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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1941
Page
10
PORTLAND Ore Oct 3 A four day air raid drill culminates in a blackout on Hallowe'en night municipal defense officials cite Chief Harry Niles as wary of the plan in Portland message for civilian defense units
Washington October 3 Treasury data show October 1 receipts of 11 358 365 83 dollars expenditures 69 975 199 70 dollars gross debt 51 396 250 556 35 dollars.
A Kentucky worker in Springfield Ohio says six weeks on the job passed without pay. The foreman learned checks were issued but the man remained obstinate, claiming only slips of paper showed how much he was owed.
Russell Croft, a filling station attendant in Helena, Montana, tossed a container of liquid believed to be water onto a blaze near a heating stove. It was high test gasoline, causing a small explosion and interior damage. Croft will recover.
Special Commissioners announce a public auction of lot No 313 Highland Avenue in Winchester VA on October 11 1941 at 11 AM The lot fronts 30 feet 9 inches and extends 75 feet with a frame dwelling The sale requires one third cash and the balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance policy The deed to Fetzer and Fetzer dated April 25 1928 appears in Deed Book 47 page 310 at the City Clerk's Office.
The piece argues Britain will oppose communism while supporting the Soviet fight against Hitler. It notes Home Secretary Morrison bans the Daily Worker and the Conservative Party backs Churchill for pro Soviet aid. It warns America may face public resistance to Soviet alliance despite shared anti Nazi aims.
A Baltimore man calling himself an amateur preacher faced court for disturbing the peace with a curbstone sermon. He claimed the spirit moves him like a wheel and was released after promising not to preach between midnight and 6 a m.
Public worship and preaching scheduled for Sunday at Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church Kernstown at 11 AM and at Opequon Chapel 7 30 PM. The Lord's Supper will be observed at both services under Rev. W A Murray.
A program of all day services will be held Sunday at Mount Carmel Church near Paris Virginia led by Rev. L. L. Shreck. The event invites everyone to attend and spend the day in the Blue Ridge mountain area.
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