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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1940

Page

13

Vaudeville Campaign Ends as Candidates Hit the Trail

In Austin on July 25 the Texas gubernatorial race shifts to a vaudeville style stage as Leon Huff and Jerry Sadler campaign with musical acts. Candidates tour towns and cities in six to eight act itineraries while addressing crowds between songs and poems.

William E. Keys Austin Tex Texas Fident Leon Huff Vernor W. Lee O'Daniel O’daniel Cremonies Huff Jerry Sader Railroad Commission Golden Voice of Prayer Land Texas Rose Ross Hardin Audrey Retha Margie Bobby Ross Gene Autry Olan R. ‘Vanzandt Anticiz Sadler Jarrin’' Jawn Kimbrough Texas A. & M. College Jack Arion B Cyclone) Davis State Capitol Uncle Sam Capitol Dome

Ferdie the Bull Reveals Rope Tail Grafted Stub

In Edwardsville Kansas on July 25 a local farmer notes Ferdinand the bull’s tail was frozen off last winter. A frayed rope is grafted to the stump to swat flies, replacing the missing tail.

Edwardsville, Kas Clifford Banteleon Ferdinand

Blind prodigy reads Braille music with feet on piano

A vivid synopsis notes 1:30 program highlighting WISV with Winifred Moore a blind piano prodigy who reads Braille music with her feet. The listing mentions Raymond Massey and Shirley Ro dred Dilling observing, Bing Crosby, and a lineup of radio hours featuring Rudy Vallee, Gracie MacDonald and Maxie Rosenbloom with various acts and news segments throughout the evening.

Winifred Moore Raymond Massey Shirley Rodred Dilling Bing Crosby WRC Don Quixote Rudy Vallee Billy House Sancho Panza Gracie MacDonald Dulcines del Toboso Maxie Rosenbloom Dulcines Wmal—Izler Solomon Illinois Orchestra Les Concerts Symphoniques de Mon Nicolai Wiki

Spencer Divorce Actions Hit Swag Over Finances

Santa Monica Calif July 25 Mutual divorce actions involve Commander Earl Winfield Spencer and Norma Reese Johnson. They clash over alimony with Mrs Spencer seeking 100 dollars a month from a 343 33 monthly pension of a retired naval officer. Both claim cruelty.

Santa Monica Calif Earl Winfield Spencer Duchess of Windsor Norma Reese Johnson Detroit Spencer Prince of Wales Coronado Prince King Edward VII of England Wallis Warfield Ernest London Shipping Exective

Columbus Had Sense of Beauty Says Harvard Expert

Harvard professor Samuel Morison, after a month at sea, asserts Christopher Columbus was a master navigator with keen visual appreciation. He identifies San Salvador as Columbus's first new world harbor and northern Cuba as a second landing site, based on a voyage retracing Columbus's North Atlantic route.

Cambridge Mass Christopher Columbus Harvard Samuel Morison Caribbean Morison New World San Salvador Cuba Columbus North Atlantic

Stewed Peaches In Season Described And Recipe

The article extols serving peaches while in season and provides a stewed peaches recipe. It lists 12 to 18 firm peaches, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups water, 8 whole allspice, with steps to peel, boil syrup, add peaches and spices, and simmer 20 to 30 minutes until tender while preserving shape.

Miss Retha Bohrer Birthday Surprise at Grandparents’ Home

Last Thursday evening Miss Retha Bohrer celebrated her twentieth birthday with friends from Berkeley Springs at her grandparents' residence in Angers Store. The gathering included games, refreshments, and well wishes as guests departed later that night. Attending were Retha and Virginia Bohrer and several others from the community.

Angers Store W. VA Retha Bohrer Berkeley Springs D. W. Mauzy J. W. Brannon Whitacre Bertha Stine Janis Sunnyside

Mrs Dick and Phillips Visit Friends Last Wednesday

Mrs. Troy Dick and Mr. and Mrs. O H Phillips were calling on friends here last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clowser are having their house wired a bathroom installed an electric pump etc.

Troy Dick O. H. Phillips Charles Clowser

Conspiracy Charges In Tobacco Industry Filed

Misses Willadene Dick and Virginia Bohrer spend the week in Martinsburg West Virginia. The Justice Department announced charges under the Sherman act filed in Lexington Kentucky against eight major tobacco firms, 26 other corporations and 33 individuals. The action stems from a two year investigation led by Thurman Arnold alleging marketing systems designed to dominate tobacco markets.

Willadene Dick Virginia Bohrer Martinsburg, W. Va Ed Today Lexington Department Thurman Arnold

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