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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star requests readers report delays or errors in delivery to maintain a flawless service. It lists subscription rates, deadlines, and advertising terms, noting a Monday April 24 1944 issue and a Psalms Bible verse.
A Genesee county survey of 1 034 veterans finds 546 want their old jobs back while 130 have other plans and 92 seek new aims from training. 75 aim to resume education and 58 plan to start or return to business, with 23 seeking to live elsewhere and 11 staying in uniform.
The government further restricts civilian goods production, a move seen as unwelcome by business leaders already facing hardship.
The piece contrasts civilian hardship with military sacrifice in World War II. It cites Australia’s Francis E. Forde on Japan’s 5 percent of forces deployed and 10,000,000 Japanese soldiers, noting Allied losses and the need to defeat a strong German army on the ground as Allied bombings fail to break morale.
Reprinted editorial notes the War Refugee Board weighs bringing refugees to American free ports. It credits political pressure for releasing thousands of Jews from Axis persecution and argues the United States should accept them while awaiting permanent homes. The piece urges Americans to convert concern into action.
The article notes Lieut Gen Alexander Vandergriſt praises the women Marines for their cooking and galley cleanliness. It quotes his 34 years in service remarking on the shift from traditional roles to wartime duties. It highlights praise for women in uniform and their efficiency in food preparation.
The War Labor Board bans women from wearing zoot suits after some makers produced dresses with coats 33 inches long beyond the 25 inch limit. The public tolerates fashion vagaries as spring approaches, but zoot suits are derided as a nuisance and seen as self expression of a troubling type.
Five years ago reports say American forces push toward Mateur while Germany loses about 5000 troops and 200 planes in a major drive. J Bennett McCarthy resigns a hospital post to join the service amid global turmoil. Italy seeks new ties in Rome Berlin axis. Roosevelt proposes relief units consolidated under one authority.
Ten years ago the League of Nations was dazed by a Japanese note on aid for China. An American Oil Company loud speaker truck was used in a festival parade. Mrs. Bernice M. Burkhart was laid to rest in St. Paul’s cemetery.
Twenty years ago talks aimed at resolving differences in a soldier bonus bill proceed at the White House. A festival parade is planned with 5,000 school pupils marching. R. T. Barton delivers remarks at the Moose Memorial services.
Thirty years ago the state militia could be mobilized at a moment’s notice for intervention in Mexico. The Empire presents The Devils Assistant current on stage. Police Chief Feltner is recovering after a shooting during an arrest in Berryville.
Forty years ago Holly Braithwaite was injured in a fall at the S S Cline lime kilns in Bunker Hill. The record notes Rev. Harry Moore as guest preacher at the Presbyterian church and Rev C D Bulla delivering the sermon to the Odd Fellows.
A reader quiz asks seven questions covering geography law and history. It questions Mog aung Valley Miss issippi River source and the unconditional surrender phrase plus other well known facts.
Poem of hope urging peace as the war ends. It envisions bells ringing, freedom on land and sea, and the return of soldiers to Boyce Virginia with faith guiding through hardship toward a glorious dawn.
A personal poem dated April 17, 1944 expresses longing and devotion. The author Nola I Chapman signs the piece with a location or credit. The verse pledges daily thoughts and prayers for reunion and mutual affection.
News from the sedition trial describes a missing defendant who fished, a woman defendant baring a nose at a spectator, unpaid attorneys uproar and press fear, with 30 defendants facing 22 lawyers. Judge Edward Eicher, a Mennonite, appointed many defense attorneys amid political overtones and public contention.
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses patient adherence to chronic disease regimens. He cites pernicious anemia and diabetes illustrating relapse when treatment lapses, notes that ions like insulin and liver-based therapies require daily commitment, and observes children often stay more faithful than adults.
The text argues the court does not investigate funds insufficiency but appoints counsel to pursue a best possible result under bar ethics, noting contrasts with Moscow mass trials and likening potential uniqueness to the Scopes Monkey Trial. It highlights differences between local practice and communist judicial techniques and laments sensational framing.
The Motion Picture Industry will support the War Department led Women’s Army Corps recruitment by staging “WAC Recruiting Week” May 11 to 17, across 16 000 theaters. The program features stage events films outdoor demonstrations parades and theater lobby enlistment booths.
The Star records daily events in Boyce and Clarke Conan, detailing local happenings and notable occurrences for the community audience.
Washington April 24 The Office of Defense Transportation and the Office of Price Administration rule that truck and taxi operators who have not claimed their second quarter T ration by April 30 will not receive them until further notice. Local ration boards must withhold renewal of any transport ration not claimed within the first 30 days of the quarter, pending ODT instructions. The measure aims to halt issuance of T rations to operators no longer needing the certifications.
In a New York studio drama photographer Sturgis and actor Syria become entwined as Argus investigates a murder linked to Syria and Bill Carstairs. Sturgis denies nude shoots and faces questions about alibis and connections to Syria’s death while Dorry reveals a forged signature tied to Bill’s father.
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