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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1940
Page
10
The Steel Pier, built 1897 and opened 1898, is valued over 2 million dollars. It spans about 2000 feet in length and 175 feet in width. A quiz item recalls Woodrow Wilson’s quip on Bryan’s indecision, noting Bryan rode off in five different directions.
The Ford grounds feature 50 000 plants cared for by a team led by Aline Thayer Mary Lou Miller and Persis Harper. 650 new hemlock trees six white pines and nine Oriental plane trees frame the Ford Playhouse with a changing color plan from pansies to petunias.
Design legend Nelly Don outlines a summer plan focused on modesty and delicacy. The collection favors slim silhouettes with lower waists, tailored shirtwaists, and full skirts, using cottons, voiles, and crisp fabrics in Petal Tints, Water Colors, and nautical accents.
The Turner Ashby Chapter and Stonewall Memorial Association plan a parade starting 10 30 from City Hall Cameron Street, proceeding via Piccadilly Loudoun Cork to Stonewall Cemetery with Chief Hollis as escort. A cemetery program includes a band selection invocation by Rev Honeycutt and address by Mr Williams, followed by luncheon at Wayside Inn and a yearly officers’ meeting. In rain, events move to the Corporation Court auditorium.
Paris suffered a German air raid with 150 to 300 bombers dropping about 1 050 bombs. Early tallies list 45 dead and 150 wounded as precaution workers guard victims beside wrapped bodies. A unexploded bomb near U S Ambassador Bullitt was reported. The image was flashed from Paris to New York.
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