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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1941

Page

10

Tobruk Falls in Libyan Campaign Shaping Mediterranean War

Anglo Allied forces claim a major victory as Tobruk is stormed and captured by the Nile army. The fall threatens Mussolini’s African empire and tightens the blockade along the Libyan coast from Derna to Tripoli, widening the Mediterranean struggle while Balkan unrest looms.

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Radio Highlights Schedule Teases Evening Programs

Radio listings show programs across networks with guests like Emily Dickinson on Cavalcade of America and Edward G Robinson on WRC. Edgy topics include press freedom and appeasement debates with Pepper and Smith while musical acts and news segments fill the late evening lineup.

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Girl Missing From Exclusive School Found

Carol Falk a 16 year old who vanished from a Tacoma boarding school was found in Seattle asleep in a hotel room. Dr Ralph Falk said a caller led him to the hotel and she had hitch hiked seeking work and was taken for observation after fatigue and possible hunger.

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Convention Called In Second District Nomination Move

The Second Congressional district Democratic committee voted to convene on February 28 in Norfolk to nominate a candidate to succeed Rep Colgate W Darden Jr who resigns March 1 to run for governor. Winder R Harris and Norman R Hamilton are the two announced contenders.

Norfolk Second Congressional District Democratic Committee Colgate W. Darden, Jr Congress Winder R. Harris Manners Norfolk Virginian Pilot Norman R Hamilton Portsmouth Harris Hamilton Virginia Colgate W Darden, Jr Second District Democratic Congressional Committee Winde R. Harris Democratic Organization

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