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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1946
Page
2
Three Norton girl hikers who were separated from a fourth member during a Sunday party were found after a multi party search on Stone Mountain. They were taken home by a Stone Mountain resident who encountered one search party.
Dr Mason Romaine city health officer said no immediate cases are expected after Petersburg High School student Robert M Hoffman 15 died Saturday night from meningitis. Hoffman was a Petersburg High School track team member and died at Petersburg hospital after a two hour illness.
President Truman will not intervene immediately and warns a steel shutdown would slow auto production within days. A New York Central official says railroads face coal shortages beyond a month if cuts continue, hampering operations. The hit would target pivotal coal states Pennsylvania and West Virginia, employing half of the nation’s soft coal miners, with Illinois Kentucky Ohio Indiana Alabama and Virginia also among top producers.
Mrs. Mary C. Spillman died at 4 45 a m at her home 302 North Loudoun street after years of ill health and a paralytic stroke a week earlier She was 72 and is survived by husband Thomas B Spillman four children Mrs W B George Douglas D Spillman Paul C Spillman a sister Miss Gear mouth and Thomas M Spillman Also listed is Dianne Fugitt who resided with the family Funeral arrangements were not yet set and the body lay at Omps Funeral Home.
Luncheon at the George Washington Hotel laid plans for Navy bands and marching units to join the parade alongside Army units. A Navy field exhibit was also arranged for the city with location to be determined. Attendees included festival directors Baldridge and Hengeveld and several former Navy officers.
The column reports on cold weather effects on early fruit varieties and local fair reports. It notes Winchester Laboratory temperatures around 61 degrees with a high near 87, describing warm, shirt sleeve weather in mid April. Forecasters project 80 degrees in Chicago, surpassing the 1882 record of 73 for April 1.
Mrs. Ella McIlwee widow of William H. McIlwee died yesterday at 6 40 PM at her daughter Mrs Anna Ruble home near Bunker Hill West Virginia after a four week illness. She was born August 22 1862 in Clarkesville Ohio and was a daughter of the late Adrian D and Hannah Conrad Clevenger. Surviving are two other daughters Mrs Eva Loy of Winchester and Mrs Leu Cooper of Gainesboro two brothers Harley and Edward Clevenger of Wilmington Ohio and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at Gainesboro Methodist Church at 1 PM conducted by Rev S J Goode with interment in Gainesboro Cemetery. Pallbearers named.
A Crusader Cadet group from the Salvation Army Training College in Atlanta led by Adjutant Robert Bott arrives to conduct outdoor and indoor sessions here. Activities include a courthouse lawn meeting Wednesday morning, Kiwanis Club talk, shop meeting at O Sullivan Rubber Co, and youth gathering at the Citadel with open invitations from Captain and Mrs. Clyde Koon.
Clayton hicly fined $10 plus costs for drunk. Louise Carter of 308 Boscawen street pleads petty larceny, six months with 30 days to serve, remainder suspended, probation one year, plus costs. Archie Lowery of 23 E Boscawen street jailed 30 days, suspended, DUI liquor charge. license suspended one year, $100 fine plus costs. Garfield Keckley of Winchester fined $10 and costs for drunkenness. Edward Brill of 516 Highland avenue fined $5 and costs for drunkenness. William Beeler of Winchester fined $5 and costs for drunkenness.
A. E. Blackburn Moore, a member of the House of Delegates, is re appointed to the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council by Speaker Thomas B. Stanley. He also gains an interim committee seat to study and report on property taxation of public service corporations.
Richmond April 1 AFL officials weighed a court challenge to Governor Tuck's order drafting VEPCO workers into the unorganized militia for emergency duty. Henry Kaiser said no conclusive decision yet. The April 1 strike was called off after VEPCO arbitration pact with the IBEW. Tuck rescinded the draft and ordered service upkeep for 1.7 million people across three states.
Navy reports minor damage after the first typhoon of the season swept the Marianas toward the Philippines. No deaths. An auxiliary ship missing with 17 aboard was found safe east of Guam. Guam evacuees returned to hospitals. A 65 knot wind damaged roads but Apra Harbor breakwater held. Small craft sunk and a floating drydock loosened from moorings. Air facility sustained minor damage.
Secretary Byrnes spent over an hour in conference with President Truman on United Nations security council developments in New York. He would return to New York after lunch and declined to discuss details, saying no emergency calls him.
Former Ohio governor Martin L. Davey aged 61 died of a heart attack while hosting guests at his Kent home yesterday. A businessman he expanded his father's tree surgery business into a nationwide organization and served two terms as governor from 1935 to 1939 and four terms in Congress representing Ohio's 14th District.
Veteran film actor Noah Beery Sr died at his home in Hollywood at age 62. He was known for villain roles in early silent films and was the brother of Wallace Beery. Survivors include his son Noah.
Four agencies urge voluntary rationing of wheat and meat to aid starved nations, sanctify church unity, and boost overseas relief. Leaders including Dr. Eugene R. Kellersberger plan postwar lep rosy programs and international health efforts. Critics warn peacetime conscription threatens UNO and liberty, while Jewish Christians in Berlin seek aid amid Nazi purge. The Federation calls for civilian control of atomic energy to protect welfare and freedom.
A veteran who loses his Navy identification should report the loss immediately to the Bureau of Personnel, Washington 25. The agency will guide the veteran on obtaining a duplicate card.
Mary C Strecker announced the 45th annual Virginia Conference of Social Work with sectional meetings to be held in Richmond at the John Marshall Hotel starting April 8. Dr George T Kalif will deliver The Juvenile Court Survey with William Neachem presiding, plus medical care discussions featuring H B Mulholland and Walter B Martin. About 600 attendees are expected.
The Winchester Evening Star promotes Uncle Sam's Almanac as a compact 52 page source of everyday information. Supply limited, readers should mail fifteen cents postpaid to Information Bureau Washington DC for a copy, including name address and payment.
A business leader warned that delaying factors could trigger a collapse and disrupt the wage price policy as efforts to restart the economy gain momentum. He cautioned against another disruptive event affecting the recovery.
General Hatcher led the Ordnance Training Center from 1941 to 1943 and oversaw branch schools nationwide. Born in Winchester with early schooling in Front Royal, he served three years in the Navy after graduating from Annapolis in 1909. He is connected to multiple military officers including sons Julian S. Hatcher Jr. and Robert D. Hatcher and brother Brigadier General John Magruler.
A Winchester deputy director of the Offices of Strategic Services received the Distinguished Service Medal for his service from January 1943 to September 1945.
The page presents the correct answers to the daily quiz questions printed in the newspaper. Readers can verify choices and compare with their own guesses as a learning aid.
Page four gives a quiz item with true statement one and identifies the Norse Explorer as the answer connected to Maj. Gen. Paul R. Hewley. The piece labels the sequence as West East and marks the second option as accurate.
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