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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1945

Page

2

Winchester Golf Club to Hold Supper Match Sunday

Winchester Golf Club schedules a supper match for Sunday afternoon, June 24. Otis Sargent announces teams chosen at 1:30 on the first tee, captains Wilson Pugh and Chief Llogd lead mixed teams. Supper served at seven by Sue Tokes. reservations via Mrs. Gladys Olinger by noon Saturday.

Winchester Golf Club Otis Sargent Wilson Pugh Chief Llogd Sargent Sue Tokes Gladys Olinger

DuPonts Acquitted of Conspiracy in Sherman Case

A 25 day Federal Court trial in Newark ended with E I Du Pont De Nemours & Co Rohm & Haas and officials acquitted after 10 hours 16 minutes of deliberation. The defendants were charged with conspiring to form a world cartel to control manufacture distribution and sale of two airplane plastic types.

Newark N. J E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co Wilmington Del Rohm & Haas Philadelphia

Gen Stilwell Urges Bond Buying

Washington June 21 War bond statement from Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell commanding general Army ground forces there is no limit to the man or battle stars that can be worn on a soldier theater ribbon Some infantrymen wear more than seven they do not need to be asked to make another landing or take another hill They know each one helps shorten the war No one at home who wants to help shorten the war should have to be asked to support the Seventh War Loan.

Washington Joseph W. Stilwell Army Ground Forces

U S Ship Mannert L Destroyed Off Okinawa in Death by Action

The destroyer Mannert L. was lost on April 12 during Okinawa picket duty after a Japanese Zeke fighter and a Baka bomb hit and broke the ship in two. Casualties reached 81 dead and 32 wounded as crew tried to abandon ship amid bombed life rafts and collapsing compartments. Commanded by Camdr. A. E. Parker, the Baltimore ship served as a screening vessel for heavier units in the operation’s early phase.

Ashington Mannert L Okinawa Navy Camdr A. E. Parker Baltimore

Read Dr Clendening's Authoritative Health Article Daily

A health feature on page 4 highlights Dr Clendening's guidance for daily wellness. The column provides practical tips, emphasizing readable medical explanations for general readers and routine health checks.

Clendening

Ration Calendar Dates and Stamp Validity in June

The Associated Press lists rationing details for meats fats and processed foods with stamp groups valid through late summer. It covers sugar stamps for five pounds through August and notes shoe stamps indefinite validity while several fuel and oil periods expire August.

Associated Press Bock IPA Tinashedais

Shaffer Renominated for Assembly Seat in Shenandoah

Woodst ock Virginia June 21 Deleg ate William R Shaffer of Maurertown was unanimously renominated for a third term by the Shenandoah county Republican convention. Eighteen delegates and alternates chosen to represent Shenandoah at the Republican State Convention in Roanoke June 30. A resolution to vote as a unit passed after debate. J Lee Stonesburner of Mt Jackson is county chairman.

Woodstock William R. Shaffer Maurertown Shenandoah County Roanoke J. Lee Stonesburner Mt. Jackson

Police Court Reckless Driving Case Disposed

Walter Snyder of Winchester faced a reckless driving charge in Police Court presided by Judge John Rice. He was fined $10 plus costs.

John Rice Walter Snyder Winchester

Okinawa Battle Ends as Japanese Holdouts Fight On

World War II report details tough final assault on Okinawa with Japanese forces using caves and pockets to resist. Despite heavy losses and surrender rates, commanders claim the battle is near end as U S forces close in with tanks flamethrowers and automatic weapons.

Kiyama Ridge Okinawa Mabuni Medeera Makabe Aragachi

Prison Terms Continued in Military Justice Rally

The military presidium led by Col. Gen. Wassily V. Ulrich read verdicts as floodlights lit the dock. Defendants acquitted showed relief. Anton Paidak ill and to face court later. Sentences ranged from four months to five years for figures from Peasant, National Democrats, Socialist and Workers parties and underground government.

