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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1940
Page
6
In Coffeyville Kansas on June 10, junior college student and his mother celebrated a day of firsts. The student earned a private pilot license and his first passenger was his mother, marking her first ride as well.
An item notes that Woodrow Wilson served as a coach for Princeton University football, cited as part of a historical reference to his early career and leadership in college sports.
Instructions and charts for making round or oblong filet doilies with illustrations and stitches. Includes materials needed. Send ten cents to Winchester Evening Star Household Arts Dept New York to obtain pattern 6444. Include name and address.
A new WEAF NBC radio series titled Wings Over America will debut June 23 for aviation enthusiasts of all ages. The program will survey aviation history, feature roundtable discussions, dramatizations, and guest speakers led by James R. Ray, with a midweek outlook and early start and end period notes.
MISSOURI VALLEY Iowa June 10 Frank E Weitz a 64 year old retired railroad trainman has given away eight automobiles and plans a ninth gift in a series of acts to friends and relatives His 1937 box car fall left him bedfast but his recovery inspired gifts totaling 4500 and he promises more The Napoleonic wars cost Britain 4000000000
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation of 1.19 inches, June to date 1.22 inches, year to date 16.45 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1939 include January 2.56, February 2.04, March 2.90, April 3.23, May 3.53, June 3.79, July 3.59, August 3.69, September 3.19, October 3.19, November 2.385, December. Estimated annual rainfall 35.53 inches. Data courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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