Gulf Coast Hurricane Diminishes as It Moves Inland
The Gulf Coast hurricane weakened as it moved toward the Houston Galveston area. Deaths rose to three with a Houston residence collapse and two fishermen drowned near Port Isabel. Storm winds reached up to 85 mph near Wharton while tens of thousands sought shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Barnard
Houston
Tex
Texas
Weather Bureau
W. T
Healy
Columbus
Miami
Fla
Army Air Field
Port Isabel
Houston-Galveston
New Orleans
P. F. Wolfe
Arnie Goodman
Gilbert Goodman
Atrell Manning
Orange
Winchester Business College Announces Session Schedule
Day school begins Tuesday September 4 and night school begins Monday September 10 at Winchester Business College. Dial 4701 for details.
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Winchester Business College
Dial
Choir Announces Final Rehearsal for V J Day Union Service
Announcement for V J Day Union Service Choir final rehearsal on Tuesday evening at 8 P M at Market Street Methodist Church. Also ad copy seeking two men for advertising department and a driver salesman at 212 Sharp St. Lawn party by Red Bud U B Church set for Thursday Aug 30 at 6 30 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street Methodist Church
Sharp St
Red Bud U.B. Church
Black Markets Shrink as Peacetime Goods Return
Washington reports peacetime goods return shrinking black markets in used cars chickens toys and labor as shortages ease. OPA forecasts price stability for 1942 levels with new car price rules and widespread food stockpiling ending. Civilian chicken production rises as citrus sales lift while price ceilings persist and WPB permits stockpiling of certain materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
OPA
Washington
Robert C. Goodwin
U. S. Employment Service
Navy
National Automobile Dealers Association
Chester Bowles
Agriculture Department
WPB
Legion Backing Army Induction Plan Told to Truman
President Truman learned the American Legion supports continuing conscripting men aged 18 to 25 for the armed forces. Col John Thomas Taylor said the Legion favors replacing long service personnel with younger blood to maintain national security and fitness, in a White House meeting with Taylor Krabbel and Comer present.
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Washington
Truman
American Legion
John Thomas Taylor
Legion
Taylor
Health of City Has Been Good Says Dr. Allen
Dr. L. M. Allen, Winchester health officer, reported this summer brought no serious health problems. No contagious diseases were reported and only ordinary colds and summer grippe appeared. Some intestinal issues occurred with wet weather, but polio has not appeared locally. closest cases were in Arlington.
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Dr. Allen
L. M. Allen
Winchester
Allen
Arlington
Butter To Be Cut To Twelve Points
O P A officials announced butter will drop from 16 to 12 red points per pound starting September 2. The change applies to institutional and home users due to improved supplies.
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Washington
Sullen Japanese Surrender In Southeast Asia
Sullen Japanese surrender envoys signed preliminary agreements in a five minute ceremony at Rangoon paving the way for Allied reoccupation of Singapore and the East Indies. The document requires Japanese troops to clear areas for occupation and permits Allied POW aid while sending two Japanese officers to each area to enforce orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Grumich
Rangoon
Singapore
Southeast Asia
East Indies
Government House
U. S
Numata
Juichi Terauchi
Terauchi
F. A. M. Browning
Lord Mountbatten
Tokyo
Malay
Saigon
Seishiro Itagaki
Mountbatten
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
Woman Hurt by Coal Chute On North Loudoun Street
Mrs. Marion Anderson of 502 South Cameron street suffered a leg fracture and possible head and back injuries after stepping on an iron coal chute lid on North Loudoun street. Found by passing men, she was taken to Memorial Hospital where her condition was described as nervous but slightly improved. Her husband awaited her return as she remains hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Marion Anderson
South Cameron Street
Loudoun Street
Anderson
Nationwide Strike Tally Near Fifty Thousand
