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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1944
Page
2
The submarine Robalo is presumed lost with its crew of 65 officers and men after sailing in 1943 under Lt. Comdr. Manning Kimmel. Admiral Kimmel, then commander in the Pacific, awaits court martial over Pearl Harbor. The loss raises US submarine fatalities to 28 in the war, with 176 naval vessels total reported lost since December 7, 1941.
French columns advance up the Saone valley largely unopposed with no clear sign of the main German force near Chalon-Sur-Saone. Sons-Le-Sunier, a town of about 13 000, and Louhans, a village, are noted. Naval reports say batteries near Monaco remain active and one battery fired ineffectively on Sept. 4 off the coast.
Answers list shows correct responses to a quiz item printed on 5 including topics in Prue and the Netherlands. It names Booth Tarkington as a contributor. It notes a 17 year term and chemistry facts on iron and carbon. It lists John N Garner and Henry Wallace with terms I II and III.
Summary of ration program notices listing stamps for sugar shoes gasoline fuel oil and period four five coupons with validity through late 1945 or specific dates. Mentions book stamps stamps 30 33 40 and 12-A 11-A plus home canning provisions and renewal by ration boards.
Frederick county schools begin the 1944 45 session at ten o clock with fourteen faculty vacancies. The meeting of county teachers led by Superintendent Leslie D. Kline heard Dr. Luther Richmond discuss education for citizenship and the need for capable, responsible pupils.
The Winchester Common Council granted permission for a 175 unit trailer camp on Carrie Graichen land owned by John H. Rosenberger in the southern city. It approved use of city water and sewer facilities at the site bounded by Papermill Road and Southwerk Street to house workers for local by products plants recruited from adjacent rural areas. The plan follows weeks of consideration as labor demand rises with reduced storage space and faster processing this year.
The City Council plans a formal protest to the State Corporation Commission about local gas service. Councilman P. D. Miller says the company is not delivering efficient service as required by its franchise, noting War Production Board delays in supplying materials hindered performance. The protest aims to secure materials to improve service.
City Treasurer W A Baker reported to the Winchester Common Council that the city’s finances were in excellent shape and that $29 600 had been invested in Series E War Bonds with a maturity value of $40 000 after 10 years. The move followed a two month old council resolution and was recommended by the City Solicitor and local banks.
Councilman J H Henry told Winchester Council that the Smithfield Farm prisoner of war camp is in order and work is progressing. He denied German escapes, noting only 12 prisoners, trusted workers who helped build other camps. Baker urged no loitering signs and police patrol, while Henry said a street light would be placed at Kern and Smithfield Avenue.
Mrs. Virgil Comer of Route 1 Winchester reports her husband Sgt Virgil Comer was injured in mid August in England while serving as a bomb deliverer. Inducted 1941 and with overseas duty since 1943, he is recovering and is listed as stationed with a bombing group in England.
R. Frank Barr told council members that the building erected by A. H. Hannum had been inspected and found not to pose a fire hazard. The structure, alleged to have been built without a permit, was reviewed at the August meeting but no action was taken.
At the September council meeting J. H. Henry cited a freshly painted sign at Loudoun and Boscawen Streets as an example. City Manager S. Lee Grant said about 350 new signs have been bought over several years and will be erected on posts when funds and materials are available.
Floyd Haines former assistant cashier of Union Bank, which closed and sold to Farmers and Merchants National Bank last fall, has received a theater promotion in Washington He is now second assistant manager at the Earle Theater, Warner Brothers largest theater in the city, at 11th and E Northwest.
Salvation Army conducts a weekly club each Thursday at 3 30 p m for boys 7 to 17. Captain Clyde Koon directs Bible handicraft and manual training at club headquarters 303 South Loudoun Street with many plans for the year.
War Department notified Mrs. Irene Skillman of Front Royal of Pvt. James F. Beaty's death in action in France on August 8. Beaty enlisted February 1943, spent 15 months in home camps, and deployed overseas in May. He is survived by his mother two sons a brother four sisters and a half sister. A memorial prayer was held at his mother's home conducted by Rev. Fred T. Laughton Jr.
An Associated Press dispatch from Staunton reports the State Supreme Court of Appeals has been in session. The Commercial and Savings Bank of Winchester versus Minnie E. Burton saw the Corporation Court decree reversed and the case remanded.
Five Bahamans from the labor camp on Fairmont Avenue were arrested Monday in a series of raids on local beer establishments. They were dismissed yesterday afternoon with a warning from Judge John Rice. Also disposed of in Police Court was Lawrence Meadows, 29 Gibbons Street, drunk, fined $5 and costs.
Mrs. Robert Y. Conrad protested the placement of a German prisoner of war labor camp on city property during last night’s council meeting. Dr. C R Anderson read the communication and officials noted the camp sits on non city land, not on city owned property.
Basil F. Starkey Shenandoah Area Council Scout Executive will address the Rotary Club at the weekly luncheon tomorrow on Boy Scout Work. Erle Edwards leads the program.
Bulgaria appealed to Russia for an armistice hours after the Kremlin declared war. The Bulgarian radio said the government ordered strong measures against German forces. Moscow had no immediate reaction and it was unclear if Red Army units had crossed into Bulgaria.
Jim Johnson of North Kent Street was sentenced to 12 months on the state farm and fined 250 dollars after arraignment this morning on illegal cohabitation with a person forbidden by law to marry. Judge John Rice imposed the maximum penalty.
A towering Standard Oil of Ohio gasoline storage tank exploded and burned near downtown Cleveland on September 6 drawing multiple alarms. Fire crews from all available units fought the blaze as black smoke covered East 34th Street and Broadway near the refinery offices. casualty details were not immediately known.
London reports the British government will lift the blackout on September 17 after months of strict curbs. The Ministry of Home Security announced the relaxation of blackout regulations, signaling a return toward normal wartime restrictions easing.
The Winchester Evening Star last night reported wounds in action for Pvt William 3 Louthan Jr and referenced his name with an indirect misspelling in the proceeding article.
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