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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1936

Page

15

City welfare chief urges immediate removal of unassisted newcomers

A meeting of the Common Council heard A. Lee demand that newcomers with no visible means of support be required to register and leave the city promptly. Coble reported Welfare Department expenditures for January at 951.59, February 993.05, March 917.11, totaling 2,861.75, with hospitalization costs of 197.70 in February and 189.80 in March, noting no significant relief pressure from Winchester or Frederick county.

Chester A. Lee Poor of Common Council Coble Mr. Coble Welfare Department Winchester Frederick County

New Air Kills Germs in Operating Rooms

In Rochester on May 7 a Duke University Medical School physician announced a new UV germicidal system that continuously sterilizes operating room air. Long tubes above the patient emit specific wavelengths killing airborne germs in 60 seconds without harming humans. Tubes designed by Westinghouse researchers.

Rochester Minn American Society of Theracoplasty Dery] Hart M. D Duke University Medical School Robert F. James Harvey Rentschler Westinghouse Lamp Company

Current Steel Production Drops One Point

The Iron Age estimates current steel production at 68 percent of capacity, a one point drop from last week. Despite the dip, spring activity appears to have passed its low, with indications that total output may still approach the six year high. Electric power use rose, boosting the Associated Press index to a record high.

New York Iron Age Associated Press

Constipation and All-Bran Cereal Advice

Common constipation lowers life enjoyment and can trigger headaches and appetite loss. Kellogg's All-Bran supplies bulk to cleanse the system, two tablespoons daily usually sufficient, with variations for stubborn cases, sold by grocers. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek.

Kellogg Company Kellogg Battle Creek

Full Schedule Of Entertainment For Ideal Mother

The New York schedule for Frances Eleanor Smith of Claremont California shows a Mother's Day ceremony and a week of receptions luncheons and city welcomes. Smith 53 will receive the title American Mother of 1936 and a medal after arriving by plane for the event.

New York California Frances Eleanor Smith West Coast

Examinations In U S Civil Service Openings

The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for Junior Forester and Junior Range Examiner at $2 000 yearly. Medical officers in venereal disease control and cardiovascular renal disease command $3 800. Principal agronomist and principal crop culturist earn $5 600. Additional posts include Assistant Architect (industrial exhibits) $2 600 and Federal agent for agricultural education $4 600. Optional branches cover ship spring ventilation hull structures and arrangements scientific calculations general and more.

United States Civil Service Commission Bureau of Plant Industry Department of Agriculture Division of Labor Standards Department of Labor Office of Education Department of the Interior

Civil Service Board Examiners Post at Local Office

The annuities are $2 600 and $3 200 annually after retirement deductions of 342 percent. Full information is available from J H Taylor secretary of the U S Civil Service Board of Examiners at the post office in this city.

Aries J. H. Taylor U.S. Civil Service Board of Examiners

Talk of the Quilting Bee Pineapple Pattern Pattern 5591

A quilting pattern guide describes a pineapple patch block with even strips and centered sewing. It includes a Block Chart yardage diagrams and sizes for single and double beds. Request pattern 5591 by sending 15 cents in stamps to Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept.

Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept W. 14Th Street New York N. Y

Roanoke College Receives Wendt Estate Gift

Roanoke College at Salem has received $1,000 from a $10,000 fund set aside in the Frederick W. Wendt estate of New York. Wendt, a close friend of Roanoke College president Dr. Charles J. Smith, died this winter.

Roanoke Roanoke College At Salem Frederick W. Wendt New York Wendt Charles J. Smith Roanoke College

Apple Blossom Time in Virginia and Washington

Poem by Lester L. Sargent celebrates Virginia presidents farms and orchards. It reflects on apple blossoms in Patrick Henry era through modern Washington DC, noting white and pink petals and tiny apples as emblems of a bountiful harvest.

Lester L. Sargent Virginia Patrick Henry Byrd Washington Jefferson Madison Monroe

Winchester Citizen Praises Ajax For Its Quick Relief

Mr J W Newcome of Winchester Frederick county recounts near two years of severe indigestion dizziness and acid trouble before ARAX treatment. He reports improved digestion appetite and regular bowels and credits ARAX for relief after visiting Miller's 107 North Loudoun street daily. ARAX is sold by leading druggists.

Winchester Arax O. K Miller's North Loudoun Street

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