The nationwide strike total neared 50 000 with Detroit area seeing about 10 500 idle workers from multiple disputes. Kiln Kelsey Hayes Wheel and Ford Rouge were among large stoppages while Savannah Georgia saw 1500 idle workers over overtime pay disputes. Sloss Sheffield in Birmingham ended a week long stoppage affecting 1 900 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Japan
Detroit
Gar Wood Industries, Inc
Uaw-Cio
Motor City
Murray Corporation of America
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
Kelsey- Hayes
Savannah
Savannah Machine and Foundry Company
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Birmingham
Ala
Boston
Atlantic Fishermen's Union
AFL
Massachusetts Fisheries Association
Fenwick Moves To Quash in Lieutenant Governorship Contest
In Richmond Circuit Court Lt. Col. Charles R. Fenwick seeks to quash the Wise county irregularity challenge filed by L. Preston Collins after Collins lost the Democratic primary by 572 votes. A Thursday hearing was scheduled as Fenwick’s team argued the complaint could not change the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Charles R. Fenwick
L. Preston Collins
Wise County
Collins
Julien Gunn
Stuart Christian
George E. Allen
Fenwick
Wise
Virginia
Allen
Oscar Shewmake
Leith Bremner
T Nelson Parker
Stilwell orders surrender of remaining Ryukyu garrisons
General Stilwell ordered commanders of all remaining Japanese forces in the Ryukyus to establish radio contact with Tenth Army headquarters and surrender their garrisons. Army planes dropped messages directing responses over prescribed frequencies. Islands still under Japanese control include Amami Ishigaki Tokuno Miyako Kikai and Iriomote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Stilwell
Ryukyus
Tenth Army
Amami
Ishigashi
Tokuno
MyaRo
Kikaisa
Iriomote
Negro Islanders Protest Return To Native Lands
About 2,200 imported Negro farm laborers from the Bahamas and Jamaica rioted at Camp Murphy near Stuart Florida. 27 were hospitalized and six jailed after rioters seized barracks and clashed with camp authorities. Police and state officers, plus extra deputies, restored order as labor tensions and wage contrasts were cited by experts.
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Stuart
Pla
Richard Hancock
Bahamas
Jamaica
Camp Murphy
Hancock
Martin County
War Food Administration
Palm Beach
Broward
R. G. Ray
United States
Caldwell
John Kirk
Miss Sara Wilson Named Bible Teacher for Frederick County
Miss Sara Wilson a Charlotte North Carolina native and Flora McDonald College graduate has accepted a Bible teaching post in Frederick County public schools for the year She will arrive around September 8 holding an A B in primary education and four years of North Carolina primary teaching She comes with strong endorsements from school officials and college faculty and will lead in religious education and vacation Bible school efforts She plans to attend a Bridgewater College religious education conference next week under Rev Minor C Miller and Elizabeth Longwell with supervision of over 40 Virginia teachers conclude to attend next week at Bridgewater College
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Wilson
Charlotte
N. C
Flora McDonald College
Red Hill
Frederick County
Miss Wilson
North Carolina
Bridgewater College
Minor C. Miller
D. D
Virginia Council of Churches
Officers Released With Gen Wainwright Arrives in Chungking
Gen Wainwright 62 arrives in Chungking with eight American and seven British generals released from Manchuria POW camp. Names of the eight American generals not yet made public. British leaders include Lt Gen Arthur Ernest Percival and former Singapore governors Shenton Thomas Mark Young C D. Wainwright, held three years and three months, surrendered Corregidor May 6 1942.
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Chungking
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Corregidor
Chungking Ay
U. S
Manchuria
Wainwright
Arthur Ernest Pervical
Singapore
Shenton Thomas
Mark Young
Hong Kong
C. D
North
George M. Parker, Jr
Portland
Ore
Philippines
Formosa
Newa Philippines
Macarthur
Australia
Southwest Pacific
Wainet
United States Military Academy
Cavalry
Allied fleets plan coast control of Japan and Korea
In a Manila press briefing Admiral Spruance outlined a large Pacific force to land troops in Korea and secure coastal waters around Japan. The Third, Fifth, Seventh Fleets and North Pacific forces would enforce control from Hainan to the Yellow Sea with Tokyo Bay under Halsey’s grip.
