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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1945
Page
3
Bridgewater announces the Sixth annual charity horse show on Sept. 1 with prizes totaling nearly 400 dollars across 24 classes. New features include ponies allowed in two children classes and no prohibition on shaved tails and manes in the fine harness class.
New York Aug. 15 The immediate surrender of Japan could end shoe rationing sooner than the January 1 forecast, says the Tanners' council of America sole leather bureau. A V-J Day announcement may trigger a drastic cutback in military footwear and leather goods demand and rapid shift of supply to civilian use. The industry notes more leather has gone to armed forces recently and will be diverted to civilian manufacture as reconversion proceeds.
Public notice states I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by anyone other than myself. Signed by John L Romick dated August 11, 1961.
A compact wartime map traces Pacific battles from Pearl Harbor on Dec 7 1941 through to the Nippon peace offer. Key events include Malay campaign Dec 8 1941 landings on Luzon Dec 10 1941 Borneo invasion Jan 22 1942 Singapore fall Feb 15 1942 Coral Sea May 4 1942 and Corregidor surrender May 6 1942.
Lt. F L Largent Jr 28 USNR on leave after Okinawa air combat duty with Composite Squadron Nine. RAF on furlough Sgt Edwin T Snider Jr radar instructor Fourth Air Force. Pfc John Jr discharged at Ft McPherson and returning to Macon Ga. Lt Wilfred E Cather arrives at Miami Beach redistrib processing after fifty missions in China Theater. Sgt Donald Thomas Lofton discharged from Fort Story hospital to home.
A local veteran receives an honorable discharge from the U S Army on August 4 after 34 months in the Southwest Pacific where he was wounded in February. He bears the Purple Heart and several campaign and service ribbons. His two brothers, Corporal Kenneth Lofton and Staff Sergeant Eugene Lofton, are serving in the European Theater and are expected home soon to spend a 30 day furlough with their mother and brother at Sunnyside near the city.
In Kaiser era lore the Prussian Guard regiments were famed for extreme height. The dental-like quip notes they stood seven feet tall in their stockings, underscoring legends of their imposing presence and ceremonial prestige.
A Winchester woman once suffered hours of spitting up acid liquid after meals with bloating headaches and irregular bowels. She reports relief after taking ERB-HELP, claiming no gas or spit ups, normal appetite, and regular bowels. The ad touts 12 herbs cleansing bowels and aiding the liver and kidneys, urging readers to buy at local drug stores.
The emperor announced Japan would accept the Potsdam declaration after considering world events and imperial welfare. He asserted the move aims to preserve Japan and East Asia, not to infringe sovereignty or seek territorial gains.
A sale at the same time and place offers a vanity mirror and bench, a single iron bed with springs and mattresses, a porcelain kitchen table, a mahogany chair, an apartment dining suite with sideboard china closet and a table with six chairs, a 9 by 12 grass rug, a mahogany rocker, an ice chest, and a show case. Most items are nearly new.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth rode to the House of Lords as peace returns to Britain. Cheering crowds packed Buckingham Palace to Parliament, where the Laborite Commons and Lords heard the king outline the government's program.
Fragmentary description of a region linking the rear to active fighting areas within an army. Mentions supply lines, depots, and service facilities supporting the theater of operations.
In Stephens City Virginia Aug 4 several families host and visit relatives. Rebecca Manuel of Brunswick stops by Mrs Fred Lemsey while Mary Albin of Martinsburg visits C S Headley. Multiple travelers from Baltimore Charlottesville Richmond and Shenandoah vacation with local residents and relatives. Pvt Albert Colon spends a ten day furlough with family. Betty Carbaugh from Baltimore joins relatives for a few days.
The War Department defines a Communication Zone as the rear area handling all line of communications and supply functions. It encompasses staging, transport, maintenance, and administration to support combat units operating away from front lines.
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