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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1940

Page

14

Week Day Religious Education In Virginia

Virginia schools report strong enrollment in weekday Bible classes with 95 to 99 percent participation across Pulaski Harrisonburg Loudoun Shenandoah and Suffolk counties. The program pairs church and public schools with high teacher qualifications, claiming noted improvements in student instruction and school value.

Virginia I Pulaski Harrisonburg Loudoun County Shenandoah County Suffolk America St. Paul, Minn

Flashlight Based Surgical Retractors Debut in Boston

New plastic surgical retractors use plexiglass and a ten cent bulb to illuminate wounds without hospital lighting. Inventor Edwin A. Neugass and Curvlite Products present the device, noting its field use in wartime and air raid blackouts. The unbreakable retractors resist heat and electricity and direct light into the operative field.

Boston Europe New England Hospital Association Jerome L. Bayer New York Curvlite Products, Inc Great Britain France Bayer Edwin A. Neugass New Orleans

Wheeler attacks cash and carry policy in Virginia piece

Senator Burton K. Wheeler writes in the Virginia Quarterly Review that cash and carry harms U S policy by forcing repayment of European credits used to finance war purchases. He says the United States has already begun to pay for World War II as if it were part of the national budget.

Charlottesville United States Burton K. Wheeler D-Mont Virginia Quarterly Review Montana

Madison Lodge Confers Degrees on Three Candidates

Madison Lodge No. 6 I O O F conferred the initiatory degree on George A Haigh Lawrence Pryor and Holmes Newcome. Clyde S Campbell received the first degree. Second and third degrees will be awarded at a special meeting on Wednesday March 27 under the direction of Abe Leven and with Degree Master Harry Brill leading the team.

Madison Lodge No. 6 George A. Haigh Lawrence Pryor Holmes Newcome Clyde S. Campbell Montgome Abe Leven Taylor Barr Noble Grand Harry Brill

County Men Are Recovering After Injuries

Two county men injured recently are recovering at Memorial Hospital. Arthur Likens, who fell while working on a new dwelling, has recovered back injuries after surgery. Gilbert Brill, 55, of Mountain Falls, is healing from a left hand injury suffered in a saw mill accident.

Memorial Hospital Arthur Likens Star Gilbert Brill 55 Mountain Falls

French Claim 58 German Planes Shot Down In War

Paris reports list 58 German planes shot down from September 3 to March 1 with Sergeant Pedouard Sales named as the leading French ace. The communique notes a pause in western operations and land warfare confined to brief machine gun exchanges along the Rhine.

Paris Pedouard Sales Rhine

New High Record For Responsibility

In Des Moines Iowa on March 14 a social welfare official said a pensioner turned down a higher pension claiming he could live on his current small amount. The story notes the man refused an extra three dollars per month.

Des Moines Iowa

Unscrambled Fragments Reflect Vague State Notes

Fragmentary text hints at urgent needs among unnamed individuals in a state context. No clear actions, dates, or proper nouns are readable to establish a definite news item.

How to Tell If Your Kidneys Are Sluggish

Guidance on kidney function outlines signs like infrequent or excessive urination and nighttime discomfort. It advises gentler care with hydration and a kidney evacuant available at Baker's Drug, implying local availability for treatment.

Baker's Drug Use

Still Friends In Spite of Jake

WAUKEGAN ILL March 14 Postmaster Joseph P Daly and Restaurant Owner Harry Kilbane remain friends though Jim Farley did not attend lunch Kilbane prepared for Farley and four others he scrubbed the back room bought a new table borrowed silverware and installed a radio Daly and five companions arrived Farley was absent the six ate their own meal on an end table left a four cent tip and left

Waukegan Joseph P. Daly Harry Kilbane Jim Farley Kilbane Daly Farley

After a Cold Then What Stress Remains in Bed

The text extols a recovery plan after a cold emphasizing rest and gradual return to strength. It recommends a 5.8.8 tonic taken before meals, promises early improvement within 10 days, and claims lasting confidence from “millions” of users.

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