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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1943
Page
8
Socials and Personal notices recount church groups raising funds for Victory Gardens, award ribbons for flower and vegetable displays, and a blood donor clinic with new donors named. Reports on residents recovering from illness, medical plans, motor corps officers, and local estate sales plus multiple moves and births.
The Evandale Homemakers club holds its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Lynn Norman's Evandale Farm residence. Miss Elizabeth Sprouse will conduct a canning demonstration. Full attendance of members is requested.
Thelma Courtney daughter of Mr and Mrs James L Courtney announces engagement to Pearson Scott of Heathsville Virginia Miss Courtney an honor graduate of Farmville State Teachers College and a Heathsville High School faculty member for two years Mr Scott a Heathsville High School graduate works in local business.
Stephens City residents eager to cure a center plant arranged with the Office Service place the equipment in the basement of the agricultural building at the high school. The Board of Supervisors previously declined the request for a suitable building. Supervisor G W Lemley supported the resolution.
Washington July 22 The Navy said today that next of kin of all casualties aboard the destroyer U S S Strong, whose loss in the Kula Gulf on the night of July 4 5 was announced in Navy Department communiqué No 435, have now been notified.
The United Mine Workers group ratified a contract with Illinois bituminous coal operators for an eight hour day and portal-to-portal pay of 1.25 dollars through March 31, 1945. The agreement, backed by a three day Policy Committee meeting, awaits War Labor Board approval and potential price increases from the Office of Price Administration to offset higher costs.
The United States and Britain will transfer American built Liberty ships to British registry to use British crews while ownership stays with the U S War Shipping Administration. About 200 ships totaling 2 000 000 deadweight tons have been shifted under lend lease with more to come. Under law American flag vessels must have American officers and 75 percent American crew.
Gen Henri Giraud, co chairman of the French Committee of National Liberation, spoke at his first press conference in London and voiced absolute certainty that the Nazis would be beaten by the Allies. He said the United French Army would aid in liberating France but cautioned morale could not collapse soon due to regime actions and the German mindset of discipline.
Capt. Loren Allison of Falls City reports a Berlin radio in English described a flood destroying coffee plantations near Coffeyville Kansas, provoking laughter among German newscasters during broadcasts to the troops.
Secre came back to London for conferences with top American and British officials after a day with American troops. Capt. Lacy McDearmon of Emporia Virginia led an artil lery company and Capt. L A Madill of Dade City Florida headed an infantry company as they staged a mock battle near Stimson.
The War Department reports First Lieut. Thomas Tryon Johnson 23 of Grand Rapids Michigan piloted a B 26 over a Tunisian mountain range as crew parachuted to safety. He shouted Get out I can't hold any longer then bailed out and died saving others with his rip cord failed to deploy. Staff Sgt Joseph Merritt of Norfolk Virginia was among the crew returning to base.
An all day Virginia Valley Central Woman's Missionary Conference session will be held at Mayland Church near Broadway starting at 10 o'clock. Mrs R A Whitten of Winchester will preside and speak, with Mrs W E Weiseman of the Southern Convention and Mrs W L Dudley of Winchester also on the program. Delegates from Winchester and Timber Ridge will attend.
The neutral Swiss press regrets civilian casualties and church destruction from the bombing of Rome but acknowledges military necessity. The Berner Tagwacht says the Allies fulfilled a three year delay, noting the need despite sorrow for the schoolhouse attack on English children.
The Rev. R. A. Whitten, pastor of the Congregational Christian Church, returned from Lanett Alabama where he spent two weeks conducting an evangelistic meeting. During his visit there 18 young people were received into the church.
London sources say the Rome raid was decided with British collaboration and daylight precision bombers. If military necessity dictates, Rome railroad yards may be struck again, as American bombers were chosen for the task.
By dialing 3424 you may tell friends when you entertain guests go away or return home The Star will publish all such matters on this page for readers to see
Akron July 22 Production of military truck and passenger tires ceased at General Tire and Rubber Company as 800 workers in the tire division walk out in protest. Emmett B. Harper, head of the local United Rubber Workers, says the union members joined an unauthorized walkout over the company's refusal to rehire a worker with 11 years of service.
The Association of American Railroads reported 877,330 cars of revenue freight loaded in the week ending last Saturday. This marked an 8.5 percent rise of 68,700 cars from the prior week, a 2.4 percent or 20,184 car gain from the same week a year ago, and a 2.5 percent or 22,040 car drop from two years ago.
Baltimore on July 22 reports wheat No 2 red winter at 1.55 1-2 cents per bushel July price 1.55 Winchester Market Wheat 1.50. Corn 1.16 1-2. Eggs 1 074 cases. Nearby ungraded eggs whites and mixed colors 38 1-2. Butter 133 840 lbs.
The Star reports daily market data with corrections acknowledged but not guaranteed for typographical errors. Readers are advised to verify figures through official market sources and note the noted limitations of this publication.
Prices for patent brand feeds from 10 to 98 pound bags per barrel with several values, plus mixed and dairy feeds. Listings include old roosters, leghorn fowls, cattle, hogs weights, and country butter price ranges. The fragment shows diverse farm goods with per pound and per hundred pounds pricing.
A snapshot of local market prices for flour and animal feed including 10 lb and 24 lb bags, patent brand options, corn meal feed, middlings, creamery butter, butter fat, mixed feed, and scratch feed with listed price figures.
More than 100000 tires no longer suitable for severe Army duty will be released for civilian use. The tires are heavy cleated truck tires for off the road service, mainly for farm use. Patterson said the move is part of time conservation and tire exchange programs. Retired tires go to the Defense Supplies Corporation for recapping and repairs, with more similar tires to come.
A brief urging readers to devote their luncheon pie funds in July to War Stamps for the Shangri-La effort, framing the donation as patriotic and timely.
The German military commander in Yugoslavia offered 100000 marks for information leading to Tito's capture or death. The broadcast said Tito is reorganizing partisan resistance in Montenegro after Axis operations in northwest Bosnia. Tito escaped with a few followers as Axis forces pursued him in Montenegro.
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