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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1944

Page

6

Radio Notes for Tonight Show Listings

Tonight on air listings include Leif Eid Mahoney Costello Musicade Edwin C Hill Dutch Bergman and the 6 30 show. Lowell Thomas News Harsch Music Shop I Love a Mystery News of World Passing Parade Everything for the American Boys D Haymes Melody Hour.

News Leif Eid Mahoney Costello Musicade Edwin C. Hill Dutch Bergman Lowell Thomas News Harsch Music Shop The D. Haymes Melody Hour

MGM Buys Film Rights for Civil War Novel

Hollywood reports Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has acquired the film rights to a best selling novel The history of Rome Hanks and Kindred Mat ters for about 50 000. The work by Lt Joseph Stanley Pennell of Junction City Kansas centers on Civil War events and figures.

Hollywood Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Rome Hanks Kindred Matters Joseph Stanley Pennell Junction City Kans

Care of the Feet booklet promotes foot health

A short 82 page illustrated booklet offers tips to keep feet in good condition and preserve physical efficiency. Priced at ten cents postpaid, it invites readers to mail to Washington D. C. for a copy.

Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Eye St N. E Washington, D. C

Americans destroy German planes at Orleans airfield

In the Orleans area a tank destroyer column overran a German airfield, destroying planes and hangars. Soldiers pried glass from cockpits for souvenirs as Lt. Parker Frederick noted 5,000 unused bombs abandoned by the Germans. A comrade joked about dropping them on Hitler in Berlin.

Orleans France Pfe. Thurman McGee el Dorado Ill Paris McGee Richard Rossman Racine Wis Cleo Miles Davis City Iowa Air Corps Dec Rossman Parker Frederick Midvale N. J Hitler Berlin

The Road To Berlin Distances By Fronts

The report lists distances to Berlin from major fronts: Russian Front 322 miles from eastern Warsaw suburbs, Northern France 495 miles from near Chateau Thierry and Troyes, Italian Front 601 miles from northern outskirts of Florence, Southern France 545 miles from Perly.

Associated Press Warsaw France Chateau Thierry Troyes Florence Perly

Rainfall Totals and Averages From 31-Year Record

Reported rainfall for the 24 hours ending 8 a m stands at 1.17 inches. August to date shows 2.75 inches, with year to date at 25.36 inches. The 31-year average annual rainfall is 35.95 inches, and monthly averages range from 1.95 inches in February to 3.83 inches in June. Data courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.

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