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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1944
Page
2
A field nurse reflects on endlessly treating patients who enter the facility seeking help and then leave, never to be seen again, highlighting transient care and forgotten faces. The remark hints at resource strain and emotional toll in medical aid.
A narrator cites concern for a small boy as fear grows about his fate, imagining both life and death possibilities as Leonardo’s pale face appears. The tone hints at distress and impending harm.
A Miss Magnolia Phillips of Worth Kent Street, wife of Pvt. Harry Thornton Phillips, prepares to leave for Fort Clark Texas as the fourth Nickens family member in military service. Her husband is with the air corps in Orlando Florida, brother Harry B Nickens Jr. serves in Australia, and George W Nickens is at Fort Lewis Washington. Magnolia trained at Fort Devens and Fort Wes Moines and now serves as messenger for the transportation officer at Fort Clark. Correspondence address given for visitors.
John W. Shipe age 89 and retired farmer died yesterday evening at 6 30 o clock at the home of his sisters great nieces Miss May Lillie and Lucy Anderson 125 East James St Winchester He had been ill three days Born March 2 1854 in Shenandoah County son of Levi and Susan Shipe He lived in Winchester seven years his wife preceded him in death Survived by three great nieces and four great nephews John and William Anderson and Lee and Taylor Anderson U S Army now in England Funeral Thursday at Jones Funeral Home at 4 pm Rev J Emmart Dettra Brethren Church will officiate Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers J W Anderson William Anderson Walter Anderson Charles Anderson Lee Anderson Arthur Seabright
An Oxford Street flower girl selling oranges sparked a crowding melee in London yesterday. Police dispersed the customers and chased the girl into court where she was fined 50 cents for obstructing the footway.
The Boyd family thanks friends for kindness shown with cars and flowers during their bereavement.
The calendar lists ration validity for meats fats and other items. Details include brown stamps V W X valid through Feb 26. Y through March 20. Green stamps G H J through Feb 20. K L M Feb 1 through March. Sugar stamps 30 five pounds through Feb 28 1945. 40 five pounds through Feb 28. Shoes stamps 18 indefinite. 1-3 stamps. Gasoline coupons vary by region with S9 A through May 8. 10 A through March 21. B C C1 two gallons everywhere except far west and Rocky Mountains where three gallons. B2 and C2 coupons valid everywhere for oil.
Feb. 1 dispatch from the Rapido front notes an eight year old boy named Leonardo in a frontline aid station. He survived a December shell that killed family members and left a severe head wound infected and unhealed. Authorities fear no hospital care can reverse his condition.
Funeral services were held at 2 p m from Jones Funeral Home for Mrs Olive Smith 67 who died Saturday evening in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Rev Walter Smith and Rev John Teter conducted the rites. Interment was in Mt Hebron. Pallbearers were William Cammer Clarence Williams Edgar Anderson Lemuel Ellis Ellis E Bayliss and Kirk Dick. She was the wife of Arch Smith Cedar Grove Frederick County. Surviving: one son Russell A Smith two daughters Mrs George T Yeakley and Mrs Robert Hoover three brothers Asa Jacob and Fred Crisman and five sisters Mrs C Preston Pifer Martinsburg Pike Mrs Lorings Funkhouser Fawcets Gap Mrs Lawson Hockman and Mrs Charles Nicodemus Winchester and Mrs Hardy Grim Kernstown.
Local markets section provides daily price lists and market summaries with notes that minor typographical errors may occur and are not the paper’s responsibility. Names of commodities, regional sellers, and price ranges are included where readable.
W. E. Edwards, trustee, transfers 102 acres near Chestnut Grove in Gainesboro District to Holmes Ursel DeHaven for 575 dollars. R. M. Stephenson transfers 36 acres near Faw cetts Gap to N Belmont Fout and spouse for 10 dollars and consideration. Northern Virginia Power Company and several couples are listed in right of ways transfers.
The page lists quiz answers in Russian language and general knowledge: 1 Russian 2 State in Brazil 3 Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur Alfred Tennyson 5 Lincoln 6 Italy Russian 8 I expected there would be trouble from the strikers 9 Animal 10 Edward R Stettinius Jr.
Fragmented OCR note lists canned goods with assorted prices and quantities. Mentions Liver 4-02 and various 19 ounce and 28 ounce cans with prices like 28c and 34c, indicating a grocery shelf price list or advertisement.
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