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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star announces delivery rules and rates for Winchester Virginia readers. Subscription prices are listed for annual, quarterly, and monthly terms with separate carrier options and a Psalm 51:1 quote at the end.
The War Department urges public recognition of infantry sacrifices amid heroics of airmen marines and paratroopers. It notes infantry fight house to house and hill to hill, crossing rivers under fire and enduring mud fatigue, underscoring their hard dangerous and vital role.
The article questions why anti crash drives target pedestrians while drivers are seen as in charge. It notes drivers must keep to rules and ordinances, suggesting campaigns should emphasize motorists obeying traffic laws.
The piece argues drivers must be held to law and pedestrians suffer when motorists ignore signals. It notes pedestrians are passive victims, must cross when drivers permit, and face danger from speeding cars. It ends with a jab that in this world pedestrians pay taxes and hope for justice in the next.
Reprinted editorial urges home front mental preparation for Allied invasion. It argues for courage wisdom and faith in the right over hatred and calls for prayer for a fuller recognition of divine guidance and love as strength for both troops and civilians toward early enemy capitulation.
The Solid Fuels Administration warns 20 million tons short of 830 million tons needed for peak war output. Mine operators say shortages arise from strikes and government interference, and could be made up quickly if allowed. Critics view ongoing shortages as a push toward broader socialism in industry.
In 1938 the New Deal purge targeted Senator Guy M. Gillette of Iowa. Today the era shifts as the White House sends a letter congratulating Gillette on seeking reelection, praising his candidacy and urging national support for him in the Senate.
Cutting Through YUGOSLAV partisans aided by Allied fliers and growing American troops report success against rail lines and Nazi supply routes from Za Split. Heavy fighting rages at Knin junction near Bihac as air attacks hit Split and islands Hvar Vis Brac, with rumors of stronger Allied blows to come.
Washington reports critics attack the military for delaying younger recruits while Gen. Marshall warned that 26 and under would fuel replacements. The draft finally shifts to age groups 18 to 25, with questions about future 26–30 and 31+ rounds and ongoing battles over essential status and father drafts.
Evening Star features local sports coverage with game results and standout performances. Readers see team standings, key players, and upcoming schedules highlighted for the community audience.
Washington dispatch notes Westbrook Pegler's misread on Mrs. Roosevelt and Mel lett's outside column plan, arguing the press should balance official viewpoints with Republican voices. It also reports Seventh Air Force bombing runs on Ponape, Nauru, and Carolines with ships sunk nearby.
Dr. Logan Clendening previews Polaroid as a science breakthrough that will alter everyday life after the war. He explains polarized light enhances vision, from dog hearing analogies to goggles and car headlights, promising reduced glare and better detail in travel and work environments.
U S Pacific Fleet headquarters at Pearl Harbor reports a fifth straight day of bombings on Japanese bases along the northern route. Liberator aircraft from the Aleutian Eleventh Air Force carried out a night attack on Matsuwa Island in the Kurile chain. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz announced the heavy force engaged in the action.
Berryville citizens and Clarke County residents are urged to support the Winchester USO by furnishing supplies and assistance for soldiers. The appeal appears in The Star as daily reports on local aid and events in Berryville and nearby towns.
A reader quiz from a historical newspaper presents ten questions on geography history and literature. Topics include the Romania Ukraine river boundary the Gorgon Medusa the Philadelphia baseball team Goebbels Goebbels full name dry wine meaning the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the single tax advocate Henry George.
In a tense penthouse scene Argus and Ellen trap intruder Dancer Martinelli who reveals a past link to Syria Verne. A staged confrontation ends with a warning and a paint clue as they flee to the elevator, hinting at a continuing investigation.
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