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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1941
Page
2
City officials in Winchester announce a summer mosquito blitz led by City Manager Grant. Residents urged to report conditions, drain standing water, repair plumbing, and remove water-holding containers. The program includes mosquito fish for pools, free spray for water features, and city inspections to curb breeding sites.
A near capacity crowd heard the 38 member Westminster Choir under Dr. John Finley Williamson in Winchester. The program opened with Sing Ye to the Lord and included works by Lop? Liszt Bach Brahms and Stokowski arrangements. The choir from Westminster Choir College toured from New Orleans to Cuba, reflecting its senior and junior student roster.
Jacob Garver, noted resident with three daughters and two sisters, will be laid to rest Friday at Meadegsby Memorial Episcopal Church in White Post. The Rev. Ernest Williams and Rector Shelton will officiate. burial follows in the adjacent cemetery. Active pallbearers include Ed Lee and Reynolds Green among others.
Treasury report shows receipt 45,155,204.62 dollars and expenditures 79,152,981.87 dollars. Gross debt stands at 46,127,951,925.47 dollars, with a daily increase of 28,719,834.65 dollars. The text also notes J. D. A. Charlie Carroll of Carrollton Maryland as the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Funeral services for Charles Snapp Bryant 58 a longtime Washington government employee will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Kurtz Funeral Home with Rev. Ronald S Wilson presiding He was the son of the late Mrs Margaret Bryant of this city and is survived by his widow two sons Charles Snapp Bryant and William James Bryant an aunt Mrs Brooke Hodgson and numerous cousins from Winchester Pallbearers include Carl Snapp Joseph Hodgson Ed Goss Henry Moling Jr Richard Eddy and James Grant.
The Maryland Baptist Union Association states that men claiming Baptist minister status in Elkton are not recognized as ministers by the denomination. The association notes these individuals are not on the official Maryland Baptist minister roster or connected with cooperating churches.
The Winchester council weighs meter position two weeks hence and reviews building permits for a no broadcasting station near Virginia avenue school. They authorize apartment zoning hearings on Fairmont avenue South Washington and South Stewart streets and permit a drive in filling station on Braddock and Boscawen. Lions Club festival in the armory set for April 15 19.
The Braddock Street Methodist Church led the Winchester district with a large free will offering last Sunday. The nationwide effort to raise a million dollars for British Methodism and missionaries exceeded the churchs expected amount, being more than twice its calculated share. Rev. T. M. Swann praised the total and noted the evangelistic services would end tonight with a sermon by the pastor titled Who is on the Lords side.
Five civilians from Boston were killed when their car collided with a Fort Devens bus trio after skimming the first bus and slamming into a second bus. The victims, three women and two men, were identified as Olga Ptashnick 18 Ruth Stolack 18 Blanche Stolack 16 Anthony Ribnick 21 and Gerard Pelletier 22. The second bus ran about 200 feet behind the first and crushed the car against a stone wall.
Vincent McDonald of Mc Donald Lumber Co. Aurora Ind. surveyed Winchester and Frederick county for available apple wood for manufacturing. He quoted $8 per ton for 12 to 16 inch diameter wood and $12 per centimeter for larger wood. Plumley Lumber Co. Winchester offered $30 per 1000 feet for specified board size. Inspection required before closing. I Fred Stine, county agent, available for details.
The Inquiring Reporter notes a pari mutuel betting proposal will likely reach the next General Assembly session. Anonymous readers express mixed views, with some opposition citing crime and moral concerns and others supporting legalization for revenue.
Mrs Chris Harmison 69 of Northriver Mills West Virginia died at her home at 1 AM after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Donald T and Rebecca Shanholtz of Hampshire County and a lifelong member of Sandy Ridge Church of Christ. Survived by husband, two sons Charles Northriver Mills and Dan Romney, a brother Taylor Shanholta Cold Stream, and a sister Minnie Slonaker Winchester. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 11 o'clock from Sandy Ridge Church with Rev. S J Goode of Winchester officiating.
A safety motion picture about lives saved by the School Boy Safety Patrol will be shown to Winchester school children on Tuesday March 11. Philip Hunter heads a Junior Board of Trade committee sponsoring the event with films supplied by Northern Virginia Power Company and General Motors Company. This second film follows 2000 children who saw On Two Wheels last January as part of a city safety program run by the Junior Board of Trade the Police Department and the Winchester Star.
William Henry Shearer a 68 year old orchardist died Tuesday at 3 15 PM at his daughter Mrs Selah Thompson's home 211 Sharp Street from a heart attack. He had ear trouble for a year or more and was a Berryville resident for many years. He is survived by his wife and three children and was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Funeral services for Nell Georgia Curl 57 widow of C. Curl will be at 4 PM at Brad dock Street Methodist Church with Rev T M Swann officiating. Interment Mount Hebron. Pallbearers include Chris Grubbs Charles Garber J H Sery B Grim Elmer Lang Frank Brown. Curl a native of Marietta Ga died at 12 45 PM yesterday at residence 20 South.
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