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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1941
Page
2
Boyce Virginia students face make up time after their high school was deemed unsafe and a week of idleness. Officials consider using Good Friday Easter Monday and Blossom Festival days to recover hours while a new high school costing $60,000 is yet to be built, not ready until the fall term.
The Rev D E Earnhardt pastor of Calvary Methodist Church Durham NC will be guest speaker at pre Easter services in Winchester Congregational Christian Church. Services run March 20 7 45 pm with special music plus a church supper March 19 and a 6 30 pm fellowship at Sarah Zane Fire Hall. A Broad program includes readings by Mrs Robert A Whitten and Historic City Quartet.
The Frederick County sportsmen association plans an April 18 banquet. Brandon presided at a meeting with district vice-presidents Boyd Hamman John Bywaters H A Snapp Leslie Reed and Claude Stickley present. Membership chair Harry Seabright Capt D M Inkle F M Bailey and Dr Ne Snarr also attended.
Virginia sheep growers report brighter prospects for the early spring lamb crop with more lambs to be marketed and shipments earlier than last year. Weather in January and February was cold and dry but feed supplies are abundant, aiding growth and survival with lambing rates and deaths improving over 1940 in several regions.
The ashes used on Ash Wednesday are made by burning the blessed palms from the previous Palm Sunday. The resulting ashes are readied for use before the Lenten liturgy.
Washington reports Democrats plan Jackson Day rallies in all states on March 29 and Roosevelt may address the $100 banquet in Washington by radio if delayed. Republicans discuss resigning chairman Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts while considering an executive director to share duties.
All fingerprint records of men in the army prior to July 1, 1939, are in the War Department. Since that date fingerprint records for men in the army have been kept by the Department of the Army.
The first organ recital was well attended and praised for a half hour of meditation and enjoyment. Performers included Miss Shipp and Mr. Lowden with pieces by Boellmann Handel and Cavalleria intermezzo. attendees urged others to come.
Minnie Hite Moody’s Long Meadows traces Baron Joist Heydt and descendant Heydt family through American history from 1705 to the Civil War era. The author, drawing on Handley Library sources and Winchester valley color, weaves Hite houses and Shenandoah backdrop into a pioneering hostess saga.
A five year old Ruth Gray was found dead and her father Melvin Gray, 23, unconscious in a gas filled apartment in Baltimore. Police reported a note signed by Ruth on the kitchen table. contents undisclosed. Ruth was in critical condition at City Hospital.
A curriculum study group met yesterday at Stephens City with teachers from Stephens City Kernstown Mt Airy and Armel. They decided to stress wise use and conservation of human and physical resources for the defense program with emphasis on pupils dental health. R B Ayler Stephens City principal and Coolie Verner Kernstown principal served as secretary.
A fragment from The Star recalls 20 month Lindbergh baby safe and near return with negotiations underway. Reports mention restored electric service and people resuming use of lanterns as shelves brighten. A Paris cable hints at France admitting apples under strict embargo terms while a county stock dealer Grant is noted in local business.
Akmene county farmers will study hybrid corn as officials claim greatly increased yields. Sam Grubbs of the Virginia Crop Improvement Association will speak at two meetings at the courthouse Monday and at the Stephens City agricultural building Tuesday at 7 30 P M. A seed selection discussion will follow. An estimated 100 000 acres will be planted statewide this year, with a film titled The River shown on conservation and stream control.
Gainesboro school dinner honors Braithwaite district school board member on his eightieth birthday. Proceeds fund auditorium debt from five years ago as improvements at the school are noted. Dancing and games followed the supper.
The Merit System announces open examinations for many state and local positions in the Virginia Department of Public Welfare. Salaries range from 75 to 490 dollars monthly, with posts such as Principal Welfare Executive, Senior Social Worker, Principal Physician, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, and various auditors and welfare executives. Applications must be on official Merit System forms and filed by March 27, 1941. mail postmarks must show the same date. Information pamphlets available at Public Welfare offices or by mail from the Merit System Council in Richmond.
Scott Grant a county stock dealer and politician lies in a dying condition at Booth Teale street home as investigators examine a foul play theory. Gideon Harris and Dr and Mrs J B Harris of Berryville are involved. the bride, Bryn Mawr and Johns Hopkins alumna, worked in hospital statistics. Mr Gibson, son of Frederick Gibson of Birmingham, is tied to Richmond via New Amsterdam Casualty Co. The couple plans to reside in Richmond.
A compact list of quiz solutions appears on page 4. Items cover Harmonica Pennsylvania John Adams Victoria Aurora Australis Panama Canal barrel maker Henry Wadsworth Longfellow William of Normandy Harold II copper content in the penny noting 96 percent copper with tin and zinc.
Four building lots on Euclid Avenue in Greenawalt Addition Winchester Virginia to be sold at public auction March 22 1941 at 12 noon in front of the court house. Lots 51 52 53 54 front 30 feet depth 120 feet, offered separately or as a whole. Terms one third cash and balance in two annual installments with bonds secured by deed of trust. Auctioneers M M Lynch J M Duvall & Dunn.
Fragmentary notes discuss whether dogs should be fed meat and advocate varied diets. The text mentions beef as a possible component but remains unclear on exact recommendations or practices.
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