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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1939

Page

2

Final Shipment Of Lambs From Middletown Next Tuesday

I Fred Stine announced the fifth and final lamb shipment of the season will be Tuesday July 25 at Middletown stockyards under the Frederick County Livestock Marketing Association. Lambs and old sheep and calves will be accepted from 9 am to 3 pm with prices satisfactory and a plan for a permanent annual shipping program.

Middletown I. Fred Stine Frederick County Livestock Marketing Association Stine

Thetis Submarine Salvage Halted After Cables Slip

The British submarine Thetis was lifted from Liverpool Bay but cables slipped after a short tow, suspending salvage operations. Two men sustained minor injuries and salvage directors planned to confer with the Admiralty next week on further steps.

Liverpool Eng Thetis Liverpool Bay Admiralty

Bargain Weekend At New York World’s Fair Draws Crowds

Experimental bargain rate tickets boosted attendance at the New York World’s Fair. In the first two hours 55,772 people entered the grounds, far above the usual 30,000. The new $1 combination ticket covered grounds admission, a light, and access to five amusements.

New York

Coast Guard Aids Grounded Schooner Northwest Passage Pandora

The coast guard cutter Morris rushed from Seward to aid the 38 foot schooner Pandora grounded off Cape St. Elias in southeastern Alaska. Five expedition members led by Dr H F Kellems were believed safe as the ship took on water. The Pandora faced delays from prior voyage preparations and a motor repair during British Columbia transit.

Seward Alaska Coast Guard Morris Gulf of Alaska Pandora Cape St. Elias Cape H. F. Kellems Oklahoma Cordova Kellems New York Seattle British Columbia

Stabs Self After Slaying of Wife in Bronx Shooting

In New York on July 22 a 60 year old coffee importer Arthur Siropulos was seized in his Bronx apartment after a shooting and stabbing spree that killed his wife Angelica 47. He fired at his daughter Jennie 16 and wounded himself with a chest stab wound. Assistant District Attorney George Carney reports the events.

New York Bronx George Carney Arthur Siropulos Angelica Jennie

Fred Snite Attends Elmhurst Wedding in Iron Lung

In Chicago on July 22, Fred Snite who has spent time in an iron lung traveled to a wedding inside it. He was guest of honor at the marriage of his longtime friends Mary Teresa Grass and Joseph Roy Murray, with a ceremony at a suburban Elmhurst church followed by a wedding breakfast at a country club.

Chicago Fred Snite Mary Teresa Grass Joseph Roy Murray Elmhurst

Answers to Today’s Quiz on Page Four

Answers to test questions include the Orinoco River, Thomas Jefferson, eight, 1773, seventy, Preda to ri with pronunciation note, Yosemite National Park, Doctor of Philosophy, dyed fat of muskrat and nutria, and the Old Line State or Free State nickname.

Yosemite National Park Free State

Baptists of 60 Nations Prepare To Fight Intolerance

MASSANETTA SPRINGS Va July 22 Between 800 and 1 000 Virginia Baptist Sunday School workers will gather Aug 7 13 for the annual Baptist Summer Assembly Directed by J B Hill Richmond the gathering will hear speakers including Frank T Crump S S Hill Dr Solon B Cousins and others Delegates represent Sunday Schools with about 215 000 enrollment Governor James H Price declined invitation Music will be provided by Averett College Quartette and the Southern Harmony Quartet The Roanoke Calvary Baptist Church choir will give a sacred concert Aug 13 at Winchester noted as a likely attendance by Baptists from the region

Massanetta Springs Virginia Baptist Sunday School J. B. Hill Richmond Virginia Baptist Board of Missions and Education James H. Price Frank T. Crump Board of Missions and Education F. W. Putney Newport News Virginia Baptist General Association Solon B. Cousins S. S. Hill Deer Park Calvary Baptist Church Roanoke Winchester Harrisonburg

Fish challenges Roosevelt on neutrality issue to nation

Representative Fish of New York challenged President Roosevelt to take the neutrality and arms embargo issue to the people, saying he would quit talking through his hat if the president refused. He argued Roosevelt undermined confidence with loose statements and tied the munitions business to a supposed third term boom.

Washington Fish R-Ny Roosevelt Foreign Affairs Committee Pish

Five Die in Auto Truck Collision Near Augusta

Five persons believed to be Chicagoans die in a fog driven collision between their automobile and a fruit truck near Augusta Wisconsin. The driver about 25 and another man about 40 are dead. Two girls around 16 and another woman about 40 also killed. A 15 year old boy named Frankie is injured.

