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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1944
Page
5
The report lists current fronts with distance to Berlin: Western Front 301 miles from near Duren, Eastern Front 304 miles from the Vistula north of Warsaw, Hungarian Front 420 miles from Budapest, Italian Front 557 miles from near Revenna.
Movable feasts vary with Easter and may shift within fixed limits. Immovable feasts occur on fixed calendar dates such as Christmas.
City Hall hosts an emergency appeal by Co. P. McVicar, chairman of the local Red Cross, for 500 assistant field directors to aid armed forces in the Far East. Men with college training or experience in business, teaching, law, insurance, counselling, sales, or social welfare are invited to apply. radio appeal to discuss work at 6 30 p m tomorrow night.
The book Invasion chronicles D-Day reports by Charles Christian Wertenbaker and Robert Capa sent via Time and Life. Wertenbaker, attached to the 9th Division of General Omar Bradley’s First Army, provides vivid, composite accounts from Cherbourg. the work may be borrowed from the Handley Library.
At present the wives of soldiers stationed in the Hawaiian Islands are not allowed to join their husbands with the troops in Hawaii.
The J. B. T. Green Wave beat the Royal Crown Blue Devils 25 to 6 in a five game series showdown. Godfrey Lake and Thurston Clevenger sparked posts and passes for the Green Wave while Jack Lewis powered the Blue Devils on defense. Hank Lewis returns for the finale as Ray Garrabrandt officiates a free admission thriller at home.
Civilians may be aboard wartime ships at the discretion of the commanding officer. This includes builders photographers dignitaries and wives of officers. Sightseers are ordinarily not permitted aboard during wartime.
Brucetown Virginia on November 2 notes Leslie Nau and daughter plus son visiting John Naule, formerly ill. Luther Mowery transfers property to Norman Harmon. Charles Hensell and niece Miss Selma Hensell from Grimes spent Sunday with Leslie Hensel family at their home.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service will hold their annual banquet Thursday at 5 PM with a roast chicken meal priced 50 cents, under ten 25 cents. Local families and service members are noted as guests and visitors. community activities include school War Fund contribution and residents visiting relatives. Master Buddy Price underwent an operation. wishes for speedy recovery are expressed. Donald Glassford returns from overseas on a 15 day furlough to spend time with family.
The community mourns the death of Mr. J. B. Boyd who passed away last Friday morning. Funeral services were Monday at 3 p.m. from the late home led by Rev. B. R. Roller with Rev. Denver J. Davis assisting. Interment followed at Edge Hill Cemetery. Pfc. Stanley Hardy of Mexia, Texas, arrived to attend his uncle’s funeral and take a 15 day furlough with Mr. and Mrs. James Hardy. Miss Lillian Caster visited her sister Mrs. Marion Marshall near here Wednesday.
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