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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1941
Page
6
The Friendly Grove dancing club at Olympic Washington seeks four by eight plywood panels to finish the interior of its hall. Admission is currently charged for entry.
In Green Bay on March 31 thieves lured by scrap metal stole from a moulding shop at Red Banks near the city. The location marks the landing place of explorer Jean Nicollet in 1634.
On night maneuvers at Fort Lewis Washington Lieutenant G Clair Thomas and his men searched brush for a prop for a portable radio. A soldier returned with a round object which supported the radio and under blackout lights the object was revealed to be a human skull. A near complete skeleton was found later and tentatively identified as a woman. A Thurston county official noted a prominent local woman linked to the case had disappeared about four years ago and declined to elaborate. Olympia doctors said the skeleton was that of a woman and death occurred three to five years ago.
At Fort Stevens Oregon the 249th Coast Artillery staged a sham battle with a German shepherd named Mike acting as a detector. Mike barked along the line revealing enemy positions, exposing the ruse and endangering concealment.
Present and past rainfall figures show year to date 4.06 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 1913 to 1939 totals by month range from 2.05 inches in February to 3.77 inches in June. The 28 year average annual rainfall is 35.80 inches, with statistics courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
Joel is trapped as Ike and Zeb prepare a deadly setup with a nailed chair and a trigger rifle. Eve arrives and frees him, then the killers return demanding more money for tying Joel to the rifle. Joel vows to pursue them as Eve reveals her bargain with the men.
Radio schedule notes WRC 7:30 premiere of Cavalcade of America featuring Paul Muni as Edwin Booth amid efforts to restore the Booth family name after his brother's Lincoln murder. Spreading through the night are musical programs, comedies, and news from WMAL WRC and other stations with Crumps and Crooks, Gordon.
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