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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1941

Page

7

Presbyterian Group To Meet Soon in Staunton

The annual meeting of the Woman's auxiliary Synod of Virginia Presbyterian church will be held September 23 to 25 at the Second Presbyterian church in Staunton. Speakers from home and foreign missions will attend. Mrs. Francis Crawford of Farmville will preside, with arrangements by Mrs. W. A. Brand and Mrs. C. K. Morrison.

Francis Crawford Farmville Synodical W. A. Brand Second Church C. K. Morrison

Giant New York steam blast roars through Greenwich Village

A massive underground steam main ruptured in downtown New York last night creating a 600 square foot crater and a 150 foot geyser of steam and debris. Police said it was miraculous no serious injuries occurred as the blast knocked residents off their feet and disrupted subway service on the Interborough System’s west side line between Chambers Street and Times Square. Deputy Fire Chief James H. Quinn attributed the cause to a burst 36 inch conduit feeding the hot steam pipe.

New York Greenwich Village James H. Quinn Interborough System West Side Chambers Street Times Square

Argentina probes German ambassador amid subversion case

A Buenos Aires congressional committee moved to present a resolution accusing German Ambassador Edmund von Ther Mann of overstepping his functions and abusing diplomatic privileges. The body claims documentary proof and labels German cultural and workers groups as extensions of the outlawed Nazi party, urging the German chamber of commerce to lose special rights.

Buenos Aires Argentina Edmund von Thermann Or of Deputies Com German Workers Party German National Socialist Party Workers Front German Chamber of Commerce Congress

Funeral Rites for Mr. Riddleberger Held in Woodstock

Harrison Heath Riddleberger aged 58 died in New York City from a heart attack. Burial at Massanutten Cemetery was led by Rev. F. A. Brown. Survived by wife Mary Cuddy two sons Holt and Stephen two daughters Lucy and Mrs. William Higgins two grandchildren two sisters Olive Ridleberger and Mrs. Gilbert Kelly two brothers F. B. Riddleberger and Ralph H. Riddleberger Services were in New York before the body arrived in Woodstock.

Woodstock Harrison Heath Riddleberger New York City Massanutten F. A. Brown Beckford Episcopal Church U. S H. H. Riddleberger Emma Belew Riddleberger George Washington University Norfolk New York The Bank of Manhattan Mary Cuddy Holt Stephen Riddleberger Lucy Riddleberger William Higgins Olive Ridleberger Gilbert Kelly Kenilworth Ill F. B. Riddleberger Ralph H. Riddleberger

Taylor Talks With Pope Pius XII On War and Peace

Myron C. Taylor, Roosevelt’s emissary, met with Pope Pius XII and Cardinal Maglione in private sessions at the Vatican to discuss war and peace. The talks centered on Soviet Russia policy and the world’s welfare, with further meetings planned in Rome next week.

Taylor Pope Pius Vatican City Myron C. Taylor Roosevelt Pius XII Finigist Cardinal Babine Papal Rotary of Star Sovie Russia Neyet Wy Pope Cardinal Maglione Italy Vatican

Tends to Return to Washington for fuller report to President

The phrase notes a report returning to Washington to provide the President with a fuller account than what can be sent by cable. It implies ongoing communications and the expectation of a more complete briefing directly to the executive.

Washington Cable

Who Discovered Robert Taylor and Roosevelt’s Law Degree

The question and answer from The Winchester Star Information Bureau note that E. Aliver Hinsdell discovered Robert Taylor after spotting him in a student production at Pomona College. Roosevelt earned both a regular law degree and an honorary degree from Columbia University in 1907.

Winchester Star Information Bureau Gee Robert Taylor W. E. Aliver Hinsdell Metro-Gwyn-Mayer Pomona Gellegs Roosevelt Columbia University

Presbyterians To Support Work Among Soldiers

The Virginia Synod of the Southern Presbyterian Church endorses financial and organizational backing for church work among members in the armed forces. It backs the defense service council plan to operate through home churches and near camps, with committees in Norfolk, Hanover, and Potomac Presbyteries and offices planned for Norfolk, Newport News, Petersburg.

Richmond Virginia Synod of the Southern Presbyterian Church General Assembly Defense Service Council Union Theological Seminary Virginia Presbyterian Defense Service Council Norfolk, Hanover and Potomac Presbyteries Norfolk Newport News Petersburg

Virginia Council Headed by Rev C J Holelongsworth

The Virginia council is led by the Reverend C. J. Hole landsworth of Norfolk. The phrase Washington is cited as the path forward for a forthcoming step.

Washington Virginia C. J. Hole Landsworth Norfolk

Almanac Promises Handy Daily Reference for Family Use

The 1941 UNCLE SAM'S ALMANAC offers over 100 objects of practical information including school laws postal rates weather facts and health notes. Readable for daily use it stresses value and urges readers to order a copy for ten cents postpaid from the Information Bureau Washington D C.

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