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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1939
Page
10
Police trapped a man after weeks of complaints about collapsing seats at the Princess Theatre. Plainclothesmen and a rusty bolt led to the arrest where authorities found a stash of nuts bolts screws and washers in his home. He confessed a mania for them.
Theodore Morris and Tillis J. Sigros, owners of Apple Blossom Restaurant at 12 South Braddock Street, Winchester, Va, will appear before the A B C Board on March 18 1939 for a license to retail beer and wine above 3 2 percent alcohol to be consumed on and off the premises. 3 8 11
Crossword clues list many entries across and down including young eagle precious fur and a list of other word hints. The page shows puzzle prompts with numbers and some garbled text from the 1939 King Features Syndicate edition.
Dr Daniel L Maguire warned at the Southeastern Surgical Congress that blisters cuts and minor wounds cause nearly 10 percent of permanent US disabilities from hand infections. He noted many infections spread quickly risking amputation or death and urged greater care with minor operations and infected hands.
The Virginia State Department of Agriculture reports in its monthly bulletin that some old weather proverbs have basis. It cites frost year fruit year January wet no wine you get year of snow fruit will grow and March damp and warm harms farmers. It notes two signs forecasters rely on: all signs fail in dry weather and in wet weather it rains without half trying.
A three foot bronze trophy was awarded to Francis Dryden regional WPA administrator for January safety results. W O Wheary presented the award and announced Delaware led the region with only four accidents that month. District of Columbia took second, with Maryland Virginia and West Virginia also in the region.
Caroline Chatfield argues for shared home duties and mutual effort in marriage, criticizing the idea that men alone should sustain romance. She cites financial inequities and calls for equal responsibility, while conceding some balance through considerate partnership.
Radio highlights show America’s Town Meeting sending William Steed from London to join New York speakers Clarence K Streit Dorothy Detzer and George Sokolosky to discuss would a union of Democracies save World Peace. Evening and next day program lineups list WEAF WABC NBC CBS across stations.
CHICAGO March 8 The weight of a 21 year secret was lifted from Reinhold Faust when he told Felony Court of his deep love for the United States and his changed attitude since World War days. Faust an 1880 immigrant from Germany was seized after four bombs were found in a safe deposit box he rented since 1917. Charges of explosives were not pressed after he explained his plan to bomb patriotic meetings to protest the war and extort money. He served 14 months and kept the box key hidden. the Safety Deposit Company opened the box and the bombs were found. Faust said he now favors the United States and called himself once fanatical.
Eleanor Johns, 10, found an old canvas belt in a dump heap containing 25 twenty dollar gold pieces. Authorities could not locate the owner and the money was banked for her.
Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and Crown Princess Ingrid, famed as Europe’s handsome and most democratic royal couple, sail for London as the first stage of their trip toward the United.
Baltimore attorney H Arlington Blood surrendered in New Orleans on a federal embezzlement warrant for veterans funds. Blood, a fugitive since the two month-old warrant, told U S Attorney Rene A Viosca that his surrender was the proper thing. Authorities planned to bring him to trial today.
Curtis Fisher, a Baltimore trash collector, admitted stealing The Nymph of Spring bronze sculpture by Edgar Berge. He claimed he found it among waste paper and sold it for 2 1 2 cents per pound, about $1.07. Owners valued the statue at $350. Fisher was held on $1,500 bail for the grand jury.
U S Secret Service reports the foiling of a one million dollar counterfeiting ring with six men and two women arrested after three raids. Agents seized counterfeit equipment and ten thousand dollars in fake five ten and twenty notes.
Benny Goodman is named an honorary member of the Indiana Legislature after a jam session by his 14 piece orchestra in the statehouse on closing night. The designation adds to his title as king of swing and clarinet master.
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