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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1941

Page

2

Indebtedness of Methodist Churches In Winchester District Reduced

Reports from nearly every charge show a strong year in the Winchester district led by Market Byett Church with 120 accessions. Dr. W W McIntyre notes debt on church property fell from about 200000 to 1147 over six years, with three new building projects including Market Street parsonage and Berryville and Stanley Sunday School structures.

Virginia Edburg Market Byett Church Winchester Harrisonburg Berryville Front Royal Braddock Street McIntyre Market Street Church G. E. Hopkins Stanley

Fire damages Bay Elementary at Takoma Park

Fire caused an estimated 10000 in damages at Bay Elementary School in Takoma Park. Classes were postponed for 209 pupils after the blaze started in a first floor storage room with costumes and cafeteria equipment. Fire Chief Irving W. Johnson cited prior break ins and earlier lights seen in the building.

Takoma Park Bay Irving W. Johnson

Mrs Hauptman Native Briton Dies Suddenly

Edith M. Hauptman 78 widow of John L. Hauptman died suddenly Sunday night at 11 40. Born near Monmothshire England May 22 1863 she is survived by daughter Mrs C Wilson Whitmore five grandchildren and four Woore brothers. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at her home with Rev Joseph Byers. burial Mt Hebron Cemetery.

Edith M. Hauptman John L. Hauptman Monmothshire Eng Hauptman C. Wilson Whitmore George Kenneth Edith May Robert Caroline Julia MacKay Buffalo N. Y Breers E. H. Woore Clearbrook A. J. Woore Martinsburg William C Covington F. L. Woore Winchester Joseph Byers Mt. Hebron Cemtery

Cull Apples Aid Cows In Drought Hit Virginia

Virginia dairyman R G Connelly reports that droughts strike pastures while apple harvests produce cull apples and pomace. Experiments at Virginia Tech show dry matter value near hay and corn silage with pomace fed fresh or silaged. To offset lower protein, supplement with legume hay or a 24 percent crude protein grain concentrate.

Blacksburg Virginia R. G. Connelly Virginia Agricultural Extension Division Connelly

One Shot Kills Two Jackrabbits in Oklahoma Field

Geary Oklahoma October 13 Pi As Ross Squires reports he saw a pair of jackrabbit ears dodge along a crop row. He fired once and two jackrabbits leaped and fell dead. He cannot explain where the second jackrabbit came from.

Geary, Okla Ross Squires

Notice of Estate Funds Transfer in Winchester Court

Dorothy M Schaechinger Extrix of Martha Sebecke and Taylor Barr Sergeant-admr cta plan to apply to the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia on October 22 1941 for an order to transfer from Virginia to New Jersey funds from the sale proceeds of Martha Sebecke estate held by Taylor Barr Sergeant-admr cta.

Dorothy M. Schaechinger Martha Sebecke Taylor Barr Corporation Court City of Winchester Virginia New Jersey Dorothy M. Schaeching

Virginia School Children Diet Study Expands Across Counties

Nearly 600 Virginia school children in 14 counties and two cities will report a week of meals including between meal candy and sodas. The data form one third of a state nutrition study led by Mildred Tate with Virginia Tech and Virginia Tech experts coordinating.

Blacksburg Virginia State Nutrition Committee Mildred T. Tate Home Economics Virginia Tech William H. Roney Mary S. Earhart V. P. I. Home Economics Department Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Home Economics Division State Department of Education National Youth Administration For State Home Demonstration Service WPA State Planning Board Experiment Station Roanoke Danville

Bishop Strider Delivers Sermon at Bunker Hill Service

The Rt. Rev. R. E. L. Strider of Wheeling, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia, spoke at Old Christ Episcopal Church in Bunker Hill during annual services marking its long history. Attendees included local Episcopalians. a box luncheon followed on the lawn hosted by Nelson Parish Young Peoples Fellowship.

R. E. L. Strider Wheeling West Virginia Old Christ Episcopal Church Bunker Hill Young Peoples Fellowship Nelson Carlton H. Fox

Ex-Judge Manton Released From Prison

Martin T. Manton, 61, former senior judge of the U S Circuit Court of Appeals at New York, was freed today from the Northeastern Federal Penitentiary after serving the minimum two years for selling justice. He had faced charges in five indictments alleging acceptance of about 122000 dollars to influence rulings over a nine year period.

Lewisburg Martin T. Manton U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals New York Northeastern Federal Penitentiary Manton Supreme Court China

German Plane Crashes in Eire. Four Dead

A German plane crashed on Blackstairs Mountain in County Wexford near Kilkealy at midnight Saturday. The Eire government information bureau announced four occupants were killed in the accident.

