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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1945
Page
2
Frost in most Virginia counties left pastures and tender crops largely undamaged. Farmers prepare hay, harvest snap beans and sweet potatoes, with corn mostly cut or shocked. Apple picking nearing completion, Staymans and Yorks remain unharvested in some areas.
Two Martinsburg residents Richard Lewis Grant Pollock and Leslie Golliday appeared at a Washington FCC hearing. Lewis Pollock apply as Berkeley Broadcasting Company seeking a national hook up while Golliday seeks a local station. Decision on license expected within a month.
Strikes by CIO UAW workers at American Airlines and subsidiaries halt flights with possibly 500000 dollars daily losses. AFL longshoremen in Houston claim 5000 idle shutting port to freight. CIO glass workers in seven states see federal conciliator lead talks. AFL freight drivers in Baltimore suspend roadway movement affecting 58 Maryland firms.
Swans wash by fluffing feathers in the water and preening with their beaks, similar to geese and ducks.
Ration calendar lists meat and fats stamps with good through dates for books four and sugar, shoe stamps, and notes no plans to cancel any. AP reports book four stamps A1 to E1 valid through Oct 31, F1 to K1 through Nov 30, L1 to Q1 through Dec 31, R1 to V1 through Jan 31. sugar four-stamp 38 valid through Dec 31 for five pounds. shoes book three stamps 1 2 3 and 4 valid indefinitely. OPA confirms no cancellation plans.
An advertising notice at Boyd's Drug Store touts Teol, a fungicide with 90 percent alcohol claiming to kill athletes foot germs within an hour. The ad urges asking a druggist for Penetrate and to apply full strength for itchy sweaty feet.
The Gaithersburg Home Guild of the Asbury Methodist Home for the Aged held its annual meeting with officers from Maryland Virginia and D C in attendance. Officers reported on maintenance subscriptions coupon work and guild roll call while Rev Herman M Wilson outlined the merger into a new corporation.
Final official returns show Communists with 152 seats in the Constituent Assembly, Socialists 143, and MRP 138. Assembly to draft a new constitution meets November 6 with 38 seats remaining unfilled among 586. Of 24,680,981 registered voters, 19,661,515 cast ballots, 19,152,876 valid. Socialists and MRP back De Gaulle.
Funeral service for Mrs. Margaret Mathews Gochenour of Clary near Strasburg will be held Friday at 2 30 PM from the family home. She died suddenly at Winchester Memorial Hospital after entering for a minor operation yesterday morning. No further details available.
Two youths giving Frankfort Kentucky as their home were arrested by State Trooper Woolf this morning along Route 11 at Kernstown. They said they had been working for Dailey Bros. Circus but left to head home.
Dr. William C. Judd aged 62 died at the National Military Home Sawtelle after admission October 19 for a lingering illness. His wife Winnie Ruth Judd is serving a life sentence in Arizona for the 1931 trunk murders of Hedwig Samuelson and Agnes Leroi, nurses whose dismembered bodies were sent from Phoenix to Los Angeles.
Governor O Connor warns that tax ting up trade barriers threaten free flow of trade through Maryland. Other states with reciprocity agreements include North Carolina West Virginia Ohio Illinois Delaware Pennsylvania Indiana Vermont and the District of Columbia.
More than 2,000 communities nationwide join a campaign to erect living war memorials for World War II veterans. Projects range from parks and pools to golf courses and community centers, honoring those who served both living and deceased.
The article recounts Vidkun Quisling’s rise as a Nazi puppet in Norway from 1940, detailing his political failures, disarmament role, and collapse of support. It covers his 1942 death sentence, May 9 surrender, September 10 conviction for treason, and the October 13 confirmation of his firing squad execution.
Silk growing was introduced into Texas by a group of Syrian immigrants as a hobby. The center of the industry is now at Mineral Wells.
