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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
2
The 4-H Farm and Home Fair and County Achievement Day were announced with dates October 19 20 and 21 and November 10 respectively. A county council meeting tomorrow will select fair officials and exhibit classes including vegetables poultry home exhibits clothing hobbies and crafts.
Charles R Keister, 71, a Roanoke native and longtime Frederick County resident, died after a week long illness at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He formerly farmed for the Welsh family near Brucetown and worked there since 1931. A brief service will be held at Omps funeral home, with burial in Brucetown village cemetery. Pallbearers named.
Brigadier General Samuel Gardner Waller lauded the Virginia National Guard as a strong arm of the governor and a neutral force preserving law and order. He noted pending presidential orders to boost strength by 800 and the receipt of 550 modern automatic rifles, highlighting mobility and staff excellence.
Government scientists announced beetles exhibit hijacking and racketeering behavior in insects. Entomologists reported beetles in Kansas grain fields rob red ants of seeds they carry home.
The Junior Board of Trade in Winchester reports no accidents in the week since the campaign began with a mammoth parade on September 13. Police records show no incidents in that period as the safety drive continues through the city.
London papers unanimously endorsed Prime Minister Chamberlain's Commons address defending Britain's war effort and countering Hitler's Danzig speech. The Times criticized food wastage in the war setup and the fish distribution program as mismanaged, while Beavorbrook's Evening Standard lamented Britain's information ministry and censors.
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 include Denmark North Atlantic and the colors red white and blue. John M Carmody is named as item 10.
L S Shiley was elected president of the Middletown Community League at the first meeting of the school year. L Wright became vice president H S Jones secretary Mae Ginn treasurer. The league will sponsor a three act play Miss Adventure and begin tryouts soon. Two bills were approved totaling 5 17 for hot soup for undernourished children and shrubbery planting on the school’s south side.
Pleas ant Valley Church adopts resolutions paying tribute to the late Mrs. C. H. Fries. The statements honor her loyalty and faith, note her continued influence, and express condolences to the family. Resolutions are sent to Winchester Evening Star for publication. Signed by church officers on Sept. 8.
Gibraltar is described as more than a fortress, a favorite holiday resort drawing thousands yearly. It boasts fine hotels, bathing beaches, and lively Spanish cafe culture, with regular visits across the Strait to North Africa.
Clarke County Headquarters Company 91st Infantry Brigade received high commendations from Adjutant General Gardner Waller based on a board of umpires led by Col. Augustine Hofman. The unit performed effectively during maneuvers at Manassas in the Third Corps phase of the First Army exercise.
California endures sixth day of oppressive heat with southern cities above 100 degrees and San Francisco Bay Area near that mark. Los Angeles reports 19 heat deaths and 100 plus residents prostrated. Bay Area 3 deaths. Lightning sparked 56 brush fires amid localized storms.
Major R. Ernest Dupuy presents in World in Arms a snapshot of nations' fighting strength. He estimates Germany 3,056 planes and 3,056 reserve planes with graphing divisions. Russia 28 mobile anti aircraft regiments and 5 550 planes. France 2,700 first line planes and 5 anti air regiments. Britain 3,300 first line planes and 3,800 reserves. Italy 2,160 first line planes and 1,800 reserves. He emphasizes the division as the proper yardstick for evaluating fighting power and notes the varied totals across nations including Poland and Europe’s armed forces.=
Rumanians report the assassination as highly significant amid German and Russian advances toward Romania's northern frontier. Budapest sources hint at a revolt of the Iron Guard while the Romanian legation in Belgrade attempts contact with Bucharest after failed calls.
In Bucharest a convoy attempt to reach the palace ended with Prime Minister Calinescu shot dead. Masked gunmen fired from three cars as a peasant cart blocked the road. Calinescu died en route to hospital. eight suspects arrested and radio station seized as authorities vow a crackdown and censorship.
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