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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1940
Page
12
The meeting opened with the Scout oath and flag salute then games including O Grady Says and Swat Tag. Edward Clark served as scribe as Troop 9 showcased member work during its first parents night at the Scout Cabin on Friday October 11.
New York, Oct. 16. The Actors' Equity council ruled that death is not an act of God. The council denied Producer Sam H. Harris’s bid to skip paying salaries to the cast of George Washington Slept Here for a week's delay caused by the death of Berton Churchill, featured player.
Wilbur Tidler principal of Luray High School, seriously hurt in an August 31 automobile accident, is improving at the University of Virginia Hospital and likely to be discharged within a week or so. He arrived September 9 after brain injury and an operation two days later, remaining unconscious for about five weeks.
Officials of the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board in Shanghai plan to evacuate women missionaries with children. Dr. W. T. Rankin in Shanghai cabled Dr. Charles E. Maddry in Richmond with tentative plans for the withdrawal.
A promotional offer invites voters to order a Campaign Package containing Presidents and Their Wives, a Constitution Booklet, and a large colored map of the United States. The package costs 25 cents and includes a campaign button on request, with options for Willkie or Roosevelt.
The George T. Hazlewood Company starts building 2.3 miles of approaches and bridges across the Shenandoah River at Riverton Virginia. Low bid is 1 137 000 dollars. Excavation begins with four power shovels and plans for concrete pours through winter. About 50 workers will be employed within 4 weeks rising later to nine shovels at peak.
A Virginia poster for a safe driver prompted Colonel M S Battle to receive a letter from an applicant offering to fill a safe driver role. The state director said he would inform the citizen and the 750000 others about the need for safe drivers.
A compact ledger of crossword entries with clues and solutions including listless exclamation Egyptian goddess Sun god viper Greek letter heron and more. The puzzle grid hints at many standard terms with varying lengths and cross references.
The week ending October 12 brought generally fair weather with light rains aiding harvest and fall grain planting. Apple harvest nears completion, corn shucking underway, hay yields strong, pastures in good condition but affected by frost. Barley rye and winter oats mostly sown, wheat planting just begun. dry conditions in Roanoke area. Fall beans and truck crops harvest favorable. sweet potato harvest ongoing on the Eastern Shore.
Multiple rental notices list apartments with 3 rooms at 221 Shawnee Ave and 411 N Loudoun St plus 2 and 4 room units with automatic oil heat and hot water. Rooms available at 148 Washington with contact numbers 688 and times after 4 pm for showing.
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