28 Apr 1942
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1942
Page
1
Japanese invasion fleets sighted in the Bay of Bengal threaten Mandalay and Lashio as Allied planes report heavy Japanese shipping moving toward coastal ports. Burma evacuates Maymyo amid fires and native unrest. monsoon rains slow roads and swollen rivers.
Deadline to purchase petags May 1. Police will enforce the ordnance. C W Hollis or Chief Winchester Police Department. Public sale of used cars on Rouss Ave Sat May 2 at 10 am includes 1988 Packard 4 door sedan 1938 Plymouth coupe 1935 Pontiac sedan 1935 Dodge sedan 1935 Ford V 8 all in A 1 condition. Cash terms. Dunn and Duvall Auctioneers.
Readable text notes tomato cabbage and peppers for sale at Bros. Green House located on Martinsburg Pike with plan BROS. GREEN HOUSE dated 4-28-1p-21.
Public sale of household effects to be sold at 120 West Cork Street at 1 PM Saturday May 2. A sale bill appears on page 8 column 3. Also notices of farm auctions at Laren Farm one mile north of White Hall on Friday May 1 including livestock and farm implements. GILES COOK.
Listing offers awnings for porch and windows at E A Dial 4643 39 E Piccadilly St. Also announces sale of 30 shares of Commercial and Savings Bank stock on April 30 at 12 o clock with a timetable for multiple sale dates.
RAF dawn raids enter fifth night over Germany with fires reported in Cologne and attacks on land targets across the Dover Strait. German high command boasted 38 British planes destroyed in 24 hours as Cologne civilians suffered injuries.
The fifth annual Frederick County schools music festival will be held at Handley High School auditorium at 1 PM on Saturday May 2. About 1,500 children from all sections and grades will perform under Dr. L A Richman state music supervisor and festival director.
Pred J Thwaite was re-elected president of Union Bank's board at a meeting last night. Officers include C P McVicar as vice-president and George Bushnell as cashier. Other directors named were W A Bailey H B McCormac Jr John H Cole man IW Richards W B Goode H K Scape and Llewellyn Jackson.
The Future Farmers annual gathering will be staged July 28 to 31 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University due to facility needs at Blacksburg. About 300 delegates from various federations will be chosen to attend with emphasis on leadership and public speaking.
A Oklahoma tornado left 68 dead and caused about 2 million dollars in damage. The article notes a planned Thursday night blackout starting at 8 PM and lasting until dawn, with traffic lights unaffected and prolonged tests deemed essential. It mentions Mayor Anderson and defense coordinator receiving orders from J H Wyse, state coordinator, in Winchester this week.
A large forest fire in northwest Frederick County has been contained after burning about 1 200 acres of second growth timber north of Siler and Shockeysville. The blaze stretched 20 miles along Shockey’s Mount ridge across Morgan and Berkeley counties, threatening homes near Shockeysville and driving several families from their residences. No houses were reported damaged. Fire wards, state officers and volunteers from adjacent counties aided in bringing the fire to a standstill. Estimated area 100 000 acres, with many woods stripped of timber and undergrowth.
Capt Webb Riley Hart injured in a forced landing when his aircraft ran out of fuel en route from Mi-Fila to Turner Field Albana. He suffered a head wound and neck injury requiring hospital care at Turner Pela and is expected to be released to return home to Woodstock, Virginia, mid next month. He was recently promoted to First Lieutenant.
Unofficial tally shows 2,353 men registered yesterday in Winchester and Frederick County with two precincts yet to report. Clear County registrants remain unreported.
Executor sells nine room residence of late Mrs. Blanche Hardesty at 120 West Cork Street front of Court House. Sale set for Saturday May 2 at 4 o clock 1p. Details appear in court notices.
Pryor Oklahoma begins a military lockdown as relief workers search through the rubble of Main Street after a tornado that caused 68 known deaths and extensive property damage. Officials estimate up to 100 deaths area wide with 150 to 300 hospitalized and 20 more receiving first aid. Governor Phillips appoints safety commissioner Johnson to lead state response.
New York Times dispatch from Bern reports Hitler's Sunday speech caused Rome stupefaction and raised talk of a government shake up. King Vittorio Emanuele held consultations with Mussolini and Ciano, with Badoglio described as Mussolini's official opponent.
John W. Studebaker announced gasoline rationing registration will be conducted at schools in 17 states plus the District of Columbia and Bristol Tennessee on May 12 13 and 14. Sugar rationing registration runs May 4 to 7. States ordered to ration gasoline include Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia and West Virginia.
Washington reports a forthcoming blanket price ceiling on most consumer goods. The plan, tied to rent controls in war boom areas, would cap prices at the highest March level across retail wholesale and manufacturing. Roosevelt cited stabilizing living costs and hinted at a Canadian style per store ceiling method.
At a special meeting tonight the city council will hear a report by the water committee on progress in securing rights of way and repairing rights for the auxiliary water supply for Winchester. Percy Miller chairs the committee with W. W. Dellinger and Frank Barr. the Spring plan envisions a pipeline from the northern mains to Logan Fay's several miles north of town.
Trade users in Winchester must register today or tomorrow at Handley High School to obtain a certificate, or risk being unable to buy sugar. Garland Quarles, Superintendent of Schools, announced that from now on purchases require registration, with retailers hotels canneries and soda fountains all joining the new rationing program.
President Roosevelt will address the nation on his plan to control the cost of living. The radio speech, about thirty minutes, is to be carried by all major networks at 10 o'clock Eastern War Time.
President Roosevelt's proposal to cap net individual incomes at 25000 a year during the war drew split views within congressional tax committees. Some lawmakers back a reasonable salary limit, while others oppose a flat cap, with debate over the blanket clause for profits and salaries continuing amid war-time urgency.
Lynchburg won top honors in the $25,000-50,000 population bracket of a nationwide pedestrian safety campaign sponsored by the American Automobile Association. J. H. Foote safety director of the Automobile Club of Virginia announced the award from Richmond on April 28.
Washington April 28 The Senate delayed labor legislation as Senator Connally withdrew a motion to bring up a war plant seizure bill saying he did not seek a lengthy dispute with President Roosevelt. Senator Byrd pressed for delay but failed to gain a one day postponement as others discussed a Ball bill mediation proposal.
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