New England shaken by second quake within a week
The region from Canada to the Midwest felt tremors as Harvard seismographs tracked a quake weaker than last week but still alarming. Reports include rattled dishes and a shattered rare tile gargoyle at Salem Museum with aftershocks, while officials study crust movement from the ice age for explanations. A similar mild quake was reported in New York state with no damage beyond rattled dishes and brief tremors.
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Canada
Harvard University Seismograph
Harvard
Mass
Oregon
Prida
New England
Peabody Museum
Salem
Michael J. Ahern
Pather Ahern
Weston Seismograph
Ossipee
N. H
Empire State
Albany
N. Y
New York State
Hudson
Mohawk
Syracuse
Merry Christmas wish from Mr Winchester
Mr Winchester offers a traditional Christmas message urging prayers for health prosperity and joy this year He contrasts Godly values with the deeds of the selfish and calls for justice freedom and an end to tyranny and hatred. He hopes for peace on earth and goodwill among men.
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Galilee
Benders Style Shop Wishes a Merry Christmas
A festive note from Bender's Style Shop extends warm wishes for a joyous Christmas season to all readers with a cheerful holiday message.
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Bender’s Style Shop
It Isn't Your Glasses Its Twins
Four sets attend John Kerr and Virginia Avenue Schools this year. Bruce and James McFadden are 16 and in first grade at John Kerr. Virginia and Virgie DeHaven are 8 and in first grade at Virginia Avenue. Nelle and Nora Crisman are 10 in fifth grade at Virginia Avenue. Allen and Philip Slaughter are 8 in third grade at John Kerr. Jolliffe Photo.
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John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Bruce
James McFadden
Samuel D. McFadden
Stonewall Avenue
John Err
Virginia
Virgie DeHaven
Eldridge DeHaven
Berryville Avenue
Nelle
Nora Chrisman
Ralph Crisman
National Avenue
Allen Slaughter
Philip Slaughter
Samuel Slaughter
North Braddock
Jolliffe
White House Christmas Festivities Highlight Roosevelt Family
President Roosevelt plans a 5 11 p.m. Christmas broadcast as a 30 foot spruce lights the White House park tree. Mrs. Roosevelt hosts toy and gift basket events for staff and joins district Christmas visits after a family dinner and Dickens reading. Diana Hopkins and Franklin D Roosevelt Jr. attend.
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Ruth Cowan
Washington
White House
America
Roosevelt
Washington Monument
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Diana Hopkins
Commerce
Harry Hopkins
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Ethel DuPont
Sara Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
J. R. Roosevelt
Harry Hop
Harry Hooker
New York
Rain Probable During Christmas Weather Forecast
Extended forecast for the period from 7.30 p m Dec 25 to 7.30 p m Dec 28. Middle Atlantic States expect rain early then generally fair. Temperatures above normal overall, turning colder late.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic States
Merry Xmas Greeting From Pee Dry Cleaning Ser
A brief holiday message from Pee Dry Cleaning Service thanks friends and customers for loyal support in the new venture. The note signs off with season’s wishes and appreciation.
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Pee Dry Cleaning Ser
Rotary bond crosses Atlantic for Winchester friendship
A cablegram to the Rotary Club of Winchester Eng reads that the Rotary clubs cross the Atlantic as a bond of friendship between the two cities. It wishes a new year where darkness yields to light and the dawn of a happier era arrives.
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Rotary Club of
Winchester
Eng
Rotary of the Follow
Atlantic
Lindbergh Commends White on Clarified Position
Col Charles A Lindbergh commends William Allen White for clarifying his stance as head of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies. Verne Marshall counters that White’s views shifted from earlier, as White says the aim is to keep the United States out of war.
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New York
William Allen White
America
Charles A Lindbergh
Verne Marshall
White
Kansas
Marshall
No Foreign War Committee
Iowa
Union League Club
Lindbergh
New York World- Telegram Today
Roy W. Howard
New York World-Telegram
Liquid air blast kills two miners at Enos mine
A premature explosion of liquid air used for blasting killed two miners at the Enos strip coal mine near Spurgeon Indiana. The dead were Ernie Simpson a 35 year old of Lynnville and Guy Ferguson a 55 year old of Spurgeon. Edgar Curry was injured.
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Spurgeon, Ind
Enos Strip
Here
Ernie Simpson
Lynnville
Guy Ferguson
Spurgeon
Edgar Curry
Mother and Five Children Perish in Maryland Fire
Mrs. Dorothy Heinbuck with five children aged 6 to 15 died in a home fire near Oxon Hill Maryland. Police say the family likely slept as flames engulfed the bungalow on the Fort Foote Road, delaying fire response due to few phones in the area. The father, Alton Heinbuck, 36, worked nights and arrived at 8 20 pm.
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Washington
Dorothy Heinbuck
Oxon Md
Catherine
Helen
Alta
Grace
Conrad
Prince Georges County
Alton M. Heinbuck
Heinbuck
Fort Foote
Goebbels Cheers German Children at Christmas Party
Berlin dispatch reports Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels address a Christmas gathering of several hundred children. He urged resilience and sacrifice in wartime, noting heartache from families separated and repatriated children seeking homes, while promising parental love surrounds every child.
