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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1945
Page
3
Hollywood reports Bing Crosby will stay four weeks in a hospital after completing his current film for a full checkup and rest. He missed two days on the set of Blue Skies due to severe back pains.
The family expresses deep appreciation for the sympathy and kindness of friends and neighbors and for the use of cars during the illness and death of husband and father Harry Orndorf. (9-19-11)
A Winchester advertisement tells of a woman who suffered from severe stomach gas that rose at night making it hard to lie down. After taking ERB HELP with 12 herbs her gas stopped, bowels feel regular, and she sleeps normally. The ad urges readers to buy ERB HELP at local drug stores.
Geneva N Y September 17 Recent orchard inspections in western New York and the Hudson Valley show DDT spraying and dusting give strong control of codling moth on apples and pears. Prof S W Harman notes DDT substitutes for lead arsenate perform better, with residue concerns still unsettled and a higher tolerance suggested for DDT.
London Sept 19 William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw was convicted of treason at the Old Bailey and sentenced to hang after a three day trial. The jury deliberated briefly and Joyce, born in the United States, had secret allegiance to Britain via his passport though he later held German citizenship. He plans an immediate appeal and flashed a Nazi salute as he was led to a cell. A crowd outside cheered the verdict.
Baltimore market reports show unchanged livestock and produce prices with receipts of 105,920 pounds butter and 2,477 cases eggs. Calves active at 15.50 to 16.50, hogs 14.55 to 15.80 for fat barrows and gilts, sheep and lambs with mixed prices, Chicago notes salable cattle and hogs steady with top hogs at 18.00 and steers 16.00 to 17.75, cows firm to higher and overall market active.
Chicago grain quotations show wheat and rye futures opening more than two cents higher. Sept and Dec contracts led gains across wheat corn oats and rye with several months touching new seasonal highs.
Manila reports President Osmena will appoint special prosecutors to push trials of those aiding Japan. Congress approved an amended people's court bill authorizing new prosecutors, while U.S. Ickes warned aid could end if collaborators remain. Fifteen detainees including Recto and Desasalas were released on bail.
Front Royal Presbyterian Church will host the Winchester Presbytery fall meeting on Sept 25 and 26 with addresses by Rev. L A McMurray from the Belgian Congo and Dr Edgar G Gammon of Hampden-Sydney College. Mary Baldwin College and the Synod of Virginia are noted participants. The session opens at 11 a.m. Wednesday with a devotional at 9 a.m. and ends midafternoon.
Three B 29 Super Fortresses departed Mizutani air port in Hokkaido for a 252 hour flight to Washington. They flew individually to Nome and rendezvoused, heading toward Duluth Green Bay Lansing Detroit Cleveland Pittsburgh, with crews of 12 each. The Army stressed no official record was sought and no international checkers were arranged.
The answer notes that silos are designed round to prevent silage spoilage in corners of rectangular shapes. Circular silos avoid corner areas where moisture and spoilage can accumulate, promoting even storage and easier maintenance.
Alaska seal expedition reports 76 700 seals caught at St Paul and St George in 1945. Skin value estimated at 50 to 55 dollars each, with coats in current styles. Auction set for October 8. 20 percent of proceeds to Canada, 80 percent to the United States.
The crews will sail to St Paul and St George islands in early summer. Seals choose the foggy damp rocky coastline for breeding, making expeditions straightforward and akin to a packing business with pens full of livestock.
General MacArthur ordered the Nippon Times to skip its Thursday morning edition after publishing an English language editorial not approved by American censors. This marks the second Tokyo newspaper closed within 24 hours as authorities clamp down on press content.
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