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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
5
Grand Coulee Washington March 16 Engineers built a scale model of Grand Coulee dam. The one foot model equals 60 feet of the real structure and measures nine feet high, six feet thick and seventy feet long. The replica demonstrates engineering plans and helps solve problems before work on the main dam.
An advertisement touts Ostrex Tonle Tablets as restoring pep and vitality for aging readers. It alleges the product provides iron and vitamins to combat fatigue and “years young” feeling, with an introductory size offered at 35c and Baker's Drug Store in Winchester as a sale point.
George Tucker observes American soldiers in Capua Italy quoting Romeo and Juliet while mingling with locals. He notes a ruined eleventh century cathedral a cemetery with tall walls cypress trees and rectangular tombs and recalls a soldier’s romance with Annie in Naples amid wartime life.
Wartime timber cutting in George Washington National Forest spanning 12 Virginia counties and 3 in West Virginia will lift county incomes by 30 to 50 percent above prior years. One fourth of the annual income supports road and school funds, with total Virginia funds for 1943 totaling 8,379 dollars.
New York report on waste paper shortages notes a black market undercuts salvage drives. Louis A. Speiss condemns speculative traders diverting material to mills producing non essential items. James T. Flannery cites OPA enforcement programs to curb the practice.
Community brief recaps activities in Berryville Boyce and Clarke County from the latest daily report. Local gatherings, public notices, and notable incidents are listed with concise details and place names highlighted for quick reference.
Col. Neal E. Kearby once ranked among the Army Air Forces top aces in the southwest Pacific is reported missing in action. The San Antonio native recently earned the Medal of Honor from General Douglas MacArthur for a six- plane shoot down in a single day and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and other honors.
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