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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1941

Page

8

Once Forgotten Horse May Be Big Show Star

Virginia horse show fans expect Cornish Hills to shine at the Garden show after dominant wins at Tuxedo Spring Lake Culpepper Keswick Orange and Warrenton. The chestnut gelding owned by Mr and Mrs W Haggin Perry of Keswick rose from Saratoga buyers to top hunter contender.

W. Haggin Perry Keswick Cary Jackson Saratoga John P. Grier Gainesborough Marvella F. Wallis Armstrong New Jersey Mr. Perry Cleveland Cornish Hills Virginia New York Tuxedo N. Y Spring Lake N. J Culpepper Orange Warrenton America

Thistlethwaite Name Challenges Richmond Teetotaler Test

Public Safety Director William C. Herbert proposed a tongue twisting Thistlethwaite test for intoxication cases. He noted difficulty for some to pronounce Glenn F. Thistlethwaite, University of Richmond football coach, whose name often misspelled in letters and papers.

Richmond Public Safety William C. Herbert Thistlewaite Thistlewrite Thistlethumb Thistlehusch

Battle lines shift as Moscow watchs for decisive Russian counteroffensive

The article weighs whether Nazi forces driving toward Moscow are gaining a decisive victory or risking overstretched control while Soviet defenses form, redeploying reserves and mounting counterattacks. It notes conflicting claims of Russian collapse versus organized resistance and questions whether the Russian military can retreat in order to fresher defenses.

Moscow Berlin Hitler

Russians resist as winter slows Nazi advance

In the face of superior force the Russians hold their defensive lines with stubborn resolve. Winter arrives bringing snow and cold that hampers Nazi troops and gear on bleak plains, while Moscow remains a target but not a guaranteed end to the war. Government House in Nassau sits amid ten acres of landscaped grounds.

Wirer Government House Duke and Duchess of Windsor Nassau

Daily Crossword Clues and Answers List

A compact listing of crossword prompts with numbered clues ranging from 1 to 50 including definitions for strike toe leading character like an orb scraps of literature succulent part of telephone epoch witty sayings notion gull like bird aloft little ch clamor Mohammeds or to cook surfeited prophet Greek epic poem serves speck mingling music note demonstrative pronoun play boisterously French river medley Mexican dollar branch regret sun

Mohammed Prophet

Christmas Seal Drive Under Way In Virginia

Richmond reports the Virginia Tuberculosis Association busy distributing seals posters and placards for the November 4 sale to fund education and control efforts. Artist Steven Dohanos designed this year’s seal featuring a lighthouse symbolizing spreading light and safety amid ongoing wartime concerns.

Richmond Virginia Tuberculosis Assocition Virginia Frank S. Johns Virginia Tuberculosis Association Europe Steven Dohanos Lorain Ohio Cleveland New York City Seranac Lake N. Y New York Virgin Islands Elkins

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