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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1941
Page
7
In Richmond on May 7 a New York psychiatrist argued that the rocking chair, rubber nipple and a mother's fondling remain essential in infancy. She said mothering fuels the baby's nervous development and that close mother child contact at birth should not be minimized.
Chester Pa butcher Morris Burgon believed $70 on hand was safe overnight and placed it in a trash bag. He opened the shop next day and dumped the bag into the Chester river without removing the cash. Four firemen used a grappling hook to recover the bag and Burgon paid the price.
Governor Price will address the Seventh Annual State-Wide Safety Conference set for May 22 to 24 at the Monticello Hotel in Norfolk Virginia. The event includes seven sections with leaders from law enforcement, industry, railroads, and education.
A children's orthopedic clinic sponsored by the District Nurse Association will be held at Winchester Memorial from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dr Robert V Funsten of the University of Virginia will be the visiting specialist and will examine youths up to 20 years old.
Shelbyville farmer Warren Carpenter finished plowing with a tractor then retraced the field after misplacing his billfold. He lined his family up to watch, re plowed, and after a second pass failed to locate it, switched to a cultivator and scanned the field again. The money was found on the third pass.
The American Automobile Association reports 1940 saw 27.3 million passenger cars in the United States with 35 million breakdown incidents requiring garage assistance. This 13 percent rise came as 12,000 contracted garages served AAA members nationwide around the clock.
Herbert Gray pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife in Berryville Virginia and received a three month suspended sentence to C. Kackley, plus one year probation and $33.75 in court costs. Warrants against Wardell Singhass and Mrs Herman Stick for assistance were dismissed.
Dr W A Kepner of the University of Virginia biology department will deliver the commencement address for 43 graduates of the University Hospital School of Nursing in Cabell Hall. Dr Harvey E Jorden dean of the medical school will present diplomas to the students who will receive the hospital alumnae pins from Dr H B Mulholland. The Nurses Glee Club will perform two numbers and a tea will follow at McKim Hall from 5 to 6 p m.
An open house at Clinois Institute features a controversial oscillograph test measuring male students reactions to coed kisses to study scientific interest. The event raises questions about ethics, consent, and research intentions within the university community.
A delegation from three automobile associations representing 14 000 members urged Governor Price to boost the State Police by 50 officers to ease traffic at military naval and industrial centers. Col M B Battle attended with the governor as talks noted the need to patrol 45 000 miles of highways.
Inquiry notes confusion over the number of men aboard the S S Panay when it was sunk after December incidents. The record mentions both officers and enlisted men but lacks a precise total.
Capon Bridge West Virginia May 9 senior class presents Ned Alberts adaptation of Tem Pest and Sunshine from Mary J. Holmes at Capon Bridge High School auditorium. Cast includes Nancy Middleton Dorothy Lockhart Aunt Judy Mrs Ida Carrington and others in a Southern home setting near Lexington Kentucky.
The first Quiz Kids featured names include An Schwartz Gerard Car ary Ann Anderson Van Dyke Tiers and John Bisoop. The OCR text lists these children as participants in the early program.
Major Louis Holmes Ginn Jr of the U S Army returned to Fort Knox after visiting his father L H Ginn Sr. Others include Mrs Claude Feltner from Winchester, Capt Frank M Wray in Williamsburg, Mr and Mrs Charles Levi hosting Bill Levi, Ed Ray home with a leg injury, Holmes Allen returning to Richmond, Tom Iden from Randolph Macon College, Fort George Meade soldiers visiting Berryville, Virginia Shenk visiting from Front Royal, and attendees at an Appl e Blossom Festival luncheon in Winchester.
Lieut.-Col. Joel D. Griffing returned to Richmond Sunday night after spending the weekend at his home with Mrs. Griffing and Master Joel Griffing Jr.
The Rose of Sharon Chorus of the Friendship Baptist Church Winchester will perform Sunday May 11 at 4 p.m. at the church and again at 8:30 p.m. at Douglas School auditorium. Proceeds, via the Helping Hand Club of Mt. Carmel F B Church, support Women’s Day events.
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