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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1944

Page

2

Handley Improves as Judges Push Cadets to Finish

Handley defeats Randolph Macon Academy 22 to 16 in a hard fought season opener. J Schaffer led RMA with nine points, Thompson added eight. Lovett and Bush each had two pointers and Lovett added four foul shots. Handley trailed early but rallied to keep a close game before falling short.

Handley Macon Academy Widon RMA Five Royal Woodberry Parrett Handley J. Schaffer Thompson RMA Bill Lovett Bush Handley F Bree Fess Ieee W. Lovett Cesee Stele Tod B. Lovett, & Ve Lamb Hangman Randolph Macon Sannerfelt. F J. Thompson Henderson

Bowling Roundup Highlights Strike Spares and High Scores

Across The Head Pin records a 421 three game total by LEE RESSIGUIE with 124 145 and 152 as he tallies twelve spares and four strikes. HILDA REID opens with four consecutive spares for a 127, RESSIGUIE posts 139 in a doubles match, and RAY ROBERTS finishes with 130 after sparing and a doubleheader strike to beat POP CARPER's 125.

Lee" Ressiguie Ressiguie Hilda Reid Lee Ressiguie Ray Roberts Pop Carper

Ration Calendar Details by Associated Press

The calendar lists ration validity for meats fats and processed foods with book numbers and dates for stamps R S T D E F G H J and sugar stamps 29 and 36. It covers shoes gasoline fuel oil and regional differences for coupon values and expiration dates across various U S areas.

Rocky Mountains Far West Middle West

Week’s 4-H and home demonstration schedule listed

Miss Ruth McNiel, county home demonstration agent, releases a weekly program for January 17 to 21. Includes Gra vel Springs 4-H, Gainesboro school events, Armel and Middletown clubs, Winchester church machine clinic led by E T Swink, Steph ens City and Gore club meetings, Round Hill and Mt Airy activities, and Mrs Cartbaugh and Mrs Jones hosting events.

Ruth. McNiel Gravel Springs Gainesporo-Hayfield Gainesboro Armel Winchester E. T. Swink Blacksburg Middletown Middletown Home Herbert Jones Mt. Airy Gore

Politician Faulted Over War Finance Policy

The article quotes a speaker critiquing the current war financing approach as vote driven and ward oriented. He argues a morally sound fiscal policy would tell the truth about costs and place funding on the whole people, insisting the present system rests on politics rather than honesty.

Bulgarian capital orders harsh wartime measures and raids

Sofia authorities threaten prosecution for duty reports within four hours as a curfew from 8 p m to 8 a m is imposed. Berlin says a death penalty for looting. A daytime raid hits Istanbul with damage to interior and finance ministries and the National theater. Ankara radio reports Japanese and Hungarian ministers killed in raids.

Sofia Berlin Istanbul Interior and Finance Foreign Ministry Ankara

Legion Anniversary Honors Delve Into Post's Fallen Heroes

The Legion marks its anniversary with posthumous honors for members killed in action and war service. Pfc. Charles A. Clevenger, Sgt. Samuel Bean, Sgt. Charles Métiller, Pvt. Charles L. Hoover, and Lt. William B. Pollard are named with their next of kin. The meeting includes a pledge, invocation, roll call, speakers, and a Major Conrad tribute.

Charles A. Clevenger Sicily L. J. Clevenger Loudoun Street Samuel M.bean John L. Bean S. Kent St Charles C. Métiller Germany Fay Virginia Miller Opequon Charles L. Hoover North Africa John Hoover William B. Pollard Guadalcanal Pacific Lewis A. Pollard E. Clifford Street America’ Assembly E. C. Clark Robert Y. Conrad T. Russell Cather B. M. Roszel the Legion Auxiliary W. A. Baker Thomas G. Parr American Legion Auxiliary Glenn Elliott Dept. At Edwin C. Parker le Department de Virginia John Galt Clarence F. Schenck Jay H. Lowden Mrs. Lowden

Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed

Correct quiz answers listed for Page 4 submissions. Includes false statement, Toledo Ohio, misspelled entry, presidents five options, French Revolution, Jules Verne, Denmark, ages sixty and seventy five, rats.

Toledo Ohio Theodore Rooseevlt Calvin Coolige Herbert Hoover Warren G.harding Franklin D. Roosevelt Jules Verne Denmark

Seaman Walter Johnson Home on Leave from Great Lakes

Walter Dale Johnson seaman second class has been on leave from boat training at the Great Lakes Station in Illinois. He visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Johnson at 1002 South Braddock Street.

