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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1945
Page
3
The Star provides daily event notices for Berryville Boyce and Clarke County detailing local happenings, schedules, and brief reports across communities.
A Gulf spokesman proclaims that regular use of Gulf pride and Gulflex will extend a car's life beyond V-Day, asserting durable performance and long service.
Winchester Park baseball beat Staunton Athletic Club 4 3 in opening game of the season as Mentzer hurled six hitless innings and fanned 12. Patton Johnson and Keller led the local offense with three hits apiece while Abe and Mentzer added two baggers.
The European war ended today after 2 076 days with key dates listed. Highlights include Germany's invasion of Poland on Sept 1 1939 Britain and France declared war on Sept 3 1939 and the war’s turning points from Stalingrad to D Day.
Martinsburg West Virginia May 7 A Washington dispatch reports Richard Yield Lewis Jr and Grant Pollock doing business as Berkeley Broadcasting Co have filed with the FCC for a 250 watt standard station in Martinsburg on 1340 kilocycles Not much about the proposed activity of Station Lewis who holds licenses at WINC Winchester and part owner of WFVA Fredericksburg Pollock is commercial manager of WINC
Mrs Alfreta Snyder wife of J Luther Snyder died at her home in Charlotte North Carolina Saturday according to advices received in this city by her cousin Mrs John S Sloat She was formerly Miss Alfreta Crisman daughter of the late Adam and Rebecca Lee Crisman of Summit Point West Virginia Burial took place in Charlotte yesterday afternoon She leaves a husband a large family and many relatives in this city and vicinity.
Allied forces push into Czechoslovakia and Austria as US Third Army under Patton advances toward Prague. Russian and Ukrainian groups threaten from Bohemia and Saxony, with Breslau Dresden and Chemnitz encircled. Fighting continues around Olmuetz and Hohenstadt as Fifth Army enters southern Austria.
The German Seventh Army, likely led by Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, remains the sole organized enemy force still fighting as millions of German troops have surrendered, with scattered holdouts across Europe continuing resistance.
Word has reached that Richard A. Lowe, an officer in the 37th Division, was seriously wounded in action in the Pacific. He is a brother of Rev C W Lowe and a son of Mr and Mrs Jor Lowe and Charlies M Lowe of Washington DC. Further information was to be forwarded by the War Department in a later letter.
Andrew Bell reports 6936 1945 auto tags sold in Winchester and Frederick County for March 15 to May 5 with receipts of 95864.14 dollars. This compares to 91112.58 dollars same period last year. Of licenses sold 5314 were autos and 1214 were trucks.
Produce apples and poultry markets steady with light receipts in Baltimore. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep show steady to firm prices with Good Western feeder steers at 15.5 to 16.75 and hogs to 15.30 top. Chicago prices also noted with steady demand and overall market activity.
New York May 1 report notes a brisk but selective stock rally following the German surrender. Early profit taking gave way to gains as shares with postwar prospects led, while cautions lingered in the financial district amid 8 year peak upswing concerns.
Handley High School outpaced four entrants to win with 78 points led by Smith who swept sprints and the 880. Cochran set a javelin record with 160 feet 5 inches while Handley teammates joined in wins in shot put discus high jump and relays. Martinsburg Hedgesville Stonewall trailed with notable performances from Cochran Laidlaw and Driver. Handley travels to the district meet at VMI later this month.
Chicago grain notes show firm to strong trading with futures undisturbed by German events. Wheat May 1.74 cash, July 1.65 to 1.66, Sept 1.11 to 1.12. Corn July 1.12 to 1.125, Sept 1.11. Oats May 0.65, July 0.60 to 0.61. Rye May 1.38 to 1.38 1/4, July 1.34 7/8. Dec figures listed.
In Tangermünde Germany on May 6 1945 British driver William Piddington 20 staged a one man vendetta against the Germans. He hijacked a German truck drove 25 miles toward frontline areas and captured 80 enemy soldiers loading them for handover to American forces while claiming to have killed 20 to 30. He said he was only shot at four or five times and that he killed enemies who identified him as British.
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