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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1943
Page
1
News reports six killed and 195 wounded as Harlem riots erupt amid curfew and police deployments. Mayor LaGuardia imposes 10 30 p m curfew while Harlem hospital and police stations cope with casualties and looting.
A meeting for farmers and tobacco producers is set for August 10 at the courthouse. The gathering aims to discuss a mixed short afternoon program. Representatives from V. P. I. will attend.
A brief notice states that until further notice studies will close at noon on B. JOLLIFFE, BARR. The item appears in an old newspaper fragment with minimal context. No additional details about location date or authority are provided in the readable text.
Mayor Anderson said he interviewed about 20 people to fill a position with the Ration Board but found no willing candidate. McVicar declined official ties, offering help only in information. The mayor expects more developments as OPA enforcement and board policy prompt changes.
NOKOMIS Ill Aug 2 Nine members of a three man section gang were killed while tampering with a tie tampers on a westbound track. Railroad officials identified several workers from Ohlman Wenonah and St Louis as the dead. A watchman was warned to watch for approaching trains but the cause of the fatal crash remained under investigation.
Frederick County School Board discussed plans to offer vocational agriculture at Gore High. If approved, a building may be rented or erected near the school. The schedule for 1943-44 begins September 9 at 9 am, shifts to 10 am from Oct 15 to Apr 1, then back to 9 am until term end. Saturday drivers job applications open. three drivers resigned and about 20 applicants expected. Attendance enforcement mentioned.
John Bovingdon defends his 5600 dollar annual Office of Economic Warfare post against House Un American Activities critic Dies who labeled him a ballet dancer. He says the Civil Service Commission believed he was qualified and vows to do a good job despite the mischaracterization praising his varied exercise past but asserting his qualifications.
An overflow crowd witnessed Winchester Memorial Hospital nurses receive diplomas as 12 graduates led by Dr H H McGuire. The ceremony featured prayers psalms choir and a sermon by Rev R B Nelson. Miss Pearita Rogers and Miss Charlotte DeHart were highlighted among attendees with excellent attendance and school service.
Allied headquarters report an American advance in Sicily with San Stefano captured to strangle the north axis flank. Montgomery’s Eighth Army gains near Catania as British Canadian units push toward the Messina bridgehead. Canadians and Americans take prisoners as they seize key high ground and rail lines.
Allied aircraft struck barriers and supply dumps around Munda on a Sunday raid. The targets included fortified approaches and hazardous devices, with American troops reported in the vicinity and the action described as集中 on key objectives.
Soviet forces north and northwest of Orel push Nazi defenses back as Red Army troops seize 40 villages and claim 3,000 German casualties. Reported advances aim to cut the Orel Bryansk railway feeder line and tighten the siege around the base.
Sergt Richard C Leither reports from the South Pacific that Second Lieut Rosario J Augeri and Sergt Truxton M Evans have both become fathers. The two Marines wed in Washington in 1941 and later served together in the Pacific. Baby Sandra Lee Evans was born March 17 in Stephens City.
The annual display of shooting stars in the north eastern skies will peak on the night of August 11 12, according to the United States Naval Observatory. The Perseid meteors are likely best seen on the preceding night from 1 am until dawn. The meteors appear regal through the skies in a single hour.
In Frederick County only one race appears Earl Bailey for commissioner of revenue facing George Whitmore. The Winchester area avoids travel as the county expects a light turnout due to farm work and gasoline rationing. Clarke County shows a three cornered sheriff race featuring Robey W Buckner Lester Smallwood Jr and Curtis Lewin.
The regular monthly meeting of the South End Fire Company will be held Monday evening August 2 at eight o'clock in the company premises. All members are asked to attend. Howard Hart Captain.
Berlin authorities accelerate evacuation of non essential civilians amid Hamburg blitz. Leaflets urge women children and elderly to relocate to relatives or Eastern Germany evacuation areas. Schools closed and air raid shelters prepared as warnings intensify across the capital.
A stamp booth on Main Street received a letter signed L Pearl Everhart from Winchester. The note expressed support for the Buck Brigade and included a $5 check. The message praised The Star and referenced Child's Hospital in Washington.
Allied radio broadcasts from Algiers warn Italy that land forces will invade the mainland to follow renewed aerial attacks. Eisenhower vows ongoing air war and demands unconditional surrender, signaling further raids on Naples and other targets as Mussolini and Badoglio are blamed for Italy’s fate.
Berryville Va August meeting of Clarke County committee discussed postwar planning with Roy E Potts presiding and Loring Thompson of the Virginia State Planning Board as speaker.
Twenty Frederick County men inducted on the twelfth are called into active service after a three week furlough. The group includes those who were home during the furlough and are now leaving for military camp.
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