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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1940
Page
3
A health official warns that malnutrition comes from both under and over consuming the wrong foods. Adults and children can suffer when dieting without professional guidance and when indulging in sweets, with emphasis on family physician oversight and avoiding fad diets.
Sheriff Buckner said Lewis Randolph, a Millwood resident, will face reckless driving charges after his car collided with a Baltimore man near Boyce Virginia on Route 50 early Sunday. Randolph and his wife were en route to Millwood about 1 am when his vehicle struck Eugene O Neal’s west bound car, which carried Denver Johnson of Annapolis and another man. Both vehicles were badly damaged but no injuries occurred.
Mrs. Harrison of Gore Virginia won a bicycle in a contest run by Keystone Shoe Store on North Loudoun Street. Manager M. Bruce described the event as open to many customers who were contestants.
Arturo Godoy, weighing 202 pounds, moved toward a third meeting with Joe Louis by winning a 10 round unanimous decision over Gus Dorazio in Philadelphia. Dorazio suffered his first loss in 12 starts, while Godoy hoped to capitalize on the slow pace of the bout.
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church in Winchester for Rev. Jesse P. Essex retired clergyman who died Sunday at Memorial Hospital after a stroke at his son in law and daughter’s home on West Piccadilly Street. The service was conducted by Rev. Dr W E Gibson Rev R E Alley and Rev Goodwin Frazier with Middleburg Long Branch Churches and Winchester First Baptist deacons as pallbearers. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Essex lay in state at Jones Funeral Home before the service.
Market listings show short patent and patent brand flour prices by bag sizes and per barrel. Also included are mixed feed items, live stock notes, butter prices, and miscellaneous regional market figures with dense OCR artifacts.
Fred Dobbins announces judges for the Stephens City Student Fair to be held October 16 and 17. FFA and FHA exhibits will feature judges from Berryville Strasburg Gainesboro and other communities with local officials assisting. C E Richard from VPI will observe October 18.
Market prices show produce and poultry steady in Baltimore with eggs steady at 5992 cases. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep quotations reflect varied levels and limited supplies, while Chicago hogs fall 5 to 15 cents from Monday with steady steers and yearlings. Philadelphia poultry prices remain steady for fowls and pullets.
New York October 8 stock market opened with uneven gains and losses as investors weighed foreign developments. Financing sentiment remained cautious with declines for Chrysler and Sears while gains appeared in U.S. Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Anaconda and General Electric among others.
Trial Justice Donald Weems handled a heavy docket amid apple harvest job seekers. Monday’s list includes Daniel Nelson disorderly $15.25 Herman Embrey drunk $10.25 A A Baker driving while intoxicated $100 and costs 30 days with 10 served remaining suspended.
Funeral services for Lena E. Printz 70 widow of L C Printz will be held at 11 AM Wednesday from Jones Funeral Home with pallbearers George H Ritter Sr George H Ritter Jr Paul Massey Carlton Printz Jr Lee Clevenger and Brady Sargent. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. Rev T M Swann Braddock Street Methodist Church to officiate.
The excerpt lists percentages and fractions next to company names such as Penn RR Sears Roebuck US Steel and Union Pac with values like 22 5-8 and 58 3-4. It reads like a raw scorecard or financial table from a historical page.
Hollywood welcomed an 8 pound 13 ounce son named Stephen Foster Burns to Bob Burns and his wife. The newborn adds a cheerful note to the screen comedian's family.
Four Clarke countians escaped unhurt after their car left the highway near Old Chapel and rolled down a bank into a creek. Driver E P Shiley said lights blinded him and he veered to avoid a collision. Passengers were Rosa L Waters James Fidler and Preston Grandel.
Mary Elizabeth Ebert enters the Civilian Pilots Training program at Shepherd College aiming to be Winchester's first woman pilot. Instructor is George Schechter at Shepherd Field. Garland Baptist also training. local youths Joe Massie and Harry W. Ebert Jr. connected to aviation.
The article states that 85 percent of farm fires arise from seven largely preventable causes. Lightning and defective chimneys top the list, followed by matches and smoking, combustible roofs, spontaneous ignition, gasoline and kerosene, and electricity. It urges cooperation in National Fire Prevention Week.
Gore establishes an officially registered Boy Scout troop with eight charter members. Dan Henry of the Shenandoah area Scout executive notes groundwork began last spring by Laurens Jones. The Par ent-Teachers Association of Gore High School sponsors the troop with B. L. Larrick as PTA committee chairman. Scoutmaster is Allen DeHaven. troop members include John Strosnider Richard Campbell Mier L Allanson Bat C Allanson Willis Michael Harold Larrick James Biggert Stanley Biggert.
The Santa Gertrudis is a hybrid cross between Zebu and Short Horn cattle. It has recently been recognized by the Department of Agriculture after about thirty years of development.
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