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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1943
Page
5
Report shows 24 hour rainfall ending at 8 a m and 30-year average annual rainfall of 36.11 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1941 list values for January through December with figures such as 2.49 inches in January and 3.83 inches in June and July.
Radio highlights list program titles and guests across stations WTOP WMAL WRC and others for the evening. Includes Joe E Brown touring Pacific Army camps on Ceiling Unlimited and Vox Pop with Army K-9 Corps, WAACs vs Coast Guardsmen, Helen Traubel on The Telephone Hour, and a lineup of shows from 6 to 11 with music, news, and dramatic programs.
Twins Joseph and James Glasscock of White Post Clarke County Virginia join the 764th School Squadron in Denver Colorado. They enlisted at 18 and, after volunteering, began basic training hoping to remain together and contribute to the war effort amid military dictators.
Two brothers named Joe and Jim, sent to Ft Meyer for induction, then to Miami Beach for basic and Buckley Field for Armament School. They grew up hunting in Virginia with their older brother employed at the Navy torpedo station in Washington DC. They worked in Washington prior to induction.
The passage notes positive views of Colorado regions including Buckley Field and nearby Army posts. Soldiers express enthusiasm for starting duties and hunting, contrasting favorable opinion of the field with their experiences.
Americans face widespread dietary inadequacy says nutrition experts. United States delegates at the United Nations Food conference outline plans with the National Resources Planning Board to boost domestic agriculture. The program targets 1954 full dietary adequacy through higher production of milk eggs cereal vegetables and fruits.
The Red Cross home service report for April lists 64 cases, 26 telegrams, six investigations, and eight continued cases. It notes 14 dependents aided with Family Allotments, welfare reports sent, and two investigations to the Veterans Administration. Production included 67 knitted articles, 325 sewn items, and 30,000 surgical dressings.
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