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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1940
Page
10
Apple chutney recipe lists 18 apples 3 green peppers 1 onion 1 1 2 pints cider vinegar 1 tablespoon salt 1 1 2 cups tart jelly 1 1 2 cups sugar juice of 4 lemons 1 1 2 tablespoons ground ginger 1 2 teaspoon cayenne. Apple prep includes peeling plums and peppers, chopping all, simmering, and sealing hot for serving with cold meats.
The Nylands tanker Eulota, 9,000 tons, was sunk by an explosion near the south coast of England. All 42 crew members were rescued by a British warship. The vessel, owned by La Corona Oil Company, was en route from Rotterdam to Curacao.
Northumberland school superintendent W S Brent announced the public schools would run classes on Good Friday March 22 Saturday March 23 and the Monday after Easter March 25 to recover time lost due to snow blocked roads.
A compact crossword clue set with Across and Down entries. Includes concise prompts for Cold dish, Dried coconut meat, apart, negative ion, sprout, wine drink, Japanese coin, devour, ocean, sorrow, tears up and many others, plus a section for yesterday's answer and a note on distribution by King Features Syndicate.
The Fourth Circuit reversed a Wheeling West Virginia district court verdict for William Aglinsky. He had been awarded $1,500 in a malpractice suit against Dr. Justus C. Pickett for alleged leaving a sponge in his arm during an operation in December 1934. The court found the suit barred by the statute of limitations.
The White House conference with President Roosevelt and Congressional leaders discussed a proposed tax increase to finance expanded farm benefits. Senator Barkley said the topic arose generally at the Monday parley, with no decisions made. He anticipated House approval of a $309,793,584 increase to the agriculture appropriation bill, boosting total farm spending to about a billion dollars.
The Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, enforced a National Labor Relations Board order against Highland Park Manufacturing of Charlotte North Carolina. The CIO affiliate union had lost members but the court ruled the employer cannot refuse to bargain with a union chosen by a strong majority.
A 1940 column denounces turning the president into a vaudeville subject through cartoons and slogans. The author urges Americans to respect the office and avoid infantile, spiteful mockery, defending serious civic discourse and national dignity.
In South China the Japanese army said Chinese forces abandoned 10 000 dead after three days of battle in Swatow. Japanese reports counted 5 892 Chinese killed from Feb 6 to Feb 29 with 71 Japanese dead. the statement claimed the aim was a crushing blow, not territorial expansion.
General Enrique Penaranda, former army chief, is indicated as Bolivia’s next president by the Interior Ministry after near complete returns show him with more than 70 percent of votes. Four of eight departments yet to report. Arce and Bilbao Rioja trails noted in a few districts.
Federal Trade Commission hearings in Richmond address price fixing by eight Richmond coal dealers and eight regional wholesalers from Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. Former Governor George C. Peery represents Virginia Smokeless Coal Co of Tazewell as Wilburn N. Bowman questions witnesses on alleged conspiracy to withhold shipments to nonmembers or those with nonconforming retail prices.
Salem Oregon March 12 Dr J C Evans superintendent of the State Hospital reports three male patients were strangled to death by another early today in a dormitory ward housing nine badly demented men A wrinkled pillow case lay beside one bed and the assailant showed scratches on his arm The alleged killer patient had a brain infection from sleeping sickness admitted four years ago
The Virginia commission on interracial cooperation endorsed five points for the coming year, including appointing Negro members to local school boards and parity of pay between Black and white teachers. The action was adopted at its 21st annual state conference at the University of Virginia today.
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