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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1945
Page
2
Secretary Stimson announced Gen. W. Stilwell will command the Army ground forces with Lt. Gen. Ben Lear serving as deputy commander in the European theater overseeing administrative matters for American troops. Stilwell will assume the post immediately.
Tokyo radio said over 120 British carrier planes attacked the Palembang oil area in Sumatra with 78 shot down and 14 Japanese interceptors failing to return. A U S naval task force shelled Iwo Jima as three aircraft carriers formed the core of Sumatra defense per Japanese communique.
Saegoun of veterans stretch from China to today launched a two tour of Virginia war plants to boost production. Brig. Don E. Scott, commander of the Virginia District Third Corps, announced the schedule with visits to Emporia Hopewell Petersou Lynchburg Richmond Front Royal West Point and Mary 7 with dates in late January to February.
Dan Leatherman will speak Sunday at an event in town. He has appeared in Middletown and Martinsburg and is known for engaging audiences, with public invitation extended to hear him.
The remnants of Col. Elliott II's Dutch Branch Arabian ranch were shipped by rail to his wife Fay Emerson in California. The consignment included a stallion four brood mares and three colts, sent from Port Worth Texas on Tuesday.
The update covers ration book four red stamps Q5 to X5 with no termination dates set before March 1 and blue stamps X5 to Z5 and A7 to G2 with no termination dates. book four 34 stamp valid for five pounds. new series to be validated Jan 28. 14 A coupons good for four gallons. 5 gallon B-5 C-5 and C-6 valid through March 21. heating coupons remain in effect.
London reports Prime Minister Churchill warned Germany that if poison gas is used by the Nazis the Allies would retaliate swiftly tenfold. He said past immunity was due to enemy realism about the consequences rather than moral scruples. The remark appeared in a written Commons reply on gas as a last resort.
The report lists distances to Berlin by front line. Eastern Front 137 miles per German account from Joznan and 149 miles per Russian account from Rawicz. Western Front 310 miles from the Linnich Junch area. Italian Front 564 miles from the Reno river.
A wartime appeal urges readers to support the war effort by purchasing war bonds. Authorities frame bond sales as essential financing for national defense and victory plans. Citizens are encouraged to invest, with banners and public notices reinforcing the appeal.
Lt. Gen. Brehon Somervell warned at a Paris press briefing that U S production of small arms ammunition must rise 200 percent from November levels to avert shortages on the western front. He urged increases in tires heavy trucks cotton duck and large caliber ammunition with medium and heavy calibers up 100 percent and heavy trucks up 25 to 30 percent.
The health meeting at Stonewall High School auditorium tonight has been postponed until further notice. The Round Hill 4-H Club meeting will be held at Round Hill School tomorrow night at 7:30.
Andrew Bell secretary of Winchester Chamber of Commerce received a telegram from Reidsville North Carolina Chamber asking for a full description and dimensions of the local service honor roll board. Bell conferred with Fred Ritter and Hugh Peters and a full description and photograph will be forwarded.
Officials at the Curtiss-Wright warplane plant in Columbus, Ohio, the city’s largest war industry, reopened after a shutdown caused by a municipal water famine. Mayor James Rhodes warned the crisis remains critical as plant restart depended on auxiliary supplies and reduced water use. Rainfall deficiency has nearly depleted reservoir dams.
Mrs. Claude Grim leads the Rehabilitation committee of the Rob ert Y. Conrad Post No 21 American Legion asks for donations to assist occupational therapy in veterans hospitals. Needed items include bottle tops with corks, discarded toothbrushes, old wire coat hangers, and other materials to make handbags toys and frames for therapy projects. Contact Mrs Grim at 109 North Washington or call 5829.
Mr and Mrs George Shryock of Stephens City were advised by the War Department that their son S Set William Shryock was slightly wounded in Belgium on December 10. He has served about three years and a brother is in the armed forces.
The Robert Y. Conrad Post No. 21 American Legion held a smoker event last night featuring a war picture. Refreshments were served afterward. Commander A. C. Halvosa led the meeting.
Funeral services for Mrs. Kackley, longtime Berryville resident and member of the Berryville Presbyterian Church, will be held Saturday at 3 PM. She leaves husband L C Kackley, son George Landon and daughter Dorothy Jane, plus her mother Mrs. Mercer and sister Mrs. Hunter W Gingles. Burial at Green Hill Cemetery with pallbearers F L Ayler E N Barnett H C Barthel R N Dorsey C G Pine A G Williams. Body remains at John H Enders Funeral Home until service.
Interior Secretary Ickes announced that President Roosevelt declined to accept his resignation and asked him to remain in the cabinet. The president also rejected Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins’s resignation, keeping both original cabinet members in place.
Soviet forces drive a wedge toward the Baltic cutting off German units in East Prussia. Reports say Konigsberg fronts under assault as German retreat retches through canals and lakes. Soviet advances reach Vistula estuary amid heavy fighting.
Two Winchester physicians Dr George Snarr and Dr H S Pifer performed a delicate operation while 34 Winchester Kiwanis Club members and two guests looked on. The ceremony included a message from Kiwanis International President Dean a summary of the organization since 1917 and a talk on value and objectives before the doctors completed the procedure and a 30th anniversary birthday cake was served.
Abandoned freight trains lie in deserted yards loaded with tanks and munitions while Soviet writers claim the retreat from Insterburg was chaotic and bridges were not blown. A Soviet correspondent says Konigsberg outskirts near reach and Rokossovsky moves toward Danzig within about 20 miles.
Correct quiz answers listed for page 4 include names and facts such as Tom M, Ireland, Eric, and references to the Office of Price Admin Monitor. The set covers multiple questions with responses like False, Alaska, Ceasor, Dickens, One, and Thirteen.
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