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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1940

Page

7

Picnic of Sons of America Sets Two Day Schedule

Ungers Store West Virginia hosts the seventeenth annual Patriotic Order Sons of America picnic July 19 and 20 with baseball games, concerts, vaudeville acts, speeches by B S Cross Price Clark and congressional candidate Jennings Randolph, and rides. Camp on grounds Friday night under state police supervision.

Ungers W. Va the Patriotic Order, Sons of America Berkeley Springs “Panthers Cacapon “Eagles Billie Valley Ramblers Dixie Sweethearts B.S. Cross Price EB Clark P.O. S Ss Ae Ramblers Shorty Berkeley Springs High School Berkeley Springs Independents Winchester Wholesalers Klinedinst Entertainers Sunshine Girl Jennings Randolph Daniel Boone Dawson West Virginia Douthat Nesmith Vaudville J. A. Glaize Amusement Co

Hitler May Invade If Fall Food Shortages Loom

In warning style analysis the piece argues Hitler could seize invasion once British food supplies tighten as German blockades strain merchant ships. It contends Britain may weather oil shortages while Europe faces hunger and economic chaos, predicting civilian suffering and possible early war end.

British Isles Hitler Britain Europe Germany

Britain’s Air Strength Shapes Invasion Calculations

The piece analyzes British air power and German losses as key factors delaying a German invasion of England. It notes British fighters denying air superiority, German raiders shot down, and German planning hinging on a massive bombing campaign. It also mentions Balkan tensions and a potential two-front risk for Nazidom.

England Puehrer Germany Russia Balkans Romania Mediterranean Air Ministry

Army Enlisted Men Eligible for West Point Admission

Questions discuss enlisteds entering West Point under current rules and the competitive exams. The four year course leads to recommission as a second lieutenant in the regular Army. A second item notes business suspension in mourning President McKinley with brief descriptions of ceremonial pauses.

Regular Army United States Military Academy West Point United States McKinley D. H. A. Andrews

Wheel Stalled on Street Railway Line Minute Entry

A brief note records a stoppage on a street railway line with wheels frozen on the tracks. The incident appears in the minutes as a momentary halt affecting service and traffic flow.

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