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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
4
The 1944 Winchester Virginia Star page displays standard publication notices including editor Byron Byrd Jr, post office classified mail, and press circulation details. It notes subscriber delivery prompts and asks readers to report delays to maintain service quality. It lists Associate Press and Bureau of Circulation affiliations and gives advertising rates and deadlines.
After the war Uncle Sam will own about 1 800 factories valued at up to 15 billion dollars. Defense officials foresee difficulty selling them as peacetime demand may not match the plants built for high precision mass production. Many facilities likely to remain idle due to high construction costs and the need for speed during wartime.
The article argues Allied forces may air and sea pound Truk without a frontal assault. It credits Japanese rigidity and by passing outposts as reasons for delayed defense. It notes American surprise may overwhelm defenses over weeks.
Reprinted 1944 editorial notes dozens of appeals received at a columnist's desk. It highlights the annual campaign of the Field Army for the Control of and the drive by volunteer women to enlist Gillen and others in supporting the cause during Control Month.
The piece notes progress in cancer diagnosis and treatment and asserts many cases are curable if detected early. It highlights the fear surrounding cancer, urges annual or semi annual checkups, and praises the Women's Field Army for distributing information to encourage discussion and early care.
Relaxation of censorship on forthcoming invasion sparks varied views in military circles. Reports claim day and hour set, great forces ready to strike, and Berlin final act approaching. Eisenhower faces weather and readiness. invasion coming, end uncertain.
The Christian Science Monitor reports debate on moving Admiral Halsey to seize the Marianas or pivot to the China coast. Spruance would lead toward the Philippines while MacArthur handles the Commonwealth islands. A China invasion could bypass the Philippines as the Pacific drive accelerates.
Russian dispatches report renewed fighting near Sevastopol on the Simferopol highway with the Nazis pushed back to their initial positions and many prisoners taken. They say German aircraft aided attacks, while Russian ships and planes disrupted evacuation efforts and on the Dnestr front near Chisinau the Russians expanded bridgeheads and killed about 800 Axis troops.
A daisy chain of past events and anniversaries is recapped. Items include bomb drops on Kiska, Hitler’s morale speech, Pope Pius XII urging peace, deaths in Shenandoah Valley and Hartford, a Rotarian history talk, a 1812 Dandridge home demolition, a school play, Time sulphur advice for fruit growers, a Japan US immigration letter, and an upcoming dog show.
Thirty years ago the emperor of Australia was reported dying at the imperial palace. In Virginia, Robert T. Barton was elected secretary of his class at the University of Virginia. Senator W C Brown spoke on the matter at the Episcopal church.
Forty years ago Jane Moore of Berryville led the Star popularity contest while local plans formed to organize a Humane Society. A mysterious bell-tinkling spook proved to be a buzzard with a bell tied on its neck. No news for forty-five years ago is available.
A reader questions a set of ten quiz prompts covering politics geography history and measuring concepts. The item directs turning to page 2 for answers and includes items about Mayor LaGuardia Cuba war Gaum Uman Honduras yards in a mile abattoir seasons of war Martha's Vineyard and related topics.
Browne Sampsell of Stephens City Va writes April 18 1944 praising Rev F L Roof for his pastoral work and service to the sick and afflicted noting his loss to local churches and the wider Christian community and extending prayers to his family.
The text compares the 1936 Stalin constitution and Roosevelt Four Freedoms with Britain's housing and security plans. It highlights points on right to work, adequate living quarters, leisure, and applying socialistic principles to industry and agriculture, shaping a socialistic Europe without a proletariat.
Washington observers blame conflicting government bureaus and a power struggle between McNutt and the armed services for the draft muddle. Roosevelt may have shifted back to McNutt, while Ayres argues manpower talk exaggerates the crisis as production likely peaked last fall. A single leader could clear the confusion if the services lose interest in the labor draft.
Dr. Clendening outlines thyroid and menopause as key ductless gland issues for general practitioners. He notes thyroid overactivity and underactivity cause distinct symptoms, with diagnostics and treatment involving extracts, X rays, or surgery, while stressing patient judgment and physician tact. The menopause affects half the population, with many experiencing no severe symptoms.
The nation debates using 4-F men in labor battalions or industry while the army leans on the labor draft act. House hearings discourage action as defects and practicality raise doubts. The Army and Navy push, but overall manpower policy drifts with no broader labor draft planned.
The Court of Trial Justice V. Erle Edwards disposed of Douglas Lineburg of Winchester on an unlicensed operation charge with fines of 5 dollars and costs of 4.25 dollars.
Governor Dwight Griswold announced at a Lincoln press conference that Thomas E Dewey of New York will be nominated for president at the Republican National Convention on any ballot the Dewey forces may choose. He said favorites may appear but Dewey could win on the first to third ballot.
Inspector Argus and Grange chase a murder mystery tied to Syria and Cynthia Lane. A Whitsun Club visit reveals phone call traces to El-2-1296 and Carstairs senior, with Derry Carstairs and a shadowy Russia link. A Beirut of suspects grows as interviews surface at the Penguin Club.
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