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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1941

Page

2

Berryville FFA Fair Opens With Many Entries Tomorrow

Berryville High School hosts the annual F F A and Home Economics Fair with 60 plus classes. Most classes restricted to county soil club students while open contests welcome any exhibitor choosing a product. New features include grand prizes for high point boy and girl and an educational exhibit showing county and state experiment results.

Sxserryville Berry High School a.Henry M. Davis SSS Tre Canis Hasii Schalure Berryville Boyce

District G Teachers to Meet at Madison College in Harrisonburg

Virginia Education Association District G will hold its annual meeting in Wilson Hall at Madison College Harrisonburg on Saturday October 25. Miss Ethel Spilman of Harrisonburg announces CBS founder Eric Sevareid will speak at 11 30 on the European situation.

District G Virginia Education Association Wilson Hall Madison College Harrisonburg Ethel Spilman Eric Sevareid Columbia Broadcasting System Sevareid Europe Emma Lou Garber Mt. Jackson Ruth E. Miller C. W. Dickinson, Jr State Department of Education Frederick County Saxton Samsell Stephens City Annie Preston Starling Hazel Mae Carl Mae White Hall C. Gordon Ethel Reba Cooper Bryarly Charlene Grim Kernstown Martha Funk H. Denis Hoover Middletown Virginia The Augusta Clarke Bath Frederick Highland Page Rockingham Shenandoah Staunton Waynesboro Winchester Garland Quarles G. S. Click

Faces Charge of Stealing From Cleveland Widow

Leon A. Hodge 36 is charged in Cleveland with stealing 2492 dollars in insurance money from widow Vivian Lytle after her husband’s death. He waived extradition to Ohio, where police will seek restitution of the car funds.

Harrisonburg Leon A. Hodge Cleveland Ohio Ohio City Hodge Washington Thomas Casye James Reddy Cleveland Police Department Vivian Lytle Clarence Leake

Judge Fletcher May Retire

The State Corporation Commission seeks funds to retire Judge William Meade Fletcher the sole eligible member under the 1938 retirement bill for 1942-44. Fletcher age 71 Oct 21, long service since 1928, held posts in Virginia and Montana courts and academia.

Richmond State Corporation Commission William Meade Fletcher Thomas W. Ozlin Price Fletcher Ozlin Sperryville University of Virginia John Marshall Law School Chicago Northwestern University Cascade Montana Rappahannock County

Virginia Defense Funds Reach Over One Billion Total

Federal defense expenditures in Virginia for three months to Oct 1 total $24,060,682. Major builds in Norfolk $6,697,000 and Yorktown $1,879,000. Danville mills ordered 3.5 million yards of cloth, Lynchburg hosiery mill supplied 250,000 wool socks. Virginia contractors won $8,123,077 in construction awards.

Richmond Virginia Virginia Defense Council Office of Production Management State Department of Education Norfolk Yorktown Danville Lynchburg

Instal Lights In Church At Gravel Springs

Special services will be held at the Gravel Springs Lutheran Church October 20 to 24 for the installation of a new electric light system. Each evening at 8 o’clock the program includes a public meeting on Monday led by the Ladies Aid Society and sermons by visiting pastors through Friday.

Gravel Springs Lutheran Church Mar Ladies’ Aid Society J. A. Keisler Toms Brooks M. L. Zirkle Wardensville W. Va F. B. Lingle Strasburg J. A. Shealey Woodstock E. B. Smith

Mrs. Dora Jensen Dies in Portland Oregon at 73

Mrs. Dora Forney Jensen, 73, of Portland Oregon, died from complications. She was born to the late John and Annie Forney of Stephenson Virginia, lived in Montana briefly, and left a daughter Mrs. James Bond and two grandchildren Milan and Virginia Bond in Portland. One sister Mrs. Clara Forney Clarke of McKeesport Pennsylvania survives. Rites may be held in Portland.

Portland Oregon Dora Forney Jensen Jack Jensen Jensen John Forney Stephenson Montana Annie Forney

Commons To Have Full Debate On War Progress

London Oct 16 Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons it would hold an early full dress debate on the war. He said the government would say nothing at present unless there are unexpected developments. The next sittings would cover health of the nation and railways before discussing conduct and progress of the war.

London Churchill House of Commons

Librarian V. Vernon Eddy Handley Attends Virginia Meeting

V. Vernon Eddy Handley, longtime librarian and former association president, left for Richmond to attend the dedication of the Virginia State Library. He will participate in Virginia State Librarians Association sessions tomorrow and Saturday and serves this year as committee on nominations chairman.

V. Vernon Eddy Handley Richmond Virginia State Library Virginia State Librarians Association Eddy

Court fines set in trial of Asbury Jacob Lee

In Court of The Trial Justice Asbury Jacob Lee was fined on three counts for improper registration lacking operator's permit and reckless driving. A. R. Dunning, charged with speeding, was assessed a separate $9.25 fine.

Asbury Jacob Lee Sethe A. J. Tavenner A. R. Dunning

Desertion grounds divorce granted in Supinger case

Frederick Circuit Court grants divorce in Little K. Supinger versus Robert J. Supinger on desertion grounds. Decree prohibits remarriage for six months by either party.

Frederick Little K. Supinger Robert J. Supinger

Aluminum Firm Dispute Heard at Fairmont Plant

The Defense Mediation Board opened a hearing into a labor dispute at the Fairmont Aluminum plant in Fairmont. CIG Aluminum Workers of America threatened a strike on October 7 for an eight cent an hour wage increase but postponed the walkout at the board’s request.

Washington Defense Mediation Board Fairmont Aluminacy Fairmont Cig-Aluminum Workers of America

Feeder lambs and better grades noted at creamery sale

Feeder lambs sell with two lambs achieving better grades. Butter face creamery butter sold wholesale at 37 cents per pound as part of surrounding market notes.

Ee Creamery Butter Wholesale

Army Milk Purchases Hit Daily $45,000 Bill

The Quartermaster Corps is buying forty five thousand dollars worth of milk for the Army each day. This high usage reflects ongoing supply needs for military rations and related services across installations.

United Wise Army The Quartermaster Corps Army

Scout Finance Campaign Opens in Clarke County Berryville Va

The Clarke County Junior Board of Trade hosts a Scout finance drive meeting in Berryville with 25 business leaders. Scout Executive Dan Seivers and A Mac Kay Smith along with Ben Belchie address the group and outline roles for White Post, Boyce, Berryville, and White Rock Camp activities. No county quota was set until program details are firmed.

Berryville Clarke County Clarke County Junior Board of Trade David Donovan Couny Boy Scouts of America A. MacKay Smith Ben Belchie Dan Seivers Winchester White Rock Hampshire County West Virginia White Post Boyce Edward B. Lee James Burnette Greenway Boyce and Chapel District Walter D. Wiscarver, Jr

False Nobel Hamlet Railroads Venus Coward Logan James Micah

The list includes items labeled false and true names across diverse domains, touching literature Nobel laureates, Shakespeare, engineering transit, astronomy, a playwright, a Civil War general, a common given name, and a biblical prophet.

False Nobel Hamlet Railroads Venus Coward Gen John A.logan James Micah

A Home Newspaper Devoted to the Community

Local paper highlights community interests and neighborhood news in concise notices and civic updates for residents.

Tongue Length at Rest Reported as Three and a Half Inches

The text states that at rest the tongue measures about 3 1 2 inches long. It presents a brief fact without broader context or comparative details.

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