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Newspaper
The Pulaski News
Location
Pulaski, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
13
A Virginia maid page recounts a cautionary epic about a drunk driver causing a fatal accident on a highway. It tells of a mother and two children killed, a grieving father who prays, and a plea to abandon whiskey while driving to join loved ones in heaven.
Frank Creger Virginia Maidfooter fished Claytor Lake after work Tuesday afternoon and returned that night with 23 catfish. The haul included several sizable specimens, enough to “choke a horse.”
Notice to all men with lockers at the Monticello Club to remove locks and clean out their lockers so the facility can be painted.
Department news item notes local happenings in Radford with Albert Fold referenced in a brief update. Details are sparse but indicate community events or notices affecting residents and area institutions.
The note mentions Kinkey Darnell and Boots Haskins leaving for Welch West Virginia to join a team in the Mountain State League. Mr and Mrs N E Ambrister spent the weekend in Max Meadows visiting relatives. John D Kirby is described as quite a popular boy with the girls according to authorized sources.
Hansel Eckmans ven dance orchestras provided music from diverse venues on the casino grounds. The retiring president and the new Rotary president were honored during the convention’s third night. The new president is Senor Pereirra of Brazil, a notable opponent of Nazism in South America.
Eckman describes relief funds for Rotarian families and Rotary wartime work in Europe. He recalls the Kungsholm voyage to the United States and notes Swedish shipboard culture, baths, and the Smorgasbord. He discusses Nazi control, press bans, and oppression of Jews, and forecasts a German dominated Europe with barter trade and a twofold American reaction.
The piece argues Paris must stand for democracy against Hitler and frames the war as a revolutionary effort by Nazi Germany. It discusses the Paris surrender and French collapse as a sign of changes, predicting Hitler seeks European mastery beyond material gains.
A young singer named Hannah encounters a flood in Montana, described as a notable, unfolding incident. Local observers note her presence amid rising waters and the disruption to nearby areas.
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