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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1942

Page

6

Radio Highlights and Evening Schedule Shifts

Radio highlights list quiz shows and dramas with names such as Dr. Leon Smith and Nick Charles. The schedule covers WMAL WRC WNSV and other stations featuring Quiz Kids The Thin Man Manhattan at Midnight Uncle Walter's Dog House Basin St Eddie Cantor and music programs with Kay Kyser and Nelson Eddy.

WMAL Leon Smith University of Chicago Dean Smith WRC Thin Man Nick Nora Charles Canada Manhattan United States Walter Midnight Dog House

War delays wedding as air raid guards halt couple

In Keansburg New Jersey on May 27 Irene Julian and Sidney Lambertson finally wed two hours late after air raid wardens refused to permit them to leave home until an all clear signal. The delay was caused by invasion maneuvers and precautionary precautions.

Keansburg N. J Irene Julian Sidney Lambertson

Banks Close for Memorial Day Holiday 1942

Multiple banks announce closures for Saturday May 30 a legal holiday. Maturing notes and papers due May 30 will be payable Monday June 1. Banks named include Farmers and Merchants National Bank Shenandoah Valley National Bank Union Bank of Winchester Commercial and Savings Bank.

Altee Farmers and Merchants National Bank J. H. Yost Shenandoah Valley Nat'l] Bank Harold G. Brown Geo. B. Bushnell Union Bank of Winchester Commercial and Savings Bank John I. Sloat

Rainfall totals and monthly averages from 1913 41

Present and past rainfall data show 24 hours ending at 8 am with none. May to date 5.44 inches year to date 13.23 inches. Average annual rainfall 35.55 inches from 29 years. Monthly averages for 1913 41 list values from January 2.51 to December 2.43 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester Research Laboratory

Deans Still Heads 1.0.C.F. Trustees Roanoke VA May 26

The Grand Lodge of Virginia Independent Order of Odd Fellows re elected Parke P Dans of Richmond president for a twenty seventh term at a luncheon in Hotel Roanoke. Robert B Hogan of Richmond was named first vice president Charles C Leap of Waynesboro second vice president and T Wiley Davis Jr secretary treasurer. The morning sessions saw committee appointments and degree conferrals by the Grand Lodge and the Rebekah Assembly.

Roanoke Grand Lodge of Virginia Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hotel Roanoke Parke P. Dans Richmond Robert B. Hogan Charles C. Leap Waynesboro T. Wiley Davis, Jr Grand Lodge Rebekah Assembly of Virginia

Man Falls Through Skylight in San Diego

In San Diego on May 27, janitor Thomas Bond aged 56 fell 20 feet after stepping through a covered skylight on a downtown building. He escaped serious injury.

San Diego Calif Thomas Bond

Local Star coverage highlights and world events note

The Star promises complete coverage of local national and world events. It emphasizes timely reporting, in depth analysis and broad scope across politics economy and society. Readers gain access to updates, features, and informed perspectives from its newsroom.

the Star

Warden seeks charges in buck killing on Montana ranch

The game warden in Great Falls on May 27 hunts for the man who killed a buck on a ranch. Possible charges include hunting out of season trespassing shooting from the highway without license deer tags and wasting the game by abandoning his skill when frightened by farm hands.

Great Falls Mont

Wings of a flyer and a nurse in wartime love

Tibby listens to Mary and Marg as typhoid floods the southern route, bringing service, heartbreak, and talk of duty. Mary weighs waiting for wartime marriage against duty and faith, while Tibby weighs love, fear, and the urge to stay heart free amid upheaval.

Tibby Tommy Marg John Mary Mary Tibby Coney Island Steena Love Tommy Dare

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