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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1940
Page
2
Detroit October 11 A new rickets test detects high blood phosphatase indicating poor maternal nutrition during pregnancy. Dr Don J Barnes Harper Hospital Detroit states the enzyme marks early disease before X rays or other exams. The simple blood test is cheap and usable where X rays are unavailable.
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list copper Francis B Sayre Joan of Arc Telegraph Speed Boxing Saxe-Coburg-Gotha One In the American colonies Third.
The second annual Rockingham National Turkey Festival opened in Harrisonburg Virginia with Senorita Erma Castillo Najera crowned Queen Rockingham II by Governor James H Price. Thousands attended coronation and a two mile grand parade was planned for today with 30 floats 20 bands and up to 50 000 spectators.
Saturday night and Sunday afternoon and night dances at Oak Grove feature music by Marshall Adams and his three colored Hot Shots. The act offers live entertainment for local crowds on the specified dates.
Jones Funeral Home notes that adequate facilities and trained services cost less than often claimed, urging frank discussion on funeral expenses and transparency about pricing.
Kernstown Methodist Church will host Rally Day and Cradle Roll services on Sunday October 15. Children lead the event with preaching at 11 a.m. followed by communion during the morning service.
Readers of The Star are cautioned that Europe reports are censored before reaching the United States, signaling restricted wartime coverage and limited foreign intelligence for American audiences.
Foreign affairs writer DeWitt Mackenzie of the Associated Press provides interpretive analysis on The War Today, examining strategic aims, international responses, and the broader implications of current events.
The National Scholastic Press Association awarded honor ratings to Virginia yearbooks in a national contest. Winners include All American Sampler from Sullins College Bristol. First Class titles such as Virginian State Teachers College Farmville and Marshallite Richmond. Second Class Hollins Spinster Hollins College and Bluestocking Mary Baldwin Staunton.
Clarence L. Yontz died yesterday afternoon at 1 30 at the home of Mrs. J. P. Stryker 506 North Kent street where he had lived 25 years. He had been ill for a year and a half and earlier worked 30 years for the Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Company after earlier days with the Virginia Woolen Company in Winchester. Born February 18 1888 he spent most of his life here. Funeral services tomorrow at 11 at Kurtz Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Rev Leslie Shirley will officiate.
Baltimore October 11. State Insurance Commissioner John B Gentrum urged watchful waiting and conservatism for casualty and surety companies. He warned that brief defense boom prosperity is not steady trade winds but potential financial hurricane if left unchecked, a caution echoed to National Casualty and Surety Underwriters in a recent address.
Bell Clothes keeps a one game lead in League B as Bill Baker posts 128 and Jim Merriner 129 in wins over Lee Baking. Glaize & Bro. salvages a game with 139 from Phil Glaize against the Letter Carriers led by Edwin Clevenger's 134. Frances Profitt and Helen Berry lead the ladies with 139 and 134 while Jack Crowl posts 161 and Lee Ressiguie 159 for the men. Crowl’s 161 comes with no marks after the sixth frame but a 104 and a double strike in the fifth frame.
Eagle Rock California October 11 Married people have fewer problems and longer lives than the unmarried, divorced or widowed according to Dr. Paul Popenoe of the Institute of Family Relations. A 5000 person National Recreation Association study cited shows the unmarried slide into a rut while married people seek more activities. He notes higher divorce rates among college educated women and calls for stronger home and school ties and greater parental involvement.
Harrisburg report shows Pennsylvania National Guard using pick handles as anti tank guns and stovepipes as trench mortars during August maneuvers in New York. Major General Edward Martin notes shortages persist with little material change since last spring inventory.
A promotional weight loss notice claims a teaspoon Kruschen in hot water each morning activates the liver and kidneys, plus reduced calories and 80 days of plan. It urges weighing in after 80 days to prove fat loss with a money back guarantee for the four week jar.
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