under the Wage and Hour Law. Employees there are not exempt. W. C. Cole, regional director, says revised bulletin No. 6 covers their status and urges sawmill and lumber camp operators to inform themselves on coverage.
In Winchester Virginia on June 28 1941 Master Commissioner J W Baker orders a reference to report on Rhoda C Anderson estate including heirs creditors and tax accounts. A filing date of July 17 1941 is set at No 4 N Loudoun Street for claims to be proven.
Virginia game wardens travel to Blacksburg for an in service short course at Virginia Tech July 10 and 11 focusing on game management law enforcement and public relations. The event includes a pistol match on July 11 and talks by federal and state wildlife officials.
Shenandoah County Firemen held a bi monthly meeting in Woodstock selecting Edinburg as the 1942 convention site. A parade drew hundreds despite showers with units from Shenandoah and nearby counties competing for awards including best appearing company and largest unit.
The passage explains that the Old Testament records the enumeration of Israelite tribes and Levites as a census in Evodus, while the Roman census counted members and property of each family every five years to determine civil status and liabilities, linking the modern census tradition to these practices.
Cedric G. Gran of Shenandoah Valley, Inc. reports a record travel year with strong hotel and resort business from the West to the Midwest. He cites a 4,300 mile tour, Rotary Convention in Denver, and widespread advertising as western states push to cash in on rising tourist activity.
Charlottesville July 5 Youth at the University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs closing session urged that victory in any conflict must yield a just peace. Lt L H Watson 1941 USMA graduate stationed at Camp Polk La. P Grimes of Staten Island NY. Miss Sara J Brand of Cincinnati Oh Magna cum laude Mt Holyoke College noted as speakers for 22 colleges. They said youth supports the war but seeks a defined postwar world and that elders must uphold peace as well as war.
Legislation signed by President Roosevelt on October 18 1941 allows deferment of premium payments on life insurance policies up to a 15000 face amount while the draftee is in service and for one year after.
Government action appears likely to tighten price control as prices rise across domestic goods. Analysts note wholesale to retail transmission, with food costs up about 9 percent from 1939 to 1941 and clothing up about two percent, while cotton and woolen fabrics, furniture, and housing rents also climb amid defense demand and limited supply.
The piece notes rapid price increases in 1941 as Europe’s war strains supply chains. It cites a 20 percent rise in the 28 basic commodity index since August 1939, shipping rate hikes, burlap shortages driving bag costs, and higher prices for fats, oils, and fuels amid expanded armament production. The shortage of shipping worsens civilian supplies and raises costs.
The Virginia Conservation Commission plans bronze tablets at the actual birthplaces of Governor James Price in Organ Cave Greenbrier County and Senator Harry Byrd near the Virginia border. The inscriptions list their political careers, including Price's terms as governor and Byrd's Senate service, with birth dates shown on the plaques.
The Bible School at Highland Avenue Chapel began Monday June 30 with 88 students and rose to 96 over four days. Under Miss Bernice Butler principal, the program includes Beginners supervised by Dorothy Greenwalt and assistants, Primaries led by Butler with Zula McKee and others, and Juniors led by Mrs. Alson Hott with Alice Lake. Will Miller directs singing. The school runs through July 11 and invites neighborhood children to join.
The guest teacher will be C P McVicar for the Open Door Bible class Sunday at 9 45 in the morning. Attendance is invited and open to all readers.
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