19 Feb 1941
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1941
Page
1
Senator Connally urged a united front for the United States in facing a global crisis with the Axis. He warned that democracy nations must stand together or perish and that America should be prepared to act beyond normal methods if required. The call was tied to maintaining US prestige and security.
A brief remark from VA Winchester notes Stephens City shows interest and suggests more of that spirit could be used locally.
Members of Company I and Headquarters Detachment 116th Infantry prepare to leave Winchester for Fort Meade. They will march from the armory to the Baltimore and Ohio station to board a special train at 9 with three coaches and two baggage cars. The Mellwee Municipal Band will escort the march from Gerrard and Cameron streets. It is unclear whether the march will proceed north on Cameron or Loudoun. Lieutenant Lawrence C. Hollis, formerly on the regimental staff, also heads to Fort Meade tomorrow.
The music industry dispute proceeds in federal court in Milwaukee as ASCAP officials decline comment. A tentative consent decree was to be submitted for ratification following the board meeting slated for tomorrow night.
In Cumberland Maryland a group of boys digging in city rubbish found a box containing $14000 worth of diamonds. The stones, owned by a attorney's wife, had been left at a jeweler's for cleaning. The box was brushed off a counter by accident and hauled away with the waste.
J F Kremer and Bros grocery at 10 South Loudoun Street will shut Saturday ending 48 years of continuous operation. Now run by Mrs. T E Kremer and her son J Kremer, the store opened March 28, 1893, by J F Kremer and Thomas E Kremer. The building once belonged to Gov Fred W Holliday and was left in trust to his family in Charles Town.
The article details welfare director Kares J. Reiger Jr announcing a new soldiers recreation program in Louisville offering Friday dances and weekend events at low prices. The bar and recreation center will be stocked with wine notes against soldiers pay and post exchange services. Officials say events will be modest and affordable with overnight lodging in a dormitory for about 35 cents, drinks 10 to 15 cents per man.
A Washington report quotes farm officials saying Great Britain is unlikely to require significant American farm products soon. England has expanded domestic production and reduced imports to save foreign exchange for wartime needs, with shipping ample to access world markets unless future losses worsen the supply.
Plans are complete for the Clarke County Game and Fish Protective Association dinner at the Community Building Friday at 7. About 175 to 200 guests are expected. Judge William S. Snow will give a 10 minute keynote, with other speakers from the Commission on Game and Inland Fisheries and related groups. The Beene Parent-Teacher Association will provide a turkey and ham menu. Attendees from Winchester include Brady Largent and several others.
Vice-President Wallace plans a Saturday speech in Des Moines Iowa before the National Farm Institute. The address aims to sway mid western support for the British aid bill and may stress invoking corn and wheat quotas if wartime agricultural needs arise.
The U S Supreme Court docketed for March 31 a tax case from Winchester Virginia. The issue centers on a $100 pedlars license tax applied to Caskey Baking Company a non resident firm that bakes in West Virginia and sells in Winchester. The company contends the tax discriminates against out of state products and violates the Fourteenth Amendment. Virginia officials are represented by Attorney General Abram P Staples and assistant W W Martin.
Mrs. R. T. Barton announced ongoing contributions to the Children’s Home Society of Virginia as local chair for solicitations. She cited cash gifts from Miss Virginia Dorsey and Mrs. Maynard Wisecarver bringing the 1940 total to 877.64, matching 1939’s 875.67, and urged continued support for food clothing and shelter for needy children.
Relief Inc of Frederick and Clarke counties and Winchester reports half the drive completed for Greece relief. Goal is 10 million dollars nationwide. finish expected by week’s end. Officials commend James Chouderis and Steve Veatras for steady work with Henry Covington Nelson Page Pinckney Arthur and Alan Peery also highlighted.
A community bingo night at Sarah Zane Fire Hall offers 20 games with 20 prizes. The event features a $100 grand prize and a $60 door prize and is set for Thursday February 20 at 8 30.
A local benefit event advertised for February 8 at the community hall aims to raise funds for a new church. Details are scarce in the fragment, but organizers call for attendance and donations from residents.
George Barnsley, manager of the George Washington Garage, is named director of the grand feature parade for the 1941 Winchester Apple Blossom festival. Ton Baldridge announces the appointment. Barnsley will lead while Henry Goode heads the parade advisory committee.
More than 1 200 Virginia troops arrived at Fort Meade Md to join 4 000 others of the Twenty ninth Division. The 176th Infantry reached the camp this morning and the 116th Infantry followed later. In two days the remaining 4 000 will quarter at the post and intensive federal service training begins Monday.
William S. Knudsen predicted that the Allis-Chalmers strike in Milwaukee would be settled. He testified before the House Judiciary Committee on labor issues in defense plants and noted, We thought we had it settled Saturday night, but they thought up another one on the way home.
War fever mounted in the Far East as Australian troops arrived to reinforce Singapore while Britain bans exports. In the Balkans Germany and Italy push resources toward Greece as Mussolini powers forge ahead. Japanese forces in Indo China and the Gulf of Siam escalate regional tension amid Allied counter moves.
Cairo bulletin reports the British have captured the strategic Ethiopian village of Njabara about 150 miles northwest of Addis Ababa and taken many prisoners, according to general headquarters.
Frontline dispatches report Italian blackshirts and fascist units counter attacking in central Albania but were mowed down by Greek machine guns and rifles behind heavy artillery barrages.
Independent investigators report the sale of dogs and cats for food in the Brussels region. The government food control bureau is examining the situation.
The Navy announces the 35000 ton battleship Washington will be placed in commission on May 15, six and a half months earlier than planned.
County and state authorities pursue an investigation into obscene signs deemed to ridicule two well known residents. Deputy DeHaven says clues and latent fingerprints link likely suspects from the Siler neighborhood. three signs appeared February 8 and two more February 12, all removed.
Mayor Anderson promotes a St Patrick Day benefit ball to raise funds for the armory flagpole and landscaping. Donors of 1 or more will have their names inscribed on a scroll inside the flag pole base. No city funds are available and United Spanish War Veterans back the project.
Clarke county Women’s Club plans a 3:30 PM meeting at Hawthorne Library in Berryville with Maj. Rice Youell, WWI U S Army veteran and penal affairs expert, addressing prison and parole administration. Women invited. men encouraged to attend.
Uniformed members are requested to meet at the corner of in uniform at 8 15 a m sharp. Attendance is required for the parade schedule and band duties.
1940 Ford DeLuxe Fordor touring sedan in black with radio heater and extras priced over 1000 dollars. Special today 745 dollars. 1940 Ford closed cab pickup also advertised. Bickers Motor Co. listed with unclear location and page details.
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