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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1945
Page
3
Kansas City police reporter William B. Moorehead spoke to 400 Atchison high school students and the Atchison Rotary Club about a traffic violation ticket he received after a talk. He explained he kept his speech steady and did not interrupt to add coins.
A memorial tribute from Relief Methodist Church members honors Thomas B Massie for over forty years of faithful service as a church member trustee steward and Sunday School superintendent. The resolution commends his godly life and extends sympathy to his family while noting that copies will be sent to his wife and local newspapers.
Brucetown Virginia reports Staff Sergeant Walter Gander Jr veteran of the 35th Infantry Division known as the Santa Fe Division is on a 45 day furlough at his parents home in Alexandria. He saw four major battles and over 200 days in active combat during ten months in the ETO earning the Combat Infantry Badge and Good Conduct Ribbon. He arrived in New York aboard the Queen Mary on September 11 and his division endured heavy casualties across major campaigns.
John H. Weirich Parachute Rigger Third Class discharged at Camp Peary Va after service that began January 1 1942 in Martinsburg W Va. He trained at Norfolk Key West and Lakehurst then served on Patrol Craft 527 and Sub Chaser 739 before parachute rigging course. He wears Naval Good Conduct and American Theater ribbons.
Mrs Earl Armel reports her husband Earl S Armel Yeoman Third Class has been promoted to Yeoman Second Class He has served in the south Pacific area for 11 months His wife and two children live at 422 South Loudoun Street He has a one month old son he has never met Those wishing to write may obtain his address from the family home.
Technician Fifth Grade Clifton F. Olinger of Winchester received a meritorious unit citation at Guam and a bronze service star for the Western Pacific campaign. He serves in an Aviation Signal company cited for exceptional service since arriving November 9, 1944. His family and brother in service are listed, with other local servicemen aboard the USS Xanthus and in Tokyo with the Fifth Air Force.
General Hodges First Army releases Technician Fifth Grade Joseph R. Prickett son of Co F Prickett 10 Rhea Terrace Fairmont West Virginia with 81 points after 30 months service including 14 overseas five campaign battle stars Normandy Northern France Ardennes Rhineland Central Germany Good Conduct and European Theatre ribbons Merit certificate highlighted by December 1944 capture of German soldier in Belgium Prickett married Virginia J Prickett resides Rt 1 Holbrook Pa before service he managed Winchester Business College Winchester Va
Hildren R. Blandford Seaman Second Class Route 2 Winchester has been assigned to the USS Midway the Navy’s new super carrier named for the Battle of Midway. The Midway is the third ship to bear the name following earlier vessels renamed or lost in World War II.
S H Rhodes P G Lauderback Warren Driver J C Woolfolk O Sullivan Rubber Co and Geo Reading Virginia Woolen Co attended a Cumberland Valley Industrial Engineers Safety Committee meeting in Hagerstown Maryland last night. H F Webb Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh Pa and Safety Engineer of Potomac Edison and American Water Works spoke on the psychology of Accidents. The committee aims to promote safety engineering in plants to save life property and reduce accidents.
The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation took control of Saskatchewan’s government last summer and is establishing a socialist regime.
Market quotations from Baltimore and Chicago dated Oct 2 show mixed changes. In Baltimore fruits and vegetables list apples and winter bananas with prices. cattle hogs sheep quotes vary by weight and quality. Chicago hogs and cattle are active and steady with ceilings noted. beef steers yearlings and vealers show firm to higher prices amid strong demand.
Chicago grain quotations show steady opens with slight activity. Wheat futures rise from yesterday's gains as investment buying continues. Opening prices include Wheat Dec 1.74 1 2 May 1.71 1 2 July 1.62 1 2 to 5 8 Corn May 1.15 3 4 Oats Dec 66 1 8 to 66 May 66 1 2 July 63 1 4 Rye Dec 1.53 5 8 to 1 2 May 1.45 5 8 to 3 4 July 1.36 3 4 Barley Dec 1.14.
New York stocks held near multi year highs as leaders showed some weakness. Trading moved fast in the morning then slowed around midday as utilities lagged. Investors remained focused on inflation, tax cuts, wage settlements, dividends and long term rate outlook while the London talks cooled sentiment and some accounts were trimmed to guard against a correction.
The Star lists daily local market rates for patent and short patent grains, various bag sizes and prices, plus livestock values. Includes corn meal, ground corn, poultry feeds, and cattle prices with per hundredweight and per head figures.
Market notes show graded eggs quoted by sellers with varied prices across districts. Buyers seek steady supply as wholesalers monitor demand and new batch arrivals appear in the morning trade.
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