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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1944

Page

2

James E Lamp Dies Of Heart Ailment

Funeral services for 76 year old James H Lamp will be held Tuesday afternoon at his Loudoun Street home. He died of a heart ailment after seven years of illness and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. Survived by his wife and two daughters Mrs Lamp Georges and Mrs Virginia Lee Hottel, plus four sisters in Winchester. Interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery with Rev William E Eisenberg and Rev E B Smith officiating.

James H. Lame Loudoun Street Yesternon Coldnn Frederick County George M Emily Jine Whetzel Lamp Fannie Lewis Lamp Grace Lutheran Church Lamp Georges Virginia Lee Hottel Arlington Winchester Annie Vi Cochran George A. Hoove Harry Markell de E. Lamp William E. Eisenberg Mr. Eisenberg E. B. Smith Joseph Wright Jerry Clark Charles Memn C. F. Dunlap Robert Bell D Elmer Lamp Mount Hebron Jones Funeral Home

Carl F. Scharfer Dies in Florida Hospital

Carl F. Scharfer, 40, died Saturday morning at Bay Pines Hospital after serving in the re and Front Royal Remount. He had married Kathryn Wymer of Mt. Olive in January 1943. The body was to arrive Wednesday at 11:45 aboard the B Y and O train. funeral arrangements were incomplete.

Carl F. Scharfer Bay Pines Front Royal Remount Eased Florida Kathryn Wymer Mt. Olive

Bloody Nose Erickson Leads Marines On Peleliu Assault

Marine forces secured Peleliu high ground after heavy Japanese resistance. Col. Lewis B. Smith led the 1st Regiment up steep ridges as American air cover struck Davao area and nearby islands, with 210 tons of bombs and sinking a 3,000-ton transport.

William Ewing Blue Net Cap Peleliu Ewing Erickson Disteh Lewis B Chesty Saluda Pacific Amer Thi Island Davao Ked Ham Ceram

Ration Calendar Notes Changes in Food Stamp Validity

The Associated Press lists ration book and coupon updates: enacting indefinite validity for certain fats and foods, with specific end dates for sugar and home canning, plus adjustments to airplane and B-4 coupons. Changes apply to four ion values and four ion period coupons across the heating year.

Associated Press Esses Timough

Mobuttes Kill Witness After Caruso Trial Postponed

In Rome on September 18 an angry mob dragged out a key witness from a court and killed him after the postponement of Pietro Caruso's trial. The victim, Dr. Carretta, a former Rome jail director, was mauled and beaten and cast into the Tiber before death. Caruso had been Rome police chief during the last months of the German occupation.

Rome Pietro Caruso Carretta Tiber Caruso

Gertrude Lawrence Rescued From Sinking River Raft

London reports actress Gertrude Lawrence was rescued from a sinking motor raft during a Seine crossing. Amphibious trucks with escort saved all on board and her group of entertainers.

London Gertrude Lawrence Seine River France Department of National Service Entertainment Lawrence

Six Month Wait Before Civilian Goods Production

Vice President J H Ashbaugh of Westinghouse said civilian consumer goods would not begin production for at least six months after Germany's defeat. He told the Pittsburgh Electric League that material will be available but must be shaped and converted, with some output likely within six months.

Pitsburgh J. H. Ashbaugh Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Germany Electric League of Pittsburgh

Eight Enemy Ships Sunk in the Aegean Sea

Pi-An Al led a naval task force with aircraft carriers to sink eight enemy ships in the Aegean Sea near Greece. Three more vessels were beached after attacks and another was damaged.

Rome Aegean Sea Greece

Complete Coverage Of Local National World Events Read The 1

The item prompts readers to seek comprehensive coverage of local and world events. It appears as a teaser directing to a primary news channel or section labeled The 1 for full reports across geographies and topics.

Dewey Plans Third Major Address En Route to Seattle

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey travels from Spokane to Seattle for a third major assault on the New Deal. He will address labor voting concerns at 7 30 p m Pacific War Time in Seattle's civic auditorium.

