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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1940
Page
7
A Babson Park speech argues the conflict between horses and cars reshapes society. It notes farm prices lag factory goods, rising auto ownership, and a large shift from savings to consuming on credit. The speaker warns of lost wealth as households trade basic needs for new vehicles.
An ordinance designates Areas A to E in Winchester Virginia for residential use with exclusions for apartment houses and outlines permitted structures and nonconforming uses. It also invokes a critique of widespread car ownership and fuel consumption, urging conservation and higher gasoline prices to favor home ownership.
Puzzle text shows numbered clues including A cheer marked laugh with stripes wing mother with shoe s of pearl bottoms and various definitions. The garbled listing also includes entries like Urgeon Greek letter Leb of animal eye and Biblical measure weed with several misprints and broken words.
Pleasant visitors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Snapp. The Snapps’ car clutch failed on a trip home from Winchester near a gate. William Ashwood of Ridgeway, W. Va., visited the Snapps. J. B. Snapp found three deer horns in his three acre orchard and expects more as deer shed horns each spring.
Historical rainfall figures show present and past totals with March to date at 2. ins. and year to date at 6.37 ins. Average monthly rainfall from 1913 to 1939 lists February 2.04, March 2.90, April 3.23, May 3.53, June 3.79, July 3.59, August 3.69, September 3.33, October 3.19, November 2.35, December as part of the annual total.
An all male jury began deliberations in McConnellsburg Pa on Brice Hann Sr a 55 year old livestock dealer charged with murder in the death of State Policeman Frederick W Sutton The defense rested after 13 character witnesses and Hann had contended the shooting was accidental Sutton and Constable Reed had accompanied him to a restaurant over a warrant for a worthless check when Hann said a pistol in his pocket fired as Sutton grabbed his arm.
Winchester's daily food feature highlights apples as the town's major commodity. The Star pledges a different recipe each day to boost local consumption and enjoyment of apples.
Wash core and slice three large apples crosswise into thin rounds with skin on. Mix currant jelly with cream cheese until smooth and spread on each slice. Layer two slices per person to form a sandwich and serve on watercress.
Treasury figures show receipts of 54.82 million dollars and expenditures of 34.86 million. Gross debt stands at 42.52 billion, an increase of 10.11 million from the previous day.
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