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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1943
Page
5
Public guidance on wartime rationing addresses use of automobiles for essential travel. Answers cover limits on driving to or from public transit, ministerial car use, personal necessity driving, and voting trips given the 90 mile monthly A ration, with alternatives if abstaining from driving.
Public auction in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia at 12 o clock Saturday July 24 1943 offering stocks from the estate of Joseph T Richard deceased including 5 shares Middletown State Stock Bank seees Valley belonging to the estate of H A Richard deceased Cash terms. Administrators auctioneers Duvall Greer ms
Federal Bureau agents sought the derailment cause after a Wheeling and Lake Erie freight train carrying munitions exploded near Monroeville Ohio. One of three transients aboard was killed another missing believed dead. A single body burned beyond recognition. Nine cars of crude oil burned as explosions scattered shell fragments over the village. Civilian Defense workers aided residents while firemen from nearby towns fought intermittent blasts. Debris halted traffic on adjacent tracks.
The Rotary Club board accepted an invitation for a Ladies' night picnic at Mac Lupton's estate on Thursday night August 12. Fried chicken corn on the cob ice cream and usual picnic fare will be served.
Ivan Dibble, an amateur golfer, holed out by blasting from a sand trap and the ball caromed up into his shirt pocket. The event occurred in Topeka Kansas. The report notes an Army policy about keeping twins in the same organization unless military advantage dictates otherwise.
Post war famine relief looms as a major task for the United States and allies. Officials warnEuropean recovery will not be rapid and U S citizens may bear higher prices or taxes to fund aid. Voters seek normalcy but rationing and costs are likely to persist. Three million Americans live with syphilis.
Moscow reports that Russians welcomed the American bombing of Rome with praise in the Soviet press. Citizens cited the Allied air raid of 500 planes after warning the Italians prior to the strike.
In Butte Montana a backyard poultry grower challenged the city noise rule arguing her hens would cackle after laying eggs. City clerk Beryl Wilson noted the ordinance bans crowing or noise by chickens disturbing neighbors. The grower refused to shell out rubber bands to mute the hens.
If water is not scarce and clean, distillation equipment stays home. otherwise expeditionary units bring desalination and purification gear to ensure supply.
Victory Gardeners should begin a second crop this mid summer for winter storage. Insects persist after wet weather, spraying continues. planting dates vary by region with late summer sowing and rotation advised to maximize canning and storage of carrots beans and other staples.
In mid July a note recommends consulting reliable seed catalogs and nurseries before buying seeds for future planting. It emphasizes selecting proven varieties and checking sources to ensure quality and performance.
Washington July 20 The War Department released a list naming 155 wounded soldiers. Among the Virginians is Private First Class Theodore E Mund whose father John Mund lives in Loves mill. Mund was wounded in action in the North African theatre.
The Tokyo radio reported that Lieut. Gen. Prince Gin Li was appointed commander of the Japanese Army Air Force, succeeding Lieut. Gen. Kumainchi Teramoto, per Associated Press dispatches today.
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