Price controls ease sparks mixed hopes for postwar goods
Washington reports a return to pre war financing for mortgages through the FHA and a broader push to lift controls on washing machines autos tires and paper products. Officials warn prices may rise as supplies adjust while civilian ammo cloth and other wartime restrictions shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
General Electric
Automotive Council For War Production
WPB
Commerce Department
Cream Buyers Plan Coordination Across Three States
Representatives of creameries in Virginia Maryland and nearby meet to form a committee for buying cream on grades and reporting back within 30 days likely in Winchester. The group includes C L Stahl Paul Haldeman and Mr Wagner with member creameries from Charlottesville Winchester Charlottesville Culpeper Berryville and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
C. L. Stahl
Charlottesville
Paul Haldeman
Mr. Wagner
Baltimore
Haldeman Creamery
Monticello Dairy and Elliott Ice Cream Co
Culpeper
Berryville
Blue Valley
Fairmont
Pittsburg
Farmers’ Creamery
Fredericksburg
Potomac Creamery
Hagerstown
Chesapeake Creamery
Smith
W. T. Wood
Division of Dairy and Foods
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Maryland Agriculture Department
Pickers' Tickets Orchardists Offer
Orchardists urged to obtain pickers tickets from Evening Star Job Print as the paper lists a prompt sale. The notice emphasizes immediate action and directs readers to the newspaper office for details.
Hardware ad lists 54 in. springs and 9x12 foot cover
An item listing shows a 54 inch coil springs price 310.00 and a 9 by 12 foot covering priced 505. The entry credits J. W. Grove at 325 South Loudoun Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Grove
S. Loudoun St
Toscanini to Return to Italy for La Scala Opener
The Stars and Stripes reports conductor Arturo Toscanini agreed to return to Italy to conduct La Scala's opening performance in Milan next February. It notes he had warned he would not go home unless the monarchy was overthrown, but now believes Italy is on the road to becoming a republic following the British election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Stars and Stripes
Arturo Toscanini
Italy
la Scala Opera
Milan
Toscanini
Quisling Sought Removal of Norwegian Officers in Nazi Camps
Testimony by Major Fridtjof Hammersen says Vidkun Quisling urged German authorities to deport Norwegian military officers to Nazi camps to prevent resistance. Quisling defended himself denying labor laws and claims opposition to harsher measures, while noting a potential risk from Sweden and denying orders against Bishop Berggrav.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Fridtjof Hammersen
Vidkun Quisling
Hammerson
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
Nasi
Norway
Quisling
Sweden
Josef Terboven
Spain
Hitler
Hammersen
Eivind Berggrav
Berggrav
Byrd backs repeal of national daylight saving law
Senator Byrd of Virginia says he favors immediate repeal of the daylight saving law in effect since World War II. He argues the measure harms farmers and should be controlled locally by states, not by the federal government, and will push repeal when Congress convenes on September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Byrd
Virginia
Congress
Byrd
Notice Change of Beer Sales at Shawnee Service Station
Beginning Sept 1 1945 Shawnee Service Station at 210 Millwood Ave will sell beer only for take off premises sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood Avre
Now Open Mike's Esso Station
Corner Gerrard and Braddock streets advertise opening with Esso service and lubrication offerings. Includes contact/notices for Mike Evans, proprietor, and station details for customer visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Gerrard and
Braddock Streets
Esso
Mike “Evi
Wise County election probe seeks missing poll books
Collins lawyers press investigation into theft claims after poll books vanish between August 7 and August 13. Discrepancies emerge in Pound and Bond Mill precincts with far fewer ballots than reported. Officials say canvass details were handled by deputies and records may be moved to Richmond for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Delegates
Washington
Bristol
Lewis Preston Collins
Charles R. Fenwick
Wise County
Joe A. Gardner
Pound
Bond Mill
Collins
Appalachian
Norton, Wise
Tasso
Coeburn
Commonwealth
Commonweath
John Roberts
Norton
Warren
Circuit Court
City of Richmond
Richmond
Gardner
Emory Widener
T. L. Hutton
Abington
M. M. Long
Wise
Fred Greear
Wade B. Hampton
J. M. McLemore
Mabel Kilgore
E. M. Gilley
Apples Can Get Ceiling Prices for Varieties
E. W. Barr of Winchester Cold Storage Packing House offers ceiling prices on all apple varieties. Contact Winchester facility at phone 4455 for details and pricing information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Barr
