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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1944
Page
7
At Winchester Post 2123 VFW Auxiliary a yard party for July 28 to aid Newton D. Baker Hospital Martinsburg WV was discussed with local businesses and citizens urged to support. Other items include hospital updates, visits, and social events across Winchester and nearby towns.
Norman Oklahoma historian Dr. Carl C. Rister challenges the idea that bowlegs marked old time cowboys. He argues that bowlegs were not a distinctive feature of cow herders, noting that curved legs appeared in many groups.
Millwood social pages detail cocktail hosts Mrs Nathaniel B Jones at Woodbine with guests including Misses Mary and Agnes Page and Mrs Everard K Meade. Lt Nathaniel B Jones sails to O Riley General Hospital for a final check before duty. relatives plan visits. Also notes parties in Leesburg and Clarke, christening of Frazier Page at five thirty, and many guests at Long Branch and Edgewood.
Pvt. Lee H Lauck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lauck of Sunny side, spent a furlough with his parents before returning to Camp Springs. Sgt. Elmer H Lauck, in Italy, sends word he likes it but hopes to come home soon, while printing names on jackets. Pvt. Melvin W Godlove, from Winchester, is in Hawaii after basic at Fort Bragg and other posts. Sgt. Kenzel L Lineweaver, Kern Street, moved to 766th Inf Division and holds the Eame Theatre rib bon after one year in Greenland. Sgt. Arthur B Hunt, Winchester, promoted to S-Sgt at Ephrata Army Air Base. Pvt. Charles E Shaffer completed basic at Fort Knox and awaits armored unit duty. his wife Elizabeth Shaffer lives on 8S Braddock Street.
Dramatic lava flows from Paricutin threaten and have already engulfed two towns with others evacuated. Residents flee by caravan as earthquakes echo from the volcano born in 1943. Descriptions include church tombs, skeletal imagery, and departing Tarascan villagers.
Miss Eloise Randolph Page visits her parents Mr and Mrs Rosewell Page of Wilmington North Carolina and returns to Washington accompanied by her mother.
The article notes Major Glover Johns of Corpus Christi Texas, a Virginia hero, carried in state in St Lo as American forces defend the city. Capt Cecil Harvey of Swickley Pennsylvania coordinates artillery while German forces are driven from the southeastern approaches amid heavy bombardment.
The Winchester Rotary Club will hear a safety talk by George Reading tomorrow at 1 PM in Zane Hall. Reading has led extensive safety education in Winchester and the county, teaching over 60 first aid classes. A meeting of the Aims and Objects Committee follows the regular session.
The community grew from a tent store at the crossroads of two Indian Territory roads the Vegetan Trail and the Texas Toad. This site evolved into one of Oklahoma's key cities.
Boise Idaho reports Gov C A Bottolfsen received a letter from a former townsman now stationed in Iran. The note began with Somewhere in Iran Dear Friend Bott and ended abruptly, leaving the message incomplete.
Galilee Church of Christ near Grimes launches a revival meeting under evangelist C A Quenzal on the Welltown pike from Monday night July 24 to Friday night August 4 Wartime routines remove Saturday services and coats are asked to be left at home Music will be led by Charles E McVay with adult and booster choirs and piano and organ. Sermon topics include Which Way Are You Pitching Your Tent and A Soul For Sale with an invitation to attend and bring a friend and share rides
Political slogan slips into a wartime letter page. readers react to bond purchases and the push for defense funding. The piece notes public sentiment and the urging of citizens to support government bonds amid looming threats.
A compact note lists three legal terms: per, ton priest, lease, and undivided. The fragment hints at property or contract language without full context. No clear events, persons, or organizations emerge from the readable text.
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