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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1935
Page
10
The article details how a gorilla spends time preparing a bed from broken tree branches. It notes the animal adjusts forks for meals and changes beds nightly, always selecting a fresh fork against recurring use.
In Md on May 7 an association formed to study memorial ideas for 14 children killed in the Rockville grade crossing crash last month. William H. Miller was elected chairman with Mayor Richard G. Hawken as honorary chair. Officers include Mrs. Wiliam D. Byron as vice chair, Charles H. Harsh as treasurer, and Miss Marion Charl ton as secretary. Proposals cited a library, gymnasium and community building, but no action was taken.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for Junior aquatic biologist at $2000, Associate aquatic biologist at $3200, assistant aquatic biologist $2600, Associate engineer soils mechanics $3200, assistant engineer soils mechanics $2600, and Medical guard attendant $1620 for Federal prisons. Full info from J H Taylor secretary, Civil Service Board of Examiners, post office in this city. CARD OF THANKS. We thank friends for kindness during illness and death of our mother Mary A Whittington signed by her children.
A historical note describes milk sickness as a peculiarity in parts of Ohio. People suggested water as the cause, buckeye sprouts, or dew from fleabane, but no one linked it to milk. The article explores varied folk beliefs without a consensus on origins.
Chemists report that cod liver oil contains arsenic but at levels no higher than those found in most seafood. The finding suggests no unusual health risk from this common supplement.
Mrs. H. H. Long of Clarinda Iowa reports starting weight 226 pounds and after 3 jars Kruschen weighs 208. She says the doctor approves and urges readers to try Kruschen salts to safely lose fat. The ad claims a 12 pound loss in a four week supply costing a small amount and offers money back if not achieved. Baker's Drug Store sells it.
In a public auction Harry R. Kern trustee of Imperial Orchard Company sold two holdings in Berkeley and Clarke counties. Fred L. Glaize purchased the 316 1 4 acre parcel with 116 acres of orchard and 200 1 4 acres timber near Inwood for 5000 dollars. R O Fitch bought 71 14 acres near Wadesville for 2205 dollars. The two tracts totaled 7205 dollars.
Funeral services for Isaac 8. Mason, longtime Winchester resident and Frederick County native, were held at 4 pm at 101 West Cork Street. Rev. S. L. Flickinger officiated with hymns Abide With Me and The Old Rugged Cross sung. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery. pallbearers included Arthur M. Field and W. A. Baker among others. Relatives from Washington D C and New York attended alongside many Frederick County and Shenandoah Valley relatives.
Mrs. Celia Bressler, accused of fatally shooting Rosa Schwartz and possessing a frail health, was sent to the Jewish Home for Consumptives at Mount Pleasant. She was released on $5,000 bail to her attorneys who planned to set a trial date.
The highest point in New Orleans is about five feet above sea level and the lowest is one foot below. A South African gold mine reaches eight thousand feet. Eli Terry clocks were produced late 1700s into early 1800s with the Ell Terry wooden-works clock devised by Terry who lived 1772 to 1852.
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