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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1945
Page
2
The Price Administration announces new rules effective May 1 requiring a Delivery Record of Purchases OPA R-585 Rev 435 for transfers of E and R coupons. Ration holders must provide delivery records or receipts for gas deliveries, sign and date records, and submit records to the board with renewals or new issuances.
Western Union announces resumption of public cable service to Italy after five years. G C Taylor says government and press messages were allowed during the wait, with new May 1 rates enabling 24 cents per word full rate, 13 cents deferred, and 8 2-3 cents for overnight messages to Italy and other regions.
Stewart H. Goode retired plasterer died at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 4 AM after two weeks of illness from complications. He was 67, born June 21, 1875 in Rockingham County, son of the late Joseph and Emona Mimmick Goode. Survived by wife Laura Whitlock, three daughters Emma Bowman Ethel Goode Ruth Whitlock, two brothers James and Charles, 26 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, with three overseas. Funeral at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church Sunday at 4 15 PM, Rev J S Duckwall officiating. Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. body resting at Jones Funeral Home.
Reports describe German generals arguing over who could surrender first and soldiers fleeing to the Elbe amid Soviet advance. Gallagher notes fear of the Russians and elite guards among those surrendering as Wehrmacht units moved to capitulate.
Correct quiz solutions printed on page 4 include Louis Bromfield as 1 and Microneria as 2. Jealousy is 3 and Carson City is 4. State fact 5 is False, with each state keeping its own. James G. Blaine is 6. Thailand is 1, Philadelphia is 8, Stalactite is 9, and "George Elliot" is 10.
Ration calendar details stamps good through set dates for June and July across food and sugar books. It lists blue stamps C2 through G2 through April 26 and other ranges through July 31, airplane books pending, PPE soline-15-A coupons valid four gallons through June 21, with various B and C stamps noted.
The Winchester Softball League has five teams this season, down from six. Efforts are underway to recruit a team from the American Legion and American soldiers at the P-W Camp. The 1945 schedule should be ready soon with play starting by mid May.
Thirty five trucks with the Lawrence Greater Shows will roll into Winchester early Sunday to prepare for a Monday opening at the old fairgrounds under the American Legion. The show features 10 rides 10 shows and a score of concessions traveling from Harrisonburg and then to Pennsylvania.
Weather and coddling moth damage foretell a slim apple crop with irregular cartwheel fruit unsuited to fresh markets and tough to pare. Growth areas report heavy losses in Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia and nearby regions while labor remains in demand to tend the remaining fruit.
Thomas F. Chapman, manager and secretary treasurer of Shenandoah Caverns, died suddenly at his home after a heart attack. Born September 27, 1898, in Woodstock, he leaves a wife Helen French and four children, with funeral services set for Dellinger Chapel in Woodstock and Massanutten Cemetery burial.
Resolutions recognize banker David M. Reardon as a valued citizen and long time bank employee. He is mourned by the Banks in the Regional Clearing House serving Frederick Clarke Warren Shenandoah and Page counties. The committee asks minutes note the tribute and publish in the Winchester Evening Star. May 1, 1945.
W. W. Beattie, local Texas Company representative, relays a home office telegram stating operations will not cease for V-E Day as requested by President Truman. Some sites may deviate locally while maintaining operations. employees at all locations will be excused to attend church or similar services.
Lacy Conner formerly Long's Feed Store manager in Middletown has purchased the business from Mrs. Edna Long. Conner assumed active ownership and management on May 1, a move confirmed by Mrs. Long last night.
Press note reports growing coordination between Chinese and American commands as Major Robert B. fronts the combat headquarters. Japanese four part drive in Hunan pushes within 70 miles of its objective while Chinese forces along the Paoching road repulse westward attempts. Wuyang, captured Wednesday, guards the approach to a northward valley to Chihkiang.
The Rev C K Lippard D D of Philadelphia representing the Board of Foreign Missions of the United Lutheran Church in America will give a five night lecture series at Grace Lutheran Church on world missions. Services run Monday through Friday at 7:30 p m in the Men's Bible Class room except Thursday Ascension Day when the church auditorium will host the gathering. An invitation is extended to all friends of the missionary program.
