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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1940
Page
3
The chief commander of the Nazi forces in Norway announced that several Norwegians are to be treated as prisoners of war. Names will be published. Germany claims it entered Norway to protect it from Allied threats and denies bombing King Haakon.
Southeastern Europe's nations move to stamp out Fifth Column activities as police launch nationwide investigations into resident German groups. In Hungary Premier Teleki and Regent Horthy push for a stronger drive against Nazi sympathizers while efforts in Romania Yugoslavia Bulgaria Greece and Turkey expand military readiness and railcar commandeering powers. A Norwegian Fifth Column movement is cited as a prompting factor.
Dr. Roberta Ma of North China will speak at the Rotary Club luncheon tomorrow at 1 in the hotel. A UT Austin graduate in plant physiology and soil bacteriology, she taught at Yenching and Christian Universities in China and was in Peking during the 1937 bombings. She has toured the United States since then for China relief work.
Fenton B. Riley 88 died yesterday at 12 30 p m while eating lunch at the E D Funkhouser farm near Opequon where he lived and farmed Born February 11 1851 in Cold Spring W V he was the son of Thomas and Margaret Kern Riley He leaves a wife Martha A Kern and two sons Thurman Capon Bridge and Russell at home Funeral rites are planned for Friday at Capon Bridge with burial at Capon Chapel He was a member of the Christian Church Pallbearers named William Miller Milton Horner Perle Ramsburg E D Punkhouser D 1 McIlwee Marion Hook
In Bucharest on April 17 the Romanian Senate backed a government bill granting Germany a 30 year timber lease on nearly 100000 acres despite army worries that it harms national defense. Ionescu Sisesti defended the move as part of an economic understanding benefiting Romania while officers warned it could invite German experts into vital forest areas.
TOKYO April 17 The 6,167 ton American freighter City of Joliet was detained at Osaka when Captain Robert Olson refused to pay 170000 yen for the refloating of his ship after it went aground off the Atsumi peninsula on March 26. Olson said the ship was refloated easily after only a few hours' work.
Cammer and J. F. Gearing dissolved their one year partnership in Cammer Dry Cleaning. Cammer will continue the business at the same location under the same name. Cammer has run a dry cleaning shop here for nine years.
A man whose actions aroused suspicions was taken into custody on Route 50 near the Blue Ridge and committed to Western State Hospital at Staunton. He identified himself as Boyd P. Welbey and said he lived in Stirling, Virginia. Sheriff Buckner sought to locate relatives in Stirling or Elkins, West Virginia.
Tibet has been described as the top of the world because no other part of the earth is so crowded with massive and lofty mountains. The mean altitude of the table-land is 15,600 feet.
War report notes the capture of the Trondheim to Sweden rail spur as a potential aid to German troop movement if Sweden falls. It argues Hitler risks a costly miscalculation to break Allied blockade pressure, while Allies expand effect of their sea and land blockade and stave off pantry shortages.
Chicago markets show wheat futures at over 1.09 a bushel with May near 1.10 while corn around 62 to 65 cents and soybeans near 1.08. Cash grain in Chicago lists No. 1 yellow corn 64 to 65 cents, oats 42 to 38 cents, and soybeans about 1.07 to 1.09. Baltimore quotes wheat at 1.16, corn 72 to 74 cents. Winchester notes wheat at 1.10 and corn at 67 cents.
The article notes that the average working girl pays six dollars eleven cents monthly for creams, lotions, perfume, lipstick, and beauty treatments.
London reports the 1 575 ton Triton class submarine Thistle as overdue and presumed lost after operations in the North Sea. The British admiralty confirmed the vessel’s loss, noting it is the fifth wartime submarine loss. Observers link the Trondheim offensive to a broader push by German and Allied forces in Norway.
The Ministry of Economic Warfare announced six Swedish, fourteen Norwegian, and seven Danish ships detained by British contraband control in view of the Norway Denmark situation. Eleven United States cargoes were examined during the week ending April 13.
Mexico City reports evidence that Nazi and Communist agents are seeking to divert the United States from entering the European war. Government sources say agents work undercover to foment uprising but will be halted at the outset. A Gestapo agent is believed to head German espionage in Mexico.
Paris April 17 Allied reinforcements to Norway to bolster the Norwegian defenses against German invaders are steadily increasing. French and British troops are on the way with estimates of about 20 thousand French soldiers.
In Atlanta on April 17, national Klan officials ordered masks removed from helmet visors, restricted fiery crosses, and curbed parades and demonstrations. The Imperial Kloncilium concluded a five day annual session with this unprecedented move.
London reports April 17 with Chamberlain and Reynaud exchanging messages praising the Royal Navy. Reynaud lauds Britain and France for victories in Norway and the navy’s role in shaping the war effort. Chamberlain thanks Reynaud and notes the navy’s successes as proof of steadfast allied resolve.
The admiralty announced that the west coast of Britain in the Clyde area had been mined. All vessels entering the Clyde must obtain safe passage instructions from British naval or consular authorities before sailing to protect the Clydeside shipbuilding region.
Morusov chief of the army counter espionage and palace police was operated on by Romania's leading surgeon. Minister of Public Health Dr. N Hortolomei was wounded in the stomach in a mysterious gun attack. Morusov has been unconscious since the injury and the cause remains undetermined.
In a continuation of the page one report, authorities say early morning fires targeting the colored school the Glaize packing shed and the Cleve Adams garage appear linked to arson. Prisoners Mauck and Campbell were separated to Clarke county and Loudoun county jails as investigators probe connections.
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