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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1947
Page
1
Washington reports both major parties ended 1946 with cash in hand though Democrats lost ground. Democrats began 1946 with 731,294 and finished at 141,488, while Republicans rose to a 279,676 credit with 1,097,404 in contributions and 817,728 in expenses.
LOOMIS Calif Jan 3 Capt Henry Howard Caldwell commander of the Pine Island is missing on a Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight the Navy reports his sister Mrs Amelia Meier says the aviator has been overdue since Dec 30. His wife Dorothea and two children reside in Pensacola Florida. A large gathering was slated tonight at Stephens City Virginia for a community benefit.
Triumphant Republicans swiftly chose Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts as speaker of the new 80th Congress after a 244 to 182 ballot. The House reorganized, cutting regular committees from 46 to 19 and merging the military panels. The Senate faced a lengthy seating dispute over Theodore Bilbo. President Truman watched on television as the House began business and prepared to deliver the state of the union Monday at 1 pm.
Dr. Russell Henry Stafford president of the Hartford Seminary Foundation will headline Winchester week of Prayer events at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church. He will deliver a noon lecture daily and lead 8 pm union services January 5 onward with Rev. Robert H. Whitten coordinating activities.
Five American airmen parachuted safely after a flight was lost near Lerwick in the Shetland Islands. The last survivor was Lt. William B. Dee of West Palm Beach Florida, whose parachute landed in a lake small lake near Lerwick. Police, coast guardsmen and townspeople aided by radio signals recovered Dee after about four hours.
Richmond Virginia January 3 1947 the State Corporation Commission reports a record start with 44 new firm charters issued on the first day of office hours marking a potential banner year. Chairman L McCarthy Downs says 1947 may match or exceed 1946 totals of 2177 charters.
London reports say Lt. Gen. Sir Alan Cunningham, Palestine high commissioner, may request cabinet authority to launch an offensive against Jewish resistance in the Holy Land as violence erupts. An official Jerusalem note warns of kidnap threats and orders soldiers to carry arms at all times. Three British troops were wounded by a mine near Kfar Sirkin, and dynamite was found in Jerusalem linked to underground activity. The crisis offers two options for Britain: a final Palestine solution or imposing full military rule.
Members of the Friendship Fire Company re elected Marion Anderson captain for a second year and endorsed Raymond F. Campbell for the city fire chief post. The council will hear one name from four captains after a meeting of Winchester volunteers. Campbell is a World War I Navy veteran and a Friendship member.
State Police Sergeant Woolf and FBI Agent Lohr left noon for Harrisonburg to question two sailors suspected in Frederick Currie death. A third man seen with Currie and hall remains unidentified as investigators broadcast description of 19 year old William Hall, who fled before arrest after Currie was found beside U S Route 50 near Winchester.
Weather data shows high 54 and low 31 with year ago figures 40 and 18. A shooting match on Saturday January 4 at 1 pm occurs 314 miles east of Winchester on Route 50 with prizes of turkeys. Fire company notices invite members to January 3 meetings for Charlie Rouss and Sarah Zane chapters with officer elections. Clearance sale offers 50 percent reductions at Margaret L Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop.
Senate debate centers on blocking Theodore Bilbo from oath of office after questions over his actions. Senator Taylor moves to keep Bilbo from taking the oath while charges of fraud and misuse of office are reviewed. Republicans threaten filibuster as Ellender denounces the effort as political lynching.
The Winchester Research Laboratory reported 1946 as the longest growing season on record, 218 days between spring frost and first fall frost. Last frost April 11, first frost November 15. rainfall totaled 30.09 inches, below normal by 6.21 inches, with notable monthly totals and a December high of 73 and low of 13.
Five day report indicates colder conditions with snow flurries in the mountains. Colder Saturday, very cold Monday, temperatures rising slowly Tuesday and Wednesday. Snow starts in the south Monday spreads north Tuesday with possible freezing rain south Tuesday and north Wednesday. Temperature averaging five to ten degrees below normal.
J. M. Crockett is appointed sales manager for the Ambassador Hotel in Washington DC effective February 1. He previously served as an assistant at the Emerson Hotel in Baltimore for several years.
General of the Armies Dwight D. Eisenhower ruled himself out as a presidential candidate and said naming him as a candidate is not good for the organization with which he is associated. The statement was made in Miami Florida on January 3.
Rep Pace of Georgia announced he will ask the new Congress to grant a World War II veteran bonus. The proposal would pay $4 a day for home service and $5 for each overseas day. The plan aims to aid veterans as Congress convenes.
Rep. Knutson of Minnesota completes work on a Republican bill to cut individual income taxes, targeting lower brackets with a 10.5 percent reduction for incomes over 79000 dollars and a 20 percent cut up to about 300000 dollars. The measure adds a 500 dollar extra exemption for taxpayers over 65, totaling 1000, and aims for speedy withholding-table revisions for immediate 1947 relief.
Winchester reports a second consecutive year without highway or pedestrian fatalities in the city. The last city fatality occurred December 26, 1942, when Carl Berryville died after his car hit a tree at Cameron and Wyck. Nine county highway deaths were recorded in Frederick County over the past 17 months. Lovett's Dress Shop sale continues with many bargains and discounts.
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