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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1941
Page
10
Hank Leiber the longtime major league outfielder flew to Chicago at the Cubs request to discuss a potential deal with Cubs general manager Jim Gallagher. Leiber said he is paying his own way and gave no indication of an imminent agreement.
An advertises a 750 question quiz book covering American history government culture and more. It promotes thirty subjects including Presidents politics famous Americans and states and asks readers to mail ten cents postpaid with their address to Washington D C for a copy.
Naval attache Albert Schrader returns to New York after three years in Berlin. He arrived aboard the Siboney, whose captain said a British patrol boat fired three times to stop the vessel during the voyage home.
Election of a Bishop Coadjutor for the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Maryland will be held May 28 and 29 filling a 12 year vacancy in the office. Bishop Helfenstein requested the election which was granted by the church in special session yesterday. No coadjutor has served in Maryland since 1929.
Baltimore April 24 The state industrial accident commission reports a sharp rise in accidents as thousands of inexperienced workers flood Maryland factories for defense needs. Chairman Charles E. Maylan says last fiscal year 16 percent more accidents were reported than the year before with acceleration in recent months.
G H Crumpecker 59 elder Princeton resident and state police superintendent died of a heart attack in a hospital. He had served only 24 days in the post after being appointed by Governor Neely to succeed C C Trus Tallman. Crumpecker was born March 23 1882 in Danville Virginia.
For three weeks a Night School for Adults has met at Gore High School. Sessions start at 7 30 on Tuesday and Thursday nights led by instructor Mrs M L Ragland. The Gore Baptist church will host a Sunday night sermon by pastor M L Ragland on April 27 at 8 pm with no morning service at 11 o'clock.
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