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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1942
Page
5
Radio highlights list a 7:30 program where Misery Queen pursues business as usual amid a cemetery backdrop while unraveling The Adventure of the Old Men. The schedule shifts through 8:30 hobby talk with a New York housewife guest star and a string of orchestra and dance programs.
Robert Bridgers named honor student at Shenandoah. Rev. and Mrs. Bridgers to attend baccalaureate in Dayton. Son to deliver sermon and finish two-year program before entering Otterbein College for theology, with Bonebrake Seminary studies in Dayton, Ohio, this summer.
Police say a watchdog failed to alert during a burglary as the intruder rang numbers to find an unanswered line then entered an empty house. The suspects were caught nearby after alarms were raised by two witnesses who saw the crime in progress.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hours ending at 8 a m none. May to date 5.44 inches year to date 13.23 inches. Long term averages by month from 1913 to 1941 list January 2.51, February 1.99, March 2.87, April 3.21, May 3.51, June 3.77, July 3.66, August 3.69, September 2.37, October 3.08, November 2.46. The data derive from Winchester Research, with notes on average precipitation by month.
Virginia air raid chief John J. Howard said railways and many plants will continue operations during the all night test but should extinguish unnecessary lights. Caution road lights stay but hooded. aircraft and navigational lights remain on. Residential and small shops urged to blackout with shades and low watt bulbs as dusk to dawn test date to be announced at least ten days prior.
Tibby grows torn between Wayne's costly romance and a hoped for return to friendship with Tommy. Wayne's marriage proposal and the silver ship press her to decide, while Tibby fends off Steena's flirtations and longs for honest counsel. Tommy hints the campaign must end as his visits to Steena grow strained.
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