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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1946
Page
10
The article notes a clash between the US government and black market operators over 50 million bushels of corn. It stresses corn as vital relief in a world facing food shortages, yet many in Asia and Europe know little of it or only view it as animal feed, highlighting uneven awareness and access.
The author recalls Hoover urging corn meal in Britain during WWI and notes Britons rejecting corn for humans, preferring hunger. He observes Balkans and Balkans’ wheat and corn production, drought, and war damage limiting supplies. Calls for 50 million bushels to counter black market theft.
APR 26 10 A M Opequon Va household goods R A Dawson. APR 26 1 P M 1 mi west of Opequon Post Office livestock farm machinery household goods Lester Hook Cecil Bailey. APR 27 11 A M 313 Gray Ave household furniture Shenandoah Valley National Bank admr Erb estate. APR 27 12 noon 313 Gray Ave residential property Shenandoah Valley National Bank admr Erb estate. APR 30 1 30 P M one mile northwest of Bakerton W V livestock Carroll Jones. APR 27 10 30 A M Bruce Town household and farm equipment Della V Stine. APR 29 1 P M 2% mi west of Mt Williams household furniture M M Hulver. MAY 4 1 P M Rosement Estate Berryville furniture some antique household goods R D Tavenner. MAY 18 1 P M Registered Polled Shorthorn Cattle Winchester Auction Market Harry L McCann Sec t
Fragmentary text notes under a department order offering reenlistment, steady job, and good pay. Mentions honorably discharged status and retention in grade, dated around 1945, with fragmented wording about eligibility and pay.
Manila reports President Sergio Osmena moving into the lead on unofficial returns from Pampanga after two staunch supporters were killed and a third wounded by three gunmen. Senate President Manuel Roxas held a 34,000 vote edge in Manila from unofficial returns in 541 of 571 precincts.
Reports from Mpanga Province struggle to reach Manila as war disrupts communications and travel. Eyewitness fragments indicate widespread destruction and ongoing casualties, with details filtering in slowly.
The funeral for John H. Downing Front Royal attorney was held at 2 p m today from Calvary Episcopal Church Front Royal The Rev Chr Noyes Tyndell rector officiated Burial followed in Prospect Cemetery Front Royal.
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