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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1946
Page
7
Veterans organizations including the American Legion VFW Spanish War Veterans and World War II veterans are urged by Legion leaders to gather at Kerr School at 1 46 p m tomorrow to proceed to the local cemetery for Memorial Day services.
Pikings Eipstein of Baltimore died at his brother in law Jacob Kerns Reynolds Store Sunday at 9 p m from a heart condition. He was 73 and a retired Baltimore and Ohio employee. Survived by wife and one daughter. Body moved from Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge to McCauley Funeral Home Baltimore.
Disjointed OCR notes mention Germany, Dachau and inmates amid a debate on torture and speech. References imply strong language about concentration camp use and potential implications for policy or opinion pieces.
Messages of sympathy flowed to Mrs. Glass and Senator Glass’s office after his death. President Truman praised his personal friendship and public service, while former officials like Cor dell Hull James Farley Bernard Baruch and others offered heartfelt tributes. Governors and representatives also sent sympathies from Oklahoma City and Virginia.
Flood waters along the Susquehanna River washed out roads and flooded lowlands in Wilkes Barre and Wyoming Valley forcing families to flee. Crop losses run into thousands while Williamsport reports 1.5 million dollars in damage and other towns face heavy losses. Railroad service west of Kingston is suspended and a landslide near Plainsville blocks traffic on the Lehigh Valley line into Wilkes-Barre.
Mrs Queen and Don Breitigan of Findlay Ohio were charged with murder after Otto Jaeschke 55 was found dead January 10 atop Halls Gap near Stanford. Breitigan said Queen offered $10 to stay with Jaeschke in Cincinnati and helped plan a scheme to hurt him.
Moore announced season awards will be released later. The Sanitary Engineer of the American Viscose Company in Front Royal reported a new waste disposal plant should be ready by July 30, delayed by strikes and equipment shortages. Meeting was well attended with new members welcomed. E E sarontehs praised for arranging the event. Sue Tokes served a dinner.
Byrnes outlined a plan authorizing U S aid to republics including military and naval personnel training and country repairs as part of a broader U S effort. The policy aims to bolster allied capabilities and stability in the postwar era.
Participants discuss arming allied states to defend against attack while avoiding an arms race. General Eisenhower and Admiral Nimitz back legislation calling for limitation of arms, but some officials note the verbal wording favored by the speaker used the phrase restraint on arms.
The meeting covered lease renewals for current sites, separation of two USDA labor camps, and foreign workers' contracts with the British government. Officials noted reduced foreign labor totals this year, with about 70 000 workers expected vs 92 000 last year, and discussed scab, thinning labor shortages, and apple prices likely between 3.15 and 3.25 a bushel amid rising costs.
Frederick- Clarke Baseball League officials announced a possible all-star game in Middletown if Middletown defeats Stonewall today at Winchester Park. The top two teams would trigger a three way tie for the championship with game time set for tomorrow at 3 o'clock and admission 25 cents for students, 50 cents for adults. The Stonewall-Middletown clash was rained out yesterday after six innings while Patton started for Stonewall and Renner for Middletown. Four hundred fans are expected back for today’s 3:30 schedule with Fred Braith high school coaching the all-star team if the game proceeds.
Funeral services for Willie Cook a Clarke County farmer were held at Guildfield Baptist Church Millwood with Rev Lawrence Laws officiating. Interment followed in Millwood cemetery. He died May 24 at the veterans hospital in Kecoughton after illness since April 25. Survived by daughter Hannah A Cooke stepdaughter Agnes T Pendleton and brother Jacob Cooke all of Clarke county. predeceased by wife Agnes T Cook. He was a WWI veteran.
Park faces Front Royal in a pair of weekend games with practice set for tonight and Friday at six o clock. The Park team will host a game Saturday and play again Sunday at home against Front Royal.
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