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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1940
Page
9
Market notes show dull apple and potato markets in Baltimore with steady sweet potatoes and varied poultry quotes. Eggs at 1.31. cattle, hogs, and sheep prices listed for Baltimore and Chicago with top hog 5.25 and notable cattle sales and trends across regions.
New York June 21 stock prices moved only slightly with small gains and losses balanced. Turnover was light, about 90 000 shares in first hour, slowest since June 3. Bond markets rose on railway liens while commodities held steady. Notable quotes include Chrysler 39 1 4 and Sears Roebuck 71 7 8.
Chicago and Baltimore grain reports show fractional gains in wheat and steady bids in corn and oats as traders await armistice terms and European news. Cash grain ranges cited include No 1 hard wheat around 82 1/4 to 82 1/2 cents and No 1 yellow corn near 65 1/2 to 67 1/4 cents, with soybeans around 78 1/4 cents and lard futures quoted across several months.
The condition of Myron C. Taylor the Roosevelt administration's representative to the Holy See was reported as somewhat worse in Florence. Pope Pius XII expressed grief and asked for updates on his illness while Mrs. Taylor traveled by air from the United States.
In Bordeaux on June 21 amid censored lines officials noted a lull in fighting as armistice talks continued. Interior Minister Pomaret met with Senate President Jules Jeanneney and Deputy Jean Herriot while Marshal Petain met with former Premier Reynaud. The morning communique said German troops advanced to Riom near Vichy and French resistance remained strong in the Vosges, with possible government relocation to a safer area during negotiations.
Boyce Virginia June 21 Joe Cook about 16 and a local youth was injured but not seriously last night when an eastbound Greyhound bus crashed into the rear of his car. He was treated for shock and facial and back cuts. Deputy Feltner said the bus rammed the car as Cook slowed to stop. The driver fled the scene prior to police arrival.
Nazi leaders briefed on the terms as Hitler reviewed an honor guard at the railway car. The French received the preamble reading while German officials planned the remaining capitulation terms, with the car at Compiegne surrounded by guards and a tense silence.
President Roosevelt dodges questions on a two Republican cabinet pair and third term rumors. He hints at a Pan American economic operation possibly via multiple corporations to handle exports, while noting that a capital structure of 1 to 2 billion dollars may be excessive.
Article notes Navy opposition to political restraints, hostility to defense cuts as Woodring resigns citing a personal letter. Rift with Louis Johnson amid defense concerns and talk of cabinet reshuffle including possible Perkins resignation and speculated successors like Dan Tobin and Fiorello LaGuardia.
The article outlines German aims to seize French industries and pre conditions for a new European peace while Hitler declares a measure for measure response to World War I. It notes French expectations of a soldier’s peace and Mussolini’s armistice timing amid London preparations and royal flight to Spain.
Peyton Marshall, a World War veteran, returned to Winchester after service and became a prominent athlete at VMI. He later served as athletic director at Shenandoah Valley Academy and entered the fruit industry managing Wilhelmina Orchard in Staunton and Swimley Orchard on Apple Pie Ridge. He is a Rotary member and church parishioner. He and Cary Noyes Tyndell Marshall have two children, Peyton Jr. and Cary Randolph. Mrs. Corinne Barnett now runs the clerk’s office as deputy after Mr. Smith’s death on April 23.
Chief C W Hollis of the Winchester department acknowledged a teletype and radio project linking state and municipal police. He praised the cooperation of Col Battle and the State Police Department and pledged wholehearted support for the consolidation effort.
The Duke of Windsor and Duchess Wallis Simpson sought refuge in Barcelona with a British aid party as German forces swept France. They planned to move to Madrid after tomorrow, while London denied any arrest order and pledged safety. Edouard Daladier and other leaders also reportedly moved through Spain toward Lisbon.
Dr Ellsworth Johnson of 416 West Cecil Street offers to care for two children for the duration. Mrs Castleman hopes for a girl to join her 9 year old Joanne. Dr Johnson also aims to shelter the two McWhirter children from Edinburgh with possible transport to Winchester via Embassy channels and air mails. A further request covers Gwen Bettys and Roger Edmonds with ties to Arthur Edmonds and Winchester England.
County authorities discuss selling S V A property to fund a new school while the Board prioritizes Brucetown-Stephenson elementary construction before any high school project. The discussion arises amid transfer details from those who assisted in the property’s move to the County School Board.
Red Cross officials report only 402.72 raised toward a 2000 quota as they plan a high pressure drive next week. A home stretch campaign opens Sunday with a representative at church doors to receive donations. Ministers will announce at morning services that contributions will be solicited at the doors. Booths resume Monday at four banks and other key town points under Mrs. Richard E. Griffith.
Mrs. R C DeWitt of Strasburg sustained a severe fracture of the right shoulder along with numerous cuts and bruises after a fall down a stairway at her apartment 228 West King Street yesterday afternoon. She is reported resting as well as could be expected. She is the mother of Mrs J Thomas Kremer of 331 Jefferson Street in the city.
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