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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
3
In Germany December 6, artillery on the western front remains rationed despite some supply improvements. Local operations lack full support during lulls, quotas rise only with full scale offensives, and large caliber ammunition production has fallen after a peak earlier in the war.
Ford executive vice-president Henry Ford II announced plans to build a postwar full-sized automobile priced 15 to 20 percent below Ford's regular model. He cited economized weight and space, careful engineering, and lower upkeep as key features, plus improved miles per gallon. The statement came at a New York press conference.
The Associated Press reports Japanese wooden shipbuilding will begin in yards in Japanese occupied Java. Domei says three Nipponese firms were designated to build wooden ships to expand a merchant marine of wooden motorized sailing vessels. The industry in Java shows a bright and active prospect.
Treasury Department notes Series G savings bonds issued in denominations from 100 to 1000, registered form only, nontransferable, redeemable after six months at par with monthly redemption option. Bonds cannot be sold, may be redeemed at par on death under trust rules, and banks have limited investment.
Bonds are on sale at Federal Reserve Banks and Treasury Branches with sales agencies handling applications. Each application must include full payment of the issue price. Investors may hold up to $100,000 in Series G and Series F bonds per calendar year.
White Hall Virginia residents note Edgar Smoke’s improving health after a Charlottesville medical visit. Visitors this week include Albert Luttrell of Grimes and Ernest Luttrell with sons James and Wayne and daughter Mary Pranvee. Rev. Wilson led Sunday services as hog butchering begins despite dry weather. Nuton Harmon and daughter were at their son-in-law’s home for butchering.
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