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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
11
Present and past rainfall figures cover 24 hours ending 7 a.m. with July to date and year to date totals. The data show average annual rainfall over 31 years at 35.95 inches and monthly averages from 1913 to 1943, listing January through December values. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
A listing of quotas and sales percentages shows the Seventh War Loan targets for groups such as Masons Hiram Lodge Junior Board of Trade B n ai B rith Rotary Club Lions Club American Legion Elks Club Kiwanis Club Retail Merchants Association Eagles Club Veterans of Foreign Wars. Total quotas reach $1 504 775 with total sales quotas of $2 038 750.
A list of local clubs and civic groups in Frederick County shows bond sales and volunteer totals. Groups include the American University Women, American Legion Auxiliary, 4-H Clubs, PTA, Garden Clubs, Red Cross Volunteer Services, Veterans groups, and more with assorted monetary contributions reaching $302,575.
Two U S destroyers the Twiggs and the William D Porter were sunk off Okinawa by Japanese air attacks six days apart. Casualties totaled 244 with 183 on the Twiggs, where officers were killed or disabled leaving control to Joseph E Dewericki. The Porter suffered 61 wounded. Both ships carried 300 to 350 men.
Many suffer backache from tired kidneys not the back itself. Doans Pills, a stimulant diuretic used for over 40 years, claim to flush out waste from blood through about 15 miles of kidney tubes and provide relief.
Exor of Anna Evans dead will offer at public auction in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia on Friday July 13 1945 at 12 o clock a house and lot at 108 West Cecil street described in deed Book 48 page 99 terms one third cash on day of sale and rest in two annual installments bonds of purchaser deed of trust and insurance required.
Balikpapan on Borneo hosts large rusted scrap piles from bomb wrecked refineries left by Japanese forces. Allied cleanup will uncover even bigger heaps as refineries and tanks are cleared. Australian troops tour the waterfront aboard Japanese bicycles and use a seized American sedan with officer insignia.
Daily report from Berryville, Boyce, and Clarke County notes local happenings. Highlights cover community meetings, school activities, and public notices affecting residents and families in the region.
Radio listings announce a lineup featuring Ted Husing and Danny O'Neil with suspense programs and adventures including Topper Matsie and Adventures of Topper. Music Hall features Morton Gould and Corliss Archer with Jack Haley and Jack Paley.
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