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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1940

Page

10

First of Big Super Roads Open to Motorists

Carlisle report of the opening of Pennsylvania's 160 mile dream highway linking Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. Toll rates set for cars and trucks, with speeds limited to 50 mph during an experimental period. First cash customers listed.

Carlisle Allegheny Mountains Pennsylvania Harrisburg Pittsburgh Andrew Carnegie South Penn Railroad Roosevelt Alleghenies National Guard Homer D. Romberger C. T. Burton Cumberland

College Students Good At Loafing Survey Discloses

Cleveland report of the National Recreation Congress says Midwest students spend 41.1 hours weekly in leisure. The survey notes much of this time is idle loafing bull sessions radio listening drinking and driving. Organized activities involve 36 percent of students and eight percent of total leisure time.

Cleveland Joe College Betty Coed National Recreation Congress Porter Butts Division of Social Edu University of Wisconsin

Church Women Urge World Peace Through Daily Prayer

The Federated Council of Church Women calls for a periodic pause for prayer and meditation in hope of a righteous peace. Reminders include Angelus bells at 7 a.m., noon, and 6 p.m. from the Church of the Sacred Heart and Grace Lutheran chimes around 6 30 p.m. Participants are asked to pause and offer supplications for peace.

Federated Council of Church Federated Council of Grace Church of the Sacred Heart Grace Lutheran Church

For Rent Listings

Multiple rental notices include a room at 205 E Water, a house at 509 Fairmont Ave, rooms at 148 Washington, an office on Rouss Ave for Winchester Credit Corp, and an apartment at 411 N Loudoun St with various dates noted in the ad lines.

Fairmont Ave Rouss Ave Winchester Credit Corp Loudoun ,St

Hotels Continues To Be Victims Of Petty Robbers

Seattle reports souvenir snatchers cost hotels ten million dollars last year and theft of towels beer and knickknacks continues. Grace H Woolley of the American Hotel Association warns against frisking guests and urges publicity to curb losses while hotel rates might drop if guests cooperate and conserve utilities.

Seattle Grace H. Woolley American Hotel Association

Mary Martin Named Ideal Companion for Modern Bachelor

Hollywood reports Mary Martin has been chosen as the ideal companion for the modern bachelor. The announcement credits Richard Halliday as the groom to be and notes Halliday is at sea while Mary, famed for My Heart Belongs, is likewise at sea in the public eye.

Hollywood Richard Halliday Mary Martin The American Association of Bachelors McClelland Barclayan Peter Arno Halliday Yaching Mary

Statistician For A. E. F. Recalled To War Dept Post

Col Leonard P Ayres longtime Cleveland economist and chief statistician for the A E F has been recalled to active service in Washington and will serve as chief statistician of the War Department The Cleveland Trust Co says Ayres has been a vice president there since 1920 He criticized rearmament pace relative to 1917 acceleration.

Cleveland Leonard P. Ayres Washington War Department Cleveland Trust Co Col. Ayres Ayres

War News Censored Warns Readers in The Star

Readers of The Star are cautioned that most European news is censored before it is transmitted to the United States.

the Star Europe United States

Meteor Causes Airplane Scare Near Bozeman

A meteorite seen 65 miles away sparked a crash scare as an airplane search party rode into the wilderness 200 miles west of Bozeman. A lineman described a smoking ball of fire resembling a plane while others argued it was a meteor. Searchers on horseback resumed the hunt after daylight.

Bozeman Mont

Late press time across world clocks featured

The Star notes the global press cycle shifts with 9 P M in London 10 P M in Berlin and 11 P M in Bucharest marking the evening news timing across major cities.

The Star London Berlin Rome Bucharest

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