Wassily V. Ulrich Stanislaw F. Mikhailowski J. H. Stember-Dombrowski K. 5. Kobylyanski Anton Paidak Adam Bien Council of Ministers Staniislaw Jasiukowicz National Democrats Kazimir Puzhak Socialist Party Alexander Zwecziwersky Eugene Czarnowski Union Democrats Jaw Merzuva

Charles A Carver dies at 74 longtime Frederick farmer

Charles A. Carver of Hackwood Farm near Stephenson died yesterday at 1 p.m. after a two year illness. He was 74, born January 7, 1871 in Frederick County. Survived by wife Jenny Dunn and siblings, funeral Saturday at 3 p.m. from Jones Funeral Home with Red Bud burial. Pallbearers named from local families.

Charles A. Carver Frederick County Hackwood Stephenson Joseph Frances Siford Carver Jenny Dunn Owl Lodge Isaac Carver Winchester Albert Foreman R. L. Boyd Jones Funeral Home Red Bud Cc. R. McCann Walter Hardesty Claude Kline J. L. Reed C. F. Swartz J. M. Fishpaw

Goodyear Strike Ended by War Labor Board

The War Labor Board ordered the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company strike ended immediately. It cited a June 18 advisory from CIO Rubber Workers International President Sherman Dalrymple and noted the action violated wartime labor pledges and disrupted production. About 18,000 workers were affected as most collective bargaining issues had been tentatively agreed.

Washington War Labor Board CIO Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Akron Ohio George W. Taylor Sherman H. Dalrymple Taylor Pacific

Son Sends Father Eskimo Dog to Winchester Barber

A young Stanley Miller, Flight Communications Officer at LaGuardia Field, sends his father Frank S. Miller a pup named Ogh-Ogh, an Eskimo Husky gifted for Northwest Airlines. The dog is silver gray and white, friendly, and resembles a wolf and police dog.

North Frank S. Miller Winchester W. Boscawen Street Stanley Miller LaGuardia Field N. Y Northwest Airlines Corporation

First Day of Summer Marks Official Start

Today is the first day of summer with temperatures rising. Official readings show a high of 88 degrees and a low of 59, about 10 points hotter than the same day last year where the high was 78 and the low remained 59.

Mercury

Police Search For Waite Hoyt Missing Sportscaster

Cincinnati police joined Chicago officers in seeking Waite Hoyt 45 a sports caster and former Yankees hurler missing from his Cincinnati home since Tuesday His blue sedan was found locked in an uptown lot with no sign of disturbance Hoyt long played for the Yankees 1921 1930 and later for several other teams He later did radio work and had a head injury in 1931 that caused amnesia according to his wife Ellen Hoyt

Cincinati Cincinnati Chicago Waite Hoyt New York Yankees Hoyt Ellen Hoyt Detroit Yankees Babe Ruth Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Giants

Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed

Answers to the daily quiz on page four list Georgia Cadets Mohammedanism France Catherine of Aragon Weehawken New Jersey Circ Chicago General Armstrong Custer Pacific.

Georgia France Catherine of Aragon Weehawken, N. J Circ Chicago General Armstrong Custer Pacific

Harry Lewis longtime Friendship Fire Driver dies at 41

Harry C. Lewis former driver for the Friendship Fire Company died at 10 45 this morning at his home 18 East Cork street He was 41 years old Born May 8 1904 at Opequon he was the son of Charles L Lewis and Lillie Newlin Lewis He survived by his wife Lois Orndorff a stepson five brothers and four sisters Funeral services Sunday at 430 PM from his residence with Rev T J Hawkins and Rev R B Nelson officiating Interment Mt Hebron Cemetery Body to rest at Jones funeral home until late this evening

Harry C. Lewis Friendship Fire Company East Cork Street Mr. Lewis Fire Company Opequon Charles L. Lewis Lillie Newlin Lewis Frederick County Lester Forney Friendship Braddock Street Methodist Church Bell Lois Orndorff Pacific Howard Lewis Winchester Clifton Lewis Alabama Frank Lewis Dayton Ohio Edmond Lewis New Jersey Ray Lewis U. S. Army India Pearl Kidwell Mildred Lafollette Eva Good Coatesville Winifred Pierce Plymouth N. C T. J. Hawkins R. B. Nelson Mt. Hebron Cemetery Jones Funeral Home

Truman Praises Parley Work and Trade Legislation

President Truman praised the San Francisco conference work and favored the Bretton Woods and reciprocal trade acts. He denied plans to oust Interior Secretary Ickes and urged postwar completion of the Alaskan highway with Canada and British Columbia. He will stop in Portland before arriving in San Francisco.

