Evening Star publication notice and postal details
The Evening Star announces post office mailing at Winchester Virginia as second class and publishes daily except Sunday. Advertising deadlines are 9 PM for next issue and transient rates are 50 cents per inch with contract rates on request. Readers urged to report delivery irregularities to aid perfect service. The paper notes AP and ABC affiliations and cites a 1945 date with a Bible verse.
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The Fourth Kingdom Plastics Welcome a New Material Era
A historic Q A game evolves as plastics emerge as a fourth kingdom alongside animal mineral and vegetable. The text highlights plastics replacing wood bone leather and metal in daily items, their limitless color and uses from aircraft components to car parts and household goods, signaling a postwar shift toward colorful widespread plastic utilization.
Dominions Draw English War Veterans Beyond Seas
English veterans and wartime workers plan postwar emigration to British Dominions. Australia, New Zealand, and Canada seek skilled labor, while Africa wants only skilled workers. Manufacturers fear loss of England’s industrial base as terms of trade shift.
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England
Dominions
Australia
Zealand
Canada
Africa
Berlin Falls Within Reach as Red Army Breaches City Defenses
The Red Army has breached Berlin's defenses and entered the city center while communications with the south Nazi redoubt are cut. Himmler orders total Berlin defense, but resistance is viewed as unlikely to last long. A Russian American Ninth Army junction south of Berlin is expected, signaling near completion of the European war.
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Berlin
Heinrich Himmler
Ninth Army
Bavaria
Hitler
Europe
Germany
Pacific
A Queen Appeals For Thread In War Torn Lands
The letter from Italy’s queen asks America for a spool of thread reflecting the dire clothing needs in Europe and Asia. Citizens are urged to join the National Clothing Collection drive, digging through garrets and closets to aid the desperate and heed the call to help the least of these.
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Italy
America
Europe
Asia
How's Your I Q Seven Questions Headlines
Question set asks about world capitals and history with true false items. Items cover Lithuania Lublin government, Uruguay capital, Vermont nickname, Katmai volcano location, lard source, Henry A Wallace vice presidency, Joseph Haydn, Confederate capital in Alabama 1862, Penn origin of state name, tire recapping rationing permit.
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Lublin
Uruguay
Vermont
Katmai
Japan
Henry A. Wallace
Joseph Haydn
Alabama
Confedarte States of America
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Sunrise promises a new era of neighborliness in San Francisco
A reflective piece urges unity and hope as a historic gathering in San Francisco unfolds. It compares the moment to Philadelphia's 1787 framing of the Constitution, acknowledging imperfection but urging effort and prayer for peace and progress worldwide.
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San Francisco
Philadelphia
Local Nurse Plans and Community Notices Highlight Week
Nurses from the local hospital prepare for the state meeting in Richmond next week. Plans for the Negro Day Nursery opening on May 1 include about 30 children. Marvin Shaver gains a one trip ride as auxiliary fireman with the W and W Railroad. Little Miss Mary Steck is named crown bearer to Queen Shenandoah XVII. A Women Page tip urges use of perfume for Leap Year justification. Handley wins its 27th straight track meet, defeating Massanutten Military Academy 59 to 40 with Bobby Green as top scorer.
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Richmond
Marvin Shaver
Mauertown
W. & W. Railroad
Mary M. Steck
John M. Steck
Handley
Massanutten Military Academy
Bobby Green
Nelson heads German Club at University of Virginia
Robert B. Nelson of Winchester serves as president of the German Club at the University of Virginia. Hershey Lunsford posts high weekly score of 125 at the bowling alley. The Clipper makes first round trip flight between California and Hawaii.
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Robert B. Nelson
Winchester
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University of Virginia
Hershey Lunsford
California
Hawaii
China Clipper
Women’s Civic League organizes first meeting in city library
Mrs. Lucien Lupton presides as the newly formed Women’s Civic League meets at the city library for its initial gathering. A wire report notes Canadian troops saving Allies from a defeat in the Yser region on the Western Front, reflecting wartime headlines from Washington.
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Texas
Star
Washington
Lucien Lupton
Women’s Civic League
Yser
Western Front
Nor
Answers from The Wind Evening Star Information Bureau
A reader questions practical topics from chair squeaks to military matters. The column provides guidance on furniture glueing, seasickness, illiteracy rates, amphibious reconnaissance roles, and details about Purple Heart presentation and Lapel ribbons.
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Norwegian and Finnish Shipping Sunk by Submarines
German U boats sink Norwegian and Finnish vessels in wartime action. Both nations report losses to merchant fleets as naval warfare intensifies in northern waters.
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Wegian
Local Dems Form Parker Club Amid Trice Death Chronicle
Forty years ago George W. Trice, a well known colored man, died from complications. A Parker Club is organized here by local Democrats. John W. Nail discovers a 1833 copy of Kerchéval's History of Virginia in his home.
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George W. Trice
Kerchéval
Virginia
John W. Nail
Local News Highlights From Withersville Area
W G Wilson returns after 49 years away and plans to visit relatives near Wardensville. Thomas Lillis is injured repairing the Cedar Creek bridge south of Middletown when a tie slips and he falls into the stream. no other injuries reported.
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W. G. Wilson
Wardensville
Thomas Lillis
Cedar Creek
Middletown
Helen Somes Run In Washington Love Triangle
Helen Miller, 26, faces a tangle with Paul Wentworth and Zoe Norris as she weighs flights and plans with Philip Brownell while Zoe enjoys Washington society. Aunt Minerva, a sharp broker, and Aggie Jon watch the drama unfold amid war plant life and a Blue Plane visit.
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Helen Miller
Paul Wentworth
Zoe Norris
Helen
War Plant
Aggie Jon
Philip Brownell
Minerva
Brownell
Philips
New York
Paul
Philip
Nebuchadnezzar
Duties of submarine use in wartime and related query
Submarines have many uses in wartime including scouts to locate enemy fleets observe ports and coasts and to operate against enemy trade. They may attack major vessels in fleet engagements and defensively patrol our coast and plant mine fields. The second query confirms Morse painted Lafayette portrait during his fourth visit to the United States.
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Lafayette
New York
Lafayete
United States
Samuel F. B. Morse
Divorced Wife Not Entitled to Death Pension Benefits
The Veterans Administration states that a divorced wife of a serviceman whose death occurred in service or from disability incurred in service is not entitled to a share of the death pension. The ruling answers a question on pension eligibility for remarried or divorced spouses.
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Veterans’ Administration
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