Firemen Fight Blaze In Bomber Crash
Mysterious Maj Jean Lostanau Lacau testified at Petain treason trial in Paris and Edouard Herriot accused Petain of hindering escape to North Africa. Herriot praised Roosevelt and Britain, noting materiel from the United States aided France before the armistice. In Guam, U S forces shelled Hamamatsu and bombed airfields across Honshu, with carrier aircraft targeting Tokyo and surrounding industrial sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jean Lostanau-Lacau
Marshal Petain
Edouard Herriot
Roosevelt
France
Herriot
Petain
North Africa
Churchill
Britain
United States
Lyon
Paul Reynaud
Reynaud
Marshal
Republic
Blood Donor Drive Urges 360 Pints for Winchester Clinic
War weariness and supply concerns persist as the 13th Blood Donor Clinic at Winchester seeks 360 pints from at least 540 registrations to cover rejections and cancellations. Despite the European victory, shortages and transport hurdles keep plasma and blood needed at battle stations. Register at Pearles Drug Store on August 3 4 6 7 from 10 AM to 9 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Winchester
Pearles Drug Store
Ice Cream Festival at Market Street Methodist Church
Home made ice cream and cake on August 2 at 7 p m at Market Street Methodist Church. Community event with dessert offerings and church fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market St. Methodist Church
Death summons Prof McIlwee ill from pneumonia
William H McIlwee 66 long time director of Handley High School Band and Winchester City Band died at Memorial Hospital after a brief illness from pneumonia and pleurisy. He came to Winchester in 1924 from Keyser West Virginia organized the Handley band and built a renowned musical program. His pupils credit him with shaping many successful musicians and a strong Apple Blossom Festival presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Mcllwee
Handley High School
Winchester City Band
Memorial Hospital
McIlwee
Winchester
Keyser
W. Va
Handley
Fire at York Inn Causes Two Thousand Dollar Loss
Fire believed caused by faulty wiring tore through the York Inn on Martinsburg Pike early Sunday, destroying kitchen equipment and renovations while dining rooms remained undamaged. Alfred DeMazzon says insurance covers the loss as the inn resumes normal hours. Fire crews from Fri endship Reuss and Sarah Zane battled the flames with booster tanks and three trucks in shuttle operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Inn
Martinsburg Pike
Alfred DeMazzon
Friendship
Reuss
Sarah Zane
Robert Emerson
M. DeMazzon
Ford Sees Prosperity Ahead On 82nd Birthday
Detroit July 30 Henry Ford marking his 82nd birthday says prosperity and higher living standards lie ahead for nation and world. He urges more industry and competition and unhampered private enterprise as barriers between management and labor dissolve. He cites six years of disruption spurring faster production techniques and science and urges rapid practical use of knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Empire State Opened After B 25 Crash Hurtles 80 Floors
New York July 30 business resumed on 76 floors of the Empire State Building after a B 25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor killing 13 and injuring 26. Four elevators of ten for upper floors were working. others slowed or halted. Temporary offices and the National Catholic Welfare Council were closed. The wreckage was removed to Newark Army Air Base and an Army inquiry examined the scene. Four of the eight injured remained in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Empire State Building
National Catholic Welfare Council
Army
Newark Army Air Base
Betty Oliver
Joseph Fountain
Army Board of Inquiry
Fifth Avenue
Drum
Big Three Meet Near End As leaders push final language
Potsdam reports say President Truman Prime Minister Attlee and Premier Stalin worked on the final language of a tentative agreement after 11 days of talks. Observers expect a quick conclusion within two or three days as they discuss the future of Europe and possible reference to war with Japan. The Senate's ratification of the UN Charter strengthens U S backing for ending isolationism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Potsdam
Truman
Attlee
Stalin
Winston Churchill
Labor Party
Europe
Japan
Pacific
U. S. Senate
Russia
Britain
United States
Australia
Re opening Jackson Conoco Service Station
Jackson Conoco Service Station re opens at the corner of Cameron and Gerrard Streets on Monday July 30. Lubricating and gas services available. Local business notices announce the reopening by H. W. Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Conoco
Cor. Cameron and
Gerrard Sts
G. H. W. Jackson
Apples Can Get You Ceiling Prices on Varieties
E. W. Barr of Winchester Cold Storage Packing advertises ceiling prices for various apple varieties. Contact via phone 4455 for pricing and storage arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Barr
Winchester Cold Storage Packing
July Rainfall Sets Record With 11 Inch Total
Winchester record rainfall during a weekend pushes July total to 11.18 inches surpassing 1939 and 1942 figures. Local lab notes show 15.01 inches in October 1942 as the all time monthly high, while October 1937's 10.33 inches is next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Potomac
F. M. Yellett
Reporters Allowed To Enter Vienna
An American press convoy entered Vienna for the first time today as part of a U S occupational force of about 5000 men. U S troops will join Russian British and French forces in the occupation of Vienna. British and French press convoys also entered Vienna, previously barred under Russian control, led by Col Stanley Grogan the public relations officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
U. S
Stanley Grogan
Japan to Ignore Allied Demands to Quit Fighting
Tokyo announced Premier Suzuki said Japan would ignore the Potsdam proclamation and continue the war. He asserted no change in policy and defended aircraft production while noting underground plants and a longer waterway network. He promised higher rations as food supplies bent under Allied pressure.
