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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1943
Page
9
The Office of Price Administration announced new lower retail ceilings for beef veal lamb and mutton effective Monday. The changes include downward prices for processed hams and adjustments by grade and zone to aid enforcement and deter hidden increases.
DELMI May 12 report says American air forces bombed an oil refinery southeast of Rangoon as part of a campaign to disrupt Japan’s Burma resource supply. The refinery was put out of order. American troops north west of Mandalay and fighters north of Myitkyina raided with no reported losses.
Two Fortresses raided Rabaul, New Britain, under violent storms that dropped a live bomb. Awards went to First Lieut. James C. Dieffender fer of Sprigg West Virginia and George D. Browning of Larado West Virginia.
War council discussions focus on military strategy and postwar plans as Allied leaders consider a broad invasion timeline. Benes arrives for talks with Roosevelt amid plans for a central and eastern European federation friendly to Soviet Russia.
Ralph Strosnider of 25 West Boscawen died May 11 at Memorial Hospital after a several week illness. He was a native of St. Mary's West Virginia. His body was moved from a local funeral home to St. Mary's for burial arrangements.
Final rites for Philip Mark Carper 68 who died at Memorial Hospital will be held tomorrow at 2 30 PM from the residence of his daughter Mrs Winifred Keller 346 Gray Avenue. The Rev W Andrew Wilkerson will officiate with pallbearers Douglas Green Albert Patton Howard Patton George Patton Benjamin Puller and Hunter Carver. Interment will be in Mount Hebron.
Dr Graham II born October 9 1863 in Graham manse. He married Sophia Peck October 3 1889 in Virginia and went to China for mission work until 1939 returning to the United States. He died while with daughter Miss Graham in Johnson City. Survived by son Rev James Robert Graham III and daughters Fanny Magill Hutchinson Sophie Peck Graham, plus two brothers and sister Evie Graham. Attendees in Lexington included Rev Frank Crawford and Mrs Crawford.
Allied and Axis broadcasts depict a widening global conflict with Germany preparing for a next assault while Hitler directs from an unspecified western position. Reports claim Dutch executions, unrest, and anti war slogans spreading in Europe as Italy faces allied landings and German fears.
British radio reported from Italy that General Von Arnim and Italian General Messe arrived in Rome by plane on Sunday. The Italian communique said Messe commanded the Italian First Army in Tunisia and rejected a surrender demand on Cap Bon. Conflicting reports noted whether Messe or Col Gen Jurgen led remaining Axis forces.
Grumman TBF torpedo bombers with Wildcat and Corsair escort attacked Japanese positions at Rekata Bay on Santa Isabel Island. Two barges and a seaplane were strafed and the seaplane set on fire. All U S planes returned from the operation.
The War Production Board plans a two step review of all approved plant construction and a ban on purchasing new machine tools unless proved unnecessary. The move aims to reallocate skilled labor and machinery to direct war production, with some existing facilities remaining active for priority programs. Some raw materials and aircraft and chemical expansions may be exempt.
London reports Molotov accused Germany of abducting Russian citizens for slave labor and warned perpetrators would be punished after the war. He cited Goering praising captured Russians as workers and Sauckel's demand for 400,000 to 500,000 women for Germany.
Changsha, capital of Hunan, faces a deeper risk as Japanese troops gain a foothold on the southern shore of Lake Tuneting. Chinese columns from the north strike against allied forces attempting to push east of the Yangtze.
Washington forecast shows 11 billion of the 15 billion federal ly financed plant projects to be finished by end of June. The remaining four billion may be cut back, though actual totals may shift due to new authorizations and variation in project timing.
The House voted 196 to 153 to limit extension of the administration's reciprocal trade powers to two years amid debate over steps to curb the pact. Minority Leader Martin said there is strong sentiment for two additional amendments including congressional review within 90 days and preventing import duty cuts below production costs.
The May 18 coal truce deadline looms as the House Military Committee urges rapid action on a new labor bill. It would empower the War Labor Board with subpoenas, require a 30 day cooling off period before strikes, certify strike votes, impose penalties for fomenting work stoppages, require financial disclosures from unions, and extend board powers to maintain the status quo up to 60 days during disputes.
Market page notes daily corrections and disclaims responsibility for typographical errors. The Star warns readers to verify figures and details before acting on listings.
The market report lists prices for patent and short patent feeds by bag sizes 12 24 48 and 98 pounds per barrel with middlings corn meal pea feed and dairy feeds included. It shows various livestock items including heavy hens leghorn fowls ducks guinea calves calves and lambs with per head or per hundredweight pricing and butter prices from the creamery and country sources.
Allied reports say French troops advancing from North Africa forced the German Africa Corps into surrender near Zaghouan while British and American forces closed in on Cap Bon and Enfidaville. Prisoners total surpassed 100,000 with Axis equipment and manpower pouring in, as air and naval bombardment continued.
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