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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1937
Page
2
A wartime field report describes American troops near Castile under fire while they playfully pursue ordinary tasks. Bullets whistle overhead as they dig sap trenches and inspect a makeshift department store dugout. The scene blends danger with casual youth and curiosity about explosives.
Government experiment at a greenhouse fought army worm invasion with raised larvae but soil bacteria killed the worms. Scientists sterilized soil and used a tiny insecticide sandwich to wipe out the pests, ending the campaign with victory imagery.
Pentecost Sunday opened a year long bicentennial program celebrating the Methodist church. John and Charles Wesley had spiritual experiences in London on May 24 1738 that led to the denomination. This year May 16 marked Pentecost Sunday and the celebration begins with next year’s culmination at the denomination birthplace.
In no-man's-land behind the trenches a small graveyard rests where 40 Americans lie buried after repulsing the Jarama insurgent drive. English dead lie nearby as cairns mark each site with wooden name boards.
An 48 page service booklet for Winchester Evening Star readers offers over one hundred tested canning and preserving recipes. It covers fruits vegetables meats and chicken with jellies jams marmalades fruit butters pickles bottled juices and salted vegetables. The guide cites Federal and State home economics kitchens and urges readers to order by enclosing ten cents for cost postage and handling.
The sender encloses ten cents for a copy of the booklet Canning and Preserving. They provide name street and state and request mail to Washington D C.
A two year old racer named Sunderland was electrocuted at Agua Caliente when he nibbled through an electric cord placed in his path by a stable helper. The incident occurred on May 18 as preparations continued at the track compound.
Gunnysack parachutes carrying over 40 pounds of food and tools will be dropped to forest firefighters in Idaho’s million acre primitive area as needed this summer, said Floyd W. Godden forest supervisor.
A playful yet formal note claims the puffles display a royal purple emblem and heraldic crest. The text asserts a regal status for puffles and their symbols.
Spokane May 18 Roy Thompson president of the Washington Master Plumbers Association spoke at its convention saying the era of the plumber who must return for tools is ending.
Old Age Law explainer outlines unemployment insurance basics. It covers federal and state roles, payroll taxes, waiting periods, and benefit levels, noting two percent federal tax rising to three percent and state funding rules for jobless workers.
The text discusses national treasury money used only for benefit payments and a policy where a man refusing work must resign from or refrain from joining a union as a condition of employment. It questions whether funds should be pooled for all eligible workers or kept as individual employer accounts with taxes available only for benefits to that employer.
Mrs. Mary E. Garber of the Winchester office receives a two star emblem for 10 years with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia. L. F. McElligott notes 17 employees statewide will be awarded emblems in May, totaling 215 years of service.
Rochester report reveals University of Rochester coeds used remodeled nightgowns as party attire at an intrafraternity ball. Phyllis Probst says economizing with mirrors pins and sewing created chic outfits costing about five dollars. Susan B Anthony is noted as grandniece and namesake of the suffrage leader.
This fragment shows a string of humorous asides about Scotches, Swedish glaciers, and a farm couple in Misamesets. It presents jokes on money from Scotch humor and a dairy incident, with Hilda and Chris debating grass and milk costs. The piece reads as a light, wandering humor column.
A university last year inaugurated a campus trend that sparked student interest and social activity across residences. The move prompted discussion on campus life and student engagement.
The Lindenwold Fire Engine is out of service unless the borough pays $225 to clear a lien placed by an auto body shop for painting the engine. The shop attached the engine after the borough failed to settle the charge.
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