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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1941
Page
5
Olympia item recalls William Schutz age 26 who began jumping at 14 and became a barnstormer. He once washed tall building windows without a safety belt and now lies injured in hospital after a fall from a ladder. Cotton fabric innovations weigh three pounds per square yard for tank and aircraft bullet proofing.
The Civil Service Commission announced three new examinations for federal workers with applications due by December 30, 1941. Posts include Assistant Soil Scientist in the Soil Conservation Service at 2600 dollars per year, Assistant Chief Nurse at 2000 dollars for St Elizabeths Hospital, and Student Dietitian at the Army Medical Center with 420 dollars plus subsistence deductions. Obtain requirements and forms from Herman Lee at the Washington post office.
A Maxwell Street shoe store owner Phillip Yudkoff 22 faced a revolver as a robber pressed him and threw a bag with 800 dollars to his employee Orving Schwartz 38. Schwartz escaped around a corner while the robber fled. The piece ends with a note on the mourning dove.
The report lists 24 hour rainfall none and year to date 25.01 inches, with 28 year averages for each month. A fictional prose segment follows, recounting Susan Farmer's mansion arrival, Roy Leonard and Irene Carter plotting, and a cliffhanger tease for a continued story set around a Park Avenue suite and a dining broadcast.
Radio schedule lists Vox Pop visits York Pa for Dutch farming defense study along with multiple program slots. Mentions include James Melton on WRC TeleHour, Franca White Romberg duet from La Traviata, Ingrid Bergman and Spencer Tracy A Man's Castle adaptation, Ray Robinson vs Marty Servo boxing bout, and a lengthy lineup of music and news programs. An inquiry asks what a valac is, followed by definition of a new fiber from casein for textiles.
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