Aug. 28, 1941

Staff

Published Sunday, August 31, 2003

Stories featured in the Suffolk News-Herald on this date 62 years ago include:

New American bomb very destructive

STOCKHOLM (UP) - A Swedish newspaper carried a London report about a sensational new bomb said to have been invented by American scientists.

The new explosive is said to be a 10-pound uranium atom bomb, capable of wrecking buildings over a 100 square mile area. The dispatch says that the United States government has offered to take over the laboratory for the final experiments, which have already started.

Cathey, Whitley are sworn in as new councilmen

L.H. Cathey and William F. Whitley, who officially take office as city councilmen Sept. 1, this morning took their oath of office and are therefore ready to assume their new duties.

Although their terms do not begin until Sept. 1, the incoming councilmen followed the usual custom here in taking the oath of office a few days ahead of time. Thus when council holds the first meeting, a called meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, the formalities will be over and the body can get down immediately to the business of electing a mayor and vice-mayor. All was quiet and informal this morning about the oath-taking. City Clerk Charles L. Hutchins administered the oath to Mr. Cathey around 9:30 a.m. Mr. Whitley came in around 10:45 a.m. and the city clerk administered the oath to him then.

Firm purchases King residence

Charles O. Lancaster, real estate broker, announced today that he has sold the residence at 509 West Washington Street, owned by Miss Zaidee B. Crump and built in 1910 by the late John King, to R.W. Baker & Company. The sale ranks as one of the major real estate transactions in the city this year.

After extensive repairs, the building will be used by the company as a funeral home, replacing the present one on North Saratoga Street, which has been used for about 18 years. Mr. Baker declined to elaborate this morning on his plans but said that they would be announced later. Work will probably begin Oct. 1.

Suffolk youth joins Army Air Corps

Sam Shilsky of Suffolk enlisted through the U.S. Army Reserve Station at Norfolk for service in the Air Corps at Biloxi, a new station on the Gulf of Mexico.

Sam is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fishel Shilsky, 601 North Main St.

Aces place two on all-star team

Our Suffolk Goobers placed two players on the first team, two on the second nine and five on the honorable mention list of the Southside League 1941 mythical all-star teams picked by the loop managers.

Outfielder Eddie South and catcher Walter O'Shinski placed on the first Southside League 1941 All-Star team. Stan Hoyniski and Guy Fletcher got places on the second team

Honorable mention went to second sacker Johnnie Bohonko, third baseman Hunky Archer, outfielder Bubber Hart and pitchers Muarry Wade and Larry Weldon.

- Compiled by Allison T. Williams

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