Ice Forms On Wings As Jet Encounters Rain At Altitude
A jet operating at ten thousand feet encounters rain and wind causing ice buildup on wings. Grounding of all other aircraft follows as safety precautions are enforced.
02 Mar 1938
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1938
Page
1
A jet operating at ten thousand feet encounters rain and wind causing ice buildup on wings. Grounding of all other aircraft follows as safety precautions are enforced.
Officials announced a report of a wreck near Fresno was false while a separate alert said a Transcontinental and Western Airlines airliner with nine aboard was believed missing after a storm over the Tehachapi mountains. Search teams from San Francisco and Fresno scoured the San Joaquin Valley as weather hampered ground and air efforts.
Fragment of a Whittier poem quoted in a newspaper column. The lines speak of tumult, prophetic vision, and a call to moral action. The excerpt evokes a "Valley of Decision" and the Day of the Lord amid dark skies and gathering forces.
G men disclosed Col H W T Eglin commander of Fort Tot ten and the 62nd coast guard artillery escaped a recent espionage scheme. He was to be lured to a New York hotel by a spy ring to steal documents and kill him. Three conspirators are held in the case.
Gardone Riviera Italy March 2 premier Mussolini visited the bier of Gabrielle D Annunzio at Villa Vittoriale. D Annunzio died of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 74 and his son Captain Ugo V D Annunzio said he would sail to Italy to arrange affairs of his father.
Public sale notice lists 112 acre farm on Apple Pie Ridge for rent or sale terms. Sale of stock farm implements and household goods set for Tuesday March 8 at 11 am, location 1% miles northeast of Eason. Contact W A McAboy. Oak Grove event with Smiling Dave and Lindy Lou at Oak Grove tonight.
Desirable farm sale set for 12 o clock Saturday at the County Court House. Trustees Philip Fowle and James P Reardon oversee the proceedings. Bidders are invited to attend the auction.
A notice announces a sale of 9 shares of National Fruit 7 percent preferred stock at noon on March 5 at the Court House. The listing provides limited details and pricing terms in a formal public notice style.
Wendell B. Goode, chemical engineer at the Virginia Woolen Company, was elected unanimously to fill the city council vacancy created by the resignation of John H. Rosenberger effective February 15. He will serve until September 1 with the chance to pursue a separate short term ballot in June. his election does not bind him to a June term run. The council also discussed sidewalk repairs, a 1000 gallon gas storage limit, a Parkway dwelling permit for Mrs C O May, and potential federal aid for a North Cameron street sewer project.
National Labor Relations Board charges against Atlantic Greyhound Lines Inc for interfering with an employee election. Hearing set in Richmond March 10. Company says no union complaint filed signals an honest vote. regional director lists states involved and election dates.
Britain plans to spend over 500 million in the coming year on air strength as world powers face Europe and the Orient. Italy hedges on foreign troop withdrawal terms, Austria forced toward Vatican concordat changes, and France and Russia shift stances amid looming conflict.
The House Naval Committee voted 16 to 6 against Kniffin's plan to set a naval frontier from the Aleutians to Maine limiting ship movements. Vinson rejected Sutphin's call to withdraw all U S ships from Chinese waters while preparing a nonaggression policy and a $1 171 000 000 naval expansion. London talks also point to larger warships for Germany and Russia.
Charles B. Smith, previously held on intoxicated charges, has been turned over to District of Columbia authorities. He is wanted on charges of breaking jail after being indicted in the DC District on the escape charge.
Washington Republicans and Democrats clash over the administration tax revision bill. Democrats tout a balanced system aimed at boosting business and preserving the undistributed profits tax with changes to capital gains. Republicans denounce the so called penalty tax as punitive and damaging to family owned businesses.
The Rev H J Womeldorph was presented as a new member at a Kiwanis luncheon. R E Burson spoke, delivering a talk largely similar to his Handley assembly address given earlier today. C P McVicar was hosted by Kiwanian Wilbur Krise.
A Senate Civil Liberties Committee official said the 207 leading contributors to the National Association of Manufacturers supplied 60 percent of tear gas sold to industry for labor warfare from 1933 to 1937. John Gall, association lawyer, disputed the claim, noting no suggestion to members to use tear gas. Officers of contributing firms listed include General Motors, Chrysler, Pennsylvania Railroad, Congoleum-Nairn, and Lac lede Gas.
Apple storage in Winchester Virginia Robinson and Winchester cold storages totaled 328 660 barrels on March 1 up from 157 382 a year earlier. Peak holdings reached 645 355 in 1937 38 with 316 695 barrels moved this season. Movements suggest storages may not clear until late June due to a large last year crop.
In Everett Massachusetts a six inch gas main leaked fumes in the Woodlawn section. About twenty people were affected with three sent to hospital for observation. Kernan Cunningham and a neighbor helped evacuate residents after Cunningham found the fumes and alerted others. Police and firemen forced entry to assist residents as gas company crews dug to locate the leak.
Herman W. Carter, 24, of Luray, arrested by Martinsburg police for stealing John Ramey's car from near the George Washington Hotel. Carter returned to Winchester. he reportedly admitted two prior convictions for breaking and entering. Federal authorities will decide within days whether to prosecute under the Dyer auto theft law.
The Grace Lutheran Church holds its weekly prayer service tonight at 7 30 with Rev C Worthington Lowe delivering The Needs Of Man. The senior choir will perform Maunder's Olivet to Calvary, adding musical emphasis. Congregation and friends are urged to attend.
In New Rochelle New York a third ransom note demanding sixty thousand dollars was found near the Bethel Synagogue with a plea from Peter Levine age 12 written on the back. Authorities report the note was dropped at a Bronx street light base and a radio appeal by the boy's father continues.
General John J. Pershing awoke after a week of believed danger and, propped in bed, enjoyed breakfast of grapefruit and cereal. Dr. Roland Davison said the immediate danger had passed though heart or kidney complications could still arise, with convalescence likely to be lengthy. Pershing insisted on feeding himself rather than being fed by a nurse.
The Labor Relations Board ordered a March election within 15 days to determine if workers at Edna Cotton Mills Corporation in Reidsville North Carolina want representation by the Textile Workers Organizing Committee as a unit for industrial organization.
In Richmond on March 24 the House dismissed the Edwards Collins Louderback bill to freeze the state's alcohol profits at 2.85 million yearly. The move ends the effort to fix a local funds share while the Senate advanced a state police communications bill and other measures.
President Roosevelt signed a 250 million emergency relief appropriation to bolster the Works Progress Administration through June 30. The act provides supplemental funds to expand relief programs and support unemployed workers nationwide.
Clyde Able charged with overtime parking in Bellingham Washington case before Magistrate J P McGlinn. Defense claims wife was having a baby and judge jokes See you again in about three years.
Local catalog note lists Van Raalte hose in spring shades with prices around $1.00 to $1.30, marked by Hodgeson.
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