Carroll S. Hockman of Fishers Hill near Strasburg was sentenced by Judge John Pau to two years in prison and fined 5000 after pleading guilty to five counts of selling meat above the OPA ceiling. Officials said over 50,000 pounds were sold at 4 to 7 cents above limits between 1944 and 1945.
Washington reports a premature explosion of a four engine radio controlled flying bomb over England in August 1944 killed Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr and Lt. Wilford Willy. The PB-4Y Liberator carried 21170 pounds of explosives bound for a Normandy buzz bomb site. The cause remains undetermined and both men received Navy Cross honors posthumously. Willy’s widow and three children reside at 6424 Garland Street Fort Worth Texas.
An inquest in Leesburg absolved M. K. Shirkey, owner of the Golden Glow, of blame in the highway death of 85 year old Mrs. Elizabeth Larsen. Larsen was struck and killed by Shirkey’s car while crossing Route 7 at Round Hill. The inquest found the accident unavoidable.
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise M. Liskey wife of Larry D. Liskey of Harrisonburg were held at 3 PM in Lindsey Funeral Home chapel Harrisonburg Pastor B E Miller of First Brotherhood Church led the service She had been ill for months and died Monday morning in Rockingham Memorial Hospital Interment followed at Woodbine Cemetery Harrisonburg A sister Mrs Marvin D Weaver resides in this city
The NAACP will hold its monthly meeting Thursday evening October 25 at 8:30 at St Paul AME Church on North Loudoun Street. All members are urged to attend for important business. Delegates will be elected for the Virginia State Conference in Richmond November 3-4.
The Garden Club of Virginia will stage a spring rose show at the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach in May 1946. The 1947 annual meeting is also planned for Virginia Beach, both events accepted by the Princess Anne Garden Club.
Senate Mead committee ordered an inquiry into alleged irregularities in Pearl Harbor naval food handling. Hearing will include Secretary Forrestal and top naval officials. Commander Laurence Blodgett faced claims of misappropriating 1441 pounds of meat and 520 pounds of butter, later acquitted after three investigations. Admiral Nimitz criticized the investigation and acquittal.
Stephens City Methodist Charge hosts a Friday reception at 8 o clock in honor of incoming pastor Rev. Earl C. Day and his wife at the Stephens City Methodist Church. Day and family arrived at the parsonage today. outgoing pastor Rev. Walter Smith and his wife moved into the White Post Charge parsonage at Boyce today.
Judge John Paul of the United States District Court in Harrisonburg sentenced Ernest Stanley Gingery to three years in prison for transporting a forged check across state lines. The forged check was passed in Frederick County.
Two 21 year old women broke into a Baltimore morgue to view a corpse. They were jailed 24 hours for disorderly conduct after failing to pay $1 fines plus costs. Dorothy Pfeiffer of Baltimore and Ide Mae Shankes of Parkersburg West Virginia testified a sailor suggested the entry. Patrolman James McNaenara testified he found them examining a body pulled from a morgue compartment.
The Senate opened work on a bill to lift about $5.635 billion in taxes for individuals and corporations next year. Chairman George of the Finance Committee anticipated a possible vote by tomorrow as amendments were considered. Senator Johnson criticized the bill, arguing spending cuts should precede tax reductions.
Correct responses listed for Page 4 in this issue covering true statements quiz responses life payment options a quoted line about anger timing a historical figure and more. Contains names Brendan Bracken Machiavelli Max Rosenbloom and a baby carriage reference.
A Corporation Court grand jury will be shown the case of a young mother charged with killing a newborn in a hotel room on September 29. The Vermont woman identified as Mabel Rose, Mabel Sands, or Mabel Mullins was ordered held after a police court hearing in Norfolk.
A Sunday night collision on the road between Hayfield and Gainesboro involved two cars owned by Hutch U De Haven of Gainesboro and Sarah Clowser of Mt Williams. Yesterday's report omitted De Havens name.
The query notes that high ranking Army officers such as Generals Eisenhower MacArthur and Patton have serial numbers. It lists officer serials as MacArthur 057 Patton 02605 and Eisenhower 03822.
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