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Japan
San Francisco
Suzuki
Potsdam
United States
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Tokyo Repo
Zid
J. T. Orndorff Killed by Train at Wadesville
J T Orndorff believed from Star Tannery was fatally injured at 11 20 am when struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train at the Wadesville crossing in Clarke county. He died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after suffering a fractured leg and multiple injuries from the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Orndorff
Star Tannery
Baltimore and Ohio
Wadesville
Clarke County
Orndorff
Frederick A. Cochran
Brucetown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Omp
Sun and Rain Clouds Share Local Skies
The Virginia forecast called for a few showers in the south and in the mountains tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures ranged from a high of 8 to a low of 67, with a year-ago top of 95 noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
War in Brief AP summary of Pacific, China and Burma fronts
Allied forces bombard southern Honshu with carrier planes and bombers. Chinese troops advance 23 miles toward Lingling from Kweilin. British and American forces kill or capture 4 500 Japanese in southern Burma in a week. Australian forces push toward Samardinda oil fields in eastern Borneo. US forces report 5 064 Japanese killed or captured in the Philippines in the past week. Luzon divisions close in on Sierra Madre while Mindanao clashes occur. US and British fleets bombard Hamamatsu area including Massachusetts and King George V.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
U. S. Navy
Kyushu
Tokyo
China
Kweilin
Lingling
U. S
Burma
Snyder Would Lead War Front With Unified Control
The Mead Committee urges one man in charge of war mobilization and production, placing authority in the War Mobilization and Reconversion office led by John W. Snyder. It says current OWMA conflicts delay programs and recommends Snyder become real boss of the home front with final say on price control, war production, and manpower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Mead Committee
Office of War Mobilization
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Home Front
Truman
OWMA
Elks To Sponsor Carnival Here
The Joseph J. Kirkwood Shows arrive in the city for a nine day fairground carnival under Winchester Elks lodge. The big East attraction travels from Oil City Pa and opens Wednesday night August 1. It runs through Saturday August 10 with Bill Schneider heading the lodge committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Kirkwood
Old Fairgrounds
Winchester Elks Lodge
Oil City
Bill Schneider
N. and P. Style Shoppe Semi annual Clearance Sale
The N and P Style Shoppe announces a semi annual clearance with dresses coats and suits sportswear millinery bags and accessories deeply reduced for this sale.
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Blaze
Belman Morin
Kobe
Morrie Landsberg
Kure
Hamamatsu
Honshu
Super-Fortress Command
Domei
Carerier
Nimitz
John S. McCain
Associated Press
Richard O'Malley
Halsey
MacArthur
Far East
New York City
International
MR Winchester
Prof.Mcllwee
Market Street Church
Oates Barber Shop
N. Main St
Co. C. Oates
Henry
Empire State
Bulletin
Ment Said
Winchester Evening Star
Gainesboro
Northern Virginia Power Company
Valley Pike
Welltown Pike
Nip
Borneo
Samardinda Oil Fields
Eastern
Philippines
U. 8
6Th
32Nd
38Th
Luzon
Sierra Madre Mountains
Agusan River Valley
Mindanao
Massachusetts
Quincy
Abbot
Hale
Newfoundland
Elks
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