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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1944
Page
9
President Roosevelt outlines a second Bill of Rights to secure jobs, wages, home, medical care, education, and protection from economic fears. He criticizes current tax and stabilization proposals, warns against profiteering, and calls Congress to act swiftly to empower soldiers with voting rights and ensure national economic security.
Anne Clare Brokaw daughter of Clare Booth Luce and a Stanford senior was killed in a car collision in Palo Alto, California. She was returning from a visit with her mother, a Connecticut congresswoman, when the accident occurred at an intersection. Her companion Virginia Lee Hobbs of San Francisco survived the crash.
The Soviet declaration promotes friendship with Poland and hints at joining a Soviet Czech mutual defense pact as a counter to Germany. It rejects the Polish government in exile in London as cut off from its people and ineffective against the German invasion.
Illinois Congressman Meng Picer and lawmakers from Indiana Louisiana West Virginia and Massachusetts debate a national anti strike proposal. Rep Harness Rep Brooks oppose without full alignment and study. Senators Revercomb Lodge Wheeler voice cautious or opposing views.
Judge John W. Rice presiding at King Cotton Hotel Greensboro ruled on speeding and traffic violations. Douglas Heffner faces 50 mph charge with $10 and $4 costs. George Kennedy charged with check fraud under 60 days with 10 days suspended and $4.25 costs. Wilkins Chester pays $5 fine and $4 costs for running a stop sign.
National bill endorsed by administration would draft men 18 to 65 and women 18 to 50 for war plant labor and farming. The plan, sponsored by Senator Austin and Representative Wadsworth, would use Selective Service to call up needed workers with exemptions for mothers, pregnant women, and certain service members.
In Richmond today the Norris Apperson race for the State Corporation Commission vacancy drew focus ahead of the Senate caucus and General Assembly. The Rockingham Cooperative Farm Bureau declared neutrality, saying both Norris and Apperson are friends of Virginia agriculture.
The Navy announced a torpedoed cruiser with its bow shot off arrived at Bremerton Navy Yard. A preassembled fore section replaced the bow and the vessel, crew intact, departed for the Pacific. A replica was made from a sister ship's plans and welders completed the repair at sea.
Krug Von Nidda German consul general and minister plenipotentiary to Vichy has been recalled to Berlin after two years in the puppet capital. The recall follows Cecil Von Rer’s appointment as his successor as reported by the United States Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service.
Baltimore receives one hundred additional carloads of soft coal after dealers warned of a growing fuel shortage. R F P Daemiler, head of the SFA anthracite division, said the extra shipments will go to persons with no coal or less than a seven day supply.
Senator Truman warned at a National Retail Dry Goods Association conference that $8 billion in Army and Navy contracts have been canceled to date. He said future cancellations and plant shutdowns will raise unemployment in some communities while others face manpower surpluses. He urged rapid action to shift production to civilian goods.
The United Nations achieved two wartime milestones in 1943 doubling new merchant ship tonnage built and cutting shipping losses by 40 percent. The Office of War Information also noted the distribution of sinkings by quarters with nearly half of losses in Q1 and the rest spread through Q2 to Q4.
In Marysville Michigan a blaze at Morton Salt Company's largest midwest plant razed main buildings and several smaller structures. The fire origin was a dry kiln and winds drove the flames for over seven hours. Losses exceed 2.53 million dollars. The plant, with 400 workers, had an annual capacity of 250000 tons of salt and left only select facilities standing.
President Roosevelt's regular Tuesday news conference was canceled as he nears recovery from the grippe. His physician advised against appearance before Congress to avoid risking a relapse. Roosevelt stayed up late working on the annual message to Congress.
Denver reporters note that pennies are being made from melted 50 caliber cartridge casings at the Denver mint. The unusual process uses depleted copper and marks a shift in cent production amid wartime material constraints.
Market notes from Baltimore on January 11 report steady prices for large eggs and unchanged levels for ducks and turkeys. Poultry receipts are moderate with fowl prices uneven by size, and butter supplies listed at 16,145 pounds.
Regional market news shows cattle supply moderate with uneven bids and steady calves in Baltimore. Chicago hogs and cattle supply remain large with steady to higher weights. beef and lamb prices vary by weight, with top hogs at 13.75 and cattle 16.25 for prime steers.
Baltimore grain prices are fixed by the Office of Price Administration and daily quotations will be discontinued. Winchester Market Wheat is 1.64 per bushel with White corn at 1.45 and Yellow corn at 1.27, with prices based on mill delivery and future local publication in the market space.
In Roanoke on January 11, the trial of Thomas M. Thomas known as Uncle Tom and James William Thompson began in U S District Court. They face charges of stealing 3,747 gallons of gasoline from interstate shipments between October 1942 and taking it from Greensboro to Winchester for Standard Oil.
A Tokyo radio attributed to Admiral Ryozo Nakamura, retired former commander of the Japanese combined fleets, a suggestion that Allied strategy should focus attacks on Japan from the north via the northern Pacific rather than through the South Pacific’s island waters.
New York prices edged up then retreated as profit taking cooled gains after early short covering and optimism about the chief executive’s congressional recommendations. Leading steels and mines held gains with Delaware & Hudson, South Porto Rico Sugar flirting with 1943 44 peaks while U S Steel and Bethlehem among top movers.
Chicago grain trading opened with weak to mixed tones on January 11 as wheat, rye, and oats moved small amounts from the prior close. Early quotes showed wheat at 1.69 to 1.72, oats near 1.69, and rye around 1.31 with various May July and Sept futures cited.
Local markets report daily fluctuations with price notes and brief summaries. Market readers should verify figures due to possible typographical errors and the Star’s nonassumption of error responsibility.
Market rundown lists patent brand feeds with bag and cwt pricing, mixed feeds, middlings, corn meal, and dairy feeds. Livestock prices include heavy hens, leghorn fowls, beef cattle, cows, cutter cows, low grade cattle, heifers, calves, and hogs with per hundred weight or per head figures.
Nazi propaganda leaders from across Germany convened in Berlin to discuss the political and military situation with government and armed forces officials. The Berlin radio said Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels delivered the final speech and named participants included Albert Speer Kard Doenitz and Erhard Milch.
USO seeks magazines books and games to support troops. Call 6106 or 5702 to donate or arrange pickup or delivery to distribution centers. Volunteers coordinate packaging and shipping through designated USO channels.
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