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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1940
Page
6
The $6,000,000 Army training camp in Lebanon county hills will be ready when the Guard occupies it. Major William L. Kay, quartermaster, declares the Cantonment near the old summer reservation started in October under federal contracts. The Guard expects a February 17 call to action service.
Washington reports Hungary paid the United States 9828 dollars toward its 2.44 million dollar post World War debt. The payment is described as a semiannual token and one of several by Hungary in recent years, far below the normal 76000 dollars.
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt urged outright cash gifts to Great Britain at her press conference. She said such aid would come from the government but ultimately from U S taxpayers and stressed cash gifts could be less likely to draw the United States into war than loans.
The Baltimore Steam Packet Company seeks ICC approval to acquire part of the Chesapeake Steamship Company. It contends merged operations could cut operating deficits, yielding $205,000 in annual expense savings. Robert E. Dunn, VP, says revenue should be at least maintained under joint operation.
Butch the mongrel owned by Henry Van Buskirk dashes into a shop to grab a can of dog food then returns home. The owner hides the brand but the dog finds it, prompting the store to add each of Butch s purchases to the Van Buskirk account.
Rainfall data for 24 hours ending 3 am and year to date notes average monthly totals from 1913 to 1939 with a total annual average of 35.53 inches cited to Winchester Research Laboratory. The notice announces seizure of a 1940 Dodge Sedan with accessories in Shenandoah County Virginia for tax violations and requires claim by January 2, 1941 with cost bond.
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