18 Oct 1944
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1944
Page
1
Reports from London and Moscow say Soviet and German forces clash around Virbalys and Schirwindt with tanks and air support. Moscow heralds fall of Belgrade while Russians reportedly cross the Carpathians into Czechoslovakia and threaten East Prussia frontier.
A U S Army depot in England reports Virginians among personnel waterproofing tanks jeeps and armored vehicles for Normandy. Staff Sgt Russell Wayne Willey of Stephens City and Pvt Hallis S Marton of Winchester are named among the technicians who trained soldiers and inspected equipment before embarkation for France.
Mrs Bertha M Wolfe 22 and her four sons Merlin 5 Emmet 4 Daniel 3 and Douglas 18 months died after a sudden illness. Detective Barber said they ate spaghetti and sauerkraut at a relative’s home. The father Howard M Wolfe a truck driver reported rapid onset and the district attorney planned stomach content analyses.
American troops drive toward Bologna advancing nearly a mile north of Livergnano on highway 65. In the Adriatic sector Eighth Army pushes along the Rimini Bologna line and closes on Cesena from the east and south.
Francis J. Kelly reports Census Bureau figures showing about 1.7 million unmarried men and 4 million unmarried women aged 20 to 34, yielding 425 thousandths of a man per woman. The piece notes a feminine majority, rising marriage rates during World War II, and geographic marriage-market ratios across cities and states with Alaska most favorable for women.
Philadelphia dispatch reports a 14 hour police search for Shirley Schwanbeck 10 and her sister Joan 11 ending at their home. Father located the girls hidden under a bed after they spent an unauthorized dollar for candy.
Hollywood notes that Georgette Bauerdorf 20 urged a friend to come home with her hours before she was raped and murdered. Sheriff inspector Penprose said the victim may have been forced into a date and feared being alone in her house. Her body was found in a bathtub last Thursday. A letter from a Boeing Field writer claimed she had given him a lift near the canteen Wednesday night.
Wendell Barney chairman of the Winchester Frederick County War Finance Committee reports last month’s bond sales at $58,050 against a $60,000 quota. He urges citizens to maintain buying practice and prepare to push over the top as the Sixth War Loan Drive begins November 20. Local citizens were within $2,000 of meeting September’s quota.
Lt. John A. McFee of the New ton D. Baker Hospital in Martinsburg W Va will address the First Baptist Church at 8 oclock He serves as hospital chaplain He will discuss aiding soldiers returning to civilian life and the need for genuine religious life at home to support veterans facing possible disillusionment
Help wanted male for cider mill at H. J. Heinz Co Valley Pike. Local job listing noting position availability and employer.
Republican and Democratic leaders clash over border states Oklahoma Missouri Kentucky Maryland and West Virginia as crucial to the presidential race. Simon Michelet ties state results to national outcomes while Rep Halleck and Rep Drewry differ on House control and campaign momentum. Roosevelt and Dewey trade policy lines as campaign presses on with upcoming forums and news conferences.
Delegates from several southern states gathered in Tennessee for the second day of the 20th synod of the Episcopal Church's fourth province. Bishop H P A Abbott of Lexington urged the church as a world peace vehicle while Bishop Frank A Juhan presided. Holy communion at Christ Church opened the day with speakers including Dr. Francis P. Gaines of Washington and Lee and Dr. Alexander Querry of the University of the South.
U S Pacific Fleet reports carrier planes bombing the Philippines while Tokyo cites an annihilating blow. Adm Nimitz says carrier air forces still attack targets. Ulithi Atoll landings by the 81st Division are noted as unopposed. MacArthur says fighters swept Mindanao to destroy a Japanese convoy and disperse cavalry troops.
Adolf Hitler announced the formation of an armed German volkssturm to mobilize civilians ages 16 to 60. The decree, read by officials, urged "able bodied men" to join and noted the force would wear armbands but no uniforms, with improvised weapons to be used.
City students begin a two day scrap collection on October 26 and 27 to aid the war effort. John Kerr leads last year’s winners with Virginia Avenue close behind. Handley Elementary and Handley High follow. Residents urged to place tin cans paper scrap iron and fats on sidewalks for curbside pickup.
In Seminole Oklahoma an 80 year old man applying for a marriage license was puzzled when asked the bride-to-be's given name. He said he would check, noting most of his wives have been named Mary.
Virginia crop reporting shows improved soil moisture and pasture conditions versus last year. Week of Oct 14 had general rainfall with frost on Oct 16 in northern areas ending the season. harvest progress includes peanuts 75 percent dug, apples 65 percent harvested, cotton 58 percent picked, and ongoing truck crops in eastern areas.
Final plans for the Shawnee District Boy Scout Parade on Saturday October 21 were announced by Basil F Starkey Scout Executive at Boy Scout Headquarters. Details will be printed Friday. The parade opens the Frederick Clarke County Boy Scout Fund Campaign October 30 to November 3 to fund Camp Rock Enon for local scouts.
Sarah Zane bingo games resume Thursday October 19 at 8 30 p m admission offers two for one and a $100 door prize announced in the local notices page of the paper with event details and timing.
A used three piece living room suite with springs is for sale for 40 dollars. Sold by J. W. Grove Furniture Co. Also a small helper notice seeks men to pick by crate or packing shed at W Nicodemus Orchard.
Winchesser Seed Co announces it will be unable to clean seed wheat after the coming week, affecting farmers relying on seed processing and distribution services.
Navy Secretary Forrestal reports 32 Japanese vessels sunk or damaged by American submarines, including seven warships, in the latest tally. He says 905 enemy ships have been sunk or damaged in four and a half months, with 3,080 planes destroyed or shot down by Third and Fifth Fleets since June.
Norfolk reports the hurricane moving from the Florida coast toward the Gulf. Havana recorded winds up to 160 mph as the storm neared Florida. advisory cautions high tides and hurricane winds across the Florida keys and south Florida. Warnings extend from Miami to Tampa with storm advisories to Vero Beach and Cedar Key. Small craft urged to stay in port.
London dispatch reports British troops capturing Venray and forming a solid 10 mile front in eastern Holland near Duisburg. Berlin claims half a million Germans face each other in the Netherlands ready for battle. Canadians support the pocket near Antwerp as U S bombers hit Cologne. Aachen is being pressed, Metz nears, and French forces advance toward Vosges passes. The front shows slow methodical progress with Breskens reports of demolitions and German moves.
Havana reports at least six dead and 20 injured as a tropical hurricane plowed through the city with winds over 100 miles per hour. The Cuban Red Cross notes heavy damage in five hours of destruction. Five victims, including two children, were recovered from the water near Alcoy bridge. power vanished citywide and isolation from rural areas grew as the storm moved toward Florida.
Civilian goods production has been approved in more than 750 plants under the spot authorization plan, with about 500 new applications weekly. Companies may produce peacetime goods if WPB officers confirm available labor and nonessential war-system machinery. Vacuum cleaners, washing machine parts, beds, and many other items are now permitted as part of the program.
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