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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1940
Page
9
In Uniontown Pennsylvania ex state trooper hid as a killer uncovering a murder for insurance plot involving Rev Clayton Miller and Amelia Santilli. Miller and Santilli signed statements admitting their roles and were jailed without bond awaiting June term.
Senate debate over the farm appropriation bill shows it already swollen by about 201.94 million dollars above estimates. Supporters push for an extra 28 million to finance food stamp distribution to needy families as applications grow from 50 cities to 700 more. Senator Byrnes cites competition among business groups for designation as a food stamp center while La Follette and others seek larger parity payments and broader funding.
The Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors upheld the birth control statute as constitutional ruling it illegal for physicians to prescribe contraceptives to married women even if pregnancy might affect general health. The decision affirmed a lower court’s interpretation that the law permits no clinical exception to prescribing preventing conception.
Cleveland March 20 Archbishop Joseph Schrembs lifts interdict on Holy Redeemer parish after 1500 Italian American congregants pledge submission to church authority. Holy Thursday mass resumes and Easter services expected as parochial school readies reopening. Rev Vincent Caruso had been barred amid February 18 disturbances involving Knights of St John and police presence.
Leslie Hore Belisha resigns as chair of the Liberal National party to gain freedom to express his views. Sir John Simon and other MPs attended a private group meeting to thank him for his services as War Secretary, after Hore Belisha had criticized the Allies and Finland policy.
The Senate Banking and Currency Committee approved a bill to end all Treasury purchases of foreign silver. The Townsend bill to end foreign silver buying authority won 14 to 4 support, with Majority Leader Barkley among backers. Secretary Morgenthau had opposed the measure yesterday.
Berlin dispatch reports Soviet diplomat Alexander Shk Hartzeff departing by plane for Moscow on March 20. An authorized source noted speculation he carried a message to Joseph Stalin as Brenner Pass talks linked Hitler Mussolini with German Italian and Russian interests.
Postmaster General James A. Farley told reporters in Springfield that his name would be presented to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and that there is no combine with other candidates. He expressed gratitude to Massachusetts Democratic leaders and praised their confidence in him while declining further speculation on Roosevelt’s 1940 plans.
Special Service Dr. S L Flickinger pastor of Centenary Reformed Church announces Holy Week services at 7 45 tonight. Public invited.
A CIO union walkout halted operations today at the Washington Tinplate Company, affecting 700 workers. Picket lines formed at plant gates with only supervisors and clerical staff allowed inside.
A sectional meeting of the District Federation of Homemakers is set for April 9 in the Woodstock Community Theatre. Mrs. Grove presides, with Maude E. Wallace speaking on Consumer Education and Virginia Federation president Miss J. Malcolm Peck discussing Yesterday's Achievements Tomorrow's Challenges. Guest speaker Mrs. Ben Wailes of Sweetbriar addresses Woman's Part In Today's Problems. Entertainment includes a skit by Woodstock Young Women Home Demonstration Club and music by Massanutten Academy Glee Club.
Daladier and his cabinet quit amid a political crisis as Reynaud, urged by Elysee circles, prepares to form a new government with broad party support. Daladier had refused post, Lebrun called Reynaud, and a national unity cabinet was debated to accelerate the war effort.
British air crews returned from a morning photographic mission over Sylt with no action that afternoon as observers noted heavy destruction from the raid. Danish reports cited six bomber groups and warned shots were fired at a foreign aircraft over Danish territory. The raid damaged seaplane hangars, a railway, barracks, jetties, and concrete ramps amid ongoing evaluations as planes returned.
Public hearing on zoning extended with council debating area boundaries and the inclusion of sections near railroads for industrial use. Residents urged caution and requested extensions of Area A, while the commission noted modifications possible only with citizen notice and hearings.
Danish coastal area near Hvide Sande faced a night raid as British planes dropped three large bombs on a narrow strip of coast. A fisherman's hut was damaged, several houses had windows broken, and explosions shaken homes for about 20 minutes. A second group of light bombs fell near Fanoe Island, with reports of a downed plane. Authorities consider a British origin and opened an investigation into nationality.
About 300 people watched a safe driving demonstration at Cameron and Boscawen Streets where Henry Ponticus showed a car stopping quickly, sponsored by the Junior Board of Trade. Local participants included Mrs. George Snarr, Chester C. Richards, Pat Dunn and State Officer George F. Miller. The lecture and demo were repeated at Handley High School with teachers and students, assisted by six local high school boys: Bill McIntyre, Wayne Whitham, Charles Patton, Bill Henry Miller, George Ritter, and James Weher.
In Morals Court Harrison McCready denied charges his third wife Patricia Silvertooth was pushed from a fifth floor East End hotel. She survived a three story fall with a fractured leg and other injuries. He claimed he left the room to walk his dog before the incident and acknowledged disputes over money.
Adolf Hitler appoints Dr Pritz Todt as minister for munition and directs increased production by all feasible means. Todt, an able engineer and longtime chief assistant, helped drive major building programs including the Sied line and Germanys highway system.
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