Winchester Cold Storage Packing House
Winchester Business College Announces New Session Start
Day school begins Tuesday September 4 with night classes starting Monday September 10 at Winchester Business College. Dial 4701 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Business College
Dial
Whitie's Twin Diners Close for Vacation and Repairs
The Twin Diners will shut from August 27 to September 4 for vacation and repairs, affecting operations at both locations. Local residents are advised of the temporary closure and expected reopens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitie's
For Sale and Notices Blotter: Local Ads and Encampment Postponement
For sale 22 inch hot air furnace by J. E Keffer at 236 E Piccadilly. Baseball game set Sunday at 3 p m Park versus Wildcats. Notice from Captain W A Baker commander Company 115 Va S G that the weekend encampment at Middleburg is indefinitely postponed due to wet camp conditions and a new date will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E Keffer
E. Piccadilly
W. A. Baker
Va. S. G
Middleburg
Erhand
Three Doolittle Fliers Return to U.S. Food in Chungking
Three U S airmen Lt Chase Nielsen Lt Robert Hite and Sgt Jacob Deshazer interned since the Doolittle raid arrived in Chungking from Peiping by plane. They described hunger isolation and harsh confinement and recalled attacks on Nagoya and Tokyo. A fourth flier Lt George Barr remained behind suffering beriberi and immobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Moosa
Chungking
Japan
James H. Doolittle
Peiping
Chase J. Nielsen
Hyrum
Utah
Robert L. Hite
Earth
Tex
Jacob D. Deshazer
Madras
Ore
Sgt. Deshazer
Nielsen
Sian
Shensi
George Barr
Queens
N. Y
Beriberi
Lady Jean
Seven Dragons
Hue
Free China
Hite
Deshazer
Nagoya
Tokyo
Red Cross
Byrd Praises Truman Overtime Cancellation and 40 Hour Week
Senator Harry F. Byrd commends President Truman for cancelling government overtime and instituting a 40 hour week effective September 9. Byrd says the move will save taxpayers over two billion dollars annually and marks a first step toward reducing wartime federal personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Virginia
United States
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Northern Virginia canneries run at peak season
W. R. Legge, supervisor of agricultural education in northern Virginia, toured 28 canneries in the district. About 300 families use each cannery this summer, producing 500 to 2,500 cans daily. The output far exceeds the two prior years as people gain understanding and food shortages persist. Canneries are at the height of the corn canning season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Legge
Northern
Virginia
De Gaulle Seeks U S Help After White House Visit
General Charles de Gaulle pressed for United States aid to fund a long term program to reorganize and modernize French industry. He spoke at the French embassy after a White House ceremony where Truman awarded honors to de Gaulle and Georges Bidault. Secretary Byrnes and Bidault conferred at the State Department on postwar relief and strategic aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Uni
White House
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
de Gaulle
Georges Bidault
Truman
Legion of Merit
Bidault
Legion of Honor
William D. Leahy
Ernest J. King
George C. Marshall
H. H. Arnold
B. B. Somervell
Army Service Forces
Byrnes
State Department
DeGaulle
United States
Quarles Names Winchester Faculty for 1945-46 Session
Garland R. Quarles announces the 1945-46 Winchester Schools faculty. The list includes Quarles as Superintendent and High School Principal, Edward P. Browning as Assistant to the Superintendent, Bessie L. Corkey supervising principal for elementary grades, Lola V. Moore for primary grades, and department supervisors for art and music. Also named are school nurse Gertrude Organ, cafeteria manager Edna Ochs, visiting teacher Charlotte DeHart, librarian Sue P. Wisecarver, and numerous teachers across Handley High and other grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland R. Quarles
Edward P. Browning
Bessie L. Corkey
Lola V. Moore
Katherine Pannill
Gwendolyn Haynes
Gertrude Organ
Edna Ochs
Charlotte DeHart
Sue P. Wisecarver
Handley High
Virginia Barr
Mary F. Boxley
Mary Calvert
Joyce Carper
Mary E. Clowe
Elizabeth E. Dunlap
Sadie Finklestein
Mildred Foster
A. L. Fry
Edith Garrabrandt
Ancil Gray
Anne Gordon
Elizabeth Gordon
Mildred Grove
Anie Hale
L. S. Hale
Ann . Hall
Nancy Herrell
Chinese Prepare For Receiving Japs Surrender
National government troops crossed the Yangtze and entered Nanking to sign the formal surrender of Japanese forces in China. Chiang Kai-shek planned to reestablish the capital in Nanking, after securing Pukow and advancing across the river. He outlined aims including independence for Outer Mongolia and autonomy for Tibet, with no change to Hong Kong’s status without negotiations with Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chun NG
