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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1940
Page
6
A vintage pattern note explains a simple daisy square for crochet. It promises accessories like scarfs spreads and cloths built square by square. To obtain pattern 6860 send ten cents to Winchester Dept. 259 W 14th St New York with name and address.
The meeting opened with the Scout Oath and flag salute. Patrols proposed ideas to fund Christmas, but no decision was made. A man asked questions about his appearance. Sonny Wheeler answered most correctly and won a small camera. Ten boys volunteered for a tableau at George Washington Hotel on December 17.
MacKay Radio said a Port Patrick station intercept reported the 10,926 ton British liner Western Prince torpedoed about 400 miles north of the Irish coast at 2 02 A M. Built in 1929 in Glasgow, owned by Prince Line Ltd and managed by Furness Withy, the passenger vessel had served the New York Rio run carrying war refugees and children.
The U S embassy disclosed that the naval attache’s office in Havana was forced by unknown individuals on the night of November 30. Rep Alfredo Nogueira, head of a Cuban committee probing fifth column activity, said stolen documents with possible great military value were taken from the files.
New York December report says C D Hwe, Canadian minister of munitions and supply, was aboard the Western Prince when it sailed from New York in December, according to an official of Fitness Withy and Company, managers of the liner.
Reported rainfall across the period shows 24 hours ending a.m. 13 ins and December to date 0.46 ins with year to date 32.70 ins. The 27 year average monthly rainfall is listed from January to December, totaling an annual average of 35.53 inches. Courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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