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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
5
Commuters crowd the North Western Railroad terminal drugstore as visions of cigarettes drift by. Inside the counter, customers report a sudden sale of chocolate bars as they hurry to board trains.
An advertising blurb promotes Te-0l antiseptic as a fast acting solution for athlete's foot. It touts 90 percent alcohol content and rapid germ reach. The copy urges a 35c press offer and mentions a product name Appy Full Gth for itchy or sweaty feet.
In Excelsior West Virginia on July 18 a Jersey cow owned by Henry Young known as Deacon fell from pasture and sustained fatal injuries. The farmer butchered the animal and notes milk loss but meat remains. Officials say the OPA cannot intervene.
Brucetown residents report guests and returns. Mrs. Douglas OConnell visited New Cumberland and Reading with others hosting. F H Swimley Jr. returns from Newport business trip. Julian Snapp back at Jessup after time with family. Mrs. Woodrow Deal visits Bunker Hill relatives. George Fetterer of Morgantown visits. Arnold Gordon comes home from Winchester Hospital. C L Whitacre of Winchester visits Andy Whitacre. Cecil OConnell of Harrisburg visits brother J L OConnell. Robert Whitacre and son Lynn of Baltimore were guests of Andy Whitacre.
A London man pledged 5 pounds weekly for 41 weeks to the Soldiers' Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association during the V bomb raids. Despite damage to his home from a late V-2, he sent a cheque to aid a service child or a war widow, totaling about 450 dollars in benefits.
With Halsey's Third Fleet off Japan, the U S bombardment leveled Hitachi engineering works copper refinery and arms factory along the Honshu coast. Night action near Takahagi and Mito caused extensive fires and damage to war industries and rail lines while analysts noted large civilian concentrations in the attacked area.
Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction a 52 acre tract with 32 acres of standard apple orchards and a six room dwelling on Middle Road about five miles southwest of Winchester Virginia. Bids start one third cash with balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance policy. Auction set for July 11 1945 at 12 o’clock noon in front of the Frederick County Court House Winchester VA.
Donna Lee and Marshall Darby take their pet pig Nippy to school each day. The pig, once a squab raiser, now acts as a companion, taps on the classroom window, and waits beside the children at night, earning the affection of the family in Hays Kansas.
Ship's carpenter William Samuel Clark aged 100 has settled at Sailors' Snug Harbor on Staten Island. A 48 year veteran of sail and steam with a background in Boston, he retired at sea in 1921. He credits long life to heredity from his mother and grandmother who lived to 105 and his father who died at 102.
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