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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1942
Page
11
Miss Mary Ann Kidd, lecturer at The Star's four day cooking school opening at Sarah Zane hall, outlines three Golden Rules of nutrition. She urges milk, vegetables, breads, fruits, meats or seafood, and fats to ensure a daily nutritionally adequate diet.
Virginia State Elks Association holds a wartime streamlined convention in Charlottesville on June 14 15 with delegates from Winchester Lodge No 867 attending. Registration starts Sunday at 2 pm at the Elks Home and 10 am Monday. events include a Monticello Flag Day observance and a Sunday buffet. A barbecue at Fry's Spring follows a mid day recess before the final sessions.
The U S S Blakeley, a World War II destroyer, was damaged by a torpedo from an enemy submarine in the Caribbean. It reached port with ten crew members reported missing and six injured. the injured are hospitalized and next of kin are being notified. The communique notes no other reports from other areas.
Madeline Webb, on trial for first degree murder in New York, denies luring Mrs. Susan Reich to the Hotel Sutton last March. She testifies she was not present in the Sutton suite when Reich was bound and killed, while co defendants Eli Showbrun Cullen and Murray Hischl face varying pleas and statements.
The South End Pipe Company holds its semi annual religious service on Sunday night May 31 at 8 15 p m in the company hall. Rev S J Goode the chaplain will preside with the Gore and Jones quartettes from the city to perform. Congregational hymns readings and a brief message by the chaplain will fill the program promising a profitable hour for all attendees.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 from the residence 21 South Lou doun Street for Mrs Elizabeth Kurtz Grim widow of Frank L Grim who died in a Takoma Park Maryland sanatorium yesterday morning The Rev Ronald Wilson of the Presbyterian Church will officiate Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery Pall bearers include John Vernon Eddy Richard K Eddy John H Clayton Fred S Boyd Ansel Solenberg er Harry Copenhaver and Walter Cooper
The House approved by roll call 48 344 to 0 a measure to speed grant of war contracts to small businesses and sent the bill back to the Senate in Washington on May 26.
May 26 report from London says Germany has built 3,000 ton submarines with two eight inch guns and 14 torpedoes for long range raids. Submarines may relay to harry U S east coast, speed 20 knots surfaced 11 knots submerged. Jane's notes British subs up to 2,723 tons, US subs up to 2,506 tons. The largest is French Surcouf at 4,304 tons.
Domestic No 2 red winter wheat quoted at 1.19 1 2 per bushel for May delivery. Corn priced at 90 cents per bushel. Prices based on deliveries to the mill.
Rep. Kelly asserts no steel will be allocated for a Texas to New Jersey petroleum pipeline, despite Deputy Petroleum Coordinator Davies calling the project essential for eastward needs. Two prior steel requests for the line were rejected, while Davies urged Congress that the pipeline is necessary to meet essential requirements in the east.
Richard Earnhart an 11 year old seventh grader at Coldwell school El Paso Texas won the 18th national spelling bee by spelling acquiesced and sacrilegious.
Mary Margaret Montgomery of Des Moines misspelled acquiesced with an s after hours of tongue twisters and finished second. Worcester, Mass., competitor Manel M LaPrade placed third for spelling paucity with an s. The winner earns 9600 and a trip to New York.
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