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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1945
Page
2
Mayor C. R. Anderson urges observance of World Community Day on Friday November 2 praising it as Christian unity and a step toward world peace. He notes thousands of U S groups will worship study and act to renew commitment to the United Nations Charter and shared global responsibilities.
Washington November 1 A sharp Senate fight over a Truman reorganization grant centers on the power to approve or disapprove a plan. Hatch supports presidential flexibility while Revercomb questions a 60 day effective limit. The bill would require Congress to approve plans to consolidate federal agencies for efficiency.
Funeral services for Mrs Thelma Green Mulvey wife of Ralph Mulvey were held at Braddock Street Church with Rev T J Hawkins officiating. The service included hymns Crossing the Bar and Lead Kindly Light and interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Survivors include her husband her mother Mrs Lela Green three brothers William Gary and Bruce Green and half sister Mrs John Birmingham of Providence R I.
The Associated Press notes stamp validity for meat and fats groups Ai through Ei Fi through Ki Li through Q1 Ri through V1 W1 through Zi and green N 8, with different expiration dates. Sugar uses book four stamp 38, good through December 31 for five pounds.
General George C. Marshall tentatively accepts invitation to Berryville on Armistice Day to speak at a Victory Loan Drive rally organized by Clarke County War Bond Committee. Event aims to promote the current Victory Loan campaign with plans for a parade.
London reports the Chancellor Hugh Dalton told Commons the Labour government will press for public ownership of telecommunications services now run by Cable and Wireless. Legislation will be introduced in due course as part of extending nationalization beyond the bank, inland transport, utilities, and heavy industry. The Cable and Wireless directors warned the plan is impractical and worries over empire interests and foreign concessions.
Local desk updates Berryville Boyce and Clarke County events with brief notices and community happenings. Highlights include civic meetings weather changes and public interest items affecting residents.
William Lee Clifford, colored, arraigned before Judge John Rice on a felonious assault charge for slashing the throat of Morris Le Ford, 24, also colored, and held for grand jury action.
London reports a British Intelligence release stating Hitler is dead. The Berlin Reich Chancellery scene notes Hitler shot himself and Eva Braun poisoned herself at 2:30 A M on April 30.
New York November 1 stock market patrons remained bullish though cautious as pace slowed after a brisk forenoon. Investors cited higher wages and inevitable inflation as reasons for higher prices, aided by earnings and boosted dividends while some portfolios reduced holdings in anticipation of a supply area near peak levels.
Washington reports detail the clash over Central and Eastern Europe policy as Stalin’s reply to President Truman and Byrnes at the Herald-Tribune Forum outlined a three point stance. The US accepts Russia's security interests yet opposes imposing governments by force and calls for regional ties within a UN world security framework. Truman described Stalin’s response as friendly.
Wise Virginia November 1 J B Richmond secretary of the electoral board announces a general reshuffling of election officials for the November 6 election A complete new set will take over the Pound precinct where votes in the Democratic primary were voided in a court action that awarded L Preston Collins the nomination for lieutenant governor Only about 50 of the primary officials will serve again in the general election
Sandra Edwards a red headed dress designer shelters 11 year old Spenser Withington at a owd dude ranch in Arizona. Belinda Adams, Gordon Adams daughter, and Adams clash as Sandra aims to shelter Belinda while Adams belittles motherhood. Spenser shows British reserve as tensions rise between guardian and ward. To Be Continued.
Winchester police reported a quiet Hallowe'en with minimal pranks and few arrests mostly for traffic violations. Five youths aged 16 to 18 were detained for a disturbance after midnight and ordered to appear before Judge John Rice.
The United States Army in the American zone arrests 21 directors from six major German banks accusing them of financing the Nazi war effort. R. A. Nixon says a war crimes trial is likely. Banks named include Deutsch Bank Dresden Bank Commerzbank and others. The Berlin handels Gesells chaft and Der Deutsche Arbeit are closed. The Army seeks more directors.
New England shoe makers unveil Victory Shoe Market Week from November 5 to 9. Exhibits target peacetime styles with open shanks and sandals for women, featuring new colors and rounded silhouettes. Dealers promise a bold reemergence of footwear fashion after the war.
The Evening Star showcases local sports coverage with notable performances from area teams and athletes. Highlights include standout plays, scoring bursts, and team standings reflected in the latest edition.
Robert Elliott Burns, famed for I Am A Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang, has his prison term commuted by the State Pardon and Parole Board. He admits a 1922 Atlanta $5 stickup and receives restored civil rights but no full pardon. Governor Arnall welcomes his return and Burns vows to start anew with his wife Clara.
L Owens and two brothers Staff Set Miller Owens and Russell Owens travel home from the Pacific area. A sister Mrs Herman Willis and two half sisters Mrs Lewis Butts and Ethel Owens live in Stephenson. A half brother James Owens also of Stephenson. Funeral plans await body arrival at Omps Funeral Home from the West coast.
Mrs Hannah Lay aged 85 of Gore died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after several weeks illness. Born February 17 1860 in York Pennsylvania she was widow of Philip B Lay and member of a Detroit Lutheran Church. Survived by sons Philip H Lay Gore George J Lay York Edward P Lay Highland Park and daughter Mrs Mary Steinenger Detroit. She will be rail shipped to Detroit for services at Kinsey Funeral Home Royal Oak with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Funeral services for C Floyd Crim who died last Friday in Lakeland Pennsylvania will be conducted from Browns Funeral Home in Martinsburg West Virginia on Saturday at 2 30 oclock Interment will be at Mount Hebron Cemetery in this city Crim was once a resident of Frederick County in the Albin section and had worked for the Lupton Supply Company in this county
David Franklin Carpenter age 59 died after a three day illness. He was born January 10 1886 at Kernstown and employed by Hugh Rinker in Frederick County. He was a member of Opequon Presbyterian Church and Winchester Lodge I O O F. He is survived by two brothers and four sisters. Funeral Monday at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home with interment Mount Hebron Cemetery. Graveside rites by I O O F pallbearers.
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