Malaria Haunts Cassino Ruins After War Devastation
The Cassino rubble still clings to life as malaria spreads among survivors. Mosquito breeding, un-drained shell holes, and scarce rebuilding mark the ruined town. Monks guide visitors through shattered lanes toward the abbey where shells lie embedded near Saint Benedict’s tomb, a grim reminder of war’s toll.
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Cassino
Pompeii
Monte Cassino Abbey
Rome
Saint Benedict
Apollo
Saint Scholastica
Local man credits ERB-HELP for relief from gas and bloating
A Winchester resident reports dramatic changes after using ERB-HELP. He says meals no longer cause stomach gas or severe bloating, bowels are regular, and he feels like a new man. The remedy, claiming twelve herbs, is sold at Winchester drug stores.
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Winchester
Children's Favorite Songs booklet offered for twenty five cents
The Winchester Evening Star advertises a 118 song collection titled Children’s Favorite Songs. It includes nursery songs singing games folk songs patriotic songs and Sunday School hymns with words and music. Arrangements are in kid friendly keys and the cover is durable and illustrated. Coupon included with twenty five cents postage paid to Information Bureau 316 Eye St NE Washington DC.
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Winchester Evening Star
Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington
D. C
City Fathers Have Fowl Situation On Their Hands
Dearborn city council hears complaints from Mrs. Rona Scott and Mrs. Adeline Yock about an overrun of chickens in a three block area. They claim wartime shortages led to lax licensing and demand action within two weeks. The women warn residents may respond with cows and goats if not addressed.
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Detroit
Dearborn
Rona Scott
Adeline Yock
Ann Sheridan The Most Wanted Girl In Hollywood
GENE HANDSAKER visits Ann Sheridan at a country club lunch in Hollywood. The red haired star-to-be talks bluntly about DeMille, smoking habits, and her goal to do good work on a strong story in The Sentence. Born in Denton Texas she once planned teaching before entering Paramount’s beauty contest.
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Hollywood
Ann Sheridan
Ann
Country Club
Denton
Texas
Philippines
Paramount Studio
Hollywod
April 6 Declared As Army Day
President Truman proclaimed April 6 as Army Day and urged nationwide support for soldiers. He asked governors to issue proclamations to honor the army, World War II soldiers, and those who defended liberty in past wars. Truman plans to speak in Chicago on Army Day.
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Washington
Truman
Chicago
Teachers Strike Closes 180 Dublin Schools
A 1,100 teacher strike for higher pay closes 180 Dublin schools today, halting classes and disrupting the city’s education schedule.
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Dublin
Two State Weight Lifting Records Fall At Sacred Heart Meet
James Strasnider of Strasburg set new state highs with 270 pounds in clear and jerk and 230 in military press at a Sacred Heart Athletic Club exhibition in Winchester. Fred Mason of Martinsburg and others also showed strong lifts as the club plans DC area competition.
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Sacred Heart Athletic Club
James Strasnider
Strasburg
H. Laguillon
Arlington
Charles Lillis
Winchester
Strosnider
Fred Mason
Martinsburg
Mason
Lillis
District of Columbia
C. A. Hobert
Hobert
Market Quotation Report from New York Trading Day
Market quotations show mixed but narrow gains and losses across steels and select industries. Clouded by international tensions, traders kept commitments light while carriers lagged and Curtiss-Wright stock retreated after dividend news. U S Steel Bethlehem Montgomery Ward Douglas Glenn Martin AT&T American Water Works GE Great Northern and Standard Oil (N J) advance or hold modestly.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Montgomery Ward
Douglas
Glenn Martin
American Telephone
American Water Works
General Electric
Great Northern
Standard Oil
N. J
Virginia Livestock Market Auction Prices March 19 1946
Market report from Virginia Livestock Market Auction dated Tuesday March 19 1946 lists price ranges for steers heifers cows bulls veal calves butcher hogs shoats pigs lambs fat sheep and thin sheep. Notable ceilings include veal calves at 18.60 and hogs at 14.00 per cwt with various grades for each category. Includes weights from 60 to 130 lbs for shoats and multiple quality tiers across all species.
Grain futures trim oats and rye in light Chicago session
Chicago March 20 grain quotations show light trade with only oats and May rye active. Oats open with July 80 7 8, Sept 78 5 81 2, Dec 78 1 2 3 8. Rye May 2 185 82 19.
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Chicago
Pact Signed Marks 20 Year Yugoslav Polish Accord
Warsaw reports Marshal Tito travels to Prague on a goodwill mission after negotiating a 20 year pact of friendship and mutual assistance with Poland. In the unrelated note a National Audubon Society director estimated U S birds at 5.75 billion about five years ago.
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Warsaw
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Prague
Poland
United States
National Audubon Society
Baltimore market report for March 20 details prices for apples poultry eggs cattle hogs and sheep
Livestock and Produce Markets from Baltimore on March 20 show unchanged apples and poultry, steady eggs with liberal receipts, and wholesale prices for beef cattle veal hogs and sheep. Cattle mostly 7.5 to 13.0 per hundredweight, vealers 16.5 to 18.0, hogs 14.5 to 15.4, sheep 12.0 to 17.0 with various grades and weights noted.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Butter and Egg Exchange
Charges Dismissed for Wyckoff and Pearce in Fairfax County
Authorities report that charges against Fred Wyckoff and William Pearce, arrested last week by local police for Fairfax County, were dismissed in Fairfax County court on Saturday March 16.
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Fred Wyckoff
William Pearce
Fairfax County
Fairfax County Court
When Spring Arrives Across Time Zones
New York observes spring a day after the rest of the United States due to time zones and clock changes. Hayden Planetarium notes vernal equinox occurs at 9:33 p.m. in San Francisco and 11:33 in Chicago, with eastern regions hitting March 21 at 12:33 a.m. Local sunrise in New York on March 21 is 6:01 a.m. and sunset 6:07 p.m.
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New York
United States
Hayden Planetarium
Robert R. Coles
San Francisco
Denver
Chicago
Chiang Kai-Shek opens council in Chungking urging peace
Chiang Kai-Shek opened the People's Political Council in Chungking with the Communist delegation absent and urged peace and unification of China. He called for friendly relations with other nations as the council began to address domestic and international affairs and propose government recommendations. Communists boycotted the session.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
China
People’s Political Council
Chiang
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