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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1946
Page
11
Gardeners hurry to apply fertilizer before sowing, but this wastes time and money. Do not use fertilizer until after seeds are planted. If rotted manure is available, work it into the soil now as ground is turned and add rotted leaves or compost. Tomorrow discusses planning before planting.
Brig. General George S. Epster, Redeployment Chief for the United States Forces in the European Theater, states that men with 47 points will be on the way back to the United States by mid April. The voyage home will take about one week.
Mrs. Ora Pauline Thompson Bente, 24, charged with bigamy in a Palm Beach marriage to Hugh Bente Jr. She is pictured in Santa Monica jail after arrest, linked to the so called atomic bomb cocktails in the International report.
Robert E. Henley, president, described 1945 as a period of unparalleled growth for the Life Insurance Company of Virginia. In 1945 the in force insurance rose to $805,558,728, up $58,002,215 from the prior year, the largest increase in the company’s 75 year history. The firm had 444 employees who served in the armed forces, eight of whom died.
In New York a discussion on autograph seekers drew remarks from Orson Welles Fred Allen and Pat O’Brien. Welles says fans claim autographs for others while Allen notes most stars are never home to sign. He cites autograph posts at stage doors and studio entrances and harshly jokes about an armless circus performer. Milton Berle joins the lighter moment.
A cafe comic at Nicky Blake's Carnival jumped his pay from 9628 to 9926 in one week causing citywide talk. Nicky announced the rise with delight saying it means more for himself. Speculation swirled as columnists guessed the Carnival owner’s true earnings amid cash register chatter.
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