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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
11
In New York on June 27 the keel of the 45 000 ton battleship Iowa will be laid at the Brooklyn Navy Yard without the usual ceremonies. Public admission is refused. The Iowa is one of four 45 000 ton ships funded under the Navy expansion plan.
Myron C. Taylor Roosevelt’s Vatican representative underwent a two hour operation yesterday. Dr. Allan O. Whipple of New York led the procedure assisted by Prof. Raffaelo Bastianelli. Mrs Taylor was present at the hospital.
A dog named Shep receives three steaming cups of coffee each night from Johnson. Shep drinks them all then lies down to sleep, described as calm and exhausted after the nightly routine. The peculiar habit is noted by Johnson and forms a quirky local anecdote.
A Georgia Tech research team led by Professor Montgomery Knight unveils a prototype single seater helicopter at the Georgia School of Technology. The 100 horsepower craft measures about 16 feet long and eight feet high, weighs 560 pounds, and uses an air driven rotor with a blade at the tip. Final tests are anticipated later this year.
Uruguay will permit foreign submarines to enter for repairs or in case of dangerous seas or humanitarian reasons. The decree, issued today, allows submarines to use Uruguayan waters under special circumstances and requires their departure at the earliest safe opportunity.
London reports that the House of Commons was told Britain will not be lenient or complacent about spies. The government refused to disclose numbers shot as spies, with Richard Law stating it is not in the public interest to publish such information.
The Connecticut Supreme Court upholds a law prohibiting women entertainers from working in restaurants cafes and dining rooms after 10 pm declaring the rule clear though the activities are not laborious or harmful. The ruling leaves exceptions to the legislature and follows a suit by restaurant owners and performers.
Loren D. Dickinson, 81, Michigan critic of modern morals, visits Philadelphia for the Republican convention and says it is “Bafe, sinless and sexless.” He stays at a Cam New Jersey hotel across the Delaware River to avoid late convention activities.
Brucetown Va June 27 a musical program will be given Sunday night June 30 at 7 30 at the Brucetown Church. Mr and Mrs Charles White of Philadelphia are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter at Mant Maternity Hospital. Mrs Shearer was formerly Dorothy Huyett Schm it ae alee 6n and week end with Dr vey spent Mrs Bradley in Washington. Mrs Howard Purcell and daughter Patricia visited relatives here Monday evening.
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