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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1942
Page
9
Handley Library notes report the Belgian Information Center in New York filed a bill of complaints about Steinbeck's The Moon Is Down. The protest claims the Nazi commander's Belgium WWI reminiscences undermine Belgian dignity and fair play.
The passage praises aging leaders and rebels who resisted Yankee rule after Lee’s surrender. It references Elizabeth Goode of England and Dunkirk’s disaster as a backdrop, noting England’s calm awaiting invasion and her work The Castle on the Hill.
Winchester Business College invites advanced and high school graduates to enroll in a six month secretarial and typing course. The program focuses on essential office skills, typing speed, and professional correspondence training.
The excerpt discusses A R Beverley-Giddings novel set in Virginia tidewater and praises its artistry and regional color. It also references Madame Tabouis Memoirs noting her European journalism career and proximity to statesmen, including her 1935 Rome revelation about Laval and Mussolini over Ethiopia.
The Harris twins Charles Albert Harris and William Arthur Harris, born April 25 1856 in Wood County, lived near Parkersburg for most of their lives. Charles died first and William died less than 48 hours later after a long life shared.
Midland Army Flying School cadets drop about 200 practice bombs daily over a target area larger than New Jersey. Lt. Col. Richard H. Smith, director of training, cites this 90 day period figure as a benchmark rivaling the Luftwaffe during the 1940 London blitz.
Washington notes the National Bureau proposes methods to shield radium from bomb blasts without hindering use. A.J. director outlines rules and suggests extra precautions for a 500 mile radius.
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