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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1944
Page
8
New York reports from the John B. Pierce Foundation describe a study of 65 apartment and 66 house families on bedroom manners. Findings show habits in bed include rolling to sleep early, reading, talking, whispering prayers, and snacks, with both spouses sharing some habits and diverging on others.
The Mississippi floods after another levee breach at Preston Illinois unleashing over 51000 acres of floodplain. The Illinois River and downstream districts face rising danger while crews evacuate areas aided by the Coast Guard cutter Oleander and eight boats.
Erskine Caldwell famed novelist has become a country newspaper publisher via remote control. He his father Dr Ira Caldwell of Wrens Ga and uncle W L Maner of Allendale purchased the Allendale Country Citizen Hampton Guardian and Jasper County Record in South Carolina. Dr Caldwell will direct editorial policies and Maner will be office manager. Caldwell is in Hollywood writing for films.
Roofing firm offers new roofs and repair services with guaranteed work across projects. Prompt estimates, durable materials, and professional installation highlighted. Local customers urged to schedule quotes and compare options.
Classified ad announces Hayes Bros selling supreme chicks with price by mail inquiry. Write Harry Albert Harkness at P. O. Box 362 Winchester Virginia for details.
Stalin calls for united action against the “wounded German beast” as Soviet air force bombs Brest-Litovsk, a city with a grim wartime history. The article notes looming large Allied amphibious operations and renewed Red Army offensives as Moscow signals readiness to strike.
Classifieds list a washing machine and 1,000 hour battery radio for sale with contact 4501. Potatoes offered at $2 by phone 4033 with delivery. Also advertised is a 100 acre limestone farm with orchard near Winchester on a good road, noted in a 1931 notice.
An analysis predicts a major Soviet offensive will begin soon and press hard through multiple sectors. It notes a temporary Russian lull on the Crimea front and outlines planned drives in the Baltic, Lwow region, Romania, and into Hungary to destabilize Axis holdings and entice southeastern Europe toward the Allies.
The national average life for passenger car tires in 1940 was about 22,000 miles.
Decrees by the Corporation Court of Winchester set a public auction on June 3 1944 at 12 noon for the property at 627 South Loudoun Street in Winchester Virginia a stone house with coal furnace and modern improvements An installment plan offers one third cash with balance in two annual payments secured by a deed of trust and fire insurance or a cash option Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall Special Receiver H K Benham is handling the sale in the Ada Bliss Hollingsworth matter.
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