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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1943

Page

3

Virginia College Football Notes and Local Sports Tone

Virginia sports briefs from Richmond Virginia include remarks on college football for 16 and 17 year olds a call to shorten quarters at times a Wake Forest coach wish to send his team against V M I and Richmond Colts woes contrasted with Dodgers performance. Also Virginia figures Frank Murray Joe Muha Walter Sprye Southall and Navy postings referenced. Public court notice in Winchester outlines an affidavit and a Virginia court order with publication and posting deadlines.

Richmond Taylor @anford Randolph Macon Poynorth Peahead Walker Wake Forest Deacons Nor- Richmond Coltage Brooklyn Dodgers Walter Sprye Hampden-Sydney Star Danville Bainbridge Truman Southall University of Virginia Potomac River Naval Command Washington Southall Naval Base Mda

War says 28 shirts needed per person now

Office of War Information notes heavy wartime laundry strain due to labor shift to war plants. More than 100 laundries closed in three months, 600 for the year, with many workers and housewives joining factories. O W I warns clothing is greasier from factory work causing higher demand on laundries.

Washington Office of War Information San Diego Naval Air Station Hutchinson Kansas

News of Our Men and Women in Uniform

Pvt Whitacre enlisted April 28 and trains at Camp Beale California. Sgt Wilbur Whitlock returns from Shaw Field for a 15 day furlough with his parents. Lt Earl L. Beaver earns wings at Luke Field Arizona and will be stationed there temporarily. Pvt James F Nicholson abroad in Hawaii writes home from a beautiful station. Cpl Crowell Boyce Jr in Miami Beach awaits letters from friends. Pvt James E Anderson inducted June 18 and stationed at Fort Bragg basic training with address provided.

Pvt Whitacre Camp Beale Calif Doug H. Whitacre Gore Wilbur Whitlock Shaw Field D. C E. W. Whitlock National Avenue Earl L. Beaver Winchester Luke Field Arizona James F. Nicholson Gernie Nicholson Nicholson Hawaii South Cameron Street Lieut. Beaver Sydn. 1 Phoenix Ariz Miami Beach, Fla Boyce Betty Ann Vanlear James E. Anderson W.O. Anderson Army Fort Bragg N. C Trag

Raylass Dept Store Employees Join War Stamp Campaign

The Raylass Department Store announced full participation by its staff in the Shangri-La war stamp drive. The firm urged other local businesses to follow suit as volunteers support the wartime effort.

Raylass Department Shangri-La

College Professor Learns New Trick

Topeka report describes Washburn College professor H. J. Colburn entering a classroom to teach Navy men and asking how to get them to sit down. The scene shows a disciplined group of servicemen standing at attention as the instructor begins.

Topeka, Kas H. J. Colburn Washburn College

Public Sale of Business Property in Winchester Virginia

Public auction in front of the County Courthouse Winchester Virginia at 12 noon on Saturday August 14 1943 of property Nos 209 and 211 North Loudoun Street with adjoining lot. The sale requires one third cash and the balance in two equal annual installments secured by bonds and a deed of trust.

County Court House Winchester Virginia North Loudoun Street Loudoun Loudoun Street Handley Board of Trustees Donald L. Weems Clifford D. Grim Corporation ‘Court City of

Ford at 80 reflects on lifelong work and industry faith

Detroit July 30 Henry Ford, aged 80, remains a tireless industrial elder statesman promoting the idea of constant effort He travels with Mrs Ford to a Michigan summer lodge for a three week vacation and reflects on profits as public benefit and the need for more industry to serve America and the world

Detroit Henry Ford Ford Ford Motor Company America Ben

Fighter protection for capital as winged fighters roar

Major General Ralph Royce showcases Camp Springs airfield near Washington as a dispersal fighter base with P 47s and eight .50 cal guns. The demo proves rapid takeoff readiness and emphasizes lessons from London, Africa, Solomons, and Pearl Harbor.

First Air Force Mitchel Pueld N. Y W. N Ralph Royce Richmond Philadelphia Camp Springs London Africa Solomons Pearl Har Bo Washington Maryland

Paris Balloon Flight First Lift Demonstrates 1783 Flight

A historical note confirms the first authenticated ascent in a balloon occurred in Paris in 1783 with a man reaching the sky in a tethered airship.

Paris

Sgt Miriam Watson Reports Life in Africa Frontline Letters

Sgt Miriam Watson describes North Africa experiences in June 15 letter. She notes fruit seasons apricots cherries strawberries and other produce, warns about dysentery, and shares portraits of soldiers, Arabian Knights, and a Black Arabian horse named Kiki. She recalls air raids, searchlights, and a French dinner with soldiers, praising small comforts amid war.

Miriam K. Watson C. O. Wa Eisenhower North Africa Sgt. Watson Red Cross Jerry Scenies

300 Workers Ill of Food Poisoning

ERIE Pa July 30 A full mobilization of doctors and nurses was ordered to care for more than 300 General Electric Erie Works workers stricken with ptomaine poisoning City Health Officer James R Smith said. One hundred sixteen were hospitalized five seriously ill others at private homes. Police Chief George J Cristoph said lunch in the plant cafeteria yesterday included beef string beans mashed potatoes and coffee.

Erie Pennsylvania James R. Smith George J. Chistoph Erie Works General Electric Co

Bible School To Be Held At Methodist Church

Beginning Monday August 2 a daily Vacation Bible School will be opened at the Methodist Church. It will be held each morning from 9 to 11 30 a m. The teachers are Miss Nannie Triplett, Mrs Wayne Warren, Mrs Charles Barton, Mrs Loring Ritter. All are cordially invited to attend.

Methodist Church Nannie Triplett Wayne Warren Charles Barton Loring Ritter

Death Call Comes To Mrs Don Carr

Telegram from Jefferson West Virginia reports the death of Mrs Don M Carr formerly Agnes Beltzhoover of Shepherdstown at her Toppenish Washington home. She survived the B and O wreck at Terra Cotta and died August 5 near age 65. Funeral vault in Yakima awaits final interment in Canton Ohio or Shepherdstown.

Kensington Fairfax Hall Winchester New York Conservatory Kathryn Hess Fairmont C. B. Dille Morgantown Attorney Beltzhoover Charles Town Yakima Washington

Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues Summary

Crossword puzzle clues list with multiple across and down entries including European river saucy coin of India flower conform day book and many more with scattered garbled phrasing and extraneous characters indicating a historical puzzle page fragment

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