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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1944
Page
2
Esten Clark of Soyce Virginia reported an eight pound overgrown mustard root weighing 25 inches around. Archie Orndorff of Kens City boasted two turnips weighing five to six pounds each and measuring 17 to 20 inches, with gardeners noting the need of a strong arm to uproot mustard plants.
Allied air forces pressed attacks against Cologne and Hamm with areas near the Rhine and railway yards targeted. Over four days and eight raids in 72 hours Cologne sustained heavy bombing while American and British forces reported losses and escorted missions totaling about 400 planes.
Allied forces report heavy fighting as Jaro and Cebu areas see ongoing bombardment and guerilla actions. Japanese barges near Leyte are met by American air attacks while raids stress 24th and Seventh Division lines. Casualties exceed 24,000 for the enemy with 11 Japanese planes shot down as raids continue.
The note outlines ration stamp validity across categories. It lists foods sugars and fats with book numbers and expiration lines. It also covers airplane stamps, fuel coupons, and heating season validity with regional differences and dates like November 8 December 21 and February 28 1945.
A. V. Alexander told the Commons the Royal Navy sank 31 enemy warships and transports and 40 smaller craft and severely damaged 16 warships and merchant vessels and 15 smaller craft around Greece in six weeks. Many ships reportedly carried German troops.
An organ may have as many as six manuals named the great swell choir solo bombarde and echo. There is also a pedal organ played with the feet.
Allied forces report improved beachhead across the Ronco River south of the Po Valley stronghold of Forli and have cleared Meldola on the river's west bank. German counterattacks south of Bologna failed to wipe out salients as American units repelled them, with hand to hand combat and heavy artillery duels noted.
Dewey outlines eight proposed Republican policies aiming at full employment tax reform social security farm price support and anti monopoly actions. He argues a two term limit is essential and blasts Democratic leaders and donor networks as risks to freedom. A Q and A notes Australian pigeon messengers in the Pacific war area.
In Philadelphia on November 1 a Securities and Exchange Commission analyst's wife gave birth by cesarean to four children three girls and a boy. The timing was 11:12 to 11:14 A M and was the first quadruplet birth performed by cesarean in the area. The news had been kept from the mother until the operation. A doctor announced the quadruplets during the procedure. The mother received spinal anesthesia.
President Roosevelt plans two campaign addresses before Election Day with stops in Boston Bridgeport Hartford and Springfield plus Hyde Park talks. He joked about politics at a news conference and discussed Dewey’s $1000 club and an election bet with Lewis.
There are 113,877 veterans aged 65 and over on the Veterans Administration rolls. Of these, 984 receive pensions for disability in service, while 112,893 are pensioned under service laws for reason of service disability and age.
Funeral services for Steward G. Fawcett, a prominent Winchester citizen, will be held Thursday at 3 p m from his late home with Rev R W Vanderberry of Market Street Methodist Church officiating Interment will be Mount Hebron Cemetery He is survived by three sisters Miss Mamie Fawcett Mrs Dora F Keyser and Miss Laura Fawcett, all of Winchester Also surviving are nieces and nephews including Em ory Keyser David Snook Allen Fawcett Richard Fawcett and Mrs Frances Coxe Pallbearers are John I Sloat Roy P Duvall George H Eagle Julian Fawcett Walter Wisecarver and Maurice Wisecarver
The Parents Teachers Association of Stonewall High School announces a regular PTA meeting Friday at 8 o clock. A business session will be followed by an interesting program and patrons are urged to attend.
The reader is presented with four quiz items and correct responses: 1 Belgrade 2 Department of Justice 3 Erwin Ro 4 Thailand.
A terse note lists items including Filipinos and regions New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. It contrasts true statements with an item labeled international monetary and ends with a claim that they are knots.
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