Yangtze River
Nanking
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
North Bank
Pukow
Chiang
Kiangsu
Shanghai
Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Outer Mongolia
Tibet
Hong Kong
Manchuria
Formosa
Korea
Britain
Kowloon
Quick Re
Poultry Tour Plans Announced for Rockingham County
County residents join Tidewater poultrymen on a Shenandoah Valley tour Tuesday August 28 starting at Timberville Rockingham Poultry Market Cooperative plant at one o clock lunch served. After lunch three tours cover turkeys broilers and laying flocks with a 6 pm banquet at Harrisonburg fire house featuring Charles W Wampler Dr Francis E Mullin and Sam D Cox. Transportation and reservations arranged by County Agent I Fred Stine with a 10 am county agent office departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidewater
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
I. Fred Stine
Timberville
Rockingham Poultry Market Cooperative, Inc
Harrisonburg
Charles W. Wampler
National Turkey Federation
Francis E. Mullin
Sam D. Cox
Rockingham County
Stine
Aent
Men Register With Draft Board in August
Seven men registered with the Winchester Selective Service Board during August. The list includes Maurice C. Legge, Harold Lee Sibert, Ralph A Van Meter, John Hewitt McCormick, Henry Fitzhaugh Seal Jr, Harry Lee Carper, and Finley Whitlock. Five men registered with the Frederick Maynard C. Marple, Gore, and Burl Carpenter, Route No. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Selective Service Board
Maurice C. Legge
National Avenue
Harold Lee Sibert
Orchard Avenue
Ralph A van Meter
North Kent Street
John Hewitt McCormick
Loudoun Street
Henry Fitzhaugh Seal, Jr
West Boscawen St
Harry Lee Carper
Ross St
Finley
Whitlock
Highland Avenue
Frederick Maynard C. Marple
Gore
Burl Carpenter
Winchester
Archbishop Fisher Calls Atomic Bomb Use A Global Shock
The Archbishop of Canterbury says the atomic bomb use shocked the world and gives Japan a pretext to claim not defeated. He urges adherence to the United Nations charter with no military secrets among signatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Godffrey Fisher
Canterbury
Japan
United Nations
Fire at Kurihama Naval School Raises Occupation Tensions
The Japanese government told General MacArthur that a blaze triggered by a blast at Kurihama naval engineering schools, nine miles from Yokosuka, is being fought as American forces prepare to land next Thursday. Japan also said surrender-related flights would be marked white with green and reported a peaceful reception plan in Kanagawa led by Governor Fugiwara with multiple departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
MacArthur
Kurihama
Yokosuka Naval Base
Japan
Kanagawa
Tokyo
Fugiwara
Many Nipponese Commit Death by Own Action
Tokyo radio reports large numbers of Japanese committing hara-kiri before the imperial palace amid gloom in Japan after defeat. Isamu Inouye says people are deeply sorrowful and confused, as authorities seek to pacify the country and Allied forces weigh how to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tokyo
Imperial Palace
North America
FCC
Japan
Isamu Inouye
Grummans
Sun Shines After Rain as City Sees Warm Weekend
After 55 of an inch at the Winchester Research Laboratory, August rainfall reaches 5.10 inches and the year total hits 35.74 inches. The city’s normal annual rainfall is 35.93 inches. Night lows cooled to 56 degrees, with afternoon readings near 78 and expected to rise further. Forecast calls for fair tonight and tomorrow with cool conditions Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
First Airborne Landings Now Set For Tuesday
General MacArthur announced a 48 hour delay of occupation and surrender due to typhoons. Initial airborne landings at Atsugi airfield near Tokyo were moved to Tuesday with large scale operations at Yokosuka Bay slated for Thursday if weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Brines
Manila
Japan
MacArthur
Okinawa
Tokyo
317Th
Missouri
Bay
Atsugi Airfield
Imperial Palace
Atsugi
Yokosuka Naval Base
Tokyo Bay
Welcome Home Veterans From Frederick County and Winchester
The Star welcomes veterans who have served their country and are resuming civilian life. Listed are Capt. James C. Davie, CpL Finley S. Whitlock, Webster H. James Jr., John W. Carpenter. The daily list will grow as more discharge recipients are added and public help is sought to supply names of other men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Winchester
Star
James C. Davie
Cpl Finley
Whitlock Webster H. James, Jr
John W. Carpenter
Icca
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Just
Republic
Wise Co
Park
Wildcats
Doolittle
U.S
Free
Gen'l de Gaulle
America
Quarles
Naval Base
Pacific
Sokya Bay
Philippine Sea
China Sea
Hongkong
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