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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1940

Page

10

Forest Camp dedication roads marked for visitors

Maps show roads to the dedication of Forest Camp near Little Powells Fort Valley. Route details, scenic driving options, and access points via Route 55, 261, 675, and U S 211 are listed. Speakers include James E. McEntee and Earl F. Clapp with Major A. Willis Robertson introducing them. A Tangled note adds trivia on the first U.S. sports paper.

Powells Camp C. Howard Washington National For Little Powells Fort Valley Dilbeck Pow- Fort Valley Front 1 Strasburg Woodstock Edinburg Fort Valley New Market Gap U. S Little Fort Valley Powell Signal Knob James E. McEntee Civilian Conservation Corps Earl F. Clapp United States Forest Service A. Willis Robertson

Foxy Fox Lies in Wait at Bear Mountain Museum Yard

A gray fox that spent three years in a Trailside Museum pen refuses freedom. After being released with three red foxes, the gray stayed nearby, was nudged out, and now nests in the museum garden. He emerges at feeding time for a handout.

Bear Mountain N. Y Trailside Museum

No Sale in Dallas Hotel Florists Convention Scene

A Dallas hotel foyer on July 11 hosts a gathering of the Texas State Florists Association as a young Black boy asks if the crowd is a convention or something that buys flowers, noting the absence of purchases and a generational moment in the scene.

Dallas Tex Texas State Florists Association

Rain ad draws light Hastings shower

A humorous notice in a Hastings, Nebraska paper asked for “countrywide two inch rain, slow and steady.” The first measurable rain was 0.58 inches in Hastings, with organizers hoping for more rain soon.

Hastings, Neb Don Eee Ae Auten Hastings

Eatin Apple Pie Preserves Vitamin C Better Than Other Apples

Virginia Tech researchers report that apple pie retains 28 percent of Vitamin C, more than fried apples 16 percent and apple sauce 13 percent. Soaking apples in 2 percent salt water before cooking reduces vitamin loss, and storage at 32 degrees minimizes C loss compared with 40 degrees.

Blacksburg Jil Pe Virginia Tech Mary J. Satorius Satorius

Whiskers the dog receives medal in Fairbanks ceremony

In Fairbanks Alaska on July 11 a small black dog named Whiskers owned by the Sherman Noyes family is awarded a medal for an act of merit.

Fairbanks Alaska Sherman Noyes

Girl Rescued as Bear Harmlessly Fleeing After Wave of Barking

Five year old Di erdre was left at a Yukon cabin as the mother and friends took a boat trip. Whiskers the dog barked at a large Black bear and leaped at its sides, distracting the animal until it fled into the brush. The girl remained unharmed.

Dierdre Yukon

Siegfried line ruling ends dispute over barricade

The Siegfried line must be destroyed, Judge Justin F. McCarthy ruled in a case involving Frank Skwirut, of Polish ancestry, and John Neurohr, of German descent. Skwirut built a fence called the Maginot line. Neurohr tore it down and built a seven foot barricade named the Siegfried line. Skwirut was arrested for disorderly conduct and Neurohr faced a promised demolition order.

Chicago Justin F. McCarthy Frank Skwirut John Neurohr Skwirut Maginot Line Neurohr Siegfried Line Ore Eenten

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