Walter Dale Johnson Naval Service Great Lakes Station Illinois A. D. Johnson South Braddock Street

Game programs boost deer hunting in Shenandoah County

In Woodstook Virginia January 15 authorities note federal game rehab programs in the Blue Ridge and Alleghany ranges boosted deer numbers. Last year 45 male deer were shot despite a two day season with a limit of one per hunter as hunters from Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and Richmond visited the area.

Woodstock Blue Ridge and Alleghany Ranges Shenandoah Valley Virginia Shenandoah County Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Richmond

Peru To Report Conspirators In Deportations

Lima Peru January 15 The Peruvian government said several conspirators including Germans and Japanese planned a New Year s coup and will be deported while others were ordered to leave the country The government accused them of staging anti Jewish outbreaks before New Year s and causing disturbances in southern Peru as part of their subversive plan Police measures were taken to quell the disorderly initiative.

Lima Peru

Douglas School News Holiday reviews and exams schedule

After the holiday break students return for reviews and examinations begin the following week. Home Economics girls under the Junior Red Cross make seventy five utility bags for wounded soldiers as a war effort contribution. Zelma Pinkett Reporter.

Red Cross Zelma Pinkett

Your Dimes May Help A Soldier's Son Escape Infantile Paralysis

A local appeal urges readers to donate dimes to aid a military family as the son fights infantile paralysis. The campaign highlights civic support and the chance to fund a medical cure or treatment program.

Mrs. Asa Crisman Dies Of Sudden Heart Attack

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Crisman 65, wife of Asa Crisman local furniture dealer, died suddenly at 808 S Braddock St in Winchester. Survived by husband four sons Chandler Darrell Wesley Hugh one daughter Mrs T H Hussey two brothers John and Charles Chandler. Funeral 3 p m Monday at Jones Funeral Home with burial at Mt Hebron Cemetery.

Mary Elizabeth Crisman Asa Crisman S. Braddock Street Obed Chandler Tha Hinkins Strasburg Kernstown Winchester Crisman S. Loudoun Street Stasburg Hugh Crisman Baltimore T. H. Hussey Norfolk John Charles Chandler Jones Funeral Home John Duckwall T. J. Hawkins Mt. Hebron Cemetery

Allied Bombardment Targets Jap Island Bases Across 3000 Miles

Advanced Allied Headquarters reports a wide chain of Japanese bases from Borneo to Bougainville subjected to bombing by long range Liberators B-24s and night patrols. The campaign hit Balikpapan refinery Celebes Wilhelmina wharf Dili Amahai Geser Keaukwa and a small cargo ship damaged by Catalina patrols.

New Guinea Borneo Bougainville MacArthur Australia Liberators Balikpapan Bornéo Celebes Wilhelmina Dili Portuguese Timor Geram Amahai Geser Dutch New Guinea Keaukwa Midway

French Conduct Hospital Census Census of hospitals and nursing homes cited by Vichy radio

New York January 15 Nazi controlled Vichy radio said France began a census of hospitals and nursing homes in view of air raid intensity. The report was relayed by the Federal Communications Commission.

New York Vichy France Federal Communications Commission

Brotherhood Week To Be Observed

President Roosevelt urged Americans to observe Brotherhood Week from February 20 to 26. He said the week should deepen understanding and justice to foster freedom and equality in society. The message was released by Dr Everett R Clinchy, president of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

New York Roosevelt Everett R. Clinchy National Conference of Christians and Jews

Grains Open Weakened as Selling Pressure Prevails

Chicago grain prices opened lower with selling by commission houses and scant support from commercial interests in the wheat pit. Early quotes show May wheat at 1.70 1 2, July 1.68 7 8, Sept 1.68 1 2 to 3 8. oats May 78 1 8, July 16 3 4, Sept 1 9 8. rye May 1 30 3 4 to 3 8, July 3 30 to 1.29 7 8, Sept 1.29 1 4 to.

Chicago

Veterans told not to run the country after war

Army mentors issue a War Department guide urging informational coverage for troops overseas. It warns against political overreach by returning veterans and calls for news that informs not incites, stressing nonpartisan treatment of political matters and homeland issues.

Washington War Department

Mrs. Mary Herbert Robinson Dies in Clarke County

Mary Herbert Robinson 66 died yesterday at Millwood Clarke County after a heart attack. She was a long time resident and widow of Andrew Robinson. Survived by son Willie Herbert of Washington DC five grandchildren and sisters Martha Grayson of Millwood and Nora Hatcher of New London Conn. Body held at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with funeral plans pending.

