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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1944

Page

3

County Meeting On 1944 Food Goals Planned In Frederick

A county meeting on January 11 in Frederick will discuss 1944 goals AAA practices and related matters. Attendees include the County War Board the agricultural advisory board professionals AAA and community leaders. A three person panel led by E M Funk will outline the situation and recommended practices with talks on the 1944 practice program rationing permits and war board activities.

Frederick County County Cor AAA County War Board County Agricultural Advisory ‘Board M. ‘Cox Virginia Agricultural Extension Division Joseph Copley State Aaa Carl Priode Soil Conservation Service Walker McC. Bond County Board of Agriculture BE. M. Punk U. S. D. A. War Board E. M. Funk Extension and Soil Conservation Service

Blood donors urged in Winchester Frederick drive

Red Cross staff report promising turnout for blood plasma donations to aid wounded service members. Early volunteers include Mrs. Carson Hook and Mrs. Amos Shyrock, with 19 fifth time donors and 16 first timers registered. Donor clinic set for January 13 14 at South Londonderry Street church. registration at J C Penney building. Transportation offered by Motor Coins chapter.

Carson Hook Amherst Street Virginia Power Company Gordon Aiken Piper Printing Company Stewart Bell, Jr Total Blood Donor Service C. F. Schenck Ben Cather Thornton Bryarly Winchester Londoln Street Presbyterian Church J. C. Penney North Loudoun Street The Red Cross

Baltimore Market Quotations January Supply and Prices

Produce market notes from Baltimore on January 4 show light poultry receipts and a firm market with unchanged prices. Eggs noted at 4 049 cases with dull demand, nearby whites and mixed colors 35 to 40 cents, pullets 30 to 33 cents. Butter overall at 52 935 cents per pound?

Baltimore

Livestock Quotations From Maryland Market News

Federal State Market News Service reports early quotations in Baltimore with cattle hogs and sheep prices. Cattle show steady ranges from 5.50 to 19.50 for various classes. hogs steady overall with weights 200 to 200 and up. sheep nominally steady with lambs at 15.00 to 16.00 and ewes down to 4.50.

Hog and cattle sale trends in Chicago market report

The Chicago market report shows salable hogs at 26 000 to 34 000 with steady top around 13.75 and lighter weights lower. Cattle and calves remain steady with top steers near 17.00 and fat cows around 11.50 to 12.00. Sheep totals around 8 000 with all classes active and lambs selling up to 15.10 and natives 14.75 to 15.00.

Chicago

December draft registrations filed in Frederick County

Twelve men registered with the Frederick County Draft Board in December under the Selective Service Law. Names include John Dayton Alabaugh, Edward Madison Rosenberger, Calvin Kane Owens, Albert Lee Pitcock, Arthur Franklin Braithwaite, and Charles Thomas Anderson among others. Jacob Lee Skiles, veteran of Tunisia Sicily and Italy campaigns, registered despite service and current disability.

Frederick County Roland Walter Pennington Clarence Norwood Orndorff Middletown Henry William Newlin Leelon Ray McNealy, Jr Fenton Albert Travers Stephenson Walter Edward Renner Jacob Lee Skiles Skiles Texas Tunisia Sicily Italy

Roster Of Co Continues as Army Unit Seeks Volunteers

Capt Baker announces the company seeks volunteers to join and sustain its high efficiency. The unit is fully equipped with uniforms arms and supplies for home and abroad. Drills run day and night at the Armory at 7 30 for two hours. Further information available at the Armory or City Hall. A large number of new men expected to report Friday.

Baker City Hall

Stock Market Report Opens New Year With Cautious Gains

The New York market shows a hangover mood with modest advances scattered among blue chips. Buyers hold back, tax seller influence stabilizes prices, while select issues like U S Steel Great Northern Standard Oil Goodyear Douglas Aircraft Braniff American Telephone gain marginally.

Wall Street New York U. S. Steel Great Northern Standard Oil Goodyear Douglas Aircraft Braniff Airways American Telephone Southern Railway Union ,Carbide J. C.penney Western Union Cuban Atlantic Sugar N. J. Zinc American Licht Cities Service Electric Bond & Share Puget Sound Power

Local Markets Update From The Star

Daily local markets pages list current prices and readings with a caution that the Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors.

The Star

Price List for livestock and goods in 1900s style market

A compact catalog of prices for patent brand flour bags, cattle beef types, cows, calves, lambs, hogs and country butter. Includes per hundredweight and per bag rates, butterfat values, and miscellaneous market quotes.

Bombing and invasion threaten German home front

Stockholm commentator says bomb attacks shake Germany to its foundations though bombing alone may not end the war. He warns invasion could topple morale and cripple decentralized industry, mirroring Italy’s fate and suggesting the Reich may collapse if faced with invasion.

Air Ministry RAF Dominion France Stockholm Germany Europe Tidningen Stig Wennerstroem Reich Italy

Help the USO Provide A Home Away From Home

The United Service Organizations appeal urges donations to fund a home away from home for troops. The campaign promotes lodging, meals, and respite services to service members stationed far from family.

Income Tax Forms Mailed to Virginia Citizens

The 1943 income tax forms were released by the Collector of Internal Revenue at Richmond and mailed to Virginia citizens. About 100000 forms must be stuffed and sorted, delaying some to January 3 and up to a week or ten days for many taxpayers. Taxpayers who filed in 1942 will receive a 1942 liability statement with the blank form to credit 1943 taxes, required to attach it to the 1943 return filed by March.

Richmond Post Office Department

Labor Insists Author Be Known Statement Critiques General Marshall

A published statement argues General Marshall spoke with candor beyond his anonymous superior, the commander in chief who is also the President. It contends the President lacks Marshall’s intellectual integrity and urges harsh treatment for strikes in essential wartime industries. Reed pledges unwavering support for Marshall.

Marshall United States Marall Reed Green

Russians drive deep into Poland and Ukraine in major offensive

Soviet forces under Vatutin push from Dzerzhinsk toward Zhitomir and toward Vinnitsa, seizing towns and destroying German concentrations. More than 6,000 German casualties reported as Armies threaten Warsaw Odessa rail line and encircle sectors, while Bagramian nears Latvia and Nevel gains.

Warsaw Moscow Vatutin Dzerzhinsk Zhitomir Fritz von Mannstein Ercht Kiev Stockholm Svenska Dagbladet Gorodnika Slucz Olevsk Old Poland von Mannstein Red Army Stalin Novograd-Volynski Kazatin- Zhashkov Kazatin-Uman Russia Dnieper Warsaw-Odessa Vinnitsa Zhmetinka Berdichev von. Mannstein Baltic Ivan Bagramian Nevel Latvia Vitebsk

Allied Night Raids Keep Pressure On Japanese Across New Guinea

Carrier aircraft bombed and damaged Japanese warships near Madang and Kavieng as Allied forces press along the New Guinea coast. Liberators and fighters hit airfields at Lakuna and Rabaul, destroying planes and starting fires. Marines push from Cape Gloucester toward Sag Sag while Arawe outposts report clashes, with 14 Japanese killed.

Madang Saidor Kavieng Truk Lakuna Rabaul Huaite New Guinea Americas Cape Gloucester New Britain Capé Sixth Army Arawe

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