Oliympia Wash Truman San Francisco Harold L. Ickes White House Senate Portland Ore Bretton Woods United States British Columbia Canada

Sale of E Bonds Lagging in War Loan Drive

Washington reports the 7th War Loan Drive nears its $14 billion goal but progress is uneven. Individual E Bond sales total $2.723 billion toward a $7 billion target, while corporate sales reach $6.979 billion. The drive ends June 30 with postdeadline processing through July 7.

Washington Treasury

Frederick County School Board meeting to discuss vacancies

The Frederick County School Board will hold its final meeting of the fiscal year at 10 30 tomorrow morning. The session will focus on paying outstanding bills to clear warrants by July 1 and discuss the resignation of principal R E Ayler at Stephens rard as no replacement has been found. Superintendent Leslie D Kline said letters have been sent to colleges and universities seeking a suitable applicant.

Frederick County R. E. Ayler Stephens Rard Leslie D. Kline

Hampshire Ram Sells for 500 At Staunton Sheep Sale

Buyers from over twenty states paid an average 115 for 122 sheep sold at Staunton eastern stockyard sale. Donald Pullen of Waterloo Iowa paid 500 for a Hampshire ram. S F McClure bought the champion Shropshire ewe for 185. Five Suffolk rams averaged 90 and five Suffolk ewes 40.

Hampshire Shropshire Southdown Augusta County James M. Gorsline Pennsylvania Ohio New Jersey Kentucky Michigan Wisconsin Virginia

Nazis Planned Invasion Of England After France Fell

Paris June 21 An intelligence officer at supreme headquarters said Nazi armies were under orders to invade Great Britain for three months after France fell. The plans were canceled as too hazardous. The officer cited interrogations of Keiter and Kesselring and noted Hitler and the high command discussed shifting to Russia with mounting Soviet forces in the east.

Paris Supreme Headquarters Gustav Jod Great Britain France John Wilhelm Keiter Albert Kesselring Eisenhower Hitler Russia Fuehrer High Command

Wrote Himself Into Divorce Court Rewrites Marriage

Sidney Gantz of Philadelphia testified at a U S Army hospital that V Mail quarrels with his wife led him to file for divorce in New Guinea. He married Ida Eisenstein in 1941, quarreled overseas, and later remarried her this week after reversing the divorce.

Atlantic City N. J Pi—Corp Sidney Gantz Philadelphia Army Hospital New Guinea Gantz Ida Eisenstein

Labor Opposition To New Measure Creates Senate Clash

Opposition from AFL CIO and United Mine Workers grows as Ball Burton and Hatch unveil a labor bill designed to end postwar industry conflict. Senator Wagner signals efforts to block amendments to his Wagner Act while the Republican Ball and Burton and Democrat Hatch defend the proposal.

Washington Ball Minn Burton Ohio Hatch Senate Donald R. Richberg NRA AFL CIO United Mine Workers Wagner D-Ny

Police Find House Of Dead Man Is Well Stocked

Police find William F. Carr dead in his car at his Roseville home. The house is stocked with about 1000 cans of food, sugar sacks, a full meat fridge, beer, and gasoline in the yard. Public administrator Herman Brys says the state will seize belongings until an heir appears. Neighbor testimony notes Carr came from England about 20 years ago.

MT. Clemens Mich William F. Carr Roseville William Burke Carr Herman Brys Macomb County England Burke

Helping Wives To Be Prepared

NORFOLK Neb June 21 Navy men in the South Pacific are helping their wives sew baby clothes. Lt. (jg) Harry Anderson said veterans who saw heavy fighting on Luzon Iwo Jima and Okinawa have learned to knit and spend time making sweaters and outfits for their youngsters at home.

