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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia announces delivery details and rates for subscriptions and advertisements. The issue includes a religious feature titled The Season And The Towel and a Bible passage John 13:3-4 with readings.
A Church statement ties the crucifixion to modern suffering from war and calls for constructive meaning. It urges prayer that wartime hardships bear fruit in a just postwar world with rights of man and God-given personality respected.
The article notes rising Allied momentum in Europe and the Pacific and questions whether Germany and Japan can sustain resistance to the last army and soil occupation. It observes slumping German morale and low spirits among French civilians after the Maginot Line fell.
Observers note low morale among German air corps and U boat crews as the war drags on. They say German and Japanese fighters increasingly realize defeat, even as fanatical resistance persists without air and naval support. Victory remains distant while peace offers temptations.
A Roanoke Times editorial questions why members of Congress have access to large whiskey supplies for social events while ordinary citizens struggle. It cites a vice president of a major Washington liquor house calling lawmakers “worthwhile people” and complains that the capital’s liquor supply favors elites over the general public. The piece notes low Washingtonian political regard and mocks the idea that their opinion matters since they cannot vote.
For the third time since last Saturday air forces based in the United Kingdom attack Berlin by day. The piece highlights British and American pride in their sons and allies, praising sacrifice and patience. It vows continued comradeship in arms and hope for early liberation.
The international executive committee of the United Rubber Workers CIO upholds expulsions of seven members, including two former local presidents, following President Sherman H. Dadrybple’s warning that strikes and stoppages must cease. The action advocates unions disciplining members to maintain a sound labor movement and avoid mandatory service laws.
The piece argues destroying German war industry saves Allied lives and enables a safer invasion of Europe. It says German civilians must suffer for leaders' crimes, urges mercy after unconditional surrender, and frames the war as a justification for harsh measures now to end the conflict with minimal UN casualties.
Rome A Betts of New York general secretary of the American Bible Society cites a national survey showing 64 percent of people reading the Bible again. The Pontiac Daily Leader notes this as a reassuring trend amid troubled times.
One year ago Allied airmen kept bombing Axis targets while Bolivia prepared to declare against the Axis. Grant Pollock was installed as Exalted Ruler of the Elks.
Brenda Frazier, prominent New York debutante, attends night spots with Joan Crawford. William Harris to serve as escort to Blossoms Queen as crowd gathers for festival coverage.
J P Arthur speaks to the Rotary Club about festival plans as C8 Shepard dies after a long illness. The article notes Sexton’s appointment to lead the board inspection and honors Shepard’s lengthy illness before death.
Postmaster Kern plans to leave the hospital next week while Sacred Heart Church receives a new lighting system. The Empire reports that the current show The Storm Daughter is playing at the theatre.
President Wilson rejects circulating rumors that the Panama Canal would be sold to a European power. The denial comes amid heightened speculation about control of the strategic waterway.
Forty years ago Rev. C. T. Weede arrives back from a Methodist conference as part of church affairs coverage. J. D. Pine disarms a Black man attempting a robbery in Berryville, a notable local crime incident. The Auditorium hosts a current production of Othello and a social note reports Miss Eugenia Snapp’s surprise party.
Forty five years ago T J Shaw Sloane a merchant died in Canada. Mrs Ediy Henry aged 77 died at her home 13 Valley Avenue. George Dixon narrowly escaped drowning on a fishing trip. Charles Broadway Rouss is critically ill.
Soviet Third Ukrainian Army surged across the south Russian steppe sweeping up more than 130 towns and villages. Malinovsky’s forces stormed Razdelnaya near Odessa and advanced toward the rail line to Romania while Zhukov’s First Ukrainian Army cleared Tarnopol.
Dr Clendening discusses Dr Houston's The Art of Treatment, outlining how diseases are classified by treatment limitations. He contrasts patient expectations with medical realities, notes conditions demanding life alterations, nursing care, and the variable personal equation in choosing effective therapies.
Diet plan outlines a 500 calorie day for Lent with meals including grapefruit with no sweetener cornflakes milk coffee tomato soup toast tea kidney beans toast baked apple and clear consommé. Portions are small and sugarless.
A series of quiz prompts asks about U S Senate member Claude Pepper, Mount McKinley location, Central America country count, a large city at Lake Michigan’s south end, the meaning of bon vivant, Hanseatic League Europe, Adonis as personification of beauty, Confederate sympathizers called copperheads, insular magnetism, and a French ruler captured at Sedan in 1870.
Mrs. Ida M. Humphries at 312 S. Kent Street writes of the late Mr. M. M. Lynch praising his lifelong kindness and service as a trusted lawyer and friend to the poor. She reflects on his guidance after the loss of her mother, calling him a father figure and a man of noble character. The city mourns a beloved conflict resolver and confidant who gave selflessly.
A London contact says German forces in Norway total about 150000. The source notes many troops are reportedly convinced Hitler has lost the war.
Syria Verne, a noted model, is murdered after a night of socializing in New England clubs and a fashion studio. Detective Argus Steele and Inspector Grange pursue clues at Pierre Sturgis's studio and the Flagg model agency while suspects include Sturgis and playboy Bill Carstairs. A tense inquiry unfolds amid paparazzi style photography and smoky studio intrigue.
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