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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1939

Page

14

Safety And Comfort In Road Making

Richmond Aug 10 C S Mullen chief engineer of the State Highway Department spoke on Virginia highway development noting the shift from rough earlier trails to modern four lane roads. He recalled 1906 beginnings 1910 license receipts 1922 reorganization and 1932 state take over of county roads reducing local road taxes.

Richmond C. S. Mullen State Highway Department Virginia WRVA Richmond-Washington Mullen State Chamber of Commerce American Association of State Highway Officials State Highway Commission Commission Arlington Henrico Warwick Nottoway

Tragedy on Maryland Farm Ends in Double Death

A two year old boy John Draper dies after his father is shot on a Maryland farm. The baby's mother, 19, is jailed in Baltimore charged with the slaying, claiming she endured daily beatings by Dewey Draper, 41, for a week before she could suffer no more.

John Draper Maryland Baltimore Dewey Draper

Troops From Nine States Train At Plattsburgh

Troops from nine states will conduct a two week field test of the latest weapons along Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh New York. More than 50 000 men from the regular army national guard and reserve units are encamped as five infantry divisions two brigades and about 30 auxiliary units join the multinational exercise.

Plattsburg N. Y Seaboard Seventh Cavalry Fort Knox National Guard Lake Champlian

Legal Diplomacy Scores A Victory

In Harrisburg on August 10 Judge Fred S. Reese invoked decorum in his court but allowed newspapermen to remove coats while attorneys remained clothed. The moment captured a rare display of leniency as coats came off only for press coverage.

Harrisburg Fred S. Reese

Germany Finds Big Iron Deposit

Field Marshal Herman Wilhelm Goering announced today the discovery of new high quality iron ore deposits in Germany. He said the reserves are extensive enough to be worked for the next century, a finding of major importance for a country historically short on iron.

Berlin Herman Wilhelm Goering Germany

Across and Down Puzzle Answer to previous puzzle

A crossword style grid of clues blends across and down entries with references to names attributes and forms. The puzzle asks for solutions to 38 clues covering synonyms species and phrases and ends with a request for the answer to the previous puzzle.

Williams Refuses Another Senate Term In Simple Words

In declining another term Senator John Sharp Williams told Senator Harrison he would rather be a dog and boy at the moon than stay in the Senate six more years. He said he was tired of it all and going home to rest.

John Sharp Williams Rison Moon Senate

Tin mining in the United States a negligible output

Estimates place the total number of Jews at 16 969 000. There is no tin of any commercial importance mined in the United States. Since 1902 about 300 tons of zinc production, all from cassiterite in South Dakota.

United States South Dakota

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