Mary’ Herbert Robinson Andrew Robinson Millwood Clarke County Adam Herbert Leanna Grayson Herbert Fauquier County Willie Herbert Washington, D. C Martha Grayson Nora Hatcher New London Conn John H. Enders Berryville

Jap Camp Under Civilian Control

Tule Lake Japanese segregation center in California is back under civilian administration after disturbances. The camp for disloyal Japanese was seized by the army on November 5 and returned to War Relocation Authority and War Department control last night.

Washington Tule Lake California Army War Relocation Authority War Department

Funeral services for Mrs. Molden in Front Royal

Mrs Annie Virginia Molden aged 52 wife of Irving L Molden died Thursday night in Front Royal Community Hospital after a ten day illness from pneumonia Born March eight eighteen ninety one in New Market she leaves husband five children and four grandchildren Surviving siblings include Mrs Samuel Galliday New Market Mrs Michael Lloyd Quicksburg William Price New Market Mrs Charles Prophet Philadelphia Funeral services set for Sunday at Maddox Funeral Home Front Royal with Rev H Wark Curry officiating Burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery Pallbearers listed.

Annie Virginia Molden Irving L. Molden Front Royal Community Hospital Molden Charles W. Price Near New Market That County Pauline Harden Rockville Laura V. Molden Front Royal Price T. Molden Ed L. Molden Winchester Ashby L. Molden USMC Dennis Lee Mary Lee Molden Buster and Ann Harden Samuel Galliday Michael Lloyd Quicksburg William Price Charles Prophet Philadelphia Maddoxs H. Wark Curry Methodist Church Prospect Hill Cemetery Lyle Henry Thomas Long F. D. Whitworth William Kuser James Derflinger Henry Derflinger

Essential Foods Denied Poles in Nazi Ration Order

Polish Telegraph Agency denounces a Berlin broadcast claiming increased rations for Polish workers. It notes that even with flour sugar and jams promised, Poles remain barred from milk veal pork most fish and many vegetables. Daily calories for Germans are 3000 while non Jewish Poles receive 700 and Jewish Poles 400.

New York Teelgraph Berlin Poland

Propaganda Reports Reef in Romania Under War News

BERLIN acknowledged some truth to claims that British parachutists landed in Romania for propaganda aims to spark capitulation, similar to actions in Italy. Swiss diplomats said British officers were dropped into Romania on December 24 with a copy of a German offer to cede Romanian territory to the Soviets if the war ended.

Bern Switzerland Berlin Foreign Office Rumania Basler ‘Nachrichten Italy Russia

Baltimore Market Quotations for Livestock and Produce

Baltimore and Chicago livestock markets show mixed variations on January 15. Produce such as apples and potatoes held steady while poultry demand remained weak, and hogs and cattle prices fluctuated with week-to-week changes across weight classes and regional buyers.

Baltmore Baltimore Chicago Livestock Chicago

Stock Market Report mixed rail shares buoyed by aggressive bidding

New York buyers crowded into rail securities with vigorous bidding lifting fractions near the largest Saturday turnover since mid-September. Volume neared 600 000 shares as leaders held near highs and various stocks showed strength from individual cases. Notable names included Delaware Hudson Homestake Mining American Bosch R K O preferred and Goodyear Cerro de Pasco and United Aircraft with gains in Santa Fe N Y Central Southern Pacific and General Motors among others.

New York Delaware Hudson Homestake American Busch R-K-O Santa Fe N. Y. Central Southern Pacific Great Northern Southern Railway U.S. Steely Western Union Union Carbide General Motors du Pont United Aircraft Goodyear Cerro de Pasco Puget Sound Power International Petroleum

Brunswick Heavy Bombed in Daylight Raid

American airmen reported daylight attack on Brunswick France with few Nazi planes seen and initial losses described as small. The raid likely matched or surpassed the Christmas Eve effort in scale with about 700 American heavy bombers and a similar number of pursuit and escort forces involved.

France

Resolve Now To Work A Little Harder For Victory In 1944

A wartime call to effort urges citizens to increase work and discipline for victory in 1944. The message emphasizes perseverance, production, and unity as essential to winning the war effort.

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Prea The Associated Press Legion Anniv Ralph E. Lamp Russell Lamp Texas Co. C 157Th Engineers (C Camp Maxey Douglas School News United States Mrs. Molden Stock Market Report Yew DU Pont Sted John W. Rosenberger & Co Dial S. Braddock St Brunswick Baltic Asco Clendenins Ster Peresd
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