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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1945
Page
3
Grain markets were mixed in quiet early futures trading with oats down due to liquidation and corn rye moving slightly. Opening prices show July wheat at 1.66 7 8, July corn 1.18 1 2, July oats 63 3 4, July rye 1.41 3 8.
Staunton Virginia June 6 A Presbyterian missionary Joseph B Livesay told Kiwanis Club he and his family fled Japanese forces to the island of Bohol in the Pacific living in a cave with snakes. He described almost unbearable hardships and said their child was born in a cave during exile. U S troops rescued them on Leyte in February and they left for the United States in March.
Baltimore and Chicago livestock and produce prices noted for June 6. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep at steady or mixed values with specific ranges for each class. Butter and eggs quoted. poultry receipts unchanged. Includes regional listings from Baltimore and Chicago markets with weights and price bands.
The Evening Star highlights local sports with brief items on teams and players. Quick scores, standings, and upcoming games are noted for the community.
The Comei news agency, recorded in San Francisco, said about 30 U S planes attacked Kyushu airfields for an hour. The broadcast claimed the raid aimed to forestall enemy special attack corps activity around Okinawa, with no damage details reported.
The Star notes markets listings are published for reference and may contain errors. Readers should verify race results and prices with official sources.
A scanned page lists prices for patent and regular feeds by bag and cwt, including 10 lb, 25 lb, 48 lb, and 100 lb units, with per cwt and per bbl rates. It covers corn meal, middlings, bran, egg mash, starter grower, turkey and poultry feeds, shelled corn, cracked corn, ground corn, and butter, plus livestock prices for steers, heifers, calves, lambs, goats, and hogs.
The notice lists egg grades including Grade A whites and Browns at 36, Grade B whites and Browns at 32, and Grade A mediums. It appears as a local market classification with circular style wording for egg formats.
About 125 people attended Ladies Night at Sarah Zane Fire Hall where George T. Sanders was unanimously elected president for the coming year. W. S. Wheatley presided, officers were elected, and pins were awarded for 100 percent attendance over 32 weeks.
In the continental United States the Army Air Forces employed 397 726 civilian employees as of March 31 1945 of whom 177 888 were women.
June 6 marks the first anniversary of the Normandy invasion with quiet observances. Allied veterans honor the fallen while ongoing units commemorate at Omaha Beach with a flag over a pillbox now a monument. Ceremonies also take place at Utah Beach as airborne divisions linked inland.
Nimitz described intensified blockade actions against Japan with U S carrier air wings sinking and damaging shipping. Privateers of fleet air wing one destroyed a large oiler and three cargo ships while damaging another in waters between Asia and Japan. Fleet air wing 18 also sank three small cargo ships and damaged three south of Honshu.
Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch former 7th Army commander in Europe will arrive in San Antonio Texas on June 13 for a reception War Department said Patch has been succeeded as 7th Army commander by Lt. Gen. Wade M. Haislip former commander of the 15th Corps of the 7th Army
Forrestal urged graduates to spread Navy truths about sea power guiding national defense. Fleet Admiral King administered the oath to new officers as 3.9 million sailors and 400 thousand officers stood ready. a chaotic cap toss ended with a camera damaged by a souvenir hunter.
Parley continues at Frankfurt where American British and French reps sign a declaration of supreme authority by four powers. No date set for follow up council meetings as Soviet leader Zhukov lacks orders to discuss further until Allied troop withdrawal from zones finishes. Russian opposition noted by correspondents.
The signing ceremony, scheduled to last 25 minutes, was delayed about six hours as Soviet representatives raised last minute objections to article 10 which had been reviewed and approved in London. They feared the article could be seen as violating neutrality. The article was eventually omitted from the declaration.
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