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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1942
Page
5
A compact listing of crossword clues with Across and Down entries. Across items include To go astray and Nobleman among others with multiple numbered positions, while Down covers from First woman to Flowed. Clues mention mountains, rivers, metals, and common nouns to fill the puzzle grid.
Chicago guests at Mrs. Sarah George's dinner were asked to weigh themselves before and after eating. The hostess planned to collect five cents to the Red Cross for each pound gained, turning the meal into a charitable weigh-in event.
Mrs Louise Parker ran a five and ten cent store in Memphis Tennessee. She slipped $135 between paper napkins and hid it on a shelf. Two days later she sold the napkins and cannot locate the money or the lucky customer.
The first session of the seventy seventh Congress adjourned after the Manila loss was announced. The War Department reported approval of defense funding and war declarations against Germany, Italy, and Japan. The Senate met at noon for 22 minutes and the House for 46 minutes. The second session will convene Monday with an anticipated presidential request for war funds.
Senator Ball proposes registration of unions and regulation of their operation as anti strike legislation gains traction on Capitol Hill. Renewed calls come after voluntary wartime labor agreements failed to resolve the closed shop issue amid wartime pressures.
Radio Highlights on WIJSV previews Edward R. Murrow Elmer Davis Major Eliot and Albert Warner for 1942. WJSV airs music by W. C. Handy at Hobby Lobby and a Nazi camp evasion report by Stefan Lorenz. The Hit Parade features Matt Artists stars chosen by servicemen with First Kate Mith.
A citizen asked Governor Payne Ratner at Topeka where permits for airplane hunting coyotes are issued. Ratner admitted he did not know offhand and promised to look into the matter.
Present rainfall shows none in the 24 hours ending today. Year to date 0.20 inches, and the 29 year average is 35.55 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1941 are listed by month, with January at 2.51 inches and December at 2.43. Statistics courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
Washington reports during the first two weeks of fighting against Japan the U S Army surpassed the full May 1917 enlistment. 42,657 new men are listed with a possible May total near 50,000 per Colonel Harold N. Gilbert. He notes no relaxation of standards as services mobilize.
SALT LAKE CITY January 3 The plane and bomb mentioned to induce an earthquake have not been made yet. University geologist Dr Hyrum Schneider doubts bombing could disturb an earth fault. Many people have consulted the professor on the matter recently.
Irene accuses Susan of deceit as Roy and Fred clash with Susan in a heated scene at the club. The crowd disperses as Susan contemplates exposure while Mr. Jones and Mrs. Jones scramble to salvage the public image amid mounting tension.
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