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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1941

Page

9

Hitler Shows Symptoms Of Dictator's Smallpox

Washington based feature notes Adolf Hitler has shown symptoms of conqueror's smallpox amid World War II. It argues the disease stems from willingness to resist conquest, with anti-dotes and air power limiting outbreaks. It discusses historic rulers and the spread of resistance, noting reprisals and casualties in occupied territories.

Morgan M. Beatty Washington Oct Adolf Hitler Conqueror English Channel Russia Hitler

Douglas High School Courtsey Club elects officers

The second and third graders form a Courtsey ub with Sadie Washington as president, Lucille Bland as secretary, and Mathew Williams as treasurer. The group aims to cultivate courtesy and plans to prepare books for a room library. Perfect attendance in September includes Helen Blow and others.

Dees Courtsey Ub Sadie Washington Lucille Bland Mathew Williams Helen Blow Ann Ford Beulah Bannister Mary Bland Elsie Ford Rosie Gaith

Little Theatre Opens Winter Campaign With Vinegar Tree Try-outs

The Little Theatre began its winter drive with try-outs for The Vinegar Tree to be staged in late November. Officers elected at the October meeting include John Williams as President and Director, Anne Hardy as Vice President, Ethel Joliffe as Secretary, Bennet McCarthy as Treasurer, Cul len Stephenson Publicity Chair, Lucille MacCallum Ticket Chair, and Alice McCarthy Properties Chair. More try-outs are tonight at 24 W Piccadilly Street, Williams home, with cast announcements and rehearsals starting next week. Proceeds go to Bundles for Britain.

Little Theatre Mary Boland Billie Burke San Francisco Britain John Williams Anne Hardy Ethel Joliffe Bennet McCarthy Cullen Stephenson Lucille MacCallum Alice McCarthy The Lewis Barton Smith Frances Beverley Pat Stephenson Christopher Stuart R. M. Glass Ilan MacCallum Jerome Francois Miller R. T. Barton Melvin Green H. K. Russell Paul Rhodes Ralph Hardy J. M. Steck, Jr B. P. Harrison Bertha Cline W. Piccadilly Street Williams

Douglas High expands shop program with five skill units

The Douglas High School shop curriculum broadens to a general industrial arts setup. Five units Completed include Mechanical Drawing Wood Work Concrete Brick and Home Mechanics. Objectives focus on tool skills workmanship habits and good design. Students plan a Craft Club to pursue hobbies related to the program.

Douglas High School Mary Anne Green

Billy Sunday Professional Baseball Years

Billy Sunday the evangelist played professional baseball from 1883 to 1889. He appeared with teams in Chicago Pittsburgh and Philadelphia as part of the National League circuit during that period.

Billy Sunday Evangelist Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia

Baltimore and Chicago Market Quotation Summary

Livestock and produce prices from Baltimore and Chicago show potatoes steady, poultry meats mostly steady, and eggs at 671. Cattle in Baltimore steady at 10.00 to 13.50. hogs higher, top around 11.50. sheep negligible. Chicago reports fairly active hogs up to 11.20, cattle 9.75 to 11.50, calves 11.90, cows 7.35 to 8.50, and sheep very slow with lambs 11.50 to 11.75 and weak demand.

Baltimore N. J Baltimore Livestock U. S. Dept. Agr Chicago

Baltimore Grain Market Closing

Baltimore radiosgrain market notes show Wheat No 2 red winter at 1.12 a bushel for October delivery, Corn 86 to 88 cents, Barley 65 cents. Winchester Market lists Wheat 1.06, Corn 86 cents, with last year comparisons: Wheat 85 cents, Corn 78 cents.

Baltimore Winchester

Woman's Society of Christian Service October Meeting

The Woman's Society of Christian Service in Rest Virginia will meet on Saturday October 11 at 8 p m at Miss Ethel Barrett's home. Rev George Turner has returned to Georgia to resume ministry studies after a summer in Rest. Mrs Holmes Snapp of Martinsburg visits Miss Barrett. Mr Thomas Shiley is in King Daughters Hospital Martinsburg for emergency appendectomy with satisfactory prognosis. Mr Murchel Lamp of Washington DC and his mother visit Martinsburg as she remains critically ill.

Rest Woman’s Society of Christian Service Ethel Barrett George Turner Rest Church Georgia Holmes Snapp Martinsburg E. W. Smallwood Earl Prince Amos Prince Stephenson Thomas Shiley King Daughters Hospital Murchel Lamp Washington, D. C Lamp

Treasury Status Receipts and Debts Reported

Treasury brief notes receipts of 11.22 million dollars and expenditures of 56.23 million. It lists gross debt at 51.50 billion dollars and references the Treasury Act position as of October 10 in Washington.

Washington Treasury al Ch & Dye Smt & R AT & T Cela Corp Ches & O Gen Motors Goodyear Grey D Corp Harv Johns Manry Kenn Cop O-G GI Loris (P Mont Ward Bis NY. C Owens-Ill Steel V-C Chem Pfd West UN West Elec Woolworth Young Sh& T

Markets rebound as war nerves ease on gains in steel and aircraft stocks

Stock market steadies after a tentative start with gains in steels aircrafts and rails led by Bethlehem Chrysler Sears Roebuck Boeing Douglas United Aircraft and Dow Chemical. Bond and commodity prices rise while the sterling holds at 4.03 as Moscow signals success against the Nazi drive.

New York Moscow Bethlehem Chrysler Sears-Roebuck Boeing Douglas United Aircraft Glenn Martin Consolidated Aicraft Dow Chemical Western Chemical Western Union Great Northern Ptd Pennsylvania Santa Fe

Boston Wool Market Shows Steady Demand for Government Orders

Boston reports rising inquiries for domestic wools as manufacturers canvass the market for bids on government orders for wool underwear. Spot fine sales closed firm with good twelve months wools at 1.05 to 1.08 dollars scoured. graded medium fleeces brought 47 to 51 cents in grease for bright wools.

Boston U. S

Josh Campbell to Speak in Clarke Virginia

Berryville Va Oct 10 Joshua Campbell a Clarke native now living in France will speak Sunday at 5 in the Community Building under Bundles for Britain sponsorship. Campbell witnessed the fall of France and was in Paris where he had a 23 year business when the Germans took over. He served with French forces in the last war and then with American forces after the US entered the war.

Berryville Joshua Campbell France Britain Paris United States Clarke County

Mrs Pollard Addresses Clark County Club On Virginia Museum

Mrs. John Garland Pollard spoke at the Clarke County Woman's Club meeting on the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. She recounted the museum’s origin with a French officer in 1786 and noted the Hoxton Gen Washington statue in the state capitol rotunda and the long effort to sustain the museum with support from Judge Barton Payne and Alexander.

Berryville John Garland Pollard Rose MacDonald Virginia Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Woman’s Club Clarke County Pollard Hovton Gen. Washington Barton Payne Alexander

Richmond Woman Helps Found Museum in 1934 Effort

Weddel of Richmond highlighted contributions that enabled a new museum in 1934. She described twenty five traveling exhibitions for association member organizations and gifts including Chinese jade snuff bottles from Charles Samuels of Front Royal.

Eva Massey Berryville High School Coucil Robertson F. L C. H. Iden Alexandria Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs Washington Methodist Church

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