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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1946
Page
7
Cairo dispatch reports British soldiers abroad view prospects for peace pessimistically. Veterans recall battles and harsh military life, warning that old great power rivalries yield inevitable conflict. A young Royal Air Force officer voices fatalism, saying another war is coming and the world feels finished.
Advertisement promotes fitting and adjusting trusses for ruptures and hernias. It touts improved circulation and strength, offering ongoing support and education on wear. Doctor E R Crumpton, National Surgical Fitters, advertises at 16242 North Loudoun Street, Winchester, Virginia.
In Kansas City a taxi driver sought directions to a non existent W Hautt office. A female passenger recalled a prior trip to Wilmington and described landing in Los Angeles before realizing she was in Kansas City. She urged a quick trip to the airport.
After spading the garden plot rake the surface to level it and remove rubbish. Begin at the northeast corner and work backward to the southeast, then criss cross by starting at the northwest and raking east. Keep a comfortable stance and smooth the rake handle with sandpaper. Tomorrow: Using plant food. Question on forest fires notes most are incendiary or caused by smokers, over 90 percent due to deliberate or careless human acts.
The 29th Virginia Maryland National Guard unit, the 116th Infantry with Winchester's Company I led by Capt Mifflin B Clowe Jr later major, figures in Saturday Evening Post article. It tracks induction in 1941 to war end with Omaha Beach siege and St Lo battle, Brest, Siegfried Line, Aachen, Roer, Bulge, Munchen Gladbach, and Bremen celebrations.
In San Jose an exhibit shows an electrocution chamber and an electric door as a rat enters a tunnel, the door shuts, audio buzz sounds, then it opens and the rat escapes. The event occurs during a sectional Nat a Association of Sanitariums gathering.
Baseball briefs from Florida report Joe Gordon of the New York Yankees will have X rays today to check for a possible fracture after a left hand injury from a game with the St. Louis Cardinals. The notes also cover contract signings, lineup tweaks, and spring training results across multiple teams.
The LCV stands for Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel. Used in war river crossings, it was crewed by naval personnel or Engineer Special Brigade. Capacity 36 combat troops or 8 100 pounds of cargo.
The Middletown Race Meeting at Glenwood Park near Middleburg is set for April 13. The four mile Louie Leith Cup highlights the program. many cross country horses from Philadelphia Baltimore and Virginia areas prepare with point to point races.
New York March 20. Rhode Island State faces Kentucky in the National Invitational final at Madison Square Garden. Kentucky favored by 8 1 2 points, led by Ernie Calverley and Dead-Eye Dick with 48 points in two games. West Virginia meets Muhlenberg in the consolation opener at 8 p.m. Est.
The practice in Great Britain, Canada, France and Russia assigns serial numbers to service members for identification. Other governments probably use similar methods.
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