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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1940
Page
9
Detroit reports sustained demand for cars as factory output dips. Industry eyes July to December with a large surplus of about half a million vehicles poised to shrink below normal once 1941 models begin production. Re tooling advances by Packard Buick and Nash set the pace for upcoming model introductions and potential armament production needs.
In Gand Island Nebraska Floyd King teased with lighted firecrackers from his car window while a man behind him grew uncomfortable. A confrontation ensued as the two men clashed during the incident.
Marylanders willing to shelter war orphans face legal hurdles as state welfare officials cite two statutes. An annual license is required for nonrelatives caring for each child, proving compliance with care rules. A second law bans bringing in dependent or defective children without 10,000 dollar indemnity to the welfare department.
Secretary E A Kuhn notes 1939 Virginia travel expenditures reached 84.7 million dollars with motorists driving most tourism. He cites widespread car ownership across the US, mobility from good roads, and many short trips enabling frequent vacations.
Charter No 6084 details loans and discounts and various asset categories. It lists deposits, liabilities, capital accounts, and memoranda including pledged assets and secured liabilities. The fragment shows figures for assets totaling 2 613 060 02 and deposits of 2 169 097 06 with capital accounts 443 876 68.
A fragmented list of crossword entries and clues with partial words and stray letters. Items include definitions for Rumple writing fluid letter cinder pressed forward exclamation worker in metals Greek letter finish devoured Chinese fabric sour small perforated ball carouse papal etc with disrupted text and incomplete phrases.
John F Bumcrots of Nevada Mississippi blamed cobblestone streets for his mishap in Baltimore. He drove onto elevated trolley tracks thirty feet above street level and the car tipped landed on its side but he escaped injury. Police charged him with reckless driving and failure to show a registration card.
Pittsburgh reports fashion in two-toned shoes for men next fall matching two toned automobiles. George Hutchins, president of the Pet age Shoe Travelers' Association, notes the trend as a height of style for the season.
A Baltimore letter warned that storm troopers would enter the city and demand control transfer to agents. Mayor Howard W. Jackson doubted the threat, calling it a possible crank note, and delayed comment until next week’s Democratic gathering in Chicago.
Baltimore July 9 England calls for all British actors in America to return home for the war. This will keep Richard Greene from attending the Balti- event and meeting with Maryland fans.
The report notes the premiere of a Maryland motion picture in which a leading actor appears and plans to return soon to his native England as Nancy Kelly and Brenda Joyce are cited alongside the project.
The fragment cites capital reserves and retirement accounts with figures such as 150,000.00 and 50,000.00 and 22,448.07, but the context is unclear. No identifiable persons or organizations are present.
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