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Guam
America
Pacific
Japanese Empire
Adm
Richard Kelly Turner
Nimitz
William F. Halsey
U. S
North Pacific
Frank Jack Fletcher
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Seventh Fleet
General MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
24Th Army Corps
Korea
China Coast
Hainan Island
Yellow Sea
Halsey
Tokyo Bay
Honshu
Raymond
Pruance
Fifth Fleet
Admiral Fletcher
Spruance
Manila
Japan
Poultry Tour Draws Virginia Delegation to Shenandoah County
Twelve local poultry producers join Tidewater Virginia Poultry section delegates touring Shenandoah County counties. The group, including James A. Harley and C Irvine Cather, meets at Timberville for lunch by Rockingham Poultry Marketing Cooperative and attends three tours and a six o'clock banquet at Harrisonburg Fire House with speakers Charles W. Wampler Dr. Francis Mullin and Sam D. Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidewater
Virginia
Shenandoah County
James A. Harley
Herbert Bryant, Inc
C. Irvine Cather
F. J. Marshall, Jr
M. J. Pease
Harry Gano
Dan Gano
J. W. Olcott
Clarke County
Bill Wheatley
Paul Beable
Timberville
Rockingham Poultry Marketing Cooperative, Inc
Harrisonburg
Charles W. Wampler
Francis Mullin
Sam D. Cox
Advance Weather Forecast For Districts Four And Five
Advance weather notice shows no immediate changes. District Four including Virginia expects scattered showers Thursday with rising temperatures then cooler spells Thursday night into Friday. District Five including West Virginia anticipates fair conditions with a few showers Thursday, warmer early, cooler Thursday, then warmer again at period end.
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District Four
Virginia
West Virginia
Warships Lined Up For Surrender In Japanese Ports
At Sasebo in Kyushu 28 of Japan 55 remaining warships were lined up for surrender as American forces advance toward Tokyo Bay. General MacArthur supreme Allied commander will lead 7 500 troops in the Thursday formal entry as 10 000 Marines and Navy personnel prepare to occupy Yokosuka.
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Manila
Japan
Tokyo
Atsug
Tokyo Bay
Kyushu
Sasebo
Atsugi
MacArthur
Okinawa
Yokosuka
San Diego
Uraga Strait
Boyd Elected by Valley Firemen
John Boyd of the South End Fire Company was elected first vice-president of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association at its Chambersburg session. Merle Benchoff of Waynesboro was chosen president, with Daley, Dando, Jacobs, Staubly and Bluebaugh named to other top posts. Memorial services honored seven deceased members, including David Hottle of Winchester, as delegates from local fire companies gathered and planned a return to a three day pre war convention, with Martinsburg hosting next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boyd
South End
B. F. Bluebaugh
Baltimore
Martinsburg
David Hottle
Winchester
Benjamin Bluebaugh
Bluebaugh
Ethel M. Dixon
Chambersburg
Thero
Merle Benchoff
Waynesboro
Joseph F. Groft
McSherrystown
A. R. Zimmerman
Dorsey Hottle
Dr L M Bell Resumes Surgical Practice at Old Office
Dr Leslie M Bell and his family return from the West Coast where he served in a war plan. He resumes surgery at his former office located at 114 West Boscawen Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie M. Bell
West Coast
Bell
West Boscawen Street
Japanese Try To Stage Lawn Party During Landing
The U S Third Fleet task force 31 anchored off Yokosuka as Marines and Bluejackets prepared to land. Rear Adm Oscar C Badger led nine vessels into Tokyo Bay with the procession to enter for the anticipated surrender aboard the Missouri in coming days.
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Tokyo Bay
U. S
Yokosuka Naval Base
Oscar C. Badger
Japan
Sagami Bay
Yokohama
Yokosuka
Nagato
Asama
Kasuga
Uraga
Halsey
Neer
Setae Iake
San Diego
Arrival of American officers at Atsugi airfield near Tokyo
At Atsugi airfield Japanese generals greet U S officers in work clothes as two Navy torpedo bombers land near Tokyo. General MacArthur arrives with key aides, while field damage shows the aftermath of war. Sagami Bay hosts U S warships as occupation begins to take shape.
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Atsugi
Tokyo
MacArthur
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Douglas Moulton
Admiral Halsey
Leason
William V. Bellew
Dallas
Tex
Willie) Forsgren
Mt. Puji
Sagami Bay
U. S
Japan
Empire
Don Thomain
New York
Shangrila
Welcome Home Veterans Return to Civilian Life
The Star greets Frederick County and Winchester veterans resuming civilian life. Names like Robert Reardon and Raymond Robert A are listed as discharged holders and the paper notes the list will grow with further discharge announcements.
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Prederick County
Winchester
Star
Robert Reardon
Raymond Robert A
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Gulf Coast
Max Hall
Pingley
Nation Springs
Charlotte, N. C
Gen
Valley
Boyd
Valley Firemen
L. M. Bell
By AL Dopking
By Richard K. O'Malley
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