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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1944
Page
2
Mrs Jane Delith Moreland 80 widow of Thomas R Moreland died Tuesday night at her Clarke county home. Final rites at John H Enders funeral home Berryville with Rev Paul Schultz rector of Hamilton Episcopal Church officiating. Buried in Ebenezer Church Cemetery Loudoun County.
In Virginia the Senate elected Robert O. Norris Jr. of Lancaster as president pro tempore after Norris withdrew from the Corporation Commission race. Harvey B. Lapine of Ranke was named to the vacancy. A bill regulating airline rates and operations was introduced by Senator Weaver. Lieutenant Governor Tuck backed Gov. Darden's reform program and a large budget was submitted for the biennium.
Allied bombing raids by more than 700 heavy bombers and a strong fighter escort targeted Oschersleben Talberstadt and Brunswick near Berlin. Official reports hailed excellent results with over 100 enemy aircraft shot down and factories smashed reducing Germanys fighter output. London papers called the bombardment a mighty blow and a sign the battle of Germany was growing desperate. An Eighth Air Force communiqué noted a refueling assault cost 64 planes.
New York stock market opened with caution as buying timidity outweighed selling urgency. The list was mixed with fractional moves, drifting downward near mid-session. Leaders and laggards appeared with U.S. Steel and Chrysler down while Du Pont and International Nickel showed resistance. Puget Sound Power gained. retreaters included Cities Service and St. Regis Paper.
The Court of Trial Justice W. E. Edwards disposed cases including Herbert V. Prazier of Falmouth for speeding with $15 fine and $4.20 costs and A. Piousa of Brookline Massachusetts for speeding with costs listed. The record shows other entries and costs.
General Arnold praised the assault as a blow to German industry saying three plants were wiped out for months and more planes are needed to deliver the death blow. Losses totaled about five percent with about 1 280 planes involved in the operation including Flying Fortresses Liberators and fighters. Swedish reports claimed a partial movement over Berlin suburbs without targeting the city.
Baltimore markets show steadiness for high quality produce while ordinary chicken and small fowl demand remains weak. Cattle, hogs, sheep and calves move with varied activity and price ranges across weights and grades.
The market shows varied movement with hogs steady to 10 higher and sows up to 13.25 on shipper accounts. Cattle mostly steady to lower with cattle, calves, yearlings and heifers wobbling, best weights around 16.50 for yearling steers, cows and bulls softer, and sheep and lambs active with western lambs at 15.50 to 16.60 and native lambs softer at 15.50. Total salable stock about 5 000 cattle, 8 000 sheep, with around 20 000 unsold.
Hogs top 12.90 with bulk 8.00 per cwt and range 12.00 12.75. Heifers mostly 7.50 to 19.50. Choice 13.00. Fat cows up to 9.50 top. bulls butcher 8.50 10.00. Veal calves top 17.00 bulk 16.00. Lambs 14.75 to 11.00. old thin sheep 1.00 2.00. Steers 13.25 14.00. pigs 1.00 2.50 per head. fat sows 9.50 10.50 per cwt. Fresh cows and springers 55.00 150.00.
Funeral services for George Castleman, who died Tuesday night at Brucetown, will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at Brucetown Cemetery.
A note states the Brucetown Methodist Church was announced today and Inter spent will be in the cemetery there. Answers to the daily quiz list Adriatic, Thomas Jefferson, substitution, barrels, French novelist crustaceans and other items.
A government official calls for a positive seven point program to end hostilities and prevent economic chaos. Key issues include contract termination, surplus property disposal, industrial reconversion, manpower demobilization and reemployment, public works planning, veterans and social security, and international readjustment. The briefing emphasizes protecting soldiers workers businesses and farmers amid ongoing expansion.
The message states a faction claims to have terminated over 12 billion dollars in war contracts while the armed forces expansion continues and personnel are being discharged.
As the battle continues a large scale demobilization plan may be required and feasible. Military leadership signals that adjustments can occur while ongoing combat persists and the war remains unresolved.
Salable hogs total 22 000 with 11 000 on sale as buyers show steady demand. Prices for 200 300 pound hogs reach 13 75 with lighter weights active on buyer account and heavier hogs selling somewhat higher in a cautious trading pattern.
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