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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1944
Page
4
A 1944 notice from The Evening Star Publishing Co. Winchester Virginia outlines delivery tips and subscription rates. It urges subscribers to report delays or irregularities to maintain reliable service and provides ad rate terms and deadline. The page includes a Bible verse and national representativ e address.
The U S Public Health Service warns that tuberculosis worsens in war and peace. In 9 large cities mortality averages 55.4 per 100000, higher than in small towns and rural areas. Whites and non whites show stark differences, with urban men most at risk.
The article contends Russia handles Poland with a clever blend of military pressure and diplomacy, contrasting its practiced smoothness with traditional Russian bungling. It cites Polish troop movements, governance in a new ally state, and a warning about public carnivals and gambling devices draining resources and morale during wartime.
The article notes a Polish armed struggle against German occupation as a contrast to past Soviet quislings. It argues Soviet conduct may win European sympathy and satellite nations' favor, praising Stalin's diplomatic gains despite his blunt style.
A Memphis veteran returns from the South Pacific with 24 dirty shirts lacking laundry marks. No laundries will handle them, as Saipan has no marks. Readers offer help, and a dozen women volunteered to wash his shirts, highlighting a broader postwar problem for those without laundry options.
Berryville area briefs from The Star cover daily happenings in Berryville Boyce and Clarke County. Community updates mention local meetings weather school activities and public notices with concise details and dates.
One year ago the Winchester Country Club dwelt in near emptiness amid a pleasure driving ban. Treasury certificates of merit were awarded to the Junior Board of Trade and the Winchester Star for Shangri-La War Bond drive success. Seven local Boy Scouts visited the New York World's Fair with Shenandoah Area Council companions. Local chicken thieves were held by county authorities. Clarke County Athletics beat Martinsburg Hose Company No. 4 2 to 1. Ten years ago the Winchester column began on the front page. Admiral Byrd was located by his expedition at Little America after five months isolated.
A major blaze destroys Strode's store and warehouse in Boyce with remaining town buildings at risk. A collie dog is reportedly lost between Gore and Capon Bridge. A military band from Washington will provide music at the Gore Camp of Modern Woodmen of America.
The Rev Washington Johnson advertises for a lost spaniel. A yard party will be held at the Southern Methodist parsonage. A cur rent shortage delays publication of The Star by one and a half hours. A local liveryman is arrested for cruelty to his horse and the horse is described as starved. Mr Ellis H Jackson rescues Mr C A Hughes's four year old son from a two horse carriage path. Reed and Red Club return from a two week camping trip in West Virginia. Not many fish were caught due to a muddy river.
Miss Lena Ritter leads the Most Popular Business Woman in Winchester by 300 votes as the contest ends August 17. Local old-timers note shooting stars fall over the section every thirty years, while Ben Jones of Gravel Springs advertises for a feminine correspondent for matrimony.
A religious meditation by Earl L. Douglass compares spiritual renewal to new roads climbing mountains and expanding vistas. It links personal faith to new outlooks and the Christian path as "The Way" blessed for those who truly follow.
A seven item quiz asks questions on war spending, last bachelor king, Et tu Brute, shortest US war, net vs gross weight, FDR’s weight, grammar, planetarium purpose, author of the Declaration, and meaning of alma mater.
Washington dispatch outlines Sidney Hillman and CIO efforts to back about 75 Democratic congressional candidates with a single Republican exception La Follette Indiana. It questions motive and money behind the National Citizens Political Action Committee creating a new conduit for contributions and a left wing bloc in Congress or potentially the White House.
Dr Clendening surveys ragweed pollen as hay fever trigger. He notes yearly pollen swings since 1920, with 1989 worst and 1930/1936 best, and pinpoints Indianapolis as the pollen peak area. Vacation, air conditioning, and relocation to ragweed free districts recommended. follow-up covers treatments and a carrot hair question.
Mr. Dies argues the push behind Hillman is not labor or the New Deal but a leftist bid to buy political power and recurit the Democratic Party for cash. The speaker says the backing crowd are radicals not AFL labor, aiming to turn the party into a radical labor vehicle and aligning more with Soviet ideology than American labor.
Conway Brooks Fitzwater 17 son of Mr and Mrs Raymond L Fitzwater of Opequon Va enlists in the Navy in Winchester July 25 at the local Navy Recruiting Office. He attended Ketterman School Hardy West Virginia and has lived in Frederick County three and a half years. Born Sept 5 1926 in Brake West Virginia he has two brothers and three sisters. He worked for O Sullivan Rubber Co Winchester where his father is employed. Sworn into the Navy July 23.
The report notes a service member reported for boot training on August 11 in Washington. It records the date and location of entry, with no additional context about unit or branch provided in readable text.
The report lists approximate fronts distances: Russian from Warsaw suburbs 322 miles Italian from Florence 603 miles French from Soignopiles 626 miles.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden held a luncheon conference with Polish Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk and other leaders to review last week’s talks in Moscow. The Polish Premier failed to seal an accord with the Soviet backed Polish National Committee of Liberation, but future meetings remained possible.
Dr. Matthew Norman plays mediator as Judith heals from a concussion while Treadway grapples with love and guilt. Life at the villa continues through seasons and personal ties, including Ella and Mary, with faith and science debated amid changing times.
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