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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1940
Page
8
Three minute divorce filed by Martha Raye against second husband David Rose in Los Angeles court cites cruelty. The screen comedienne testified briefly in the proceeding as details of the case emerged. Mrs Raye’s legal action follows a high profile separation in the entertainment world.
A list of Tuesday events includes 7 30 p m Inspirational program by a Woman's Auxiliary at Fredeglerien Church 8 p m Madison Lodge at East Boscawen street 12 30 p m Lions Club luncheon at a hotel 8 p m Euterpian Club at Grace Lutheran Church 8 p m Winchester Rebekah Assembly at Odd Fellows Hall Ensuing items cover community clubs and study groups planned for the evening hours.
Firemen quickly extinguished a chimney blaze at house 1002 on South Braddock Street yesterday. The residence is occupied by James H. Smedley.
The Euterpian Music Club Study Group will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday May 21 at 8 o clock in Grace Lutheran Church Sunday School room. The program includes papers on Austrian and Bohemian music, vocal and instrumental solos, piano duos, and songs with performances by Mrs Ronald Roland Mrs Eulalia Nalley and others. Circle No 4 Braddock Street M E Church and Circle No 1 Braddock Street Methodist Church will meet at 8 o'clock with designated leaders and locations in Braddock Street area.
The 1937 national bituminous coal act, meant to stabilize the industry by fixing minimum prices and regulating marketing, was upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court. Justice Douglas wrote the majority ruling, with Justice McReynolds dissenting.
Mrs. Catherine Lord fed a milk wagon horse in Boston on May 20 when a bite severed a finger leading to amputation.
There is no audit, but officials estimate Masons of the United States donate about fifty thousand dollars daily to charity. The annual total would thus reach a substantial figure.
Aerial Force from New Germany describes German stukas and bombers terrorizing targets while mobile units advance after air strikes. The piece notes rapid substitute bridge building, motorized reinforcements, and the plan to compel a peace conference at Munster recalling 1648.
Paris correspondent H Taylor Henry reports from the front near Cambrai and Paris as German bombardment and air attacks drive refugees southward. He describes bombing runs, wrecked hotels, and civilians killed and wounded, recounting his escape with NYT journalist P J Philip and the perilous 70 mile ride back toward the capital.
A Q and A on good manners emphasizes leading by example with courteous parental behavior toward each other and guests. It advises guests not to smoke unless invited and notes that making possessions a topic of conversation signals vulgarity, unlike well bred conduct.
A narrative recalls peasants abandoning homes and loading on carts and wagons to flee toward Paris after warnings to move within an hour. Travellers reach a rail town, wait for a train, then drive a refugee family onward in place of a grieving 76-year-old woman.
White House aide Stephen Early denied reports that President Roosevelt would form a coalition cabinet including Republicans to address European war concerns. The New York Times cited talk of Republicans in secretaryships and of Colonel Frank Knox possibly becoming secretary of the Navy.
New York May 20 1200 horsepower engine for installation in plane wings announced by Harry Woodhead president of Aviation Manufacturing Corporation. Submerged in wing liquid cooled drives propeller via crankshaft extension. Compact design 57 inches high 44 inches wide with less drag than radial or inline engines.
On the eve of the thirteenth anniversary of his New York to Paris solo flight, Charles Lindbergh urged America to adopt a clear defense policy. He warned that large aircraft numbers alone won’t ensure safety and called for both small bombers and long range bombers to deter threats and defend the western hemisphere.
Sidney Miller will attend the funeral after being advised of his father-in-law’s precarious condition. Grandchildren Lucy Mitchell and Marian Miller leave Foxcroft School, Middleburg, and William Mitchell from St. Alban’s School, Washington, D. C., join Miss Margaret Byrd of the city in departing for the funeral. The article also defines noblesse oblige as the obligation of a person of gentle birth toward those less privileged.
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