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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1942
Page
2
Winchester motorists must register for gasoline rationing tomorrow at Handley High School. Registration hours run 8 a.m. to 12 noon, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., with specific time blocks by name initials to reduce congestion.
The Frederick County School Board announced the reappointment of most teachers for the coming term. Eight positions remain open due to prior indications of unavailability or undecided plans. Names listed include Gore Paul Beable, Mary Lee Rich ard, Frank Braithwaite, and several others across multiple schools.
Wendell L. Willkie told Union College graduates that leaders without conviction threaten national sacrifice and urged voting for men who will not mock the wartime price. He faulted 45 years of unstable foreign policy and blamed both parties for inconsistent programs and mixed League of Nations views.
Historic St John s Lutheran Church near Mount Williams Frederick county plans annual memorial service at 3 PM Sunday June 7 with Rev E B Smith pastor. Graveyard work crews will clean underbrush mow lawns and improve grounds Wednesday June 3 at 1 30 PM. volunteers urged to bring tools.
Rail service from Fort Lauderdale to Cuba has been suspended by Naval Department orders. Local fruit shippers notified that Florida ferries to Cuba are shut down. several consignments already sent and others en route to Fort Lauderdale were halted.
Final rites were held this afternoon for Edgar L Lemley a prominent merchant who died suddenly at his home Friday The funeral was at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial in Green Hill cemetery Rev E Graham officiated and Rev Walter Smith assisted Pallbearers were David C Petrie Garland Strickfer Cecil Teets Marshall Golliday Julian D Steele and P E Lineburg
A fragment lists individuals associated with colored schools including principals and staff such as Mrs Pauline L Jord an Mrs Janie Shuler Mrs Mable G Boyles and other names tied to schools in Stephens City Middletown Cedar Hill and Poca hontas Cartwright.
Several delegations came to the Frederick County Board of Supervisors asking for paving and repairs on routes 638 628 627 640 and 622 within the county system. They also requested adding Shade Road between routes 695 and 696 in Reynolds Store to the county system. Routine reports and bill approvals filled the remainder of the session.
Berlin broadcasters quote Wilhelmstrasse sources on Churchill's Sunday speech. Britain ready to retaliate with armaments if Germany uses gas, though gas itself is not named. The source calls Churchill’s speech a typical display of moral stance.
Edward S. Evans a Winchester native and son of the late William A. Evans died suddenly at his sister Hattie E. Bell’s home 224 Sharp Street after a period of illness. He leaves a son Hunter L. Evans a brother Duvall B. Evans a sister Mrs. Bell two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral is Wednesday at 2 30 pm from Cartwright Funeral Home with interment in Orrick Cemetery family lot.
Chinese forces claim gains around Mandalay and Sinwun amid heavy shelling and bombing. They report destroying Japanese left wing near Chefang and crushing the right wing, with artillery killing thousands and Japanese trucks fleeing southwest. Flying Tigers claim strafing two motorized columns west of the Salween.
Funeral home notice from Jones Funeral Home regarding services or arrangements. Details unclear due to damaged text.
Mrs. Turner Whitacre 77 died suddenly Sunday morning in Whitacre Virginia after no prior illness. Survived by daughter Annie Johnson and son James N. Whitacre, with six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services at 12 o clock Wednesday from the late home, then to Redlands Methodist Church for final rites. burial in adjoining cemetery.
W. W. Whitlock, manager of the B F Goodrich Silvertown Store at 32 34 Piccadilly St, has been notified by The A F Goodrich Company in Akron Ohio that his store won the Master Merchandise award for 1941 sales. Only a limited number of reps in the national field receive this honor.
Allied forces faced a larger Japanese fleet as both sides prepared for renewed action in the Coral Sea area. MacArthur officials denied Japanese loss claims but offered no full details. Bombers hit seaplanes near the Louisiade Islands and submarine actions were reported.
A film titled Three Dimensional Seeing Film produced by E I du Pont and Co. of Wilmington will be shown at the Lions Club luncheon tomorrow, presented by Past President J S Browne of Frederick, Maryland.
The State Department cautioned against negotiating with a Laval headed government, calling Laval a collaborationist tied to Germany. Officials warned Laval’s French facade masked German-directed instructions and reaffirmed no talks with his regime.
A Red Cross first aid class at Handley High School led by Miss Nancy Larrick and Miss Elizabeth Massie announces completion of the junior course on April 30. The graduates include Jo Anne Armstrong Anna Bailey Barbara Bond Virginia oe Nancy Butler Peggy Ibbaley Dorothy Davis Eleanor de Grange Mary Dunham Zeranttine Eagle Helen Jock Betty Ann Grim Massie Hawthorne June Headley Harriett Hince Helen Kaknis El Ten Largent Elizabeth Lichister Jamey Lupton Theodora McIntyre Frances Pappas Patsy Ritter Lila Lee Robinson Mary Lou Rogers Betty Jeanne Rose Leigh Rosen Sencindiver Retha Snirkey Sue Stickley Catherine Travers Ethel Van Lear Thelma Weakley Georgiana Whitlock.
Daily financial summary shows receipts 34926938.76 and expenditures 123526152.22. Total debt stands at 71649685418.24 with an increase from the prior day of 100330917.31.
Answers to test questions printed on page 4 list Hoover Patch pockets Contain in the Navy False Frank Munn Paul Oliver Rice The Orient of East President William McKinley Gloria Vanderbilt Tequila Goats.
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