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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1940
Page
6
June 17 in Salt Lake City Howard R. Bush discovered a baby in a basket on his doorstep and alerted police. A man named GO. F. claimed he hid his cars near the door as a decoy to mislead investigators about his brother.
New York reports Philadelphia will host the first radiation of the Republican National Convention with 25 hours of telecasts starting Monday June 24. Four cameras and a 20 person staff will feed signals via a new Empire State Building linked coaxial cable for regular programs.
In Los Angeles on June 17 the Rev. Dr. E. Nelson Allen presides as groom Clifford Thorne, 6 feet 6 inches, and fiancée Hazel Rich, nearly as tall, prepare for a ceremony where the maid of honor and best man also measure over 6 feet, promising a tall wedding scene.
In Lincoln Nebraska on June 17 the City Council offered five dollars to the catcher of a 12 pound catfish in a local lake. A council member said the gesture would support and encourage children.
Readers can obtain Pattern 6619 a transfer picture 15 by 1934 inches with color chart and stitch illustrations. Send ten cents plus NAME ADDRESS and PATTERN NUMBER to Winchester Evening Star Arts Dept 259 W 14th St New York NY.
Colleen Wright, 16, saved by walking a mile and a half to school daily and sent $2 to Washington for defense. Daniel W. Bell, Undersecretary of the Treasury, formally acknowledged the gift. Maine ships about 50,000 carloads of potatoes annually, with roughly one fifth from Aroostook County.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hours ending earlier, June to date and year to date totals. The document lists monthly averages for 1913 to 1939 and states the average annual rainfall over 27 years as 35.53 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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