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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1944
Page
6
A Pacific Story by Richard Harkness titled Opium raises a question about the weight of the largest mountain lion killed in the United States. The prompt ends with the letters E and Q suggesting a quiz or editorial prompt about the lion’s weight.
Daily crossword grid with across and down clues including bare red for meat forearm bone tendency adhesive mixture sloth fuel bristlelike organ cuckoo burst violently into fragments part of the eye anger right side change part of to be Confederate general vein mining those who pass man s name vent turf terbium island in New York harbor spirited every pilaster card of three spots sea mammal down clues cover with plaster insert torn part Dutch dialect organs of hearing trembles with cold measure of length part of highest point born beverage projecting end of a church gavel like the stars girl s name like the stars like the stars and other clues for Saturday s answer couches to take dinner timid Greek left
London dispatch recalls Lance Sergeant John Baskeyfield of Stoke on Trent who, at Arnhem, destroyed two Tiger tanks and a self propelled gun with a six pound anti tank gun before being killed. His actions, risking life and limb, inspired the Allied defense as German armor pressed the advance. The King ordered the Victoria Cross for Baskeyfield to be delivered to his parents.
In the South China Sea two Japanese light cruisers were damaged when a U.S. 14th air force liberator attacked an enemy convoy Saturday night northeast of Tourane on the French Indo China coast. One cruiser took two direct hits. A separate action in the same area saw a B-24 sink an enemy submarine chaser.
At a Gravel Springs 4-H Club meeting Martha Brill was elected president for the coming year. Evelyn Ponton became vice president and other officers were chosen. The club reported a $2.50 donation to the Red Cross and a $4.74 treasury, plus gathering milkweed floss totaling one bushel and a half. New members include Norma McKlwee, Odie Shell, Earl Brill, and others. Next meeting is Tuesday December 19.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour totals of .05 inches ending 7 am and November to date .48 inches, year to date 34.21 inches. Average annual rainfall over 31 years is 35.95 inches with monthly averages ranging from 1.95 inches in February to 3.83 inches in June. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
A Virginia court order directs the sale of the groceries and dry goods seized from the late Fred E. Johnson at 121 W Boscawen St Winchester. Bids payable in cash are due by noon December 1 1944 at the City Hall office. Purchaser may continue the business at the same address with arrangements with owner Mrs J B Haines. Inspection by appointment with the undersigned.
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