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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1945
Page
4
A fragment from a religious note endorses Christian salvation citing Romans five eight and its moral exhortation written in period style. No clear event or person beyond the publication origin is identifiable.
The War Department will immediately release the names and serial numbers of American POWs liberated by Allied armies in Germany to next of kin via reliable sources. Families will be notified soon after overseas word is received, while relatives are urged not to contact the Adjutant General's Office for updates.
Ten months after the G I Rights act created a $2,000 government insured loan for homes farms or businesses, only 2,400 of 1,700,000 discharged servicemen have obtained loans. Most veterans cannot find suitable property or price levels, as banks and government appraisers assess value.
Editorial urges a city wide living memorial to veterans from all wars. The Alexandria Ministerial Association backs plans for an auditorium, parks, and sports facilities, with rooms depicting war’s brutality and calls for pension for disabled veterans, benefits for widows and orphans, and an education fund. A May 4 meeting at Virginia Electric and Power Company is announced for public input.
Cpl. Jack Cooper of Atlanta recalls a Paris miscommunication on a street car. He mistook a conductor's French question for Do you have a cigarette while the conductor asked which station he wished to reach. The joke drew a big laugh from all aboard.
April 23 Boyce Baptist Church hosted Group No 2 of the Shenandoah Association Women’s Missionary Society. Churches represented included Winchester Berryville Boyce Rockland Front Royal and Bentonville with good attendance and discussions of the week’s topics.
A political cartoon caption warns that funding through bonds will expedite war. The illustration suggests taxpayers shoulder risk while military action proceeds, echoing postwar debates on national defense financing.
A year ago Jimmie McCormick son of Mr and Mrs Albert McCormick of 20 South Kent street was featured in pre invasion photos taken in England and published in Life magazine. Capt Sandy Baker notes ten local guardsmen will attend Ft Eustis Training School. The Rev W E Eisenberg of Salem Virginia accepts a call to Grace Lutheran Church.
Mr and Mrs James T Reely are honored on their 40th wedding anniversary at their Middletown area home. Duke Douglas an airport instructor solos Robert Greer a S V A student after five hours of lessons. Russell Potts secures baseball stand concession at the Park for 166 dollars while H Clay Manuel earns use of the dance hall floor for 50 dollars.
Clarke district sends a five thousand pupil delegation led by D G Cooley and T F Akers. Winchester Primary and Elementary win first prize of twenty dollars for parade appearance. Photographer Hugh Miller captures scenes of day one. A blaze threatens Berry's Ferry homes as residents fight to save them. Damages of one hundred dollars are awarded in a sewer flood suit against the city. Military actions mention Shaiba and Holfoland raids, with casualties and submarine activity.
A prayer pledges blessing and peace for a forthcoming world powers conference, urging open dealings and worldwide harmony. The text notes that the Great Lakes do not freeze completely in winter, with harbors and parts of the lakes freezing while solid ice stays north of Mil-waukee.
A Washington based observer describes how Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt shaped high level decisions on Molotov and top Soviet participation for the San Francisco meeting. The piece argues the big three will control postwar power while supporting small nations, with Poland and the Balkans cited as tests of democratic ideals.
Large burn areas require skin grafting to prevent deformities from scarring. Before grafting, infections must be cleared with sterile dressings. tissue may be prepared by removing excess scar tissue and controlling bleeding. A dermatome allows large uniform skin grafts 3 to 5 inches wide. Grafts are sewn in place, covered, and dressed for about four days with infection checked at first sign of fever or pain.
Handley Library shelves feature titles spanning mid century authors and notable works. Angela Thirkell The Headmistress Thelma Strabel Storm To The South Roasmond Lehmann The Ballad and The Source Grace Livingston Hill Time of the Singing Birds A. J. Cro nin Edna Ferber Captain From Castile Samuel Shellabarger Glenway Wescott Apartment in Athens Booth Tarkington Image of Josephine James Warren Flight Nurse Georgia Craig Dingo H G Lamond The Labyrinth Cecil Roberts Marguerite Bayliss Jumper Nicholas Kalashni koff Pause To Wonder edited by M Fischer The Big Sleep Raymond Chandler.
Seven trivia questions cover topics from WWII awards to biblical books and Roman goddess. Questions include identifying a statement about gasoline allowances after Germany's defeat, the sphinxlike monument from Egypt, painting purposes, the last Old Testament book, unconditional surrender policy, Jack Benny’s birth city, the Roman goddess of wisdom, WSJ editor, President whose first wife was Ellen Louise Axson, and the fate of the hull of the Maine after recovery.
Helen Miller a 26 year old war plant worker jilted by Paul Wentworth reconsiders love as she befriends Aggie Jones and Aunt Minerva. Paul a Civilian Air Patrol member reappears during a New York vacation causing tension over a potential rekindled romance and a risky night flight plan.
Helen faces Paul Wentworth in Lakeville after social and marriage tensions. They seek friendship and restart, while Zoe’s Washington life tests loyalties. Helen reflects on past love, marriage, and the strain of facing familiar faces at the plantation community event.
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