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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1946
Page
1
Democratic Leader Barkley said Congress is making its final effort to pass OPA revival legislation and hopes to adjourn by July 27. He spoke at the White House after a Monday conference with President Truman, signaling possible no further effort if the bill is not signed.
Seven U S Marines were reported captured by a band of 80 armed Chinese north of Chinwangtao and held since Saturday American Marines worked to locate them. Other reports said Communist troops attacked near Tientsin and at Tsingtao and Tsinan as peace talks faltered.
President Truman and the Army honored 500 surviving soldiers of the Japanese American 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team. An afternoon ceremony included a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation banner, a dress parade, and a military review. The unit earned over 3,600 Purple Hearts and about 1,000 other decorations for actions at Cassino Anzio rescue at France and advances to the Rhine.
Secretary Byrnes lands in Washington after the Paris four power talks and says he plans to report to President Truman and the nation on progress toward European peace. He may press for an additional foreign ministers meeting later this summer to tackle German and Austrian peace terms. Byrnes will address the nation tonight and seeks a Russian loan following Britain’s approval, with U.S. action awaited on related policy.
Winston Churchill planned to place a wreath on General George S. Patton's grave at Hamm American military cemetery in Germany. He would also dine in Paris with French President George.
Winchester police report John Ellsworth Smothers alias Smithers, from Hagerstown Maryland, charged with breaking and entering and attempted safe cracking tied to the Montgomery Ward incident. He allegedly worked there under the Smithers name with a 10 inch hunting knife and items stolen from Wards. Fred Dean Orvin charged with vagrancy under FBI inquiry for possible illegal status. No preliminary hearing date set.
The United States may loan Russia about 1 billion dollars via the Export-Import Bank, but Congress approval hinges on broader trade talks. Britain’s 3.75 billion credit won House approval. Russia’s loan would be repaid by 2001, with President Truman’s signature needed.
Frank Minor, office manager for National Fruit Products Company in Winchester, resigns effective July 15 to devote time to personal affairs. The Minors will continue living on their farm at Opequon.
On The JOB lists a veteran, Frank Snapp, who served 34 months in the U S Navy with 24 overseas in the Pacific aboard a LCI. He is now employed by the ae Baking Company in Loudoun County Virginia, as part of veterans recently employed in the city. Auction notice for Hall in Loudoun July 17, 1946.
The Portsmouth Star announces unqualified support for Senator Harry F. Byrd in the August 6 Democratic primary over Richmond attorney Martin A. Hutchinson. Editor Norman R. Hamilton defends Virginia self-reliance against CIO PAC influence and urges readers to choose Byrd without outside money or meddling from other states.
President Truman’s letter to aid friend Wheeler becomes a campaign flashpoint in Montana as Senator Burton Wheeler faces renomination with backing from Roosevelt and labor groups. The Senate campaign committee plans to hear witnesses on alleged smear tactics and Wheeler’s claim of unfair propaganda.
President Truman told a National Youth Conference on food that the United States may need to aid war torn regions for another year or two or three. He said those nations will take time to return to production and feed themselves, noting U S grain shipments to date total 417 million bushels versus last November’s 225 million. He added the aid reflects U S capacity, not boast.
Norma Louise Smallwood age unknown and her husband Willard Glen Smallwood Jr were returning from their Cumberland Maryland wedding when their car collided with a taxi at an intersection on State Route 9 in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Clark's Gap West Virginia. Norma died at Leesburg Virginia hospital Friday around 6 p.m. Willard Jr sustained serious injuries.
Alexander William Biddle, 27 year old son of a Philadelphia Stock Exchange executive, collects $20 a week in Veterans Unemployment Compensation under the GI Bill. He notes his status as a veteran with no job and speaks from his 10 room Thain Line home.
Joe Sager aged 12 was shot in the chest by 14 year old Chester Martin of Moundsville while playing with a .25 caliber pistol at the Trailer Camp on South Kent street. The bullet pierced his chest and lung but prognosis was favorable. No charges were filed.
Washington July 15 President Truman signed the 3.75 billion dollar British loan agreement calling it a major step to carry out a program for reviving and expanding international trade the measure aims to support postwar economic recovery and strengthen allied cooperation.
Grey skies over Winchester raised lawns and summer gardens. Citizens who had complained about the heat welcomed the cooler air brought by the rain around noon. Temperatures rose from 63 degrees early this morning to 83 degrees before noon and showers were expected to continue through the afternoon.
Paul Haldeman of Haldeman Creamery reports today butter retail at 81 cents a pound while butter fat cost 72 cents and local wholesale at 75 cents. Also public notices include Byrd radio address at 8 30 pm on The Home Front and Foreign Affairs and a closing notice for Fairmont Cream Station through July and August. Brannon's Cleaners announce convenient hours 8 am to 8 pm.
Washington July 15 Senate War Investigating Committee heard munitions agent Joseph Freeman say he asked Rep May of Kentucky for business help six or eight times. Freeman testified May may have intervened with the War Department on contracts. May denies wrongdoing and a decision on summoning him rests with law and witness testimony.
Two wrecks 12 hours apart on the Broadway Limited route in Pennsylvania injure 26 people near Lewistown and Tipton. A derailed freight collision caused locomotives and five coaches to plunge off the tracks as coal spilled across the roadbed.
Berlin dispatch reports a U. S. Army officer stating Russians failed written travel orders to Vl kpek shop. Capt. Harold Cobin of Newark New Jersey and Lt. George E. Wyatt of Oklahoma City last seen July 4 boarding a train for Orienburg north of Berlin and have not been heard from since.
Gov. Tuck traveled to Philadelphia to participate in Lions Club sponsored ceremonies dedicating a memorial to Sammes A. Bland the African American composer and author of Carry Me Back to Old Virginia Bland is buried in an unmarked cave in Philadelphia.
Richmond Va July 15 E Blackburn Moore of Berryville was elected chairman of the newly appointed Virginia State Apple Commission at its organizational meeting here today William F Young of Staunton was chosen vice president Both are House of Delegates members and patrons of the 1946 Assembly bill creating the commission
Australian foreign minister Dr. Herbert V. Evatt condemned the United Nations Security Council veto as undemocratic and unjust and called for no veto at the Paris Peace Conference. Evatt, retiring as UN council chairman, noted a delegate used the veto three times on the Spanish issue and urged review by the General Assembly.
Winchester Seed Co. offers grown in seed potatoes and garden seeds for sale.
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