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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1945
Page
7
In Albuquerque on October 2, P. B. F. Smith admitted his hotel room was not locked after reporting a burglary. A week later the thieves returned, underscoring his earlier admission that the room had been left unlocked.
White Hall Virginia hosts a miscellaneous shower at the Strother home for Benny and Mrs. Strother on their recent marriage. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Wilson had dinner and supper guests at different homes. Pfc. Charles Boyles visits family in White Hall during furlough.
Frederick County plans the 1945 Christmas Seal sale to open November 19 as TB cases rise. District chairmen will lead an intensive drive after X rays found 21 active or suspicious cases among 1,093 county residents since last April. Some patients are in sanatorium care, others at home, with costs and care supported by the Frederick County TB Association and county aid.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the Montague Avenue Charge convenes Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Montague Avenue Church. Dr R O Bryant will conduct the meeting and all conference members are urged to attend to deliver their reports.
About 3,000 men daily reach separation centers at Ft George G. Meade Maryland and Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania. General Hayes cites V J Day end and lower discharge score as causes, with daily arrivals rising from 375 forecast to around 880 at Indiantown Gap and over 2,000 late September.
The Winfield Daily Courier issued a special flood warning edition on October 2 to alert residents about the Walnut River danger and provide last minute river and weather forecasts. The handbill edition carried no ads and was distributed free to all city homes.
N B Early Jr collector of Internal Revenue plans to meet returning veterans with a handshake and help them clear back taxes. The program offers information assistance in pre returns and partial payment options based on income, targeting service members discharged with limited means.
In Evanston Illinois two German Boxer dogs arrived at Tech Sergeant Charles J. Hurlbut’s home after he returned from Germany. An old woman traded the dogs for two packages of cigarettes and he then arranged their travel on an oil tanker carrying 122 pairs of coveralls donated by his company to cover the pets’ passage.
Richmond report from October 3 warns farmers of fall forage poisoning risk to livestock from immature or spoiled corn. The American Foundation for Animal Health notes horses and mules often suffer blind staggers when fed moldy or underdeveloped corn. Prompt veterinary antidotes can save animals.
An agricultural report warns that feeding soft or immature corn can lead to digestive disturbances and weaken swine resistance, increasing cholera risk. It urges swine owners to immunize hogs against cholera as early as possible to prevent outbreaks.
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