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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1945
Page
8
Provo Utah 89 year old Stephen Bee, a sportsman and businessman, duck hunted on Utah Lake. A high wind drove his boat to shore as he waded in, fell into a deep hole, and was drenched. He swam to a farm, slept in a haystack, and was found at dawn, saying he was ashamed he did not get any ducks.
Dewitt Mackenzie notes reports of a British Christian reform group worshipping Adolf Hitler as a divine instrument. He warns such messianic belief endangers Allied aims, citing past admiration in Germany and the moral danger of reviving this creed as the war concludes. He urges relentless pursuit of Hitlerism’s destruction everywhere.
The weatherman notes afternoons are not getting shorter. By next week sunsets will be later each day and there will be five more minutes of evening daylight than now. Morning sun will rise later until Jan 20, when the season’s shortest morning occurs.
Dr. Walter H. Zinn described the first atomic pile at the University of Chicago and a so called death by own action squad ready to sacrifice to halt a potential catastrophe. He recounted withdrawing control rods and the imminent chain reaction while the 4 H Westinghouse contest group toured the site.
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court Winchester Virginia Frances Hausenfluck Carpenter seeks a divorce from Joseph O Carpenter on desertion grounds. If the defendant is a non resident he must appear within ten days after publication to protect interests. Clerk P J Marshall oversees the notice dated November 26 1945 with multiple publication dates.
Public auction in front of the County Court House Winchester Va on Friday December 7 1945 at 12 o clock noon offers lots in Shawnee Heights Addition including blocks C D E F and Shenandoah Avenue parcels. One third cash with balance in two equal yearly installments by purchaser bonds secured by deed of trust bearing even date with sale. Estate of Emily R Ward deceased represented by Herbert S Larrick executes the sale.
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