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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
3
A city mother shares a letter from her son John R. Bowman in France. Bowman writes from a fox hole under bombardment, reflecting on fathers, fear, faith, and the resolve to win the war. He urges courage, prayer, and the duty to endure until all mothers can welcome their sons home.
A pot correspondent reports that about three of ten Marines who smoke carry lighters and typically use one of them for lighting. The note hints at habits and potential attempts to quit.
The Navy expects to have about 8,445 ships in 1945, the largest armada the world has known. A new ship joins the fleet every two hours as the flag is raised on a mast.
The Woman’s Society with 1 162 947 members in 26 600 societies operates in 22 countries outside the U S. It maintains 900 deaconesses 581 foreign missionaries and 765 home missionaries. Its annual mission budget is about three and a half million dollars. It conducts 20 000 study classes yearly and is led nationally by J D Bragg of St Louis MO. The group urges Congress to oppose peace-time conscription and promotes international justice and education for peace.
Bishop G Bromley Oxnam of New York urges women to stay closely connected with industry to preserve family ties and to join labor organizations. He says these unions help protect living standards and allow women to express themselves on equal terms in the industrial age.
Montague Halpein aged 83 died in London. He made nine attempts to swim the English Channel over his life. His final bid at age 41 fell short by 590.4 yards from the target.
Lewes Del. report notes that German submarines that attacked Atlantic coast shipping early in 1942 also caused romance and injuries among merchant seamen, with at least three mariners affected by the terror at sea.
Sailors rescued from torpedoed vessels met their future wives at Beebe Hospital. The brides include First Engineer Joseph Wexler of New York Second Mate Vladimir Leontic a Yugoslavian and Seaman Laurence Frank.
Gene 5S Porter hitchhiked across the country to campaign for governor, covering about 1600 miles and losing 12 pounds in the process. The message “If We’ll Buy The Bonds They’ll drop the bombs” appears as part of the reporting.
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