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Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Hamburg
Goebbels
Tydings Calls For Peace Terms From Britain And Axis Powers
Senator Tydings proposed the United States seek a public statement from Britain and Axis powers on terms to end the European war. He urged a just peace restoring sovereignty for Norway Denmark the Netherlands Belgium and France, with disarmament, and warned against appeasement. He emphasized choosing a path away from further slaughter and vast destruction.
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Washington
Tydings
D.-Md
United States
Great Britain
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Britain
America
Rush Ends as Winchester Mail Rush Peaks
Winchester postmaster W Nelson Page reports the week before Christmas saw over 260000 mail pieces cancelled by a machine, the largest volume ever for the local office. Incoming mail was heavy with 500 pouches on Sunday and Monday, and year receipts are expected to be the highest in history.
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W. Nelson Page
Winchester
Star
Page
Fire at 7 Glaize Avenue: turkey blaze responders called off
City and County briefs report a stove fire at 7 Glaize Avenue that burned a turkey to ash in the oven as Winchester volunteer fire teams from South End and Friendship rushed to the scene. Also noted are shoppers busy around town, a Front Royal Air Corps incident at sea, and local Christmas furloughs and pool habits.
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Winchester
Glaize Avenue
South End
Friendship Pumpers
Louis J. Klohe, Jr
Front Royal
Air Corps
Canal Zone
France Field
Coastal Bombardment Blitz Hits Lancashire and Manchester
German raiders launched a massive night assault on northwest England, hitting Lancashire and Manchester. Fire bombs and big explosive strikes damaged three hospitals, air raid shelters, shops, homes, a church, and fuel stores. Thirteen people were believed killed at a hospital administration building.
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London
Lancashire
England
Manchester
Peace Plea Is Made Anew By Pope In Speech
Pope Pius XII urged cardinals that a new world order must rest on five moral victories including over hatred and mistrust. He called for fidelity to pacts, rejected might makes right, and urged sincere political and economic solidarity to heal spiritual wounds after the war. He praised Catholic contributions to war relief and spoke of Christianity as essential to future social and economic justice.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
College of Cardinals
Holy Father
Europe
United States
Sacred College
Gennaro Cardinal Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
Junk Co Hails Top Prices for Iron and Metals
Winchester Junk Co announces paying the highest prices for iron and metals. Located at 13 E Fairfax Lane, contact by phone 254 for this service.
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Winchester Junk Co
E. Fairfex Lane
Nearly 7000 Marriage Licenses Issued in 1940 in Winchester area
Records show 6754 licenses issued in 1940 by the Corporation and Frederick County Circuit Courts, with 4123 in the Corporation Court and 2628 in Frederick County Circuit Court, likely a county record amid blood test requirements.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Corporation and
Circuit Courts
Peyton Marshall
Corporation Court
Julian Baker
Frederick County Circuit Court
Hable Hosts Annual Christmas Party Draws 3000 Children
The Hable Palace Theatre held its annual Christmas party for Winchester and Frederick County children, attracting about 3,000 youngsters. Santa distributed toys, books, games, candy, nuts, and oranges, with many gifts given to those in the lobby and to those leaving.
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Hable’s Palace Theatre
Santa Claus
Herman Hable
Winchester
Frederick County
Hable
VLAY BINGO TONIGHT AT NEW EAGLE HOME
VLAY bingo is held every Wednesday at 8 p.m. at New Eagle's Home located at 211 N. Lou doun Street. Participation is encouraged for residents and visitors alike.
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VLAY
New Eagle's
Loudoun St
British R A F raids target invasion ports as invasion fears spread
Pre dawn raids by British R A F hit Boulogne Dunkerque and Ostend amid warnings of a possible Christmas invasion of England. Churchill appeal mocked Italy and Germany while Brauchitsch claimed army strength and ocean defense. Battle of North Africa nears two weeks with Bardia siege pressing on. Manchester bomb and Dover strait snow add to tense war climate.
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R.A.F
Adolf Hitler
England
Berlin
Britain
Walter von Brauchititsch
English Channel
Germany
Pope Tay
Ehrer
Pa von Brauchitsch
Churchill
Rome
Winston Churchill
Vittorio Emmanuele
Mussolini
Rman
Italy
North Africa
Bardia
Libya
Manchester
Channel
Olleys
Dean
Strait of Dover
Hitler
Boulogne
Dunkerque
France
Ostend
Belgium
Mannheim-Ludwig
Season's Greetings From Hodgson and Brown
In appreciation of the friendly goodwill that makes it possible to know and serve you we extend a sincere wish for a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Hodgson and Brown.
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Hodgson & Brown
Gift subscription of The Evening Star promotes yearlong cheer
Special holiday offer for The Winchester Evening Star subscription. Gift recipients receive a greeting announcement. Mail rate is $3 per year and carrier rate is $4 per year.
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Winchester Evening Star
THE
Evening Star
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Maryland
Rush
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Clark Woodrow Jolley
Clearbrook
Clark
Baltimore
McSherry Lupton
Handley School
Pope
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