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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1943
Page
7
Wheat opened strong on commission house buying with fractional gains pushing new seasonal highs. Oats and rye showed mixed moves with oats down to up slightly and rye advancing in early trading.
Turkey, population about 18 million, could field two million soldiers with eleven army corps. The nation is well equipped with anti-tank and anti aircraft guns and coastal defenses. air power may reach several thousand planes, with Allied reinforcement possible quickly to key airfields. The battleship Yavuz, 23 100 tons, built 1911, with a crew of 1 300, stands as a symbol in the Turkish fleet.
The piece warns that insufficient sleep strains relationships and lists signs of sleep deprivation. It advises eight hours for adults, or seven if refreshed, and outlines conditions for good sleep and a separate sleep space with a cool, airy room. It promotes Red Cross Home Nursing classes for practical training.
In the running fight with the Nazi destroyer flotilla the Glasgow suffered a few casualties while a Halifax and a Beaufighter of the coastal command were lost. One German plane was downed.
Two American Navy fliers Lt. Stuart D. Johnston and Ensign Hugh M. Greeley spotted a flotilla of 11 German destroyers in the Bay of Biscay and shadowed them for six hours. British cruisers then engaged, sinking three enemy ships as the Germans attempted to flee.
A union watch service will be held at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church on South Braddock Street Friday night from 10 30 to 12 0 clock. The public is cordially invited.
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