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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1940
Page
9
The piece surveys the European war’s grim course with Mussolini possibly joining the Allies’ foes. It notes British and French strain, German blitzkrieg losses, and Italy’s two-year readiness lag while pondering Hitler’s next moves. It also recalls the CCC Camp origin in 1933.
Fire destroyed 20 wooden patterns used for steel castings for U S Navy at Crucible Steel Castings Co in Lansdowne Pennsylvania. Fire Chief Fraim said incendiary signs point to sabotage and asked state police to investigate. Firemen reported excelsior stacked high on the second floor. plant superintendent said it had no use there.
Peter Malmot Malden reported losing his lunch bag when a car door snagged the handle. He later retrieved it after noticing the vehicle's license number and a police check found the bag hanging on the doorknob of William E. Parker's car in New Bedford, fifty miles away.
Chicago May 31 The nation's track and field stars will have to wait at least until 1944 for another chance at Olympic honors. The U S Olympic committee cancelled plans for final trials that were to be held July 12 13 in Los Angeles due to unsettled international conditions and the difficulty of assembling a representative field.
Patricia Corry received her diploma at Menasha High School as the thirteenth child in the Corry family to graduate from the school. Eight sisters and four brothers had preceded her, making graduation an enduring family tradition in Menasha Wisconsin.
In Melbeta Nebraska on May 31 a school tale features Clarence Crabill who graduated with a decade of perfect attendance, while this year Brother George tops with a remarkable 12 year streak of perfect attendance, underscoring punctuality tradition.
The average person walks 18 098 steps, which equates to roughly seven and seven eighths miles. The figure comes from standard step length estimates and typical daily activity measurements.
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