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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1940
Page
10
A. Saylor, 54, confessed guilt before Judge George A. Solter in the death of his estranged wife Mildred Saylor. The plea allows conviction on manslaughter or murder in either degree, with prosecutors seeking a first degree verdict.
The State competitive Commission issued a charter to the Southern Container Corporation of Winchester. The organization has maximum authority to operate a container business in Richmond and surrounding areas as approved by state regulators.
Capital stated as 500 shares without par value. Robert Carnwath of Rydal Pa is listed as president. The firm aims to manufacture and deal in containers with Joseph W Carnwath of Philadelphia as attorney.
Luther Richardson of Albin Frederick County and Charles Welburn Hartley of Arlington reached a private compromise in Trial Court in Berryville and the Commonwealth dropped reckless driving charges. Both cars collided on Route 602 near Shepherd's Ford early Sunday. no one was injured and both vehicles were badly damaged.
Miss Mildred Helm Forster of Clarke County Berryville died at 2:30 PM at her home. Funeral services will be held at 3 PM Wednesday from her home, with Rev. Lloyd A. Parker of the Berryville Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be at Green Hill Cemetery. She is survived by three sisters Mrs Will Hardesty Miss Ethel Forster and Miss Augusta Forster, all of Berryville.
Gordyne Sedgwick 21, Syracuse University student and New York State Fair queen, was injured at the World’s Fair. She developed ascending myelitis and is in an iron lung at Bellevue Hospital after transfer from French Hospital. Doctors consulted specialists as the illness threatened her lungs.
New York dispatch reports Rep Joseph W Martin Jr Republican National chairman says the GOP will gain at least 60 seats and possibly 75 seats in the upcoming House elections, giving the party a comfortable majority while Democrats hold the current control.
The Japanese consul general Roroku Suzaki ordered Japanese nationals to prepare to evacuate if tensions with French Indo China worsen. Ships were told to prepare at Haiphong to transport Japanese refugees if needed.
George Hammond, who claimed to be a full-blooded American Indian, is held in Wicomico county jail on assault charges connected to the death of Pred Israel, a Black man. Israel's body was found in a parked car near Salisbury after a Friday night fight with Hammond.
Baltimore market notes on apples, potatoes, poultry, and eggs with latest price ranges. U S Department figures show cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep with price bands and supply tones. Chicago and Philadelphia regional quotes for hogs, cattle, lambs, poultry, and butter are summarized.
Markets section notes daily accuracy but The Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors. Readers are advised to verify figures and details from official sources.
Short patent brana prices listed by bag and barrel sizes for 12 24 48 and 98 pound bags. Mixed feed and horse dairy cattle feeds also priced with corn meal and oats notes. The reader is given bag and per barrel rates across multiple weight categories.
Chicago wheat futures firm on Sept 17 with gains up to 54 cents, closing at peak. Prices listed for Sept Dec May contracts across wheat corn oats rye and soybeans, plus lard futures and cash grain bids in Chicago and Baltimore markets.
The Kronprinzessin Cecile once a luxury German liner now heads for the scrap yard at Curtis Bay Maryland. Towed by three tugs it is to be broken up at the Boston Iron and Metal Company after years in the Patuxent ghost fleet. During World War I it served as Mount Vernon a troop transport.
Radio schedule items list 1940s WMAL WISV WJSV programs and featured guests including Otto Tolischus Thomas Mann Nino Martini Dina Shore and Fred Waring with a long evening lineup across stations and times. The entry notes Pulitzer winner Tolischus and Mann giving insights along with various musical programs and orchestras throughout the day.
London Sept 17 Churchill told the House of Commons that Germany continues to deploy barges and ships for an invasion of the British Isles. He warned Hitler will strike when he sees best opportunity, as air raids weigh on London. He reported 2,000 killed and about 8,000 wounded in September raids.
Opera and musical comedy singer Bettina Hall married Raymond Rubicam chairman of Young and Rubicam in San Francisco. She had a Reno divorce last Wednesday from Robert H Webb Peploe of Morristown New Jersey, whom she wed in 1932.
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