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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1940
Page
2
Berryville Virginia hosts the annual Jamboree tomorrow in the high school auditorium with many students performing. The Student Co operative Association sponsors the stage show featuring varied skits including a seventh grade Country Store and a senior class comedy. Door receipts benefit the student association.
Funeral for Mrs. Nena Whitacre Baker aged 50 will be held Friday at 10 30 AM from her sister Annie Johnsons Whitacre residence and at Redlands Church. Rev Roy Behmacker to officiate with pallbearers Pred Whitacre Landon Whitacre John Whitacre Lee Whitacre Dr Nobel D Whitacre and Harry Stotler serving.
The Recreation Association requests books toys games and sports equipment as donations. Call Wendell Barney at 429 or 1879 to arrange pickup or drop items at the Recreation Center at the American Legion Building on North Loudoun Street opposite the George Washington Garage. Support the recreation center.
A personal representative of former King Carol of Romania met the U S charge d affaires in Lisbon, prompting belief he sought American aid. Carol, his companion Mme Lupescu, and Ernest Urdareanu were under virtual arrest and guarded at their Sevilla hotel as Spain reviews the case.
FASTEETH, a pleasant alkaline powder, keeps false teeth firm for eating and talking with more comfort. It helps control denture odor without a gummy taste or paste feel and is available at drug stores.
Locke and Shaffer of Maurertown address Middletown P T A members warning against Roosevelt Third Term and praising Willkie and Garber. They fault the New Deal for undermining private initiative and accuse Robertson of unfitness for Congress. League approves purchases for school and a Thanksgiving supper plan.
Mrs Ida Oates 85 widow of Luther Oates Capon Bridge W Va died yesterday morning at 2. She was a daughter of the late Jacob and Elizabeth Sirbaugh Hampshire county. Surviving a daughter Mrs Lelia Berkheimer Capon Bridge two brothers David Sirbaugh Winchester Harmon Sirbaugh Capon Bridge J I Sirbaugh of this city a nephew Funeral services will be conducted from the Methodist Church Capon Bridge Friday afternoon at 2 followed by interment in Fairview Lutheran Cemetery.
As of June 30, 1940, there were 567,998 consumers of electricity under the Rural Electrification Administration Financed Power System.
R. J. Funkhouser, president of the O Sullivan Rubber Company, will sponsor a public discussion of peak issues at apa Zane Hall Saturday night. He is a former Maryland legislator and former mayor of Harrison New York. The meeting invites the public to attend.
The Winchester Kiwanis met at the George Washington Hotel on October 23 with President Ancell B. Groves presiding. Miss Jean Whitham performed on piano, joined by her mother Mrs Gordon A Whitham, as the Junior Board of Trade Glee Club quartet sang. Past Lieut Governor Lyman Kelley spoke about the Richmond convention. A primary election for 1941 officers and directors was conducted by Sam Brooks with final balloting set for October 30.
The American Bible Society notes Esther 8 9 as the longest verse in the Old Testament and Revelation 20 4 as the longest verse in the New Testament.
Rumford Baking Powder guarantees perfect results in any recipe with no alum and no bitter taste. Authorities prove you can use Rumford in the amounts your recipe calls for. Buy Rumford today and request the free recipe book from Rumford, Rhode Island.
Harry F. Byrd Jr., Winchester editor, told Woodstock Rotary Club that Americans know peace lies in strength and must have the will to demand it. He urged government leaders to inform the public about defense progress, stressing the right and duty of leaders to keep citizens informed.
Elizabeth Margaret Tisdale, 25, wife of Ryland D. Tisdale, a retired naval commander, told a Los Angeles court that she possessed a 14 point pre-marital pact. The document reportedly allowed each spouse to have dating for social reasons.
Mrs Ila May Riley, held on a charge of slaying her sister Mrs Fannie Smoot Shiflett, waived preliminary hearing to go before the next grand jury convening November 5 at Berryville Virginia. Bond set at 1000 dollars remained unposted. Shiflett died Sunday afternoon after being struck by a .22 rifle slug fired by Riley.
The Rev W L Dudley pastor emeritus of the Winchester Church of Christ will lead the morning service at the Strasburg Christian Church on Sunday. He fills in for Rev Arthur Wake who is conducting an evangelistic meeting in Bris Tennessee. The sermon title will be The Divine Dictator.
The Associated Press reports heavy registrations nationwide with an anticipated total vote near 49.7 million, about 37 percent of the population. It compares eligible voters to past turnout, notes stay‑away rates up to 50 percent in the South, and cites Census estimates of potential voters at over 80 million while excluding inmates and aliens.
Antoine Lavoisier, renowned as the father of modern chemistry, was tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal and guillotined in May 1794 after condemnation by the Convention. His execution marked a pivotal moment in the French Revolution.
Answers list reveals Sam Rayburn as Q1 and Benjamin Franklin as Q6. Other items include topics like Squirrels, six months, one, three, Emporia Kansas, and a final no.
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