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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1940
Page
6
In incon, Nebraska Harley Toland, 60, hesitates to repeat his Good Samaritan act after a car blinded him to a hole. The piece recalls a question about the origin of grenades tracing to the French word for pomegranate due to fruit shape.
Agnes West a 34 year old assistant librarian at the University of West Virginia strangled her mother in a Pittsburgh hotel and then leaped from a sixth floor window suffering injuries. In a separate case San Diego officer Anthony J McGuire and Karl Sprague accepted six cases of beer from a truck driver for aiding a stuck truck they say was stolen and recovered.
CBS seeks three housemaids to appear as broadcast performers for a single episode of Americans At Work. No payment, but a liberal expense allowance and on-air credit. Targeted for extemporaneous storytelling about their jobs and salaries. Also notes a new Pittsburgh orchestra for WJZ-NBC and upcoming schedules.
A break in at a Dallas area Methodist church results in the theft of a single Bible. Police say no other items were taken and are reviewing security footage to identify the suspect. The congregation reports no damage beyond the Bible’s loss.
The record shows year to date rainfall and ending 8 a m none with monthly averages for 26 years through 1938. January 2.53 inches February 1.98 March 2.94 April 3.20 May 3.64 June 3.58 July 3.34 August 3.68 September 2.36 October 3.13 November 2.32 December 2.40 Average annual rainfall 35.09 inches courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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