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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1939
Page
10
Clarke county farmers meet at Berryville courthouse tonight at 8 o clock. County agent C C Funkhouser will explain provisions of the 1939 Commodity Credit Corporation wheat loans.
An Riverside Amusement Park official gave Albert Sanders a $20 bill to obtain $20 worth of nickels from local stores. Sanders returned with buckets of dill pickles claiming he could only spend $16 on pickles and planned to buy the remaining $4 elsewhere.
A small lot of Georgia peaches arrived in London on Wednesday and sold for $1.64 per package at the auctions. California Bartlett pears were first offered in good demand while total pear supplies were light. Apples remained steady with best fruit in good demand. lighter arrivals are expected next week.
Federal Judge John P. Nields in Wilmington weighed Frank Rosenthal of San Francisco v Celanese Corp of America over a patent for a rayon yarn and fabric process. The invention mimics real silk known as Chinese pongee or shantung and was at issue in the infringement suit.
In Cumberland Maryland on July 21 Louis Andrews a 35 year old inmate serving six years for assault and batter and assault with intent to kill asked Judge D Lindley Sloan to consider his release. The hearing was set for July 25 and the warden Patrick J Brady was ordered to produce case records.
NORFOLK Virginia July 21 The navy tug Ow was ordered to proceed to the Potomac river last night to take in tow a navy plane that landed in the river yesterday The plane was attached to patrol squadron 15 based at Annapolis and was up with several others in routine flight No one aboard was hurt and details were lacking
The revival at Friendship United Brethren Church and Methodist Fairview Church led by Rev. Charles Beard draws large crowds. Sunday features three services at 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m with guest H. W. Fawyer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Veterans at 2:30. Participating pastors are Rev. W. D. Mitchell and Rev. Homer Welch. No service Saturday night.
A reader asks whether to marry a wealthy but older man for security or wait for true love. Jane advises weighing happiness and independence against romantic dreams, urging self inquiry before decisions about leaving a comfortable home.
The column discusses stalling a marriage proposal to avoid rushing into matrimony. It contrasts lightning struck brides with cautious suitors who study a partner, arguing lasting love grows from friendship and compatible qualities rather than rapid impulse. Readers are invited to submit letters for discussion.
Judge Harry F Kennedy of Alexandria is appointed deputy grand exalted ruler for western Virginia and is expected as guest of honor at the Virginia Elks Association annual meeting in Winchester in August 2022. Winchester Lodge committees rush to finalize plans and announce the program soon.
Edward E. Kleinschmidt a 63 year old inventor and teletype pioneer sues his wife 29 alleging cruel abusive treatment. He says he left their Highland Park home last Sunday abandoning a $200000 alk front home and a life trust income he set up.
San Diego California mourns as Rose Hartwick Thorpe dies at eighty nine, just a day after her birthday. The poetess of The Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight and author of multiple works including Fred's Dark Days and The Chester Girls, with Sunset Land (1927) listed as her last major work.
Sidney Smith born July 19, 1937 at 6 a.m. weighing eight and a quarter pounds. His sister Andrea born July 19, 1939 at 6 a.m. at the same maternity home, weighing eight and a quarter pounds.
Samuel E. Butler, 65, died early Thursday at the home of his son-in-law and daughter on the Suburban Orchard near Pikeside West Virginia from complications. He had lived with his daughter since last December. Survived by two daughters Mrs. J M LeFevre Berkeley and Mrs. Collis, two sons Albert Berkeley Springs and Willis Martinsburg, and one sister Jennie Kesecker Bunker Hill. Funeral at 10 a.m. Saturday from Howard K Brown funeral parlor, Rev. Carl Hiser officiating. Burial in Old Stone Cemetery Green Springs Frederick County.
New York World’s Fair executives including President Grover Whalen face a 10 percent pay cut amid weak attendance. Whalen denies widespread layoffs, claiming 500 of 7,000 workers dismissed since July 1 and no further discharge plan. The Times reports 150 police officers received dismissal notices.
In Santa Fe New Mexico an engine engineer on the Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge train coughed and lost his false teeth. The crew and passengers helped search and recover the plate. Al Bee flicked off a cinder, climbed aboard and brought the train into Santa Fe on time.
A mad dog roamed Pittsburgh streets near midnight, chasing pedestrians and Lions’ convention delegates. Police captured the mongrel after it attacked six people, with Eldon A. Wortman of Huntington, West Virginia, the only Lions delegate reported bitten.
In Worth Kansas on July 21 Thomas Pohl, 30, dived into the Missouri River backwater near Richardson three times to save a child, each time bringing a survivor to shore. Exhausted, he failed on a fourth attempt as Virginia Starostka, 14, drowned after she and three companions fell from a raft.
Philipsburg officials search for a dog catcher after residents decline the post. Burgess Jack Wallin says Philipsburgers are too soft hearted to take the job, so officials look elsewhere for a prospect.
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