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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1942
Page
10
The Treasury reports May 16 receipts of 14.226 million dollars and total debt at 73.466 billion dollars, up 31.196 million from the previous day.
Car of nitrate offered for sale by F A Shryock arrives first of the week. Phone 5133. (5-9-tf)
Lost Wednesday night male tan and white Beagle with straight legs. Tag 247163. Finder call Winchester 3605. Reward. Also a male dog license No 75164 reported. notify Earl Nessel rodt Hayfield. (5-18-21)
The piece argues for robust Allied aid to the Red Army in the east, stressing that weapons deliveries via Arctic convoys are the top priority. It notes the growing U.S. force in the UK, their anticipated cooperation with British units, and the immense difficulty of sustaining sea-borne convoys against Luftwaffe and submarine threats.
Tens of thousands of U S soldiers land in Ulster with tanks and artillery in a convoysed arrival. Veterans praise the force as Britain eyes an Allied Western Front. Troops include veterans from the Pacific with fresh training in Northern Ireland bases. Private Marvin O Neal from Philip South Dakota is the first to step ashore, greeted by Maj Gen Hartle and Capt Miller.
The piece argues that a western invasion would seize bridge-heads between North Cape and Brest and cut Allied naval and merchant routes through the Arctic. Such action could halt Murmansk and Archangel deliveries, potentially tipping the balance in the Russian campaign and causing disaster for Hitler’s eastern forces.
Public auction by administrator Taylor L Barr of the estate of William Ran Orndorff at 10 AM May 29 1942 at the George W Patton warehouse Winchester Virginia. Personal property includes an electric refrigerator kitchen table dishes glassware bedding a dresser two wooden beds and other items. Cash terms.
Allied airmen at Koepang in Dutch Timor were credited with probable destruction of two Japanese transports. A raid by 34 Japanese bombers and 15 fighters on Port Moresby, New Guinea, caused minor runway damage but did not knock out aerial invasion forces.
February reports say Japanese crews are replacing losses after heavy Allied raids on Lae New Guinea and Rabaul New Britain. A military communique states Port Moresby interceptors shot down one heavy bomber probably destroyed three others and damaged three fighters. One Allied plane was missing.
Britain reports an average of two bombing raids per day on Malta since Italy joined the war. The Mediterranean theater battles intensify as Axis and Allied forces exchange air attacks and bombardments.
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