Seattle Dewey Thomas E. Dewey Spokane Paul Lockwood Louisville New York Civic Auditorium Lockwood Washington

Kills Son Who Would Not Go To Bed

Goldie Steinberg, 31, was arrested on a homicide charge after admitting to striking her nine year old son David with an axe and holding him face down in a filled bathtub. She said he was troublesome and refused to go to bed, adding I have an ungovernable temper.

New York Goldie Steinberg Edward Potter Potter Brunet David

Roosevelt hails Allied landings in Holland

President Roosevelt welcomed Allied troops entering Holland calling it a breakthrough toward restoring ancient liberties as World War II advances. The dispatch notes the U S and Allied forces making gains on the European front with the nation observing the development.

Washington Roosevelt Holland

Quiz Answers From Page Four

Correct responses include John Foster Dulles for question one and Arizona for two. The set uses all four synonyms for question four and identifies the United States for five. Office of Price Administration is question six, and the quirky quotation marks appear in question seven. Question nine notes a French novelist and ten cites Taiwan.

John Foster Dulles Arizona The United States Office of Price Administration Taiwan

Migration from the South since the war began

Question and answer note that between 1940 and 1943 migration from the Southern states spread to various parts of the country. The Southern region saw people move inland as conditions shifted during and after the war period.

Allied forces push into Netherlands and advance toward Germany

Reinforcements continue as Alexander Patch's Seventh Army drives 11 miles from Modane toward Lansleye near the Italian border and Allied air landings in Holland are reported. German broadcasts claim strong resistance while Allied HQ notes secure landing zones 300 miles from Berlin with large prisoner captures and further advances near Aachen and Boulogne.

Alexander M. Patch Seventh Army Modane Mt. Denis Italy Lansley Holland Dwight Dnhower Lewis H. Brereton Brereton Nijmegen Kleve Hitler Arnhem Waal River Neder Ryn Rhine Tilburg Eindhoven Nikmegen Bulge Berlin Supreme Headquarters Eisenhower Aachen Hodges Duren Cologne Germany Maastricht Rott Vilages Echtenach Bollendorf Trier Reich Prum Wallendorf Brest Algiers Brittany Paris Western Front 21St Sir Bernard L. Montgomery

House votes against transporting war workers home

The House approved a measure to oppose Senate approved transport aid for war workers up to 200 dollars per family to return home or to new jobs. The vote tally was 239 to 90 in Washington.

Washington House

Truman cites climate of operation to solve job problem

Truman argues that an "op era climate" is needed to unlock employment as Bricker asserts all veterans deserve their jobs back and that no individual group or organization can deny that right.

Reds Smother German Attacks

Berlin reported Bulgarian forces, once aligned with Germany, suffered the loss of ten tanks in local front line engagements as Nazi guns pressed losses on the eastern front.

Bulgaria Berlin

Himelright Rites Held Today

Funeral services were held for John M. Himelright 51 at Gravel Springs Lutheran Church and at his late home near Star Tannery. He died suddenly Saturday morning. Survived by wife Willie Marie two sons Bruce and Ray in France three sisters and one daughter Lucian Ashwood. Interment in Gravel Springs Cemetery.

John M. Himelright Star Tannery Hattie Racey Himelright Willie Marie Himelght Lucian Ashwood Williams Bruce L. Himelright Ray R. Himelright U. S. Army France Gertrude Cooper Mt. Falls Mary Gattys Winchester Mamie Mellwee Washington Gravel Springs Lutheran Church E. B. Smith Gravel Springs Cemetery

Fire Of Unknown Origin In County

A wood house used for storage burned last night in Stephens City on the premises of Mrs. Emma Sillik of Towson Maryland and occupied by Mrs. H T Kemp. Fire origin undetermined. crowd watched as Independ ent Fire Company confined flames to the shed and saved the residence. Loss included a bicycle, garden tools, and wood with damage deemed small.

Stephens City Emma Sillik Towson H .T. Kemp Independent Fire Company Tommy Kemp

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