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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1946
Page
5
A local Martinsburg clinic promotes a well fitted support device to aid daily relief after surgery. The advice emphasizes comfort and continuous use to prevent strain and manage post operative recovery.
The American Legion and VFW open at Millers Drug Store 105 N Loudoun for a week to collect veterans housing needs and car allocation data. Commander L E Hill and Richard K Eddy said the office will run 9 to 5 Monday to Friday and 9 to 9 30 Saturday with veterans and families urged to register.
In full dress, the Presidential Unit Citation is worn on the right side while all other decorations go on the left. The PUC is ribbon only, not a medal, so it is placed on the right. this is the Navy’s sole occasion for a right side decoration.
The estate of Walter Mason offers at 10 A M on Thursday October 3 1946 at the home near Cross Junction a sale of personal property including antique furniture tools and miscellaneous items. At noon the 60 acre farm is offered with terms one third cash and two equal installments over two years secured by bonds deed of trust and building insurance. Roy P Duvall is auctioneer.
In New York on September 20 1946 reports suggest World Series attendance may be the smallest in years with Fenway Park capacity 35000 and Sportswriter Hugh Fullerton Jr notes the potential boost from Dodgers if they oust the Cardinals remains limited. Football season starts with Army Alabama Illinois Oklahoma A and M and others opening schedules amid expected record gate receipts.
Clarke County records announce Mildred Mae Puffinberger Heav ener seeks a divorce from George Washington Heavener on grounds of desertion. An affidavit shows the defendant does not reside in Virginia. he must appear within ten days after publication to protect his interests. Card of Thanks notes thanks from Mary Strawderman’s children for flowers and support during illness and death.
Air force officers broaden German youth recreation with a German version of the national anthem between games. Lt Bob Metzger at Fourth Air Force Base leads the test in front of several hundred youths. General McNarney orders expansion theater wide. Equipment shortages hinder progress. unfreezing Hitler Jugend funds proposed.
Richmond dispatch reports John J. O’Brien of the War Assets Administration warned Governor Tuck that keeping the former Wilson General Hospital in standby near Staunton empty could cost about 1000 dollars daily, far exceeding the expense of the state’s three tuberculosis hospitals. The 6.5 million dollar site in Augusta County has been offered to Virginia for conversion into a sanatorium and rehab facility, with private estimates previously pegging standby costs around 600 dollars daily. The 1946 47 budget includes 16 475 dollars for Blue Ridge Sanatorium grounds and 16 200 dollars for maintenance at Charlottesville facilities.
Catawba Sanatorium and Piedmont Sanatorium together with a third institution total 1,040 beds and face maintenance costs of 44 5 thousand dollars. They are two thirds full due to a shortage of doctors and nurses, affecting upkeep and operation.
In a letter to Governor Tuck, O'Brien confirms the August 28 statement that the commonwealth seeks to acquire the hospital. The governor requests a 90 day extension to finish transfer negotiations. The source asks how many women are members of the National Humorists' Society.
A renowned newspaper woman, famed for seven books and a Broadway hit, becomes the sole woman elected to this distinguished organization, marking a historic milestone.
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