Mrs Elizabeth Shanholtz widow of Basil Shanholtz died yesterday at 4 30 am at her brother Charles Gray near Hanging Rock W Va She is survived by her brother and a sister Waves funeral services set for Sunday with burial at Fairview Lutheran Cemetery Capon Bridge pallbearers named Clint Pugh Aden Smith Claude Saville Maurice Hiett Benton Whitacre Harry E Hiett
Louis C. Smith and Lee Jackson Cabin Camp arraigned for DUI and disorderly conduct. Judge John Rice found Smith guilty, fining $100 and costs and sentencing 30 days in jail. Other cases include Elmer Melester $5 and costs, Carl Patton $5 and costs, Charles D. Parris $5 and costs.
An 18 year old, Robert Eugene Strader, was arraigned and found guilty of petty larceny from Valley Fruit and Candy Company. Judge John Rice sentenced him to 12 months with 60 days suspended. A second juvenile admitted taking cigarettes and candy from the firm.
Memorial service for Corporal Conrad Lee Royston of Boyce will be held Sunday morning at eleven o clock at the Boyce Baptist Church. Royston enlisted in the Marine Corps and was killed in action on March 19 in the Pacific Theater, with the service conducted by Rev. Gordon T. Mason.
Maj. Gen. Roscoe Woodruff's 24th Division captures Davao Mindanao after a 150 mile breakout from a beachhead. Japanese troops withdraw to hill country as Libby air field and Matina airfield are seized. Col. George Williams' unit advances into central Mindanao while Australian and U S air forces pound targets in support of Tarakan operation.
Philadelphia reports a bright flash at about 3 45 A M with tremors shaking buildings. Roy K Marshall of the Fels Planetarium says the event was likely a bolide a large meteor possibly up to 10 feet across and weighing up to 1000 tons, breaking into fragments as it cooled and heated.
Funeral services for Russell H. Oates who died yesterday morning in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a brief illness will be held Saturday at 2 p m from Jones Funeral Home. The Rev Luther McFarland and the Rev B J Goode will officiate with Nathaniel Hottle Dave Kater Eugene Lewis Gus Noonan Ray Sirbaugh and Arthur Sirbaugh attending. Interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Washington reports the government seized 363 Pennsylvania Anthracite Companies as strikes by United Mine Workers falter. Interior Secretary Ickes ordered federal operators to keep mines open while wage talks with John L. Lewis and the UMW stall. Additional bituminous mines were seized in West Virginia.
Allied forces report half a million German surrenders in 48 hours as British Second Army and American divisions close on Hamburg. German escape efforts falter north of Kiel and Flensburg while Doenitz’s regime debates defense in Norway and Denmark.
The city recorded a low of 39 last night as temperatures fell into the 30s. Rain returned this morning with a .49 inch precipitation reading at seven o clock, keeping most residents indoors. No relief tonight, but Saturday's forecast calls for fair and warmer afternoon conditions.
In Barcelona on May 4 1944 Spanish authorities seized two large suitcases of political and Vichy documents from Pierre Laval and sent them to Madrid for examination. Laval, a former Vichy premier now prisoner, retained French francs and jewelry from his 600 mile flight by German bomber from Bolzano to Spain. Guards at Montjuich Citadel reported Laval spent hours at a radio seeking Allied reactions to his arrival.
Rhodes Drug Store advertises Calpinol as a remedy for poison ivy poison oak eczema and athlete s foot urging readers to buy at local drug stores today.
A 12 foot heavy iron plow claimed as the oldest in the valley of Virginia is shown at Herman S Barr's Orchard and Farm Supplies on North Cameron Street. W F Artrip bought it from the late Robert Golightly, tracing to a postwar voyage from Scotland via Canada, with J I Aker carved on the body likely the blacksmith. The unwieldy tool weighs two to three hundred pounds and was drawn by four oxen, lacking a gauge wheel for depth.
The Municipal Association votes to back the mayoral proclamation prohibiting the sale or dispensing of intoxicants for a full day on the date of the event. Local ministers have long planned prayer and thanksgiving services and prepared various programs.
The Brucetown Methodist Charge schedules a union meeting at Stephenson Chi on Monday May 7 at 8 p.m. All church and church school members on the charge are urged to attend. Announcement by Rev. F. T. Pulcher.
The report outlines British aims for Dumbar ton Oaks charter changes including human rights pledges regional action social council equality with the security council expands seat rights for Australia Canada and Brazil and trusteeships. American points push for justice in international law human rights development peaceful change a modernized world court and Atlantic objectives. China backs cultural development to aid peace while Russia remains silent on favored changes.
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