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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
3
The USS Kalinin Bay, one of six escort carriers in Task Unit 77.4.3, received the Presidential Unit Citation for actions during the Battle of Samar. A carrier in the group was sunk and the others sustained heavy damage as the unit charged the Japanese battleships point-blank.
A historical rainfall summary lists present and past totals. It covers 24 hours ending at 7 a m and year to date figures, averages for the 33 year period, and monthly precipitation by month from January to December.
Albemarle County prosecutors and sheriff’s investigators continue examining the stabbing death of Maxine McCauley Breeden of Mount Fair. Husband John Lewis Breeden is jailed on murder charges. defense counsel E C Wingfield says he will seek to show Breeden did not commit the crime.
Notices list Shenandoah Valley Nate Bank Harold G Brown cashier and others as closed Monday September 2 1946 a legal holiday. Paper maturing that date payable Tuesday September 3 1946. Also listings Commercial and Savings Bank Farmers and Merchants National and more with cashiers John L Sloat J H Yost and others.
Manila one year after the war shows ruins and debt delaying reconstruction. Army engineers and faded harbor docks reflect a shattered city as government seeks US funds. Guerrilla violence, rice rationing, rising crime, and a male-dominated leadership mark a difficult recovery.
In Covington Kentucky Billy Allen 17 and Ella Lindley 16 plan to wed on Billys 18th birthday November 10 after Billys 80 foot river jump drew parental consent. Ellas grandfather Clarence Lindley spoke of obtaining consent following the near tragedy and Billys hospital recovery.
Governor Tuck spoke from the Governor's Mansion on a WRNL broadcast outlining Virginia state steps to offer veterans genuine educational opportunities. He credited the Education Department and Navy facilities at Norfolk for expanding off campus study for 1,200 to 1,500 students and thanked leaders at William and Mary and Navy officials for support.
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