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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1943
Page
9
Government guidance on identifying illegal meat trades. It explains ceiling prices for pork beef veal and lamb mutton effective dates, how racketeers operate, and actions individuals can take to avoid paying above ceilings or trading without ration stamps. It also outlines government controls on slaughter permits and grade stamps and urges reporting suspected black market activity.
Mrs H Clay deGrange of South Washington street reported her 1941 Ford convertible stolen from in front of her home last night. The car’s license was Va 295 159 and the keys were left in the ignition.
The 67th annual session of the Augusta Baptist Association met in Waynesboro on May 5 with about 240 delegates from five Shenandoah Valley counties and cities including Harrisonburg and Staunton. Officers elected included moderator Rev. David S Hammock, vice moderator S. I. Davis, clerk and treasurer E. L. Jones, and historian Dr. John W. Wayland. the women’s missionary union also named new officers. Guest speakers included Mrs. W. B. Johnson of Roanoke and Rev. M. G. Whit of Bahia Brazil.
In Richmond on May 5 the Mothers Day event in Federicksburg features Mrs. Frank Knox wife of the Navy secretary as an opening speaker for a Vi gna driven May campaign to sell 12 million dollars in war bonds. Also speaking are Mrs. George C. Marshall Mrs. Thomas Holcomb Mrs. Stanley Reed and Mrs. Fairfax as well as Mrs. Clarence Aspinwall. The program at Kenmore will include nominations and a guest of honor with a 3 o clock broadcast.
Several persons charged by Game Warden Pingley with violations of the dog law were fined and ordered to buy licenses for their dogs when tried before Civil and Police Justice Rice today. Fines ranged up to 7.50 with costs for Mrs. Dorothy Jenkins amid a list of other defendants with varied offenses including speeding reckless driving drunkenness and shoplifting.
Richmond report from May 5 cites T S McGuire of E R Squibb and Sons warning that aspirin tablets will face rationing in the retail trade within months. He notes WPB allocations based on available supply as manufacturers request monthly quotas, with wide shortages affecting fats oils and many cosmetic products. dental cream may move to non essential tubes.
Attention is directed to the orthopedic clinic in the hospital Therapy Department. It will be held Friday May 7 from 3 to 5 p m for persons 16 years and over and Saturday May 8 from 9 a m to 2 p m for persons under 16.
Representative Satterfield of Virginia urges immediate anti strike legislation and says Lewis must be over taken. He condemns government seizure as ineffective and warns of inflation driven by the coal dispute while noting millions in service await action. He frames the issue as a test of Congress and national resolve.
Richmond hosts Bolivian President Enrique Penadanda for a few hours. Governor Colgate W. Darden Jr. greets him and arranges brief visits to historic sites before a motor trip to Washington to sign the Atlantic Charter. The Bolivian leader notes observing Virginia’s wartime 35 mph speed limit.
U S Liberators bombed Taranto harbor and fuel installations, with bombs hitting the harbor edge. The missions, led by Col Eugene Beebe, targeted Taranto and Samah and damaged other air and naval facilities in the region. Major Everett Holston’s Mitchells bombed Haiphong with a large blast observed at a dock warehouse area on the Red River.
Stephens City council reports 1940 delinquent tax collections at 100 percent and votes a 6 percent penalty on back taxes starting June 30 to boost 1942 payments. George Fletcher named to arrange town junk transport and a future clean up day. Citizens urged to cooperate. Printing of ordinances discussed with no action. Sprinkling laws limited to one hour daily 6 am to 8 pm to conserve water for fire storage.
Frederick and Clarke farm leaders met to press for a labor camp site of about 15 acres with water telephone and electric access. A regional Farm Security Administration official urged securing the site and a Warrenton meeting set for May 13 to discuss the labor shortage, with Clarke and Frederick delegates named.
Virginia's 18 000 miners returned to their jobs quietly as dawn broke and mines resumed full operation. Union leaders indicated a general return to work pending word from John L. Lewis, with a businesslike atmosphere at Pardee mine in Wise County where a skeleton crew had remained.
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