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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1942
Page
9
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Mrs Susan Grimes of Paoli mother of 13 children states that all 14 men in her family volunteered for service in the current war. She mentions seven sons in the last war and three sons with four grandsons in the present conflict.
In Los Angeles on May 28 the blackout conserves energy and drives business for beach concessionaires. Frank A. Hansen of the civil defense illuminating engineering office noted a roller coaster dim-out began and is yielding strong takings.
Sgt. John C. Carpenter, stationed in Iceland since last September, describes long winter nights and extended summer days with about 20 hours darkness in December and 22 hours of daylight in July. He says locals welcome the Allied presence, preferring it to the German army, and that the war entry has not altered daily life much for them.
A May 28 dispatch from Camp Stewart Georgia describes Col John E Hanagan inspecting platoon positions during field exercises. He moves between posts about 300 yards apart as a humorous exchange unfolds with a trainee who jokes about the colonel being there first.
Miss Leslie Combs Foster, executive secretary of the Virginia Tuberculosis Association, notes war duties strain facilities as many men with active tuberculosis are sent to sanatoria and hospitals. The state association and 117 locals spent $189,555.99 in fifteen months. five cents of each dollar from Christmas seals funds the National program while 95 cents stays in Virginia for local efforts.
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A note describes Wise Birds o Dan constructing a wren house in a backyard. No birds used the house and the tiny structure remains empty, with no signs of activity from wrens or other birds.
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