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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1941
Page
3
An article explains how early spring feeding strengthens a lawn to smother crab grass seed. It advises mowing at 1½–2 inches during hot weather, limiting watering to discourage crab grass, and notes tests show higher crab grass crowds at lower cut heights. It also mentions Bernarr Macfadden’s Unitarian affiliation.
The undersigned will sell at auction at the Mary F Home VI miles from Gore AY on May 19 1941 at 11 oclock AM furniture and other articles of Roe deceased seized and possessed. J W Herrell Auct.
Chestnut Grove reports social visits including Mr and Mrs Jack DeHaven and daughter Anna with 8 A DeHaven, and gatherings at Walter DeHaven and Charles Davis homes. Apple Pie Ridge notes rain refreshment, garden and field updates, several visits from relatives, with a calf escape incident and funeral attendance for Everett Shanholtz.
In Chambersville Virginia on June 17 Mr and Mrs John Fisher hosted a birthday dinner with Mr and Mrs Williams Mr and Mrs John Fisher and Master Lenny Hoover and Mr William Smith all celebrating. Also present were Mr and Mrs Raymond Bradfield and daughter with Mr and Mrs W W Brewer.
Macedonia Virginia notes describe Everett Shanholtz visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Jesse Funk over the weekend. Anna Huff and daughter Mary Anna of Ninevah Virginia and Dora Pulik spent time shopping in Winchester. Charles L Funk and wife who were visiting Mrs Dora Funk returned to Warm Springs Virginia. Ina Holler spent Wednesday with Mrs Dora Punk.
Mrs. Luther McCauley who suffered a paralysis stroke at her daughter and son in law Silas Grim’s home near High View is showing slight improvement. Mr and Mrs Howard of Canterbury visited this morning with Mrs Earl Shilet and Senta Shiley of Stephens City.
Sheriff Bud Taylor reported a portable jail was stolen during the border days celebration in Grangeville Idaho on June 17. No individuals were named and the incident was described as a missing jail.
A string of quirky animal incidents crosses the Midwest and beyond. A deer leapt through a Mobile window while a dog and a catfish clogged a plumber’s pipe. A snake hid in a car carburetor, a pigeon perched on a speeding train, a mule crashed through a car roof, and ducks nested on a stove grate. Nearby towns include Iron Mountain Michigan Lyons Kansas Livermore Iowa Momence Illinois and Kansas City. The oddities highlight animal mischief in daily life.
Police Chief warns pedestrians about dangers in traffic citing difficulty for drivers to stop or swerve in emergencies. Be careful not to perform unsafe walking acts and force drivers to react suddenly.
A jumble of quirky notes reports a family hosting squirrels in a second floor ceiling, a Bath farmer massaging a hairless cow with olive oil, Big Boy the Philadelphia zoo cassowary laying an egg, a Madisonville foxhound chasing scents, a fox imprint in old concrete, a Columbia turkey gobbler, and a Minneapolis turtle mystery. The piece ends with a question about fingerprint transfer and a line about the FBI denying such possibility.
Milton Marpole visited his parents A. J. and Mrs. Marpole from Pennsylvania over the weekend. A memorial service was held at Timber Ridge Christian Church with many from the community in attendance.
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