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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
2
Sebastian, Spain, Aug. Y Sousa Jordana, 68, counts diplomat and statesman, dies of a heart attack. He helped establish the foreign office in San Sebastian and was named minister on September 3, 1942. His tenure coincided with pivotal wartime events and he favored a policy of neutrality.
Baltic refugees reaching Sweden by sail, motor and row boats described as escaping German evacuation. The city was called a besieged fortress with distant Russian field guns and a deteriorating food situation. German civil officials were said to be leaving for a military administration under General Braemer.
After a private morning hearing Judge W Erle Ed ards took the Ridgeway case under advisement. Charles Milton Ridgeway, 32, charged with ware son in the orchard of C Irvine Cather, was represented by Harry Kern and prosecuted by J Broan Kuykendall. Ridgeway released on a 4000 dollar bond.
Clarke County Draft Board releases six names of men who have reached eighteen: Kenneth Elwood es, Everett Osborne fer, Jesse Amos Ashby, Ken ne Stennoit Hardesty, William Ritter, and Ernest Ed ward Stoneberger.
One man found guilty of larceny and two of receiving stolen property in Police Court before Judge John Rice. Aubrey Swartz 400 Highlands Avenue got 12 months plus costs, with all but 10 days suspended and placed on probation for one year. John Holliday Frederick County received stolen property with 9 months suspended and costs. Thomas Adams Kern Street received stolen property with 90 days suspended and costs. A ten year old youth faced breaking and entering charges in Juvenile Court.
The page lists the correct responses for ten quiz items. Items include Herbert Hoover Alf Lancon Wendell Willkie and Thomas F as names, tanks manufactured, Canada Malta as a dominion, a true statement, two cents, the Revolutionary War, false about World War I service, avocado as a fruit, and cooler as a device.
A compressed ration calendar item listing various food beverage and fuel stamp books with stamp ranges and indefinite validity notes. It indicates stamp categories for meats fats sugars shoes fuel and airplane meals with applicability across areas and expiry guidance by dates such as August 1 and August 8, plus three to five gallon allowances.
Funeral services for Mrs. Louis Zuckerman 54 mother of five sons in the service were held at Kurtz Funeral Home with Rabbi Smith in charge. The cortege went to Martinsburg for burial in Hebrew Cemetery as a Rabbi from York Pa led graveside rites. Pallbearers from Winchester included Abe Baroff Maurice Clevens Willie Moff Abe Leven Jack Wilkins and Ben Belchie. Three sons home from service and another en route from California attended. youngest Aaron was unavailable at sea. Brothers Louis Ely Baer and Charles Baer along with five sisters survived.
Ten city men registered with the Winchester Selective Service Board last month. Names include Burnwood Grim and Julius Smith with addresses on Millwood and Loudoun. Paulman Ear man Clifton R. Wilson Jr Raymond Pitcock George Shaw Harry Lake Billy Wingfield Andrew Danko Jr and Bruce Ortndorff listed at Kent Gerrard streets.
Lt. Philip C. Meade son of Mr and Mrs Louis Meade of Millwood has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He previously earned the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters after completing 35 missions over enemy territory with the AAF. He trained in Texas, graduated in September at San Marcos Field, and arrived in England January 14.
Two yearlings offered for sale at Keeneland Kentucky brought strong bids. A colt by Bull Sea Sleek out of Aerial sold for 13 000 dollars and a Rosemont Shell Hole by Man O War brought 7 500 dollars. Lt. Baldwin stationed at Fort Riley Kansas reported the top price of 20 500 dollars for a yearling. The Meadow Brook sale next week attracts four Clarke county yearlings and two from Springsbury Farm and two from the Kenneth N Gilpin farm near Boyce.
Clarke county will collect its waste paper Saturday August 5. The Boy Scouts will conduct pickups from collection stations across the county and residents are urged to leave donations at convenient sites including Green's Store White Post Alger's Service Station Millwood Old Chapel Store Briggs Kaplan's Store Swimley and Ramsburg's Store in Berryville. Berryville town houses will be canvassed by the town truck during the day.
Miss Hazel Carver dies Tuesday afternoon at 5 30 in a Staunton hospital from illness complications of six months. She was born June 24 1905 in Frederick County and lived in Winchester. A Southern Methodist Burnt Factory Church member, she is survived by her mother Mrs Susan Carver and sister Mrs Stella Ondorf of Newport News. Funeral Friday at Jones Funeral Home at 4 30 with Rev F T Fulcher officiating. pallbearers listed. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery.
In Clarke county the Fifth War Loan Drive ended with E Bond quotas exceeded by 142 373 25 dollars and total county sales of 482 373 25 dollars. Chairman Bill Shackleford oversaw the completion as all quotas were met.
Clarke County records show Chris Laws and Janie Laws transferring to Janie C. Lewis a 1 1/2 acre village lot in Josephine near Berryville for $10 and other value. Annie H. Kearfott and J. G. Kearfott transfer a parcel on the Blue Ridge western slope east of the Shenandoah River in Battle Town District totaling 50 935 square feet for $10 and other value.
Judge John Rice presides as Darrus Kibler of 404 Market Street is fined 5 dollars and 5.25 costs for drunkenness. M E Royston of 113 Morningside Drive is fined 100 dollars and costs with 30 days suspended for driving under liquor. James Wood Boyce faces 20 dollar fine and costs with 30 days suspended for carrying a concealed weapon.
A vacation Bible School sponsored by the Opequon Presbyterian Church at Kernstown will run at the Kernstown school house from August 7 to August 18. Classes meet weekdays 9 to 11 30 with Miss Dorothy Snyder in charge and assistants Miss Margaret McMurray and Miss Ada Baker. All community children invited.
In the Second District Democratic primary, State Senator Ralph H. Daughton led with 6,732 votes, over Vivian L. Page 6,307 and Porter Hardy Jr. 6,014. Officials will certify returns in four cities and five counties after correcting an erroneous Newark precinct total. Page withheld comment pending official results.
Sheriff and Mrs John Bywaters plan to attend the Virginia Sheriff and Sergeant Association meeting in Roanoke Virginia on August 9 10. Sheriff Bywaters serves on the association executive committee.
Allied columns break toward Brittany as Rennes falls severing peninsular rail routes. Canadian, American and British forces widen cracks in German lines near Caen with fierce attacks, Typhoon rockets and tank battles. 100,000 prisoners claimed as Montgomery notes progress.
Allied forces drive a spearhead into a 60 mile German pocket around Villers Bocage and Caen, seizing wire centers, advancing toward Aunay-sur-Odon and La Lande, while Germans brace in no man’s land. British and American columns tighten the trap as 85,000 prisoners are reported.
The narrative notes Allied advances reducing German defensive options around Villers-Bocage and Aunay-sur-Odon. It observes higher woods to the south and compares terrain to the east the British breached in recent days, with a potential German retreat toward Falaise if resistance fails.
Front dispatches describe Russian offensives advancing toward East Prussia and pressing on Warsaw from the east bank of the Vistula. German defenses around the Polish capital hold against bombardment as bridgeheads form and city districts burn amid heavy fighting along the front.
The Vistula bridges in Warsaw were believed intact while Nazi forces massed on the eastern bank to hold Rokossovsky. Marsal Ivan Bagramian’s troops moved toward Riga as casualties and detentions remained unclear with estimates of 25,000 to 50,000 Germans cut off in the sector.
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