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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1939
Page
4
Rescue and tragedy amid Squalus submarine disaster
The Squalus sinking near Portsmouth New Hampshire cost 26 lives and led to a dramatic rescue of 33 crew members from 240 feet deep. The article notes historic submarine losses including S-4 in 1927 and 8-51 in 1925, and honors the risks borne by naval personnel and the neglect of the public to their dangers until disasters emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Uncle Sam
U.S
U. S
Provincetown
Mass
Coast Guard
Paulding
City of Rome
Block Island
R. I
Royal Car Crash Tampers with Queen Mary's Limo
The Queen Mother, age 72, required extraction from her ancient royal limousine after a collision with a common truck at an intersection. Bruises and shock linger as questions arise about fault and whether traffic signals were involved.
War debts loom as Italy seeks Spanish iron ore
A Rome dispatch says Mussolini plans to collect war debts from Franco by taking munitions and iron ore. The total owed is estimated around 500 million dollars in airplanes guns and supplies rather than cash. Italy would use Spanish ore reserves with Italian workers and ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
Franco
Rome
Italy
Spain
Francisco Franco
Page News and Courier Progress Edition Honored
Community congratulates The Page News and Courier of Luray for its progress edition published yesterday. Publisher E. W. Lauck and Managing Editor Roy Broyles are thanked for presenting Luray and Page County industries and interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page News and Courier
Luray
Page County
E. W. Lauck
Roy 8. Broyles
Sandy Baker Day Honors Winchester Baseball's Grand Man
Sandy Baker, longtime baseball figure and manager of the Winchester park team, is honored tomorrow as Sandy Baker Day. The tribute recognizes his forty years of involvement and influence on local sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Washington
Sandy Baker
Tomorow
Social Security Tax Revision Sparks Fresh Controversy
The House Ways and Means Committee moves toward a social security revision aiming to save about 1 billion dollars in payroll levies over three years. Proposed changes include a 3000 wage ceiling for unemployment tax, freezing old age taxes at 1 percent, advancing annuity payments, and adjusting state unemployment reserves. President Roosevelt urges revenue neutrality and warns against legal tax evasion as debate continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means
House
Doughton
Representative Doughton
Roosevelt
Congress
PAILY QUIZ QUESTIONS TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR ANSWERS
Seven quiz prompts ask about watch jewels primogeniture Liege river flag colors capital of Missouri gondola pronunciation lightest metal top cattle state Strait at South America tip and poisonous auto exhaust element.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liege
Belgium
Missouri
U. S
South America
Prompting Precision: Replacing Invitation Language
A note on wording urges reporters to replace we extended an invitation with proffered to describe panel invites. It emphasizes concise, direct phrasing and avoids passive or verbose expressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brown
1938 Stephens City High School graduates host
Miss Dorothy Lemley presides as class host for the Stephens City High School graduating class of 1938. D. J. Howard earns the State Farmer Degree and the FFA honor for his supervision of vocational agriculture in northern Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lemley
Stephens City High School
D. J. Howard
Northern
Virginia
Hit-and-run injures man near home on Vauclusé street
Jack O'Neal is struck near his home at Vauclusé by a hit and run driver while walking home from church. Lieuts. Codos and Rossi, French airmen, cross Atlantic to New York from Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack O'Neal
Vauclusé
Lieuts
Codos and Rossi
Atlantic
New York
Paris
Upperville Couple Wed as Barnard Graduate Noted
Miss Louise Mobley and William Glascock Fletcher of Upperville wed. Miss Mary V. Bahlman graduates from Barnard College of Columbia University in New York City. Tentative 1929 city budget totals 258,071 for expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Mobley
William Glascock Fletcher
Upperville
Mary V. Bahlman
Barnard College
Columbia University
New York City
John R. Silliman Returns After Release From Saltillo
Twenty five years ago John R. Silliman, vice counsel at Saltillo, was jailed and threatened with death by Mexican rebels. he is back in the United States now. Apple growers in Frederick County worry over York Imperial trees failing to set fruit after a large bloom. An ideal summer woman’s suit features a loose linen blouse and a wide bottom skirt for easy movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Silliman
Saltillo
U. S
Frederick County
York
Mountain youth heads to Washington to join army
Forty years ago a county youth from the mountain section passes through here on his way to Washington to enlist, carrying an old rifle. Justice Hodgson warns that all young boys caught in misdeeds by officers will face a thrashing. The new Winchester exchange switchboard malfunctions, causing widespread wrong numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hodgson
Winchester Exchange
Phil
Eleanor
Nell
Dobbin
Mae Pocket Mice Of White Sand Dunes Of New Mexico
Pocket mice in New Mexico dunes show color divergence with white fur on white sand while relatives on dark lava flows display contrasting fur. Researchers note habitat driven differences in coat color among Scotian or Scott lineages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Eleanor Conroy Faces Career Dreams and Romance
Eleanor Conroy contemplates a life in journalism, resisting marriage as she pursues independence and a raise. Phil Parrish confesses affection, offering a moonlit country night and a tentative kiss that leaves her torn between love and ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Conroy
Learus
Phi Parrish
Onne
Eleanor
Phil
Peg
Anna
April
Pop
Mom
Phil Parrish
Answers to Frederic J. Haskin Questions list
A reader can request quick factual answers from Frederic J. Haskin in Washington. The index covers questions on hair washing, early cinema, national debt, literature, seismology, art, boxing records, wine by state, Pershing family, temperance, Einstein Medal, Dorothy Thompson, Potomac salt content, hospital census, Bolivia’s dictator, and the Doberman Pinscher.
Tragedy Ends School Year As Train Kills Child
Homer Pruitt seven years old, carrying his report card, was struck and killed by a passenger train after stepping onto a railroad track near Elektra Texas. The incident occurred following his final class of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electra
Tex
Homer Pruitt
Family of Herro surname ties by marriage not blood
To Herros Milwaukee Josephine Herro 22 kept her maiden name in marriage to George Herro 32 a salesman. Her mother also married a Herro as did George Herro's mother before becoming Mrs Charles Herro. None of the Herros who married each other were related.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Josephine Herro
George Herro
Herro
Charles Herro
Herros
CANNING AND PRESERVING BOOKLET PROMO
An advertised booklet offers more than one hundred recipes for efficient home canning and preserving. It promises science based guidance on fruits vegetables and meats and invites readers to order by enclosing ten cents with name address and location to the Information Bureau in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenney- Woodward and Company, Inc
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Germany cannot win a war today or soon
The analysis argues Germany cannot win now but may change next year. It weighs offensive vs defensive outcomes, German air power, naval strength, and the impact of Italy’s vulnerabilities. It concludes the United States is not at risk absent a swift German air strike on Britain, while Britain and France can defend their interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Europe
Italy
United States
Great Britain
Britain
France
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