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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1940
Page
3
The Commerce Department predicted the largest Christmas shopping season in American history. Experts told Secretary Jesse H. Jones that the holiday trade from Thanksgiving to Christmas could exceed the 1929 record in value, aided by lower prices and plentiful American made goods.
A play titled Tractored Out will be staged in the Golden Rule Bible Class Room tonight at 7 30 p m. The migrant workers story features Mrs A T DeMarzo Mrs M K Hutchinson Miss Hellen Keeler Walter Shade L L Shreck Claude Smarts Jr and Victor Wheeler. Admission is free and all are invited. After the play the Woman's Society of Christian Service will hold its December meeting.
Former Paris police prefect Jean Chiappe has been appointed French high commissioner in Syria by Vice Premier Pierre Laval. Chiappe headed the Paris police until his removal by Leon Blum and previously acted as an intermediary with the Germans when they entered Paris.
The article notes Mussolini’s renewed efforts and heavy reinforcements as Italy fights Greek advances along the Adriatic and into Albania. It discusses potential German aid via air power or an invasion through Yugoslavia or Bulgaria and warns that severed communications with Albania could doom Italian forces.
Opequon notes report Mt Airy School evening program with strong student performances under Miss Sarah Shryock and Mrs Mayme Miller. The tribute to Miller marks her forty sixth year of teaching and potential retirement next year. Community updates include visits, illness notes, civic appeals, and tuberculin stamp drive.
In Salt Lake City on December 2, Thomas Wharram faced his federal court citizenship proceedings as his wife died an hour earlier. He attended the appointed hearing and said he had waited a long time for this hour.
SAVANNAH AIR BASE Georgia December 2 Elbert Hull Cordell Hulls cousin is in the army after six weeks of recruit training He endures jokes about his relation while doing kitchen police duty He aims to specialize in radio through the Air Corps technical school and remains popular among his squadron mates
A bluish white beam lighting the London night sparked speculation it could be a mystery weapon. Blenheim fighters with airborne ears reportedly intercepting night raids, while German losses around Britain allegedly rose to about 3,000 since the war began. British bombers conducted raids on Bremen Cologne and invasion ports.
Radio listings note varied broadcasts across stations WJSV WRC WISV WMAL NBC and others. Betsy Furness Elinor Lee discuss film careers. James Melton Francia White sing from Porgy and Bess. Richard Crooks and Alfred Wallenstein mark 12 years of the Voice of Firestone. football film cast of Knute Rockne All American revived on Cecil B DeMille Radio Theater with Pat OBrien Ronald Reagan and co. Evening schedules show sports news theater and orchestral programs including Guy Lombardo and Eddy Duchin with News of the War and nightly music hours.
Funeral services for William Lee Brown 78 well known farmer living five miles southeast of Winchester Macedonia will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. He died Sunday morning from a stroke at his home. Born March 16 1862 in Clarke County he moved to Frederick County years ago. Survived by widow Ellen W Boy a daughter Dora Funk and two grandsons William and Charles Lee Punk of Macedonia. Rev Harry G Balthis to officiate burial at Refugeene Church cemetery near Stephentown. Pallbearers listed as John Sargent R L Petrie Reuben Clark Tomey Gore C E Armel and Frank DeFriese.
Workers in Cadiz gather for the burial of the first of 31 Nelms coal pit victims as rescue crews search the gas filled mine. John Mullen, engineer at the Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company mine, says the men were killed outright by the explosion.
Treasury data for November 29 shows receipts of 16,752,728.75 dollars and expenditures of 23,555,526.76 dollars, with the public debt at 44,266,992,004.68 dollars, decreasing by 772,134.29 dollars from the previous day. The government notes the daily deficit contributing to the debt change.
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