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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1943
Page
2
A Tokyo radio broadcast from the Ministry of Information says the tremor centered near Shimotsuma, about miles northeast of the capital. Damage in Tokyo is reported confined to older houses walls.
Congressional farm leaders said 1944 farm machinery quotas would run about 150 percent of peacetime norms. Cotton harvesters and soybean beet and green pea harvesters rose most, by 50 percent over normal. Other increases cover wagon and truck boxes 77 percent, spring wagons 55, telephones trucks 56, power pumps 55, windmill pumps 85, levelers 45, milking machines 60, horse shoes 107, tractors 41 to 88 percent depending on horsepower. The total tractor allotment is 149,729, well above 1943 but below minimum county needs. steel noncritical and underused production facilities enable this rise.
The notice outlines second inspection dates for different holder categories. Book and bulk coupon holders must attend the second inspection by May 81 or June 80 depending on category and within 60 days from the last inspection.
DETROIT July 1 Max Stephan a convicted traitor who boasted an Axis victory seeks a last minute order from President Roosevelt to spare him from the gallows at Milan Federal Penitentiary. His execution would mark the first federal treason act carried out since the war.
Reuters quoted a Mor occo radio broadcast claiming Aarhus Denmark’s second largest city and railway hub was bombed last night. No RAF or American air activity indicated and British sources suspected long range Russian aircraft conducted the bombing.
Washington July 1 A proposed compulsory war time savings scale appears in a bill by Representative Price. The plan sets a 5 per ton net income saving rate for incomes between 1800 and 2400 dollars and a top rate of 12700 dollars plus 50 percent of all income over 67500 for higher earners. It also proposes tax relief for salary earners in the 1800 dollar or less bracket whose gross income rose less than 20 percent since 1941.
Richmond Virginia July 1 beer tax receipts for the fiscal year ended show a total of 4 350 408 dollars up 850 361 24 percent from the previous year 3 500 047 dollars. The report notes Virginia beer collections increased compared with last year.
Mrs Caroline Lay Converse wife of Dr Henry A Converse of the Madison faculty died after a long illness at her home in Harrisonburg Virginia Burial is planned at Shockoe Cemetery Richmond She was a member of the Episcopal Church the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Spotswood Garden Club Surviving are her husband two sons Henry A Converse Jr of Lynchburg and Lieut Converse of Camp Pisher
San Francisco July 1 report states Gene Krupa drumbeat leader of a nationally known dance band was convicted by a Juvenile Court jury of using narcotics. The jury found he violated the Gilera act and probation bars red. Krupa’s attorney plans a new trial and possible appeal to a higher court.
WARSAW Mo July 1 This Ozark community shows bewilderment as an unnamed man keeps a dozen jobs during his vacation serving as janitor of a church and two stores caretaker and score keeper at the softball park dress operator for community programs mail carrier on a rural route post office messenger liveryman for two grocers real estate and livestock dealer and carpenter He says he will spend his vacation operating a street car in Kansas.
Located in Winchester at Main Street and Rouss Avenue opposite the County Court House, this bank offers general banking and trust services with a Savings Department and personal loan department. It sells war bonds and stamps and operates weekdays 9 AM to 2 PM, inviting customers to use its facilities and loans.
An article notes Paul V. McNutt and the Manpower Chief promising aid to laundries. It describes rules limiting guest towels and baths, with concerns about enforcement and eligibility. The piece discusses operational practices like shift patterns and zoning for laundries and restaurants amid workforce policies.
Allied forces report a drop in submarine sinkings, with claims of 20 ships totaling 107000 tons sunk in June. Churchill noted May losses and cited June as the best month in 46 months of war, while the enemy claimed limited success.
A compact note lists the answers to the daily quiz questions printed on Page. The item preserves the quiz answer key and references the page where the questions appeared.
The guide specifies standard folding for garments and flat work. It notes time binding of blankets only when necessary and to discontinue folding any damp or wet bundles. It emphasizes avoiding improper handling and ensuring consistent, orderly presentation.
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