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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1939
Page
2
The council again discussed zoning with Hollis seeking updates on progress. Dr Hawthorne said no action had occurred while C R Anderson and others weighed steps. A suggestion urged tackling one street at a time and Hollis expressed support for zoning and prompt action.
The 24 hour rainfall is none with a date total of 1.92 inches to date 39.39 inches. Average monthly rainfall for 1913 to 1938 is Yan 2.53 Feb 1.98 March 2.84 April 3.20 May 3.64 June 3.68 July 3.34 Aug 3.68 Sept 2.86 Oct 3.13 Nov 2.32 Dec 2.40. Average annual rainfall over past years is 35.09 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
Clarke County Nurse Association president Mrs. Graham Dougherty announced a rummage sale to be held October 7 in the old post office building. Miss Rosalind Huidekoper chairs the sale with twelve saleswomen, as other volunteers collect articles. The report also notes hot lunches for 175 pupils, tuberculin testing for 1,700 school children starting October 15, and community group support from PTA and local clubs.
Senate debate on neutrality law revision continues as Connally urges repeal of the arms embargo to keep the US out of war. Vandenberg argues repeal signals US siding with one belligerent, risking credibility and safety, while warning against misjudging pacific aims.
Funeral services for Mrs. Kate Grove Jackson of 11 East Germain Street were conducted at her residence with Rev. Ronald Wilson and Rev. Herman Womeldorf officiating. Burial followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery. She was born June 22 1859 and died September 30 in Winchester. She leaves husband M W Jackson two nieces a nephew and an uncle. Members of the Presbyterian Church and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Pallbearers named Henry Pope William Peery Harry Carper Henry Morris Jr Robert Grim Ray Al.
Chicago reports early wheat losses erased as prices rose up to 1½ cents with gains in wheat corn oats soybeans and lard. Canadian exports aid upward movement along with drought concerns in the domestic belts. Cash quotes list No 2 yellow hard wheat No 1 yellow corn and assorted oats beans barley and timothy seed prices.
The page lists ten items including Honduras, thirty two degrees, bigamy, and The Egyptians. It notes the United States, Huey P. Long, and references the Houses of Parliament in England.
Market notes show produce, eggs, and butter steady in Baltimore and Philadelphia on Oct 4 with details on poultry, eggs, hogs, cattle, and sheep prices. Poultry values include Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns with specific weight ranges and trimming for fowls and ducks. Livestock reports list cattle at 8.35 to 9.107 per 100 pounds, hogs around 7.15 to 7.40 for various weights, and sheep at about 8.00 to 10.25 for common to prime stock.
Livestock prices listed for Steers Heifers Fat Cows Bulls Veal calves Lambs Fat sheep hogs pigs fat sows and feeder stocker cattle at Va Livestock Market on N Kent St with Tuesday extended sales. Prices include ranges for each category from top grades to culls and per head or per cwt.
Market dull with slow demand at the Winchester Martinsburg shipping point and nearby points. Carloads on f o b terms by wire orders. selling terms follow usual practice.
New York stock market shows war shares easing after a slow retreat. Composite quotations at 2 p m list active issues with varied gains and losses including Am Can 113, U S Steel 74 56, Chrysler 91, General Electric 40, Goodyear 28, Pennsylvania 25, Union Pacific 101, Western Union 32 12, Woolworth 38.
At the regular meeting of Aerie No. 824 Fraternal Order of Eagles plans were completed for a class of 17 new members to be initiated Sunday at 3 pm in the Aerie room. A party of 10 from Hagerstown is to arrive in Winchester at 1 pm to assist with degree work and Virginia State Aerie members are expected to give addresses. A buffet supper will follow the initiation.
Marie Thomas aged 31 and wife of Clifton Thomas died at 12 55 yesterday after a life as a native of Front Royal Virginia and daughter of William Pratt and Emma Holmes. She was a niece of Elza Ransom of Chambersburg Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 o clock from Kurtz Funeral Home with interment in Winchester.
The Yankees win game one as Derringer fans seven and DiMaggio earns a walk. Keller triples in the ninth, DiMaggio is intentionally walked, and Dickey singles to score the decisive run for New York.
This evening at 7 30 in Grace Lutheran men's Bible class room a special meeting for young people and those interested will be held with Frances V Miller Synodical Young Peoples Worker as guest speaker. A brief social period follows. At the same hour regional councilmen meeting for Lutheran Churches in Win cheery to Ralph Pabor of Balle the Rev L Relph F Tabor of more Md is part of a series conferences for church councils near the United Lutheran Church in America.
The regular Wednesday night prayer service at the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour will begin at 8 o clock with the pastor in the pulpit. He will deliver a message on The way to Place. Choir rehearsal will end immediately after the service.
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