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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1941
Page
8
Lila Mitchell of South Boston Virginia was chosen as queen of tobaccoland at the seventh annual National Tobacco Festival held in South Boston. The caption notes growers could name their price if they could grow fine plants like this.
Report from Virginia rural areas questions whether farm families meet their food needs. Surveys in Mecklenburg and Caroline counties show many lack gardens or livestock and produce well under fifty dollars of value from home gardens. County planners warn that statewide rural nutrition may be poorer than expected and plan Institute of Rural Affairs discussions at VPI Blacksburg in late July.
Frederick County school authorities sold four properties Saturday for a total of 3495 dollars. Brucetown four room school and 1 1 2 acre lot went to Russell and F H Swimley Jr for 350 dollars. Branson two room school and 2048 acres along Route 11 north of Clearbrook sold to R B Place for 1525 dollars. Kauffman two room school and three quarters acre east of Stephenson sold to W E Riley for 660 dollars. Whetzel 3 acre lot at Clearbrook station sold to Clarence Robison for 960 dollars.
The aquamarine quart bottle features a draped bust of George Washington labeled Father of Our Country on one side and General Taylor labeled Never Surrender on the other. It was produced by the Dyson Ocean Glass Works of Philadelphia circa 1848.
Churchill says Britain will aid the Soviet Union as Hitler's invasion of Russia tests world resolve. He argues the attack is a prelude to sea and air war against England and that only Russia’s stamina can curb Nazi power. He warns against those who favor peace with Germany and pledges aid to Moscow while seeking new allies, principally the United States.
Washington reports that many foreigners failed to grasp Marine slang in World War I. A French billeted with Marines learned some terms, but when asked about the skipper, he replied “he what you call pushed over” in response to the question, illustrating the language barrier.
Notice that Anderson's Tavern owner C. E. Chrismore will appear before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Wednesday July 2 1941 to obtain a license to sell beer and wine of over 3.2 content for on and off premises consumption at Route 7 Winchester Virginia.
The Speaker of the House from Texas casts an absentee ballot for Lyndon Johnson amid the Senate seat vacancy created by the death of Morris Sheppard. Johnson seeks the seat representing Texas's 10th congressional district.
The Navy tribute honors 33 men lost when the submarine U-9 sank after a test dive. Divers could not recover the vessel 440 feet down, and Admiral Stark says the crew remain at their station of duty. A naval inquiry will investigate the cause as Frank Knox and Rear Admiral Edwards note the impossibility of rescue.
The platypus known as the duck bill and the Australian echidna or ant eating porcupine lay eggs and nourish their young with milk.
The undersigned will offer for sale to the highest bidder at 12:00 Noon Saturday July 5 1941 in front of the County Court House Winchester Va the following stocks 1 share 7 percent preferred Shenandoa Valley Apple Cider and Viney Corporation 10 shares common Virginia Apple Storage 5 shares Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester James P Reardon Admr Susan C Lantz At the same time and place will offer 2 shares 7 percent preferred Potomac Edison Company James P Reardon Expr of Elizabeth Lillis
Text traces the emergence of mineral wool insulation from Wales in 1840 to its 1867 introduction in the United States for home temperature protection. It notes early installations such as Noah Hockman's Salem Virginia residence, insulated in 1882, with the mineral wool remaining in good condition.
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