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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
8
Kansas City Mayor Bryce B. Smith entertained 133 orphans and 12 teachers at his farm last fall. He invited a fried chicken dinner for spring and found the invitation eagerly accepted, prompting his surprised remark that it was the jackpot.
New York radio schedule shifts include WABC 8 hour ending to host summer music with James Melton Francia White and a 14 voice choir plus Don Voorhees Orchestra. CBS plans summer Archie Gardner show replacing Radio Theatre and Ellery Queen detective dramas. Heavyweight Baer Nova fight and daily program lineups across WEAF WABC WJZ NBC CBS are listed with times.
PRINCESS ANNE Md June 1 The last 1939 strawberry shortcakes from homegrown berries are served as the season ends in Somerset County. Sales totaled about 150000 crates of 24 quarts each. Pickers earning 3 cents a quart from most growers made at least 75000 since May 15.
Three robin eggs in a nest under the front fender of a heavy truck remained intact after a 400 mile journey from Springfield Ohio. The truck delivered merchandise from a Springfield factory and was found in a garage for a mechanical checkup.
A bride describes moving into a home with her husband and his sister. She endures slurs and jealousy for months before a bust boiler explosion sparks a quarrel. She accuses the sister of plotting and says her husband won’t remove the sister, leaving her miserable and questioning the marriage.
A reader seeks help as tensions with a sister in law strain a marriage. Caroline Chatfield advises patience and restraint, urging the wife to temper her temper and arguing that lasting harmony comes from joint effort and persuasion rather than asserting a sole right to victory.
Hugh N. Houchins of East North Avenue died in Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be Saturday at 3 PM at Grace Lutheran Church, with burial at the church. Pallbearers named. survivors include wife Mary E Bayliss son Clarence W Houchins sister Mrs C E Mandaville and several nieces and nephews.
In Philadelphia on June 1 authorities added fifteen names to the death list tied to a syndicate suspected of wholesale murders for insurance money. Investigators believe many victims were heavily insured and poisoned with a substance called witches brew. Assistant District Attorney Vincent P. McDevitt said the list was given to investigators from insurance firms for policy checks.
Governor John Moses delivers a serious commencement address at Kintyre High School. He pauses to announce a sudden rain shower, turning a tense hush into a shared, light moment as the audience listens.
Judge Frederick L. Cobourn ruled that opposition to beer sales or property depreciation fears do not justify denying a liquor license. The decision came on appeal by George C. Gabler, who was previously refused by the liquor control board, directing issuance if standards are met. The article also notes the westward shift of the U.S. population center from 1790 to 1930.
An ultra modern stream exhibit at a Toledo Ohio aquarium uses glass building bricks for the bed and sides to admit light and improve visibility for observers.
Present and past rainfall figures show May to date at .81 inches and year to date at 13.86 inches. The data for the 1913 38 period lists monthly totals with average annual rainfall of 35.09 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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