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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

14 Dec 1939

Page 5

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Winchester Evening Star

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Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

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Dec 14, 1939

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5

German Warship Interned After Battle Near Montevideo

The German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee is to be interned in Montevideo after unloading 36 dead and 60 wounded. British cruisers Achilles and Ajax, plus Exeter, defeated the Graf Spee in a 14 hour running battle, forcing withdrawal and arrival in the neutral port.

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Montevideo Uruguay Graf Spee Germany Achilles Ajax Exeter Graf Speed Otto Langmann Admiral Graf Spee Deutschland Admiral Scheer Atlantic Kiel London Washington Panan Formosa Brazil Punta del Este
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Virginia Woolen Manager Speaks at Winchester Kiwanis Luncheon

R C Williams manager of the Virginia Woolen Company addressed the Winchester Kiwanis Club on textile industry development. Edwin Parker also attended with other guests including Jesse Oakes Wendell B Goode Lewis Jr Olin Downey A C McNamara and W W Whitlock. A farewell banquet for the club boards and committee chairmen was planned at the Tokes Inn with Sam C Brooks hosting.

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R. C. Williams Virginia Woolen Company Winchester Kiwanis Club Edwin Parker Jesse Oakes Wen Dell B. Goode. Lewis Jr Hagerstown Rosenberger Olin Downey Earl Shade A. C. McNamara Washington W. W. Whitlock Sam C. Brooks Club Tokes Inn
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