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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1945
Page
3
Lexington is told Mrs T M Patton received the 520th bell from Germany sent by Cpl Esmond Robinson. Local linguists translated the German inscription as I am true and will always stay true heaven high in my mind and I mean it so truly wherever I am.
Lt. Sam Epes, a 27 year old Army officer from Richmond, Virginia, who was sentenced for the murder of his wife, reverts to civilian status as terminal leave ends. He denied the charge but was convicted two weeks ago and now awaits a new trial.
Wise Virginia October report by a special grand jury found insufficient evidence to indict for criminal guilt in the August 7 primary irregularities. The panel did document various illegal acts and noted the inability to identify those responsible for the theft of 25 poll books.
A total of 1,681 Chinese workers in northwest Honshu are en route home under escort by 40 American military police. They departed Niigata aboard the Enoshima Maru with four Japanese doctors. The cruiser Sako will depart Maizuru to collect demobilized Japanese from the western Carolines.
The Kremlin announced that Generalissimo Stalin has left Moscow for a vacation and rest after continuous duties since before the war. The statement gave no destination or duration for his absence.
Pvt Peter Walker pledged in Germany to give his army ID to the first movie star he met after returning to the United States. Back home he joined the U S Army as a private and met actress Ella Raines in Salt Lake City who paid for it with a kiss leaving lipstick on his cheek at Fort Douglas.
Mrs. L. K. L. of Minnesota promotes Aunt Ellen's Work Basket a monthly needlecraft and pattern service from designers. It costs 1.00 a year for twelve issues and ships iron transfer patterns with ideas for doilies edgings bedspreads and more. Address Workbasket 2677 Westport Station Kansas City Mo.
Walter M. Shade manager of the Winchester Office of the United States Employment Service and other Northern Virginia officials attend a four day conference in Harrisonburg. George D. Delo area director leads a training session on postwar duties converting employment offices from war to peace time operations.
The numbers in U 235 and U 238 indicate the total count of protons plus neutrons in the atom's nucleus. U 238 is the common form, while U 235 is a distinct isotope with a different neutron number.
Riley McCaine a 40 year old Houston Tire salesman is charged with murder in the September 30 death of Elnora Collins. Beaumont police seek FBI help as McCaine is believed to be in Washington DC last week. Fingerprints in an abandoned car tied to Miss Collins whose nude body was found near Beaumont after she vanished the night of September 30.
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