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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1944
Page
3
Two local boys, sons of Mrs. Murphy, reunite after 38 months apart in the Pacific on New Guinea. Pvt. Paul Murphy of the 760 Field Artillery reports his brother Pvt. Harry Murphy walked up and asked where Paul Murphy was. The brothers converse and confirm their reunion.
National Fruit Products Company will close its Washington office after 33 years in the Woodward Building. President Frank Armstrong Sr will base his office in Winchester and split time between his Madison County home and Winchester.
About 1,000 London aircraft workers demonstrated outside Parliament against layoffs after quotas were met. They chanted we want jobs and carried banners reading jobs not doles and 8,000 sacked. Police escorted a delegation into the central lobby to present protest to House of Commons members.
J Pinckney Arthur will be the guest speaker at the Winchester Rotary Club weekly meeting tomorrow at noon He will be introduced by Steve Sammis.
A wartime appeal urges readers to support the war effort by purchasing War Bonds immediately. The message emphasizes urgency and national defense. Citizens are encouraged to invest in bonds as a key economic and patriotic duty during the conflict.
Bluemont families hear from Pfc. Robert F. Richards in Italy. Cpl. Zuckerman reports transfer to Homestead Florida as air mechanic. Two Virginia youths in France with engineers corps describe mine clearing and air strip work praised by officers. Rockwell graduates as Ensign at Notre Dame. Cain promoted at Cherry Point. Pvt. Wisecarver home for weekend before back surgeries after D Day injury. Also livestock and market report from Chicago.
Market notes from Baltimore on November 1 show unchanged produce prices with light receipts and firm eggs. Livestock data list cattle and calves with steady to slightly improved tones, hogs and sheep steady. quotes cover weights, classes, and top figures for beef, veal, and woolless lambs.
New York traders praised the steadiness of aircraft and rail shares as favorable issues rose modestly while overall turnover remained light ahead of the election. Aviation leaders like Grumman United Aircraft Bell and Lockheed show gains near the session highs. Railroad issues pace a moderate rally with Baltimore and Ohio debt readjustment plans noted.
The Star promises broad coverage of local and global happenings with timely reporting and analysis across assignments. Readers are invited to follow developments from city briefs to international headlines and in depth features.
The Winchester Girl Scouts present a pageant at 7:30 PM tomorrow at the Baptist Church. The event highlights National Girl Scout Week with public invitation. Brownies and Scouts deliver favors for patient trays and flowers for wards at Winchester Memorial Hospital as seniors assist in hospital service roles all week.
The German Home Guard is mainly aged 55 to 60, with 16 year olds making up about 120000 to 135000 of the force. The Red Star quoted writer Konstantin Hoffman based on captive testimony noting many older men are veterans of the last war.
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