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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1945
Page
5
Winchester bottlers watch spring housecleaning as idle bottles buried in basements and storerooms may be returned. Pannill Martin of Cloverdale Spring Co notes each bottle makes 25 trips, so unused containers curb summer shortages despite limited sugar and manpower.
Danville Illinois Kiwanis chapters keep attendance by drawing absent members who must host Oscar the duck for a week. The duck travels the district visiting clubs for five to six weeks at each stop, becoming a playful feature at dances and gatherings.
In the Pacific theater Ens. Carl E. Morrison, PT boat skipper, jokes he aims to use little water when home. Sgt. E Payson Smith Jr notes the sailors share the soldier’s refrain of wanting only a faint recollection of the war.
Berkeley report shows teachers enjoy strong employment opportunities, with Herman A. Spindt of the University of California's bureau of guidance and placement noting favorable job prospects compared with many other fields.
In Augusta Maine a man discovered he had cashed the duplicate of a $13.95 payroll check used as a tax receipt. The incident highlights possible clerical error in handling payroll and tax documents.
In Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, police use a public address system in a patrol car to deliver safety taunts aimed at jaywalkers and drivers. The lighthearted approach seeks to reduce reckless behavior, though a fatal pedestrian accident underscores the risks on city streets.
A terse civic notice urges pedestrians and drivers to protect blood reserves by donating to the Red Cross while dismissing any report of accidents as nonexistent. The line about ducking danger tomorrow underscores caution in street traffic.
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