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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1940
Page
10
A large crossword clue list with across and down entries ranging from resort and capi tal of Idaho to Malay coin and three-toed sloth. distributed by King Features Syndicate Inc.
The Great American Tea Co seeks 4 women in the New Order Dept with earnings from 12 to 15 weekly plus salary and commission. Apply Thursday 10 to 12 at corner Gerrard and Valley Sts. Also offers 5 for selling ten $1 boxes and 50 name imprinted Christmas cards at 50c profit. Free samples. Thomas Doran Co. 28BL White Plains NY. dee ine
Classified brief requests return of a lost gold bracelet with a contact phone number 662 and a cross-reference to DeWitt MacKenzie’s interpretive piece on The War Today, noting MacKenzie is the foreign news writer for the Associated SS.
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes the escalating Far East crisis as Japan Britain and their aims clash over reopening the Burma road. He argues a grave situation with high stakes and notes Russia America and Germany may influence Japan’s path and risk of war.
In Key West on October 9 a jailed old man Karl Tanzler Van Cosel faces a tomb disturbance charge as townsfolk debate his wish to revive a deceased girl. He claimed to keep and repair the wax corpse for seven years and that the spirit joined with the body providing guidance.
Under direction of R aylor and G W Lemley a fund drive for the Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scout Program will occur in Stephens City on Monday afternoon October 14. About a dozen workers will participate and Stephens City troop members will assist with a Venable store window display and home literature deliveries. Further notices will follow in The Star.
BRUSH CREEK Va Oct 9 Visitors at the home of Mrs Laura Dailey to Beaf last Sunday included Mr and Mrs J R Whitacre of Sartinesare W Va Mr and Mrs Fred Stotler and son of Winchester Mr Arnold Dailey and family and Mr and Mrs John E Helsley Also present were Mr Alva H Lamp and family visiting his mother Mrs Nettie Lamp Mr and Mrs Paul Lamp and daughter of near Hayfield visiting the Alva Lamps Recent visits included Mr Harry O Kerns and family of Siler Mrs Ruth Kerns left for a visit to Hagerstown Md and Butler N J Others from the vicinity attended the funeral of Mr Edward
Many friends of Mrs. J. H. Clark at Wesley Chapel regret her death and extend deep sympathy to her relatives.
Saturday October 12 1940 a legal holiday banks will be closed. Maturing paper dated October 12 may be paid October 14. Signatures include J H Yost cashier Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Co JOHN I L Sloat cashier Commercial and Savings Bank GEO B Bushnell cashier Union Bank of Winchester Harold G Brown cashier Shenandoah Valley Natl Bank.
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