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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1943
Page
5
Rainfall for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. measured 0.10 inches with June to date at 1.56 inches and year to date at 17.50 inches. The 30-year average annual rainfall is 36.11 inches, based on 1913 41 period. February and March readings, and other monthly figures from the local research laboratory are noted though partially unreadable.
The Office of War Information reports German espionage helped Japan prepare the Pearl Harbor strike and a Nazi agent Bernard Kuehn was sentenced to death but commuted. Kuehn, tried in Honolulu, was convicted February 21 1942 for betraying the U S fleet, with commutation to 50 years at hard labor.
The 1941 account cites Osapre Okada and the Japanese vice consul in Honolulu discussing a simplified signaling system for the US fleet at Pearl Harbor. It notes a $14,000 cash delivery by Tadaji Morimura and mentions claims about a Nazi party connection involving Leopold Kuehn and Goebbels. It also references Heydrich’s death.
Radio schedule notes Joseph Cotton leads Ceiling Unlimited segment about bombing operations in War Department files and early American air raids over Europe. Other programs feature Cavalcade of America Make Way For The Lady Dr Mary Putnam Jacobi story, Counterspy classroom terror tale, Jack Benny radio version Love Is News, and a full night of Studio and music segments with News Music and Radio Theater across stations WTOP WRC WMAI WMAL and others.
By dialing 3424 readers can notify friends when they entertain host guests are away or have returned The Star will publish all such notices on this page.
In Frederick County Virginia the circuit court enters a decree in the estate of Lee M Lamp. The executor Reardon reports on real and personal property, bequests, executor fees, and related matters including the time place and manner of executing the decree. The report notes weekly publication for two weeks and references dates in June 1914.
Newport News shipyard to launch the new cruiser Houston next Saturday for Texas with a delegation from the Lone Star state. The ship will replace the 1929 10,000 ton predecessor lost in the Java Sea battle last year. Texans funded a war bond drive and 1,000 volunteers joined the Navy to replace the crew. Also included is a Winchester Virginia court notice concerning the Martha Bowman estate and a June 21 publication deadline.
The Metropolitan Life Bulletin reports marriage rates by region amid wartime shifts. Southern states lead with about 9 percent annually, the far west at 5 percent, and the north with rising rates since 1940. Men remain more marriageable than women across ages.
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