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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1940
Page
10
Gibraltar lies at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula guarding the Mediterranean entrance. The Rock has been British since 1713 and fortified into an impregnable defense. A secure harbor at its foot serves as a major naval base. It measures about 2.75 miles long 0.75 miles wide and 1396 feet high, covering nearly two square miles.
An agricultural advisory notes most Virginia orchards face mice damage affecting trunks and roots. It details bridge grafting and approach grafting as remedies, plus prep steps for sprouts, wax, and tools to save valuable trees before buds swell.
A bright urging poem urges readers to brighten their mood and facial expression. It mocks gloom and incentives smiling to lift others and themselves, emphasizing that taking charge of one’s look can improve social atmosphere and lift collective spirits.
In Minneapolis on April 29 a census enumerator was invited for lunch by a 70 year old resident in the Kenwood district. She has since waylaid him, inviting him to lunch each day during his rounds, bringing his tally of lunches to five.
Gypsy, the house cat of Clifford Jacobs in Georgetown Texas, reportedly gave birth to four kittens and created a housing dilemma as neighbors and Jacobs testified. Authorities from Texas universities concluded Gypsy had adopted a litter while Jacobs was distracted, despite claims the kittens resembled skunks.
A theater stage flood interrupts a performance of The Women in Murfreesboro Tennessee as a bathtub leaks. Crew mop up and stage crew resume the show after the outage.
Two light shocks were felt in Cento California at 10 55 and 11 35 p m with no damage reported by the police department.
Clues listed include 44 Medley 45 Slay 49 Funeral pile 47 Son of Jacob 51 Low island 48 Grown old 53 Permit a distributed by King Features Syndicate with no full context or solution.
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