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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1942
Page
15
Cattle producers curb shipments after the Office of Price Administration sets dressed beef ceilings. Prices fall from $17.25 for choice cattle to about $15.75 as supplies shrink. Packers face limited selection and seek any available stock to fill demand.
Don’t be embarrassed by loose dentures. FASTEETH secures plates firmly with no gummy taste. It is an alkaline non acid formula you can apply on plates to prevent slipping while eating or talking. Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
Walter Gander of Alexandria visits relatives in Virginia along with John F. Lof land and son of Bridgeville Del. Funeral services for Judge Alvin Tavenner held in Albin. Weekend visits include Mr. and Mrs. Tom Price with relatives in Rockingham and Nellie Paule and others in Purcellville.
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Wallace announce the birth of a son at Winchester Hospital on April 28. Evelyn Henderlite and Gracie Marie are among relations, with Charlies Williams Jr also welcoming a son the same day. Local residents report visits and recoveries, including Lena Estep at Winchester Memorial Hospital after major surgery, and various relatives visiting in Strasburg and Star Tannery.
The Home Newspaper centers on community concerns, events, and notices for local residents with a hometown perspective. It highlights neighborhood happenings and practical information relevant to daily life.
Mr and Mrs Walter Little of Middletown and Mr Gilbert Bowman of Capon Road visited Mr W L Sparon. Mrs Clara Keller attended J E White's funeral. Several residents recover from illness and travel, with church and aid society events planned.
Miss Lillian Lambert a Berryville teacher spent the weekend at the parsonage in Middletown. Rev C R Cur and Mrs Cur hosted. Richmond guests Mr and Mrs E W Coville joined sister Miss Florence Wilkinson and her mother Mrs Annie Henretty who wintered with Samuel Cooper Jr and Mrs Cooper Sr of Martins.
The article compares the Kenny Method with orthodox splints and braces for poliomyelitis. It notes that Miss Kenny uses heat therapy and gentle exercise to relearn muscle use, aiming for recovery without immobilizing the limb. The journal praises progress driven by physiologists surgeons and therapists.
The report describes an attack affecting both nervous system and muscle tissue with the most dramatic impact on muscle shown as spasms and a limb held in a contracted position. The text notes a stiff neck as part of the presentation.
The fragment notes that tight hamstrings can cause permanent harm if untreated. It mentions relief from spasm using moss and then restoration of function by reusing muscles, though the text is unclear and partially garbled.
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