Augusta Wis Here Offyar Frankie

Fragmentary Memoranda in a 1922 Houchins Letter

A garbled note appears to record a date 7-22-2t and references Houchins. The legible fragments suggest personal correspondence or an internal memo with uncertain context and absent clear actions or outcomes.

Your Health Read Dr. Logan Clendening

Daily page six feature presents Dr. Logan Clendening with health guidance and expert medical insight for readers seeking practical wellness advice.

Logan Clendening

William H Mesmer Dies in Berryville at 81

Berryville Virginia July 22 William H Mesmer 81 died at 10 am at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs George W Costello of Berryville from complications He was a retired farmer and lived in Berryville He is survived by son Robert Detroit Mich daughters Mrs Edward Barnett Mrs George Costello Miss Alice Mesmer sisters Mrs James Berlin Mrs Theenas Shepherd and Mrs Denny Funeral 2:30 Monday from Baptist Church Rev Van Der Linden to officiate none from pastor Interment Green Hill Cemetery

Berryville William H. Mesmer Henry Mesmer Maria Bosham Mesmer Clarke County George W. Costello Mr. Mesmer Robert Detroit Mich Edward Barnett George Costello Alice Mesmer Washington James Berlin Theenas Shepherd Denny Baptist Church van. der Linden Boyce L. A. Parker Green Hill Cemetery

Mercy Errand Task At End Mercy Errand Task At End

Parishioners of the rural Swedish Methodist Church near Oakland Nebraska will make no more mercy errs to Omaha where the pastor's son lay for 412 days with dysentery. Dr Eugene Stromberg a 29 year old rural sociologist and college instructor died after receiving 38 transfusions from friends and relatives following a pulpit appeal last summer by his father the Rev Leonard Stromberg. He contracted the infection in 1938 while teaching in Huntington College Alabama and later sought treatment in Omaha aided by his father-in-law Dr A J Tyler. The congregation and townspeople aided him for years despite a likely fatal outcome.

Omaha Neb Oakland Eugene Stromberg Leonard Stromberg Huntington College Montgomery Ala Stromberg A. J. Tyler Dr. Stromberg Little Church Nebraska

Revenge Thirst Behind Archbishop Slay Probe

Police study a six year old murder for possible revenge motive tying to the Dadourian family case. Hovannes Dadourian, 16, Yonkers High School junior, vanished July 8 after his father helped convict Armenian murder suspects. The elder Dadourian doubts voluntary disappearance and notes lack of ransom.

New York Dickran Dadourian Hovannes Dadourian Yonkers Dadourian Leon Tourian Hovannes Dadourians United States

World’s Fair rider Patricia Thompson suffers serious injuries

Patricia Thompson, famed for her Wild West act, was rushed to a New York hospital after a fall at the World's Fair. She was thrown from her mount near a hurdle and landed on her head, with internal injuries and a possible skull fracture reported.

Patricia Thompson New York

Week long Home Agent schedule for 4-H clubs in July

Miss Madeline Blair outlines a week of 4-H and home demonstration meetings across multiple clubs. Activities include bus departure for Blacksburg State Short Course, project meetings with Charlotte Wyant, demonstrations on meal planning salads and table service, a joint picnic, and field inspections at offices and markets.

Madeline Blair County Court House Blacksburg Armel 4-H Charlotte Wyant Friendly Grove Home Demonstration Club Friendly Grove School Stonewall Home Demonstration Club J. W. Stipes Millwood Avenue Evendale Home Demonstration Clubs C. W. Norman Stephens City Middletown Will Stickley White Hall Limmy Carr Anderson Mt. View Friendly Grove

More Rain Due In Coming Week

Weather outlook for July 24 to 29 shows local showers Monday and Thursday, otherwise generally fair. Temperatures trend warmer Monday and Thursday, with cooler days Tuesday and at week’s end.

Washington North Middle Atlantic

Berryville Social News Highlights Locals and Visitors

Berryville Virginia society notes list visits and guests. Mrs. L. B. Knowles and Mrs. Thomas Woodward journeyed from Cleveland and Staunton to Cleveland by motor. Various residents hosted relatives and friends from Washington Charlottesville Front Royal Arlington and Gloucester over the past week.

Berryville L. B. Knowles Cleveland, C Thomas Woodward Staunton Charles T. Levi Cleveland

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