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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1946
Page
3
Dr. I C Big states that outdoor activity is the best tonic for spring lassitude. He urges garden work, age appropriate outdoor games, and brisk daily walks along with proper eating and sleep to restore vitality without medicines. He notes some may need medical advice on specific tonics.
The emergency ration was developed in 1896 and used in the Spanish American War. It consisted of bacon, hard bread, pea meal and roasted coffee.
Chaplain Graham G. Lacy of the U S Navy spoke at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church on Sunday with Radiant Living as the theme. He is a former Winchester boy who lived at the Presbyterian Manse while his father Dr Horace Lacy led the church from 1906 to 1922. Lacy is visiting while on terminal leave after leaving Covington Kentucky before his Navy service.
In CARIO, March 12, interpreter and guide Husein Khattab notes fewer visitors to the pyramids after the war, from 500 soldiers daily in wartime to only a handful now. He recalls running a perfume shop, becoming a guide two years ago, and says peace has not revived business.
A local critic voices strong disapproval of Tory involvement in a perfume venture, alleging conflicts of interest and questionable ethics. The comment highlights concerns about odor, branding, and market impact on competing firms.
The Star presents corrected local market listings daily while cautioning that typographical errors may occur and no responsibility is assumed for individual mistakes.
Local and retail feed prices listed for bagged flour corn meal and mash blends with varied bag weights and cwt pricing. A rifle shoot at the Winchester Armory is announced for Wednesday night March 13 with prizes and open invitation to shooters.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warns hundreds of thousands of war weapons lurk in the United States as souvenirs and illicit exchanges flood civilian life. Authorities push for inspections while veterans face scrutiny amid a rising crime wave and robberies.
Baltimore quotations show steady hogs and cattle with mixed vealers and calf values while Chicago reports steady to weak trend. Cattle and calves in Baltimore range with weight classes, while Chicago notes 14.85 ceiling for hogs and 18.00 top for steer weighty.
New York reports timid gains as leaders linger under weak bids. O. P. A. car price ruling lifts some meters while steel shares show resistance. Buyers stay aloof awaiting clarity on the foreign situation and labor dispute settlements. Trading slows after a lively open. Bonds narrow.
Wheat rose 1 to 2 cents from yesterday while oats faced light selling, slipping 3 to 8 cents. Opening prices curve for May July and Sept contracts across Wheat Corn Oats Rye and Barley with various margins and delivery months.
Bulls steady near 14.50 while sausage offerings drop to 13.50. Dealers slide 17.00, stock cattle nominal with salable shape 3 500. Slaughter lambs are a few cents lower, 85‑lb loads to city butchers around 15.50. Worskins and mixed loads steady near 15.50, ewes steady at 6.75.
Chaplain Albert M. B. Snapp a member of an Opequon Frederick county family was honorably discharged at Fort George G Meade Maryland after 46 months on active duty He joined his family in Romney West Virginia and will remain on inactive duty until May 20 He served in Scotland England France Belgium and Germany earning ETO Victory and meritorious ribbons The Peninsula Methodist Conference of Delaware will meet in May where he will receive a pastorate and his family will rejoin him in early June
Residents of Berryville report geese migrating north over homes around 1 30 to 2 30 a m. The sounds of wings and flock movement awakened Mr and Mrs Ro Nears and Julian L Hammock, seen as a harbinger of seasonal change.
Military personnel on terminal leave may wear civilian clothes at their option. If the uniform is worn, it must be the complete uniform authorized and prescribed for the occasion.
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