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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1941
Page
3
The association cites delivery problems and rising inventories in January as shortages widen for brass products tools and alloys. Officials warn production shifts toward government defense orders and urge liberal material coverage to ensure supplies remain available for months ahead.
Local notes report Harry Loy visiting Mr. and Mrs Nathaniel Adams. Ursel DeHaven, Radford employee, spent the weekend with family. Kenneth Loy of Fort George G Meade stayed with his parents Clifton and Mrs Loy. Nathaniel Adams and Mrs Adams called on her parents. Lamp and Prances motored to Seven Fountains Sunday. Juanita DeHaven of Cross Junction visited her aunt Mrs Minnie. Lou Coopee called on her mother Mrs Ella Mellwee recently.
The text discusses feet and movement but is garbled. It notes snakes lack feet but move freely using ribs and joints. It mentions bones connected by ball and socket joints allowing broad motion.
A Mountain View School program featured boxing bouts with officials Oscar Bywaters as referee and M J Billmyer as timekeeper. Denzil Fawcett leads expectations for a Golden Gloves contest at Stephens City High on March 21.
Freshmen news reports talk of the SCA state meeting awaiting details, reports to be prepared for speaking duties, and praise for boxers Billy Triplett and Malone. It notes welcome back of Goldie Fout, musical entertainment by Lee Fout and James Barr, a quiz led by Ruth Feley and Tillie Triplett, and a tennis fund drive led by Mr. Hayden.
Ruth Feeley born November 27 1927 Yonkers N Y is praised as student leader and Mountain View SCA representative with aim to be a district nurse. Lucy Belle and Madeline Long born November 13 1923 are noted as talented singers planning to be radio stars and appearing countywide and on Mt Airy School program. The seventh grade has elected officers with President Mary.
Police say George Joseph Civek confessed to strangling Bronx housewife Mrs. Catherine Papas, 28, matching a description used in an alert. Civek was also questioned in the strangling of Mrs. Elizabeth Jensen in the same neighborhood.
A roster of Elta Hodgson Genevieve Long Alfred Williams Billy Malone Nellie Puffinberger and others with nicknames and imagined radio favorites. The passage also lists dreamed scenarios such as Genevieve Long singing a love song and Goldie Fout missing mail in the morning, reflecting a playful local context.
Pliny recounts Cleopatra offering to spend 90000 pounds on a banquet. Antony accepts. To win the bet she drops a pearl earring into a cup of vinegar and drinks it, proving its value and her extravagance.
The article explains the Cotton Mattress Program run by the Extension service with Farm Security support. It details eligibility based on income, family size, and location, outlining mattress allotments, committee contacts, and the process to apply through the County Agent I Fred Stine.
Police found a family cat trapped by gears during an ambulance run to Fred Stoops' residence. The cat escaped unharmed but the washing machine required repairs.
Gilbert P. Farrar, consulting typographer for 20 newspapers, explains streamlining means designing formats to reduce eye resistance and remove typographic tricks that hinder legibility, ensuring the news reads with full clarity.
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