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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1942
Page
2
Workers report May 4 to 7 for sugar rationing registration. Registrants must appear at specific city schools with full personal details and sugar owned. Individual must bring family members or designate a responsible adult to register for all members.
Attorney General Biddle refused to allow Thurman Arnold to testify on Hills aimed at bringing labor unions under anti trust laws. The House judiciary subcommittee reopened records to confirm Arnold's stance. In prior testimony Arnold argued legislation was needed to curb organized labor practices and said unions held consumers farmers and small business at their mercy. Chairman Hobbs ordered the testimony entered into the records after releasing correspondence with the Attorney General on Arnold's invitation.
A special meeting of the Staff Assistance Corps of the Winchester Frederick County Red Cross discussed boosting cooperation with the Office of Civilian Defense. Present were Mrs. J. W. Arthur and other local volunteers. Mayor Anderson urged expansion and more members are needed. Women in Winchester and Frederick County are urged to call the Red Cross for more information.
Laraine Day, 21, film actress, will marry Ray Hendricks, 29, civilian aviation instructor at Falcon Field, Arizona, about May 16. Hendricks sang in name bands before aviation work, and the couple met two years ago when she starred as the nurse in the Dr Kildare film series.
A United Air Lines passenger flight crashed in a valley after 11:31 p m. departure from San Francisco. Investigators from the Civil Aeronautics Board arrived to probe the mystery disaster as emergency crews recovered victims including Captain Donald W Brown and co pilot Harold Miner. The list also names stewardess Meva Cantwell and several passengers across multiple states including Chicago Worcester and New York.
Washington May 2 The War Department bill for soldier dependents could be changed to draft married men into war factories to replace single workers. Senator Johnson argues this would end dependency as a deferment basis, shifting men into essential war jobs while those without dependents enter fighting units.
Cairo May 2 Major General Russell L Maxwell, head of the North African mission, announced United States troops are present in the Eastern Mediterranean war theater. He said the personnel are strictly service members and their role is to support Allied combat troops. The press conference noted a training school for RAF aircraft maintenance was handed over this week to RAF personnel after initial American instruction.
W P B charges that General Motors in its Temstedt division used scarce chrome and aluminum in bright-work decorative moldings radiators and grills as part of a complete re tooling for war production. The case cites plant re tools and metal use amid wartime controls.
American and Allied forces in Burma press to keep freight air and land routes to China open after Lashio fall. Rugged terrain slows Japanese advances while US volunteers and India port operations push supplies forward. Ambassador Gauss meets with Indian leaders as New Delhi hosts growing American presence.
WPA project workers in the Winchester area have been notified they are expected to take farm jobs at standard wages. Farmers may hire workers through project superintendents or the U S Employment Service. Workers who accept private farm work will be reassigned to WPA after termination.
Baltimore market shows poultry mostly steady with rocks crosses leghorns and fowl pricing. steers down from week ago and cows mostly 7.00 9.50 with calves steady around 14.00 14.50. Chicago reports limited hogs with steers 11.50 14.00 and top beef cows 9.25 10.25. sheep and lambs price ranges listed. Pittsburgh prices indicate steady hogs and cattle with small daily changes.
When a torpedo explodes a short distance from a ship most energy is wasted in blowing water into the air. The only damage possible is from water striking the hull which could open seams.
New York May 2 buying in today's short market stretch centered on utilities and specialties while most industrials and rails lag. Volume for two hours ran about 175000 shares with support seen in West Penn Electric preferreds American Power Light Standard Gas Electric Electric Power Light American Telephone Eastman Kodak and Du Pont.
Baltimore May 2 report shows Wheat No 2 Red Winter Gar licky at 121 3 4 cents spot and May. Corn 94 to 96 cents. Eggs 2251 steady, large whites 29 31 cents, medium whites 28 cents. Winchester Wheat, SrA en 90c per bushel. Prices apply to mill deliveries.
Firemen and volunteers brought under control a major woodland blaze in eastern Connecticut after a night battle. The series of fires across New England have caused more than 2 million dollars in damage over the past two years.
D K Russell succeeds B F Strother as president of the Clearbrook Parents Teacher Association. Other officers elected are L O Dick vice president Edgar Gordon secretary and Joe L Jolliffe treasurer. The group approved payments for grounds plantings chairs and other funds and set aside ten dollars for next year. A square dance fundraiser is planned for May 8 at the high school auditorium to aid the baseball team. Irene Stipe won the spelling bee with Rosabelle Dorsey as runner up.
Governor Darden said he received a letter from Lieutenant General Hugh A Drumore stating the eastern military area would not conflict with state laws. The plan aims to form an organization to aid national effort and protect Atlantic seaboard states from subversive activities. Drumore will send a printed proclamation to explain the proposal.
British forces withdrew from Mandalay while Japanese divers attacked the Fort in Gidor island and land operations pressed on Mindanao as Japanese troops crossed rivers against American Filipino defenders. The RAF rejected a German truce bid as Allied air raids in France continued despite strong German countermeasures.
Bridgewater College in Virginia staged Contact a one act drama by Rae Welch of Winchester on May 1. Prof Keller directed with James Johns as John Kentsmere Hazel from Roanoke and Helen Robeson of Prestbury portrayed Madame Clothilda Merryweather. The piece set in a London subway bomb shelter explored duty fear and messages from a deceased friend amid effective music and air raid recordings. Rae Welch a Duke student will return to study toward a BA with play production work in June.
The Office of Price Administration warned that gasoline hoarding is unpatriotic and dangerous. Officials noted that gasoline stored in cans or makeshift containers in basements garages or cars can vaporize and explode if exposed to air leaks or spills, and could be ignited by a careless cigarette or spark.
Thousands of footweary New Yorkers returned to work in better spirits after a strike by elevator operators and maintenance men in about 800 apartment houses was called off at 7 p m at the request of the National War Labor Board. The tie up affected 8 000 workers and forced many upper floor residents to climb stairs on Manhattan's East Side.
The high command reports intense artillery action and shelling of enemy tanks. Axis air forces raided Port Said Egypt and fires broke out in the target area. German airmen reportedly shot down three Spitfires in continued attacks on Malta and British forces.
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