Blood Plasma Needed to Support Pacific War Efforts
Chairman Basil O Connor of the American Red Cross asks for ongoing blood donations noting that Type O whole blood from 11 centers will be flown daily to Guam and distributed to Army Navy and Marine installations in the Pacific. He cites Iwo Jima and Okinawa lives saved by whole blood and plasma and lauds the centers and mobile units. Registration for Winchester donor clinic runs August 3 4 6 7 with the clinic August 8 9 10.
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Basil O’connor
American Red Cross
Guam
Naval Air Transport Service
Pacific
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
O’connor
Mr. O’connor
Mr. O'Connor
Winchester
Odessa Again Handles Sea Freight in Volume
Odessa, freed from German Romanian occupation on April 10 1944 after 30 months, now handles as much cargo as before the war. Ships from British and American ports load at its moorings as reconstruction and expansion proceed, with plans to anchor ocean liners like the Normandie.
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London
Odessa
Black Sea
Peter Shari
Shari
Doughnut Debates in Maine Bear Country
Cherryfield Maine resident Harry Smith advocates doughnuts fried in bear fat as tastier than those made with common shortenings. The quirky note highlights local Maine life and a humorous debate over frying fat.
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Cherryfield
Maine
Harry Smith
Harry
Bear Country
Notable Baseball Tales And Golf News From Roundup
A collection of quick sports notes from across the country. A taxi cab ball theft incident ends with a policeman returning the ball to Mooney after a grandstand mishap. Ervin Palica notches a one pitch win for Newport News Dodgers. Middletown’s nickname shift to Rockets boosts their standings. Discussion of reviving the Taylor Cup in Britain for 1946. Detroit fans expect good baseball news with Benton and Greenberg back. Question of Great Lakes football looming with Baby Young departed. Sixty Jr., 17, shoots Wisconsin’s best round of the summer with a strong score.
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New York
John Mooney
Salt Lake City Telegram
Utah
Oonmey
Mooney
John Law
Eddie Travis
Newport News
Times-Herald
Ervin Palica
Dodgers
Lomita
Calif
Norfolk
Palica
Professional Golfers Association
England
Ed Dudley
Hawaii
Detroit
al Benton
Hank Greenberg
Great Lakes
Daddy Young
St. Paul Brown
Chicago Grain Quotations Open Mixed as Corn Holds Ceiling
Chicago grain prices opened fractionally lower overall with corn at ceiling for all deliveries. Wheat and rye declined up to a half cent on overnight selling, while oats and rye showed modest moves across July September and May contracts.
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Chicago
Hearing Set in Richmond on Smith Transfer Co Purchase
NO LCE R. R. Smith trading as Smith Transfer Co has been assigned a hearing in Richmond Virginia at the State Corporation Commission courtroom at 10 oclock on July 25 1945 to purchase J. M. Grove trading as Spotswood Transfer Co certificates No F-433 and F-437.
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R. R. Smith
Smith Transfer Co
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
J. M. Grove
Spotswood Transfer Co
Market quotations and livestock prices from Baltimore and Chicago
Baltimore reports steady quotes for apples eggs butter and poultry with cattle calves hogs and sheep showing mixed activity. Chicago data show hogs and cattle mostly steady to higher with top beef and veal prices and varied sheep and lamb quotations.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Kerlin Named Registrar for Friendship Precinct
J Victor Arthur secretary of Winchester Electoral Board announces Lester Kerlin as registrar for the Friendship precinct. He succeeds W E Jones who resigned recently.
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J. Victor Arthur
City of
Winchester
Lester Kerlin
Friendship
Mr. Kerlin
W. E. Jones
Stock Market Slumps Amid Japan News
New York stock leaders extended retreat on July 17 as Japan’s smash raised quick surrender talk and potential anti speculation moves. Dealers trimmed or shelved accounts for protection while breadth broadened and liquidity improved slightly later in the day.
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New York
Japan
Wall Street
Kitchen Fat Collection in June Reaches 4571 Pounds
Mrs. Robert B. Grove announced the June fat collection for the city and county totals 4571 pounds. Grove chairs the GAA committee in charge of the waste fats drive and notes June under May. Housewives are urged to save and turn in fat at local groceries.
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Robert B. Grove
Grove
GAA
District Sunday School Convention Planned at Mt Williams
The Back Creek District will hold its annual Sunday School convention at St John’s Lutheran Church near Mt Williams on Sunday afternoon July 29 starting at 3 o clock. H A Snapp district president announced the event. Speakers include Rev E B Smith pastor of the host church Rev L C Messick United Brethren minister and Rev C H Anderson Church of God with Rev Minor C Miller invited. C H Palmer Gainesboro Methodist pastor will open the program. G Harry Richard Mountain Falls School Board member will give the response.
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Back Creek
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Mt. Williams
H. A. Snapp
Ivan H. Miller
E. B. Smith
L. C. Messick
United Brethren
Tavern collector hits the jackpot in pennies
Peoria Illinois a beverage distributor collecting agent left Wesley Bailey s tavern with a beer bill paid in 16795 pennies Bailey paid his tab using seventeen thousand six hundred ninety five cents in small change and the agent counted the lot.
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Peoria
Ill
Wesley Bailey
Bailey
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