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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1946

Page

2

Army Air Forces Entertain John ONeal and Parents at Miami Beach

The Army Air Forces plan a two week recuperative vacation in Miami Beach for 1,500 ex prisoners of war liberated from the Japanese. They will enjoy transport, hotel, meals, sports and amusements at no charge before returning to military or civilian life. John ONeal, an aircraft inspector, is noted among the guests.

O'Neal Pine Ataan Regular Army Army Air Forces Miami Beach Mi Eal

Threatening Message Studied In Degnan Case

Chicago police examined a box containing a human ear mailed to Suzanne Degnan's mother. The note reading will cut your ear next was found with the box. The parcel was intercepted at the Degnan home and sent to the crime lab before postal authorities took over. No arrests announced as investigators push to solve the case.

Chicago Ter Storms Suzanne 2 Eee Degnan

Cold Front Weather Outlook Across Regions

Weather map notes continued from page one show cold air persisting in the northeast with snowfall in New York and the Great Lakes. The southwest stays clearer while cloud cover dominates elsewhere.

New New York Great Lakes Southwest

St. Cecilia Goma Gislety Tenon

The fragment references St. Cecilia and a person or item named Goma Gislety tenon, but readable specifics are limited and no clear event or ruling is stated. The text appears as a damaged or partial note with two proper nouns likely tied to a church or parish record.

St. Cecilia 4 St. Cecilia Goma Gislety Tenon

State News Brevities roundup via Associated Press

Brief items report a British Boeing Clipper's landing and departure from the Naval Air Station, regional deaths and notable figures in Virginia, a World War II veteran found dead in Harrisonburg, and local civic and regulatory actions. Highlights include Robert Eanes, Mrs. John H. Lewis, Dr. John Robert Switzer, Williamsburg Chamber events, and regulatory notes from Byrd era, Virginia Highway Users Association, and Northern Piedmont Electric.

Associated Press Naval Air Station Baltimore Harrisonburg John Robert Switzer Dental Corps Normandy Elbe River Germany F. L. Byers Rockingham County

Minister admits giving girl poison in alleged New Year incident

The minister confessed he gave the girl poison claiming she was mentally incompetent and not worth keeping. The death followed an alleged attack on Dean on New Year’s Eve as they rode in a car. Siple was found gassed in his basement minutes after Dean notified police. State lab later tested a box of casidy from Siple at Christmas and found phenobarbital enough to cause death. Five other daughters are named or described. the minister faced confrontation over the church leader's statements.

Dean Siple la Bolt State Laboratory Lansing Bolt

Fragments Hint at Market Figures and Guarantees

Readable lines mention a large figure 481 800 000 and a money back guarantee tied to a product or service. The text appears as fragmented phrases about sizing tables and a price of 1.20, suggesting a marketing or pricing note with a refund promise.

Bilbo Carries Filibuster Picket Line and Ham in Washington

Senator Bilbo of Mississippi conducts a long filibuster against the FEPC bill while facing a picket line at his apartment. He jokes about a 60 day speech and enduring a diet of coffee and wafers as he testifies in Congress.

Washington Bilbo D-Miss FEPC Congress

Answers to the Daily Quiz Highlights Key Facts

The page lists quiz answers by Seth W Richardson. Items include Boulder Dam height 726 feet and figures like Hermann Goering and Heinrich Himmler, with Theodore Dreiser as a clue author. It notes topics such as horses, a true false item, and a question about Charles Lindbergh Jr.

Seth W. Richardson Boulder Dam Hermann Goering Gestapo Heinrich Himmler Theodore Dreiser Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr

Local residents pay $1 fines at Traffic Violation Bureau

The following persons paid $1 fines to the Traffic Violation Bureau after answering charges by local police for parking and minor traffic violations. The list includes Marie Barr Robert L. Wright Robert C. Boyce I. B. Miller Carl Tony Renner Lewis F. Dodson and others across Harrisonburg Middleburg Timberville Sperryville Woodstock and surrounding areas.

Marie Barr Robert L. Wright Robert C. Boyce I. B. Miller Carl Tony Renner Lewis F. Dodson Robert M. Lockhart Pauline Miles Harrisonburg D W. Stine Hugh MacDougal Middleburg J. E. Sullivan Ira Martin City Robert Scruggs M. A. Farmer James Chauderis R. T. Hoover Timberville Kenneth Mowrey Stephens City Joseph Ayler Sperryville Ruth Lola Rush Stanley C. Boyce W. H. DeHaven Norman F. Gentz Cumberland Mary Nichols Warren Mason Benjamin Straderman Woodstock Earl Printz

Transport Route Details Withheld Names Pending Notification

In a brief update the paper notes soldiers’ names were withheld pending notification. The item references transport arrangements and an ongoing process of personal contact before releasing full identity information.

Port City Flight Crew Named In Next of Kin Notice

United District Traffic Manager J. R. Dunlap identified the Portland Oregon based crew including captain W. P. gs first officer H. N. Atlas and stewardess Dorothy Carter as next of kin in the report noting the flight began at a Port land location.

United District J. R. Dunlap W. P. Gs H.N. Atlas Dorothy Carter Portland Ore

Search party heads into Elk Mountain snow region

Portland reports good visibility at 8 15 pm as Capt Briggs last spoke. Grazing Service men left Rawlins before dawn heading into snow bound Elk Mountain country. They battled high winds and new fallen snow through timbered areas.

Portland Airlines Briggs V. 8 Rawlins Elk Mountain

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John O’neal Rhodes Drug CO Lesding Beauty Winchester Loudoun St Richmond Robert Raymond Eanes South Atlantic Sheltering Arms Hospital Camp Lee Jack Tierney Fort Meade Lynchburg John H. Lewis Lady Astor Nancy Langhorne Mirador Grenwood Lewis Women’see League of Women Voters Virginia Cooperative Education Woman’s Club Nce First Unitarian Church Southern Memorial Asociation Methodist Church Williamsburg Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce G. Peter Jones Chamber Byrd D-Va Securities and Exchange Commission Virginia Independent Food Dealers Association Virginia Virginia Highway Users Association, Inc Tuck Nc Omse State Corporation Commission Northern Piedmont Electric Corporation Albemarne, Greene, Culpeper Fauquier Madison, Orange Rappahannock Harlow Shapley Harvard Observatory Brien McMahon Connecticut Senate Atomic Energy Committee Sen. Bilbo House of Representatives House Kimsul Abbott, Proctor & Paine New York Stock Exchange East Main Street BIG Business Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation Hardwar Toc Stanley Bench Sander Wards Goose Neck Yard Montgomery *Ward S. Loudoun
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