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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
7
Rome report states Italian Foreign Minister and Mussolini son-in-law Count Galeazzo Ciano has entered front-line service as a lieutenant colonel leading a bombing squadron. Location of his operations was not disclosed.
Ten thousand Suffolk residents gathered in the city park to witness Miss Olive Cawley crowned queen of the first Peanut Festival. The parade featured a silver and red float, Virginia and North Carolina contingents, and remarks by rover B Hill, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, praising peanuts as a democratic food and noting federal support for marketing. Governor Price and Governor J Melville Bibton of North Carolina attended.
London January 30 reports the Dutch government announcing the loss of one submarine on war service. The submarine’s name and its operations are not disclosed. This marks the second Dutch undersea boat lost in the war since joining the British. The first loss was announced December 9, 1940.
Six Colorado Women's College graduates start a campaign to revive old fashioned gallantry with a safety bill proposal. The plan aims to require drivers to let passengers alight from the street side door. Local council debate is set for Monday night with men dominating the vote.
The Francis Asbury Union Young People's Revival runs Monday February 3 through Friday February 7 at Market Street Methodist Church with nightly performances by Jesse Van Camp Junior Eu Ensemble Bobby Edwards Historic City Four Male Quartet and a Union young people's chorus under Mrs. Alice Groves and Rev Hopkirs. A rehearsal is set for Friday January 31 at 7 30 p m. Ministers officers leaders and teachers are urged to promote attendance.
Treasury data shows January 28 receipts at $9,624,816.84 and outlays of $32,762,527.53 leaving gross debt at $45,193,819,894.08. The daily increase stands at $10,270,405.21.
Harlan G. Crandall a 29 year old Civil Service Commission employee is shown being taken into custody in Washington by a Justice Department agent. He is accused of looting 30 000 confidential personnel files and turning them over to two naturalized Germans.
Richmond report says of 3917 discharged in Virginia July to November 1940, 1145 obtained private employment, 83 joined the army, 155 navy, two maritime service, two national guard, one marine corps. Camp Roosevelt shifts from Pennsylvania to Virginia as 55 enrollees operate outside state. Virginia has about 8,000 enrollees with 54 camps and 2145 replacements this month. Enrollment rules require six month terms and age 17 to 23 with good health and no criminal record.
The article outlines monthly pay for CCC enrollees, deductions for incidental expenses, and cash refunds on discharge. It notes additional stipends for assistants and leaders, training schools across nine corps areas, and selection criteria focused on leadership and administrative skills. Virginia enrollees have already moved to New Cumberland, Pennsylvania for training.
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