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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1943
Page
5
Members of the Junior Board of Trade thanked Winchester citizens for cooperation in the Bundle Day collections. A large amount of tin cans and waste paper was gathered last week. The group urged donors to bring toys clothing and canned goods to the Penney Building headquarters for the Fellowship Club.
Kent C. James, a cowboy in Camp Claiborne Louisiana, earns a living riding an Army rifle range. The range is fenced to protect cattle from stray bullets though some animals still breach it. The Army weighs costs of casualties against keeping James on duty as he sings Home on the Rifle Range.
The article urges more nurses aides as hospitals and wounded soldiers strain the reserve pool. It notes a projected national demand of one in five active nurses serving the armed forces by year end and possible draft legislation. A January 10 training class led by Mrs. Margaret Capper opens in Winchester for women aged 18 to 50 with high school education.
George A. Casey president of the Independent Packers Association told a New York legislative committee that U S stockyards and eastern slaughterhouses hold excess beef and pork. He urged a two week moratorium to prevent spoiling and to ease supply chain strain amid lend lease shipping shortages.
Washington experts doubt Turkey will join the Allies soon. They cite limited Turkish war readiness, air power gaps, and vulnerability to air attack. Diplomatic talks may yield support without an immediate declaration, possibly in return for bases and a seat at the peace table.
Fort Benning Georgia December 16 an army colonel and a civilian employee have developed a device to launch anti tank grenades from the M 1 Garand rifle The invention replaces the old style 03 rifle for grenade launching and allows a soldier to use the Garand as either a grenade launcher or a semi automatic rifle Colonel Myron Ledy said the ordnance branch previously found grenade launches harmful to the Garand mechanism
Savannah dispatch reports a court moment showing only the prisoner's head visible in court as proceedings proceed, leaving observers startled by the unusual partial display and the implied drama of the case.
Judge H Mercer Jordan of police court imposed a $35 fine or 30 days in jail on a defendant charged with disorderly conduct and intoxication. The attorney said the man stood in an ante room minus trousers, stolen by a companion who also took his pocketbook and shoes. The judge jokingly urged the lawyer to lend trousers, who replied they would not fit. The recorder allowed a guilty plea as the man poked his head from the ante-room doorway.
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