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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1941
Page
10
Marilyn Sahner defended her title by winning the 44 yard freestyle senior metropolitan championship at Manhattan Beach Brooklyn. The meet served as the final prep for the national A A U contests at High Point North Carolina.
The article argues Petain's government may aid Hitler and threaten Western interests by offering bases like Dakar and North Africa to the Axis. It notes U S talks on an air base in Brazil to counter Dakar, Weygand's possible resistance, and French public sentiment against totalitarian rule amid rapid Axis advances in the Ukraine and the Black Sea region.
Warden Jess Dunn was killed during a jailbreak at Oklahoma State Prison McAlester after four convicts seized him. A gun battle left two felons dead and a deputy killed, with one felon wounded and another surrendering. a second deputy also lost his life.
In Atmore Alabama Col W E Persons leads a silkworm project at the state prison farm aiming to build a domestic silk industry. A hundred pounds of cocoons have been processed by a manufacturer as 20 acres of mulberry trees feed thousands of larvae. The effort faces machinery and labor cost hurdles but siroles hope to unravel cocoons locally.
The text describes pushing from Russia to the Caspian Sea then into the Caucasus to access oil. A Persian border gateway to the Near East is noted as a path for additional oil and supplies. The overall aim is a broader victory in establishing a new imperial influence.
Texas citizens in San Augustine county rally to repair rural roads in East Texas woodlands delaying school buses. County Judge R N Stripling cites a failed bond issue and notes 300 volunteers aim to save about 9200 dollars with donated gravel timber and community support including coffee and navy beans.
Rev Mrs Minnie Jenkins from Blainesville Virginia, field agent of the Brackett Burwell Missionary Circle, will preach at Mount Carmel Baptist Church at 3 PM Sunday August 17. She is the mother of Rev Jenkins the church’s new pastor. Everyone is invited.
Lions club members led by Pat Barr took turns at the mic for a broadcast only to find their oratory reached just an adjoining room where Grant Pullock and Charles Kabler recorded the speeches. Dr. J. M. Casey of Boyce announced a USO boxing benefits event.
The Winchester Star notes that the Information Bureau will respond to factual questions. See Page 4 for the answer.
The U S Weather Bureau reports uneven moisture with two weeks of little rain. Corn, peanuts, lespedera, pastures, and most tobacco suffer declines while cotton soybeans cowpeas late potatoes and fruits hold steady. Elberta peaches are being harvested in Roanoke area and southwest Virginia cabbage moves to market.
George Kackley son of Trial Justice and Mrs Loring Kackley Berryville Virginia has accepted a position in the Congressional Library in Washington DC and left Berryville this morning for the new post.
Mr. Kackley begins duties and seeks one more year to finish his history degree. He plans to study at George Town and engage in research while connected with the library. He left Berryville for Washington this morning.
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