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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1944

Page

8

Germans Admit Death of Rommel

London reports Berlin radio announced Field Marshal Erwin Rommel died of wounds yesterday after rumors since July. The Desert Fox was noted for leading Afrika Korps and Nor mandy defenses before Allied invasion. Hitler ordered a state funeral for Rommel.

London Erwin Rommel Afrika Korps Berlin Rommel Normandy Adolf Hitler Alexandria Bernard L. Montgomery Eighth Army Fuehrer

FASTEETH Promises Firmer Teeth and Comfort

An old advert claims FASTEETH powder keeps false teeth firmer and more comfortable by alkaline non acidic action. It promises relief from embarrassment and ill at ease from loose plates and urges readers to buy at any drug store.

Cady

Formosa Air Battle Signals Major Pacific Clash

The war report describes a large air battle off Formosa with American forces attacking Luzon Formosa and the Ryukyu Islands. Japanese claims of vast naval losses are met with no direct confirmation from Admiral Nimitz while Allied air power claims include 487 planes and 63 ships sunk or damaged.

Japan Tokyo Pacific Nippon Formosa Philippines Nimitz Luzon Ryukyu Islands Admiral Halsey Third Fleet Twentienth Airforce China Mikado

Wanted all around man for farm work in Winchester

Help wanted notices from a 1931 Winchester Virginia newspaper. An all around farm worker is sought with room and board provided and references required. G B Guthridge contact Rt 1 Winchester Va. Other listings include day work at White Palace Restaurant, a live-in or day worker housekeeper with race-based preference, and contact details. Also ads for a 1938 Chevrolet coupe for sale, a five year old Guernsey cow, and thoroughbred Irish Setter puppies for sale.

G. B. Guthridge Rt. 1 Winchester White Palace

For Sale items from 1961 Virginia listings

Property and miscellaneous items offered for sale in Virginia and nearby areas including 36 acres with a bungalow, barn, woodland, and tillable land near Clearbrook station in Stonewall district. features plus 6 acres in woods. Also steel tanks and barrels offered by Virginia Apple Storage. Additional notices list Grant apple picking bags at Piccadilly Street, a stock dog Shep herd available after 7 pm, and a 1937 Chevrolet for sale with contact Dial 3108.

Clearbrook Station Stonewall District Munsey Baltimore

Lost items alert list in parish area notices

Several lost items announced including a brown billfold near Parish House at Boyce with papers to be returned to A. J. Frazier 48 W Boyce, a pair of No 4 gas ration books for Charles Barnett 622 N Kent St, and a pocket calendar with A and C gas ration books for Rev. Robert B. Nelson with reward offered via Star Office.

Brown Boyce A. J. Frazier W Boyce Charles Barnett Kent St Robert B. Nelson Star Office

Allied program tied to fighting outcome in Pacific

The article notes the Allied plan could hinge on the current battles with the Japanese home fleet. It asserts crucial operations for MacArthur to retake the Philippines and to enable a Southeast China coast invasion and eventual strike into Japan.

MacArthur Philippines China Japan

Identifying Plymouth Rock as Pilgrim Landing

Elder Faunce in 1741 at age 91 identified Plymouth Rock as the Pilgrims site based on accounts heard from earlier settlers. The tradition rests on oral history dating back to the early colonial era.

Plymouth Rock Elder Faunce

Thanks to friends for sympathy and floral tributes

The Dix family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kind sympathy, use of cars, and the many floral tributes during the illness and death of Loretta V. Dix, wife and mother.

Loretta V. Dix Jesse Dix

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