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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1939
Page
2
Chicago reports the national highway safety trend paused in June with 2 030 deaths, up 1 percent from June 1938. First half 1939 shows a 5 percent reduction from 1938, but rural areas and smaller cities saw rising tolls as vacations boost traffic. The second quarter slump is deemed serious amid overall gains.
New York July 29 a red letter day at the Fulton fish market as a 20 pound halibut yielded an empty Olympia Brewing Company beer bottle. A cleaner discovered the bottle inside the fish prompting remarks from fishery council cleaners of the Middle Atlantic and eastern area.
Mrs. Sarah Frances Seekford widow of Noah Seekford died Wednesday night at age eighty nine. A home service was conducted by Rev. W L Dudley and Rev Dr S L Flickinger before funeral services in Alma Page County. Interment followed in the adjacent cemetery with pallbearers from nearby towns. She was the last member of her Phillips family of Marksville Page County and had lived with her children here for ten years.
Building permits issued in July total 14 230 dollars for projects including a frame dwelling for Dr and Mrs L M Allen on West Cecil valued at 4775 with two permits a Pall Mall garage for A J Newlin valued at 80 a Gertrude Chaney garage and a double brick on Germain Street for Mervil W Adams valued at 4720 bringing total construction value to 14230 dollars.
Washington records show dog licenses running about 4000 below last year. July totals reached 7000 versus 11450 a year prior. The licensing deadline is July 31.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad filed a debt adjustment plan in federal court under the Chandler act. The eight year plan would cut fixed charges from about 31 million to 19 million dollars annually, with contingent interest of 11 million tied to earnings.
London July 29. An airplane carrying Sir Kingsley Wood, the air minister, did not land at Belfast as expected. Rain and poor visibility forced both planes to turn back and cross the English coast near Barrow in Furness, delaying the visit.
Answers listed for ten quiz questions include Manuel Quezon Semper Fidelis meaning always faithful the wall between adjoining properties Alaska James Smithson Si kol oj ik corrected spelling a pitch aimed at the batter Goats Island the couple Augustine and Mary Washington and James Buchanan.
Lawrence Stuntz reports that the army will test fast motorized units against larger slow forces in Third Corps Area maneuvers starting August 5. The piece traces Civil War tactics, the rise of mobile warfare with trucks tanks and armored cars, and recalls Forrests maxim about speed and force.
At a Shakespeare memorial committee meeting Lord Lytton praised George Bernard Shaw for “being what you are at the age of 83” when Shaw interrupted with a loud laugh. Shaw added “If only you knew what I am as well as I know it,” as he turned 83 on Wednesday.
Treasury figures as of July 27 show receipts of 10.6 million dollars and expenditures of 23.7 million. Net balance stands at 2.64 billion, with a gross debt of 40.65 billion.
E H Suydam, famed New York Herald Tribune artist, will contribute Winchester scenes to Mrs William Brown Meloney's New Roads in the Old Dominion. He sketched at National Fruit Product Co and the courthouse plaza, plans more Virginia views, aiming for about 40 illustrations for Appleton's Virginia volume.
Maurice E. Bowers of Somerville New Jersey son of Mr and Mrs Harry Bowers Fairfax Inn is at the seventh World Poultry Congress in Cleveland Ohio. He represents Pratt Food Company and studies advanced poultry production methods and science driven improvements.
Richmond reports 3,589 discharges from state hospitals in the fiscal year ended June 30, vs 3,414 admissions. Net three year population rise averages 323 annually, with 5 percent long term average. New idiot building at Lynchburg colony may cut 200 from waiting list.
Chestnut Grove Virginia residents report gatherings with the DeHaven and Hutsler families. An all day picnic is planned for August 5 with a morning program and afternoon singing. Also noted are visits by Bertha DeHaven to Glengary and Bessie DeHaven staying with relatives near Baltimore.
In northern Virginia border counties couples chase marital bliss with new Cupid Cabins. Cabins offer deluxe furnishings, electric lights, running water, showers, and other conveniences to appeal to newlyweds amid wait rules and blood test laws. Demand rises as couples seek a modern, private start to marriage.
In St David's Church Virginia on July 29 Mrs Joe Boyce and son from Hagerstown Maryland visit her parents E L Clem. Irma Clem from Woodstock joins her parents T L Clem. Several families including the McClanahans and Stephens hosted guests from Maryland Washington and West Virginia over the weekend.
Senator Barkley urged that long distance highways might be feasible in time to ease urban congestion though the current lending program includes no provision for super highways. He suggested a Washington to Boston link could be financed by tolls and used by long distance trucks, but stressed it is not contemplated under the $500 million allotment.
The Italian liner Roma faced a cash shortage after a shipboard safe vanished its combination twelve days earlier. Emergency funds were ferried to Bar Harbor and Quebec Bermuda voyage ports to aid passengers and crew. At Hoboken the crew opened the safe with help from security, ending the financial strain.
Women’s Missionary Conference at Mt Olivet near Meretaheysville brings church delegates from Green Page Rockingham Shenandoah Frederick counties Virginia and Hampshire County West Virginia. Speakers include Mrs M J W White and Mrs G P Bostick returned missionaries from the Philippines and China, Rev Rush Line of High View W Va, and Mr Leslie Wing of Poylar Mont.
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania on July 29 rain arrived as predicted by Attorney John Daily who wore a hat to mark the event. Clouds opened before noon and heavy showers lasted about ninety minutes. Local records show rain on this date has only rarely failed to occur in 65 years, breaking the pattern only three times.
Washington observes the 27th anniversary of the first Army aviation flight from College Park Maryland to Fort Myer Virginia. Major General Henry H Arnold led the early pilots and will attend the Wright Field reunion with Foulois Lahm and other veteran fliers marking the birth of military aeronautics on August 2 1909.
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