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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1945
Page
3
Roanoke district reports unscrupulous tire dealers recapping scrap pile carcasses and selling them as Grade Three tires. Officials say salvage rubber is being misrepresented to motorists, increasing danger and costs as farmers and workers are affected. Checks are underway to identify violators in the district.
Lawrence Miller and Julian Watson elected directors of the Winchester Junior Board of Trade succeeding Charles O. Clark and George Weldon. Ted Mosley chosen first vice-president. Constitution changed to align fiscal year with state org from March 1 to July 1. Officers will be elected in April and take office July 1 to attend May and June conventions. Picnic planned at Cacapon State Park on Sunday August 26 chaired by Arthur Humphries.
A West Point cadet at the United States Military Academy ranks one step below a warrant officer, junior grade. The ranking list places him after second lieutenant, ahead of enlisted ranks, and includes positions such as chief warrant officer and flight officer in relation to commissioned officers.
Belgium faces months or years of recovery with coal shortages and food concerns. Royal crisis has slowed government action though political balance remains between Catholic liberal and socialist forces. Resistance movements were aided by the exile government and await clearer alignment. You can be a blood donor if you are healthy, weigh at least 110 pounds, and are 18 to 59.
The notice profiles Pvt James W Cheshire who entered service in 1945 at Fort Meade and later spent time at Newton D Baker General Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia after pneumonia. His wife Mrs Beulah Cheshire and Pvt Fred D Cheshire, who joined in 1945 at Fort Meade, are connected to his address via his wife. Other local servicemen Ned L Cheshire and Robert S Cheshire are named with service dates and home connections in California and the Philippines.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions petroleum jelly and a claim of quality for skin care and protection. No clear actions, dates, places, or named organizations are readable to establish a full news item.
An Associated Press survey notes a rise in essential child garments due next month despite cotton shortages. The WPB plans minimum averages for low income families and outlines quantities for infants to 14 year olds, plus winter woolen items like snow suits and ski pants.
Beebe, 97, rejected for Civil War service as unfit, now runs an 85 acre Greene County farm near Eldred with his 88 year old brother Frank. They raise grain and hogs and beat younger farmers at the Greene County Fair with five first premiums and two second prizes this year.
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