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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1945
Page
5
An old public health notice urges awareness of cancer risks in Virginia and nationwide. It cites 1943 Virginia deaths and 11 815 current sufferers, stresses early signs such as lumps, bleeding, sores, indigestion, and mole changes, and calls for prompt medical exams to improve survival chances.
George K. Wallace profiles President Harry S Truman, noting his banking, farming, military, business and political interests. The piece traces Truman from childhood in Independence through move to Kansas City, early work at banks, piano study, and family farming, highlighting named relatives and ancestral roots in Kentucky.
The piece traces Harry S. Truman’s early life on a 600 acre Missouri farm from 1906 to 1917, his work with Hampshire hogs and cattle, and his return after World War I. It recalls his fairness, love of books, and lifelong reliance on common sense as his family contends he could become a good leader.
Calcutta April 21 report says the British have opened a strong new campaign to drive the Japanese 710 miles thrust south from Meiktila. The 14th Army spearhead moved toward Rangoon and a line to Pyinmana. British forces report 3,500 Japanese killed in engagements near Pyawbe 26 miles south of Meiktila.
The fragment places Tila to the south of Yamethin by 14 miles and Tatkon beyond Yamethin, indicating a regional reference to distances and nearby towns. It lacks additional context or event details.
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