Dublin Blackstairs Mountain County Wexford Eire Government Information Bureau Kilkealy

Frederick County Farm Defense Board sets higher production goals

The Frederick County Defense Board outlines targets to raise output of milk hogs eggs and pork by up to 16 percent over 1941 levels with specific goals for fluid milk eggs hogs and pigs. Educational sessions begin October 20 with multiple community meetings through October 29 and officials from local organizations banks cooperatives and the state defense board attending.

Frederick County Defense Board Gravel Springs Star Tannery Gore Tschool Grange Hall Middletown County Court House Mt. Airy White Hall New Clearbrook School New Gainesboro E. Funk I. Fred Stine Julian Everly Frank B. Rees, Jr Mr. Espes Ralph Woods

Slayings of Miley and Mother Said Solved by Confession

In Lexington Kentucky Tom C Penny confessed to taking part in the September 28 robbery slayings of golf star Marion Miley and her mother. Penny named co defendant Robert H Anderson as the other shooter. Authorities report he denied involvement.

Fort Worth Tex Kentucky Marion Miley Tom C. Penny Miley Lexington Robert H. Anderson Louisville Penny Hendericks Brown Ernest Thompson A. B. Price Anderson Newsboy Homer Cramer Thompson Cramer Tommy Lunsford Penney’s Bud Tomlinso Penney Swank Country Club Mrs. Miley

Bahamas Seen From Air Like Stepping Stones to Cuba

Aerial view from 50 miles off Florida shows the Bahamas as a chain of stepping stones toward Cuba. The formation appears spread across the Caribbean, with shallow waters linking banks and reefs visible from above.

Bahamas Florida Cuba

Food Packages For French Prisoners Aired In Talk

Joshua Campbell described how food parcels reach French prisoners via the Red Cross while praising Marshal Petain and Free France. He recalled Paris evacuation, refugee camouflaging tricks, and German efficiency, noting $100 proceeds for Bundles for Britain in Clarke County.

Berryville Joshua Campbell France Red Cross Mr. Campbell Paris Marshal Petain Campbell Germany Hitler Berlin Clarke County Organization Britain Rosalind Hudekoper

Treasury Status Receipts and Outlays Reported

Treasury data shows receipts of 16.26 million and expenditures of 75.48 million for October 10. Gross debt stands at 51.52 billion.

Evening Late News Timetable Across Time Zones

The STAR schedules late news at 9 PM in London 10 PM Berlin Rome and 11 PM Balkans reflecting correspondent deadlines across regions.

STAR London Berlin Rome Balkans

Virginia Crops Matured Before Dry Period Across State

Virginia farmers saw meat crops mature despite a protracted drought. Water shortages and late hay losses occurred while corn and cotton harvesting benefited from dry weather. Apples were affected in size, spinach and beans suffered Eastern Shore moisture issues, and dairies pressed to maintain production with high demands.

Richmond Virginia Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service Augusta Albermarle Nelson Carroll

Maryland Fruit To Go Abroad

Washington county apple growers report export apple sales to England may restart after several years. The surplus Marketing Administration will buy export size fruit, 2 and 1⁄4 to 2 inches, shipped from Washington county. About 73 carloads of apples, including export size, will be purchased this week by the federal agency from local growers, mainly Yorks and Stayman Winesaps, at 80 to 85 cents per bushel.

Hagerstown Mad Washington County England Maryland Committee of Apple Growers Surplus Marketing Administration Federal Yorks

Curtain Call Hoped For Church Builders After Collapse

The Rev. James H. Taylor hopes volunteer workers who built the Four Square Gospel Church last summer receive a curtain call after the building collapsed in a recent windstorm in Springfield Oregon.

Springfield Ore James H. Taylor Four Square Gospel Church

Volcanic Eruption Moves Capital From Rabaul to Lae

The eruption from two craters forces migration of the capital of New Guinea from Rabaul to Lae as authorities relocate government functions and facilities to the safer inland city.

New Guinea Rabaul Lae

Morgenthau Backed as Enemy by Farm States

Senator Bankhead criticizes Treasury Secretary Morgenthau as Public Enemy No 1 of farmers. He argues farm prices rise from scarcity and denies inflation danger, noting large surpluses in wheat tobacco and other crops. Bankhead and Smith say Morgenthau pressures market prices and misstates agricultural policy.

Washington Treasury Morgenthau Senator Bankhead Dala Ankhead Bankhead Smith Senate Agriculture Committee Secretary of Agriculture

Answers to the Daily Quiz

Answers to the daily quiz printed on page four list items and solutions. Aurora borealis alloy author private first class Woodrow Wilson Mrs Wallis Warfield two Sinclair Lewis major domo are provided as the quiz results.

Woodrow Wilson Wallis Warfield Sinclair Lewis Major Domo

Kiwanis workers vow bold red dress to beat Blue Monday

Fifty female Kiwanis International staff in Chicago plan to wear bright red dresses on Monday to lift spirits and counteract Blue Monday, a mood that follows the weekend.

Chicago Kiwanis International

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