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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
8
Chicago reports mechanical pickers and hand huskers rapidly harvesting the 2.532 billion bushel 1939 corn crop. Market value tops 1.25 billion dollars, boosted by European war, with weather aiding early maturity and steady cash returns near 1938 levels.
Frank Morrison resigns as AFL secretary treasurer after 1896 start with the union. Home Martin accuses John L. Lewis CIO of trying to destroy the American labor movement and cites funds spent on auto workers’ control. Morrison, 80 next month, says retirement will help the movement. George Meany is expected as successor as delegates set retirement pay at 6000 dollars. Martin’s speech comes as the teamsters brewery workers jurisdictional dispute looms over convention.
In Baltimore on October 12, James E. Cole confronted officers at a police station after his ice cream shop burglary. Patrolman Volkert entered with loot from the store, and two youths were detained nearby. Cole identified a rabbit's foot necklace as his, leading to charges of breaking and entering.
The A. M. HrGyl Company of New York submitted a low bid of 237 205 for the western halves of two new yacht basins in the Washington channel. Diamond Construction Company of Washington bid 241 124 for the eastern halves and Tidewater Construction Company of Baltimore bid 248 394.
Radio star Elsie Mae Gordon appears beside Henry Billings giant Mobile Mural in the Entrance Hall at the Ford Exposition. The 70 by 30 foot, first activated mural uses bas relief and moving parts to depict the Ford plant at Dearborn with a working V 8 engine. The exposition has welcomed over 5 million visitors to mid August.
Archbishop Michael J. Curley marked his sixtieth birthday as he prepares to head two archdioceses with Washington to be the see. Messages of felicitations arrived as District of Columbia archdiocese gains prominence and the Baltimore prelate assumes a uniquely elevated role.
A church luncheon menu features a savory stuffed egg salad with hard cooked eggs and relish, and a meatless big bean feast built on oven baked vegetarian beans in tomato sauce. The egg salad fills whites with yolk mixture and is served on lettuce with radish and caper garnish. the bean casserole uses Bermuda onions, butter, paprika, parsley and chili sauce for a warming vegetarian main.
A retrospective recounts Christopher Columbus facing repeated refusals from Portugal Spain and influential figures. After years of setbacks including meetings with King John II the Count of Medina Queen Isabella and Cardinal Mendoza he finally secured support the Spanish crown in 1492.
Washington report notes Frederick P. Lee of the Montgomery county civic federation urges court action against owners of suburban apartment houses that are restricted to single family homes. The item cites public finance concerns as a factor in zoning and housing policy.
A bank page shows totals and deposits from individuals partnerships and political subdivisions with time deposits and other items. The document identifies George Bushnell as cashier and K Benham A Bailey as officers. Total assets are listed as 769,992.31 dollars.
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