Norfolk Nebr Navy South Pacific Luzon Iwo Jima Okinawa Harry Anderson

If We’ll Buy The Bonds They’ll Drop The Bombs

A concise political item warns that purchasing bonds is linked to war funding. It frames the stance as a call to action for readers, suggesting fiscal choices could influence military action outcomes. The piece cites public finance and national defense implications.

General Eisenhower Returns Home to Middlewest Celebrations

General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower and 53 official guests arrive in Kansas City after Europe. He greets his mother Mrs Ida E. Eisenhower and four brothers, is greeted by Gov. Donnelly and other officials, then heads to Abilene for a family reunion with about 65 kin expected at the homecoming celebration.

Kansas City Dwight D. Eisenhower Europe Middlewest Ida EB. Eisenhower Abilene Kas Municipal Airport Ike Eisenhower Phil M. Donnelly Missouri Roy A. Roberts Andrew Schoepepel London Paris Washington New York

Negros Continue Work Problem

Washington reports the Fair Employment Practice Committee says minority groups including Negroes and Mexican Americans form a known economic problem. It notes over 400000 minority workers are available for war or essential work and warns against discrimination in shifting workers from cut back plants to new war production.

Washington Truman Fair Employment Practice Committee Roosvelt Congress

Crippled Cruiser Nashville Returns to Service

The light cruiser Nashville, damaged by a Japanese suicide plane in December near Negros while screening a Mindoro convoy, suffered 133 dead and 190 wounded. After extensive repairs at Puget Sound Navy Yard, she is back in service under Captain Charles E. Coney.

Washington Nashville Philippines Mindoro Douglas MacArthur Leyte Puget Sound Wash Navy Yard Navy Charles E. Coney Lafayette Avenue Roanoke Island of Negros

Star- Chronicle of Berryville Daily Reports

Local dispatches from Berryville and Clarke County cover events in Boyce and surrounding towns. Readers learn of community meetings, school updates, and public notices affecting residents and businesses in the region.

Berryville Boyce Clarke County

Virginia State Guard Company 115 encampment briefing

All members of Company 115 Virginia State Guard are urged by Capt. Baker to attend at 7:30 this evening at the Armory for special instructions regarding the Berryville encampment this weekend. Members with leggings should bring them to ensure complete equipment.

Va. S. G Baker Berryville

State Guard School Training Memo Set for July 1945 Camp Pendleton

Training Memo No 4 from Headquarters Virginia outlines a four class Virginia State Guard School at Camp Pendleton Virginia Beach starting Sunday July 22 1945. About 800 members will attend with travel reimbursement at five cents a mile and lodging paid by the Commonwealth. Instructors include Lt Col R E Goodridge Maj R G Gillan and Capt W D Smith.

Va. S. G Richmond State Guard Camp Pendleton Virginia Beach Officers Club War Department Fort Story Virginia Third Service Command Virginia State Guard Commonwealth of Virginia R. E. Goodridge R. G Gillan W. D. Smith Company 115 Baker

Reconnaissance Flights Reported Over Japan by Tokyo Radio

Tokyo radio said 56 American aircraft including Grumman fighters Liberator bombers naval patrol planes and a Super Fortress scouted southern Japan for two hours. The reports followed broadcasts of carrier strikes invasion preparations Super Fortress successes and Okinawa fighting over Kyushu and southern Honshu.

San Francisco Tokyo Radio Japan Kyushu Isand Honshu Tokyo Okinawa

Stilwell and Chiang Meet in Manila Conferring on War Path

General Stilwell recalls battles in Burma and his return to Washington. He asserts Japanese morale is intact and that victory requires defeating Japan on the Chinese mainland as well as in the home islands. He and MacArthur discussed the Burma supply route and future offensives.

China Chiang Kai-Shek Washington Stilwell Burma Burmas Nomheern MacArthur Manila

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Lloyd Mead DuPonts Gen. Stilwell U. S Shaffer Assembly Buckner al Cooking Bushido Harry Hartmann Cairo Ill Robert Geiger Nimitz C. A. Carver Goodyear Harry Lewis Luther Skaggs, Jr Henderson Skaggs Guam International Labor Gen Homeland
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