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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1940

Page

8

Roosevelts Inaugural Parade Draws About 18000 Marchers

Approximately 18 000 people marched in a procession that took more than three hours to pass the reviewing stand.

Franklin D. Roosee

Three Injured In Berryville Car Crash Near Ayier Mill

Three soldiers suffered injuries when their car sped through Berryville at 1 o clock this morning and hit a telephone pole near Ayier mill. William H. Reynolds 19 Raymond Faulkner 22 and Robert E. Anderson 21 were removed to Walter Reed hospital with lacerations and chest injuries. Police consider reckless driving possible as details on units were unavailable. The vehicle was heavily damaged.

William H. Reynolds Raymond Faulkner Robert E. Anderson

Eight Lose Lives in Civil Air Patrol Crash

The crash left eight dead or dying as pilots and four passengers were pulled from wreckage. Only one survivor remained in critical condition. J H Hertihy cited no radio icing reports from the crew. Civil Aeronautics Authority investigators held their preliminary findings. The flight started in New York with stops in Philadelphia Akron Ohio and Cleveland before a motor issue led to a transfer of crew and passengers to a second plane in Cleveland. Light snow was falling as details emerged.

Civil Aeronautics Authority New York Philadelphia Arkon Cleveland Philip C. Scott

Plane crashes near Chicago during routine approach

Weather ceiling 1200 feet and visibility one mile as an airliner circled for 28 minutes awaiting landing orders. Co-pilot George Young reported ground visible, but the plane suddenly roared, nose dipped, turned left, and hit the ground, bursting into flames. An airport employee described a perfectly normal approach before the crash.

Chicago George 5. Young Richard Rocas

Pauly Case Involves Automobile Fraud And Jail Visits

A district inquiry traces an automobile scheme with Jack Johnson identified as Mr Zimmer man of Charles Town West Virginia who received and the car was resold to Pine Motor Company and left town. Pauly was later visited by Norman Petow York Pa attorney and a woman Lula Goodling York Pa.

Jack Johnson Mr. Zimmerman Charles Town W. Va Pine Motor Company American Legion Lice Pauly Norman Petow York, Pa Lula Goodling

For Rent and For Sale Classified Snippet

Mixed 1940s era classifieds list rental offers for apartments rooms and new bungalows at various addresses with phone contacts, plus sales notices for orchard farm property near Charles Town West Virginia and used tires radios meat beagles and small office spaces. Prices and dates vary.

Main Pike Robert Bly Charles Town West Virginia

Virginia Apple Growers Seek Larger Exhibit at State Fair

The Virginia horticulture society plans bigger apple displays for the Richmond State Fair and mails storage reports to growers as of November 15 starting in 1941. Talks covered cutting costs, insect damage, and packaging efficiency with about 400 attendees at the George Washington Hotel banquet and dance.

Ciety Blacksburg Richmond J. A. Cox Virginia George Washington Hotel Campfield

Goes Free On Old Murder Charge

Leo Brothers, previously convicted, was acquitted by a Circuit Court jury in St Louis of the 1929 murder of John De Blasi. The case had lingered 11 years as Brothers denied the shooting and testified he was miles away at a Meramec river resort.

ST. Louis Leo Brothers Alfred J. Lingle Chicago Brothers John de Blasi Meramec River

Greeks Seen Closing In On Assault Across Europe

Soldiers report Greek forces tightening their grip amid morning assaults while RAF bombers retaliate reaching Duesseldorf and striking Italian industrial targets. Britain signs a Turkey trade pact hailed as a strategic wedge against Axis influence, as Moscow warns Tokyo its China policy remains unchanged despite Japan’s recognition of Wang Ching Wei.

Turkey Dardanelles London Britain Moscow Russia Tokyo China Japan Wang Ching Wei Nanking Chiang Kai-Shek Chungking

Daily Crossword Clues Mixed From Classic Puzzles

A compact listing of crossword prompts with across and down clues including Stalk of grain Froths Coronet and others plus a reference line about distribution and a Malt beverage note. The page labels clues for various lengths and prompts players with numbered items across and down.

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