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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1941
Page
3
Preston Grover, longtime AP correspondent, recalls a quieting incident in an Arab town where looting had run rampant. An armed armored car deployment, led by a French-speaking druggist and police chief, arrived with a French lieutenant to restore order at the hotel.
A U S journalist five miles ahead of a British armored column in Barce Libya walks into the town alone during Arab rioting. He calms a mob after meeting Italians and Arabic locals, notes looting, and reports a threat to execute 50 looters if violence continues as the British approach Bengasi.
The STAR reports press time differences with 9 P.M. in London and 10 P.M. in Berlin and Rome, 11 P.M. in the Balkans, indicating the publication schedule for international editions.
The question points to Mexico City as the oldest in America, noting it was the ancient capital of the Aztecs and precedents such as the Nahuatlacas Chichimecs and Toltecs.
New York clubs plan elaborate New Year Eve services with free shaves hangover cures and special amenities. Prices top twenty dollars per person and include barber equipment milk bottle service outside a milk wagon and chauffeurs to assist departing guests. Oyster bars stock 100000 oysters for hangover stew and some venues offer cash prizes for bold New Year resolutions.
A member of the Illinois Natural History Survey notes no verified timber wolf killings in Illinois for 25 years and explains that wolf reports he investigates usually prove to be dogs or coyotes.
A crossword style list mixing clues and partial phrases for many short definitions. Includes many entries like distances terms and various parts of speech, with several garbled fragments and incomplete hints.
A gunman disguised as a chauffeur entered Mrs Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt's wedding reception in Beverly Hills and fled after stealing two diamond clips worth $3000. Lady Thelma Furness warned the robber, cops filled the scene as Gloria and Pasquale De Cicco had just wed and left for a trip. A second man delivered a note and V bet before exiting.
P Hagr town Md Dec 30 Probable effects of drouth and hot weather this year on growth and fruiting of trees in 1942 will be discussed at the forty first annual meeting of the Maryland State Horticultural Society next week. F P Culinan Beltsville will lead the two day session Monday with several hundred fruit growers expected. Other speakers include A Lee Schrainer University of Maryland Joseph G Harrison Berlin Md society president R B Corbett director of the University of Maryland Extension Service who will speak on price levels and W S Haugh Winchester Research Laboratory Opening day topics cover national trend in apple varieties the age profit relation of apple and peach trees tree removal programs and effectiveness of growers organizations.
Baltimore reports at the American Society of Bacteriologists meeting describe streptothricin a new germ killer from soil fungus. Dr. Waksman and Dr. Woodruff report its potency against streptococcus and potential human use with less toxicity. Another finding notes penicillin from mold capable of destroying pneumonia and streptococcus germs in minute dilutions.
Railway Express Agency Inc files with the Virginia State Corporation Commission a petition to publish and apply a 10 cent emergency charge on each less carload express shipment moving within Virginia. The measure mirrors an interstate 10 cent charge filed with the ICC and would take effect January 20 1942. The hearing is set for January 13 1942 at 11 A M in Richmond with all interested parties urged to attend and testify.
Princeton New Jersey December 30 The American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Physical Society propose a year round physics program to train scientists in three years instead of four for war needs. They warn faculty shortages as an estimated 40 percent of teachers are engaged in war research and call for heavier workloads and no formal vacation periods at colleges and universities.
Michigan hosts eleven cities and towns with automobile defense plants while Ohio has nine and Indiana seven, indicating a regional concentration of production sites. The count highlights a broad defense industry footprint across the Midwest in automotive sectors.
Clark Grim signs a declaration dated December 29 1931 stating the note that the signer will not be responsible for debts made by anyone other than themselves.
Philadelphia officials report about 700 service members have received permission to shed uniforms on New Year’s Day and join the Mummers parade. Some 8 000 to 10 000 Mummers are expected to compete for 25 000 dollars in annual prize money as the parade begins at 8 30 a m.
In Newark New Jersey on December 30 a stage door guard barred a preteen from a Youth Festival concert. Lorin, a guest conductor and celebrated child prodigy, intervened to ensure the boy could attend the event despite the sign saying no children were allowed.
Inside page presents authoritative war coverage highlighting strategic moves, troop deployments, and political leadership. Descriptions emphasize official statements from military and government sources, with limited graphic detail and formal wording.
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