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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1940

Page

14

Repaid For Tolerance On Ham Radios

Uncle Sam collects defense dividends for 28 years of radio tolerance. About 55,000 amateurs have helped by reporting non amateur signals as government tightens monitoring. Plans call for expanded FCC staff and more listening posts across the United States to track illegal and neutral traffic.

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Local visits and weekend gatherings near Winchester

Social calls occur as Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Orndorff and Miss Evelyn Pugh visit Mr. Albert Simmons and family near Winchester on Sunday evening. Clyde Sibert and family spend Sunday with Charles Hensell. Ben Hubbard and friends motor to Wardensville for the annual camp meeting. Evelyn Pugh visits Amelia Crim midweek. Recent heavy rains are expected to replenish streams for the fall season.

Arthur Orndorff Evelyn Pugh Albert Simmons Winchester Clyde Sibert Charles Hensell Ben Hubbard Wardensville W. Va Amelia Crim

Postmaster Feeds Mail Carrier Hound to End Dog Trouble

Lincoln Nebraska reports Postmaster R. B. Fenton solved a decade long mail delay at a residence by arming all carriers with dog food after a vicious dog blocked a route. The note suggests similar action for other dog problems. A reader asks about epilepsy prevalence, answered with an estimated 600,000 cases in the United States.

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Preaching Planned at Galilee Church in Grimes

Grimes Va August 29 preaching scheduled at Galilee church next Sunday night. The note mentions cordial welcome to all and lists visitors including Ellis Randall and his son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs James Fiddler of Winchester who called on A B Orndorff family last Saturday. Brook Taylor and his son Herbert visited City Hospital Martinsburg to see Louise Taylor who underwent an operation there last week. She is getting along.

Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues From a 9-Column Page

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