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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1940
Page
3
Mrs. Mildred Tate reports Virginia Tech seniors and graduates in a home economics course favor marriage over divorce and expect larger families. Boys and girls share many views though girls may work outside the home. course emphasizes practical preparation and personal adjustment for a successful marriage.
Paris dispatch says French and German air forces surveyed each other’s territory today. On land patrol skirmishes occurred along the western front, but the French high command stated there was nothing to report.
The Agricultural Conference Board of Virginia says the Citizens Road League did not solicit funds or aid for road construction. The group faced a House committee inquiry after an income report was submitted. The board notes past support for Senate joint resolution No. 6 to amend the constitution on highway funding.
Rochester Pa March 5 J W Specac celebrated his fiftieth birthday by inviting friends and boasting of savings of 133 dollars. The next day he reported to county detectives that a guest had stolen his money.
CHICAGO March 5 Styles in psychological illness like fashions are changing with social and economic shifts. Dr. Grotjahn of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis says many believe organs are failing though anatomically unfounded. He notes a shift from dramatic displays to inward withdrawal and a mounting fear of illness as a typical modern sign.
SAN PEDRO Calif March 5 William Patrick O'Neill 81 outsmarted a holdup man by leaping into the bay after the assailant brandished a pistol O'Neill was walking with 45 in his pockets and clung to a piling until rescuers arrived emphasizing his quick thinking and bravery.
Winchester overcame funding strains as director general W A Dad Ryan issued public appeals for subscriptions. His efforts secured community support and the 1926 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival was held and deemed a success.
Duke University psychologist Dr. K. E. Zener tests mixed breed dogs in conditioning experiments, challenging the view of reflexes as mere automatisms. The dogs act with motive and movement, suggesting mind over body rather than mechanical response. Zener, 36, Indiana native, educated at Chicago and Harvard, has taught at Duke since 1937.
Omaha report on Paul Melingnagio of the Federal Railroad Retirement Board who protests multiple misspellings of his surname on job records. He lists numerous incorrect forms including Malingnaggi Mel ningacis and Pavalo, highlighting ongoing record errors.
Apple Butter pastry shells based dessert recipe printed for daily reader use. Ingredients include sugar cornstarch water Apple Butter lemon rind raisins eggs and egg whites. Mixture thickens by double boiler then cooks with yolks before filling shells and topping with meringue browned at 375 F for about ten minutes. Serves six.
Eugene C. Geary of Woodstock was elected president and F A Breeden of Harrisonburg first vice president in the Postal Employees Mutual Benefit Association of Virginia. Clyde Peters of Harrisonburg was secretary and treasurer, with G J Coffman of Woodstock second vice president and E A Hyde of Clintwood third vice president. The officers assume office April 1. The group has grown to 1080 members nationwide and pays $1000 to beneficiaries on death with about $10 annual cost. Breeden has served 11 years as secretary and treasurer.
Harrisonburg readies a new federal building with Postmaster General James A Farley to dedicate on March 23. Offices for Judge John Paul and the U S District Court move in, with spring term likely start March 18, as forestry and post office operations relocate in stages.
Los Angeles March 5 Mae Murray a judge ruled she is a fit mother and awarded her ex husband David Mdivani monthly support of 400 for their son Korah The judge censured the Prince and said the mother is entitled to have the child under the evidence in the case The actress expressed vindication and happiness at the decision
A thief looted W. A. Granquist's auto in Salt Lake City on March 5. Police deem the stolen goods worth about $60 of items, while noting a stray line about foxes and diet deficiencies that does not relate to the crime.
Judge John V. Phelan considers a plea from Mrs E McGovern of Lynn for alimony from her husband James. She testifies he repeatedly punched her on the left jaw.
An ad promotes Vicks A Q as a new aqueous medication by Vicks Vapokine makers. It claims pectinized formula with antiseptic and Ephedrine that clings to membranes for longer relief. Consumers are told to ask their druggist for the product.
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