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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1944
Page
3
Overcast skies lingered as rain failed to arrive by 2 pm. Temperatures held at a low around 65 and rose to 82 by early afternoon. The Virginia forecast warned of warm conditions with scattered thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow.
Allied air and ground assault smash through German Orne defenses near Caen. Montgomery reports breach of Orne lines as tanks push into the plains beyond and British Canadian forces fight house to house near Faubourg De Vaucelles. Ram pan falls to American troops as heavy bombers and naval fire seal a corridor for the advance.
Miss Henrietta Tinsman a Clarke county resident for 84 years died suddenly at the Bob Rust home around 12 30 last night. Born October 4 1859 she lived in Clarke county all her life and was a faithful member of the Berryville First Baptist Church. She is survived by nieces and nephews. No funeral plans yet.
Mrs. Belva C. Newcome 37 wife of John O. Newcome of Front Royal Road died at 10 50 last night at Winchester Memorial Hospital after six weeks illness due to complications. Born in Warren County she was daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Fox and member of Front Royal Baptist Church. Survived by husband son Thomas and daughter Nannie M Newcome both at home and brother Lemuel Fox of Baltimore. Funeral arrangements not complete. body resting at Jones Funeral Home.
The first counterfeit serially numbered gas coupons were found in western Pennsylvania. The B-3 coupon with the Cleveland OPA region designation was seized by an OPA investigator. Dealers are warned to verify coupon endorsements against the car license and match coupon serials with folder records.
The spokesman P H Chang said Jap Ring encircled Hengyang while Chinese forces outside the city held. Stilwell reported air strikes near Chaling and destruction of 15 Japanese supply junks on the Siang river. A Japanese relief effort at Pingkakey near Lungling was smashed by Chinese forces.
Hofmeister’s statement portrays Erwin Rommel and Eduard Dietl siding with Hitler against veteran leaders. He notes the older generals' skepticism while defenders of Nazism praised Hitler’s call, but warns many saw no viable path to victory amid front-line shortages.
The Rock Island Golden State Limited derailed seven miles east of Dalhart Texas injuring no passengers. Twelve cars left the rails after a split rail. ambulance driver Odell Walker found no one hurt. The first report came from C Yates McDaniel on board the train.
Berlin radio announced Major Burmheller commander of the Richthofen Squadron and credited with 102 kills had been shot down and killed over Normandy by a British pilot.
The article reports Byrnes withdrawing from the race for a fourth term under wartime censorship. It notes Roosevelt’s influence on delegate decisions and Byrnes’s deferment to the President. It also covers Truman gaining momentum as a potential leading candidate with Byrnes’s support, while Douglas remains unlikely to accept second place.
Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery at a France press conference estimated 156,000 German killed wounded or captured in six weeks of the Normandy campaign. He said Allied troops would defeat the Germans in France and focus on bleeding the German military machine. He noted 60,000 Germans captured and 8,000 buried, with a cheerful mood over the Dempsey-led opening offensive near Caen.
Howard Ferguson aged about 62 and a native of Winchester died last night at General Hospital in Baltimore Maryland. He is survived by his widow Martha VanMeter of Martinsburg West Virginia and three children Mrs Hudson Miller Mrs Talmadge Camden and Scott Ferguson. Scott Ferguson is in the U S Army stationed in England. Interment is expected in Winchester Friday pending arrangements.
Virginia delegates at the convention weigh a Byrd bid as Mississippi Louisiana and Texas back him. Byrd says he is not a candidate but leaders expect his influence to shape nominating moves. Barr hails the development as good news for Byrd drafters and Democratic unity.
Rep. James W. Wadsworth Jr and Governor Dewey, guests of the Republican nominee, say the United States must keep strong after World War I and prevent naval and army reductions. They contrast 1920 22 with future policy and discuss postwar bases and security.
Patriots attacked Noeux mines near Bethune on July 3 wrecking machinery and warning owners. They routed Nazis last Friday destroying three shafts, offices, and adjacent rail lines as German reinforcements neared. Two months needed to reopen Noeux, other mines blasted shut and two coal trains wrecked. A German owned Lyon synthetic gasoline plant was also ransacked.
Reports from Europe claim heated disputes among German officers over strategy and leadership as Nazi forces fight on three fronts. A German broadcast named Grohe as Reich commissioner of occupied Belgium and northern France, replacing the military commander. Other dispatches cite Hofmeister criticizing Hitler’s command and executions of officers who questioned policy amid Greek clashes and a Greek conference shooting incident.
Allied air and ground actions report major losses for Japan. McArthur announces a 3000 ton freighter-transport set ablaze off Halmahera with troops and supplies sunk or left dead in the water. Nimitz cites 1,620 Japanese troops captured as of July 16 with 19,000 defenders dead or interned. In New Guinea, 787 Nipponese killed near Wewak as Japan fails to break the MacArthur trap. 25 captured for later interrogation.
The Winchester Junior of Trade will meet Friday at 8 o'clock at the George Washington Hotel. Announcement made today by the president, Robert Grove.
Russian forces under Gen. Ivan C. Bay drive into Latvia from Daugavpils outflanking defenses as they sprint toward Riga. Red Star reports four German tank divisions resisted Monev’s push on Lwow, but Stormovik air assaults prevented a cohesive German counterattack. Lwow approaches are heavily mined. Krasovsky commands air operations with Krasovsky credited for major air support.
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