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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
8
Socials and marriages fill the Winchester region. Miss Jillie Macell of Winchester and Pvt. Gaylon Racey of Camp Croft wed with Holmes Hardesty family ties noted. numerous local births weddings and hospital stays appear, with Mill families, Bennett and Marshall connections, and multiple soldiers stationed nearby.
The Wesley Sunday School class of Stephens City met last night at the Methodist Church with co hosts Mrs Henry Ritenour and Mrs Clarence Lemley. New members Charlotte Strickler and Dorothy Petrie were welcomed. The Sunshine Sisters groups were named and six month names drawn. Visitor list included Rev Walter Smith and others. Comrade Bible Class to hold Friday night meeting at Braddock Street Methodist Church. Silver Tea on June 25 at Episcopal Church House to benefit Federated Council of Church Women.
Mrs Boyd Major Steele departed this morning for Atlanta Georgia to visit her parents Mr and Mrs R L Miles after staying with her mother-in-law Mrs Laura Steele in Stephens City.
Reports say London raids totaled under 500 tons per single attack with 7,500 tons over 90 nights. Swiss and Swedish observers discuss a possible second front as German defenses falter. Major General Ira C. Eaker declares the Luftwaffe unable to halt the mass Allied air onslaught as German fighters weaken.
Two army planes collided and burst into flames over Southville Massachusetts. One plane crashed in front of a six coach Boston bound train from Worcester derailing the engine and five coaches. One pilot parachuted to safety. the other was believed dead. About 150 passengers unharmed. engineer slightly cut. Fire destroyed two coaches as foremen rushed to the scene.
The Winchester Parole Board shows eight months of operation yield 1450 parole clearances and 28 percent first hearings releasing parolees to state supervision. Many paroled or on probation work on farms, with costs saving estimated at 175000 yearly, as board visits all state institutions and plans a second district round.
Officials say parolees must lead clean lives and support families to avoid trouble. Parole officer William Evelyn Tyler, a UVA graduate and former Aldie High principal, oversees District 11 covering Winchester, Frederick, and Clarke counties. The board reports to the governor’s office.
Detroit June 24 Ford Motor Company announced that about 1500 foremen in four Rouge Plant units are returning to work at once. The union leader said they quit due to refusal to rehire certain strikers from last weekend.
The government palace in Argentina is commonly called the Pink House reflecting its distinctive color and iconic status in national politics. The term appears in reference to the presidential residence and central seat of government.
Navy communique No 422 reports two incidents near Guadalcanal during late June. A United States light surface unit was unsuccessfully attacked near Savo Island on June 20. Two patrol craft were unsuccessfully strafed by Japanese float planes near the Russell Islands on June 22 to 23.
The report notes 31610 casualties in the Philippines including the Philippine scouts but not the constabulary commonwealth army. Many are prisoners, with duplications likely due to delayed casualty reports in the final days of Bataan and Corregidor fighting.
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