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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1943
Page
3
Chester Davis, former war food administrator, told the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention that 1943 farm prices yield a cash income of 19 to 20 billion dollars, higher than 1939 and 1929. He urged holding prices and limiting subsidies to prudent food management and inflation risk.
Harold Scheuer prominent Berryville merchant died after paralysis. Final rites held in Baltimore at Sondheim Funeral Home with interment in Hebrew Friendship Cemetery.
Funeral services were held yesterday for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Streit at their home 608 South Cameron Street. The Rev. L G Bridgers of the United Brethren Church officiated. Interment followed in Mt Hebron Cemetery.
Baltimore market notes show mixed activity for December 8 with ungraded apples and varied fruit quotes, steady poultry on fancy lots, and unchanged eggs butter and beef prices. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep deliver broad ranges with some prices steady and others soft, while Chicago reports slower hog sales but higher lambs and steady steers and cows.
Rye prices advanced about a half cent as commission houses and local traders bought heavy. Wheat opened mostly lower to higher, oats mostly down, with rye futures at 1.19 for December and 1.19 1/2 for May.
New York stock market extends December gains amid active buying and midday forward move. Key gainers include Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Deere Oliver Farm Sears Roebuck Western Union Douglas Aircraft American Can Dupont Santa Fe Southern Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio American Locomotive and American Distilling with several curb stocks improving.
Lt. J. G. L. A. King of the U S Navy Recruiting Station in Washington will be in Winchester Thursday December 9 between 11 AM and 2 PM to interview applicants for the Ship Repair Unit. Lloyd Mead, chief specialist, announced the visit at the local Navy Recruiting Station in the Post Office.
In Boston on December 8 PFC Harry Woolard of Newton defied being called a Guadalcanal hero at a Pearl Harbor memorial service. He said I object to that hero tag and the heroes did not come back, challenging the designation of Marine Corps heroes.
In Civil and Police Court Judge John W. Rice sentences Winston Hutton of Osboro Virginia to 30 days in jail with 30 days suspended and costs of 4.25 for drunk and panhandling. Harry Jenkins of Sperryville Virginia receives 30 days suspended and costs of 4.25 for drunkenness and panhandling.
The War Department lists eight Virginian soldiers wounded in action from a total of 488. Seven were wounded in the Mediterranean theater, including PFC Haden A. Clem of Middletown and PFC Walter M. Clore of Alexandria, among others. One was hurt in the southwest Pacific area.
Washington December 8 Mrs Raissa Irene Browder wife of Earl Browder head of the Communist party here again failed to convince the United States Government she should not be deported to Russia The Board of Immigration Appeals denied her second plea for suspension of deportation noting persistent doubts and evasions first raised in 1940 when then attorney general Robert H Jackson ordered her deportation for illegal entry.
London reports Hitler’s Voelkischer Beobachter as attacking neutral nations for their response to the Allied Middle East conferences. The broadcast cited a predicted shift by neutrals if the political and military situation changes, and noted neutral anger at German actions while condemning Allied misdeeds.
Lieut. Gen. Charles E. Kilbourne, head of the Virginia Military Institute, argues postwar education must retain military training as a tempering influence. He urges broadened schooling, mandatory early military service, and recognition of military colleges in national defense policy to prevent a flawed peace and build leaders. He warns against accelerated learning and calls for sustained, broad historical knowledge for lasting global stability.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary B Poole 73 were held at Bethel Church with Rev Luther Mc Farland officiating. She died Sunday at a son’s home in Brooklyn Maryland and burial followed in the adjacent cemetery after the 11 o clock train arrival.
A holiday note highlights children seeking a stamp in every stocking. The jest hints at a community mood for gifts and small tokens during the festive season.
The W Rotary Club will show the film Only An Informed America Can Be An Invincible America tomorrow at the weekly meeting in Sarah Zane Hall. Merton W. of Socony Oil Company will present the movie. O clock time not specified.
Paul Mallon analyzes developments featured on page four with brisk summaries and pointed context. The column highlights key figures, organizations, and events shaping daily discourse and policy.
City and County records show L. M. Allen and others to Dorothy Flegenheimer for 101 W Loudoun Street with 10 dollars and valuable consideration. M. O. Kidwell and others to Grover C Kidwell for 566 N Cameron Street with 10 dollars and valuable consideration. M. O. Kidwell to Grover C Kidwell for 117 E Gerard Street with 10 dollars and valuable consideration.
Army and Civil authorities investigated the skeleton found near the Camp Pickett boundary by two civilian hunters. Initial checks showed no sign of foul play and indicate the remains may be that of a soldier.
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