Missing Steve Himself Stone Stirs Local Alarm
Fragmentary note describes a person named Steve Himself Stone missing amid unusual details about clothing and identity. Police urged public tip lines as investigation continues with unclear leads.
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Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1940
Page
6
Man Plunges 275 Feet After Misreading Viaduct
Kansas City report describes P Eager Davidson of Lawrence Kansas misjudging a street car viaduct as a road car and leaping 275 feet onto the tracks before he realized the mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
P— Eager Davidson
Lawrence
Kas
Gasoline ban held necessity in U S reply to Japan
Tokyo August 13 The United States told Japan that export restrictions on aviation gasoline are a military necessity and not aimed at any one country. The reply handed to Ambassador Kensuke Horinouchi in Washington said the United States cannot consider protests and does not discriminate against Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Dome
Kensuke Horinouchi
Washington
Medallions Pattern Promises Easy To Remember
A vintage ad-style notice promotes the Medallions Pattern 6744 with instructions for making medallions and a bedspread idea. It includes list of materials, a photo, and asks readers to send ten cents to Winchester Dept. 259 W 14th Street New York Nay with name address and pattern number clearly written.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Dept
14Th Street
New York
Massanetta Bible Meet Opens With Noted Speakers
The 19th annual Massanetta Bible Conference at Massanetta Springs opened last night with addresses by Dr. S. J. Joekel of Austin Texas and Dr. Samuel McCrea Cvert of the Federal Council of Churches. Dr Joekel spoke the first Bible exposition and will continue through August 18. Dr Cvert spoke on The Church in Peril What of the Future leading a program that includes discussions with about sixty ministers. The event also features a Farm Bureau Insurance Company group of about a hundred agents attending a three day outing and conference, plus an Elders and Deacons Cayman conference scheduled for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massanetta Springs
S. J. Joekel
Austin
Texas
Samuel McCrea Cavert
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Joekel
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Samuel McCrea Cvert
Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Cayman
Sunay
Two Young Pilots Die In Garden Crash Near Conway
In Conway Pennsylvania on August 13 a light cabin plane crashed into a garden killing two young pilots. Clarence Hartling aged 22 of Freedom Pennsylvania and Robert E Browning 27 of Washington DC died in the blaze. Firemen recovered their charred bodies two hours later.
Demobilization of French Army Nears Completion
France announces demobilization will finish Wednesday with the release of last specialists. Of about 5,000,000 mobilized during the war, 2,000,000 were captured by the Germans, and few have been released so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Average Rainfall by Month and Year to Date
Present and Past Rainfall data show 24 hours ending at a.m. rainfall none August to date .74 inches year to date 24.61 inches. Based on 1913-39 27 year period monthly averages list January 2.56 February 2.04 March 2.90 April 3.23 May 3.53 June 3.79 July 3.59 August 3.69 September 2.35 October 3.19 November 2.35 December 2.39. Average annual rainfall 35.53 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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