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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1944
Page
4
Subscribers urged to report delays or irregularities to The Evening Star office. Notice details delivery system, daily publication except Sundays, and subscription rates with advertising terms. Includes scripture quote and references to Star Co. of Winchester Virginia and national distributor in New York.
The article notes Switzerland tightening asylum rules to bar those deemed unworthy and suggests Hitler and his associates have nowhere to flee. It asserts Nazi leaders would flee if safe asylum existed, but finds Europe lacking any real refuge for them.
Death of Dr Edward Bausch of Rochester New York at age 89 recalls the long arc of lens making progress. He started young in his family shop Bausch Lamb and made a microscope at fourteen. He studied at Cornell won a scholarship in 1871 and aided early Bausch Lomb work with Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The passage outlines Dr. Bauseh and George Eastman influencing early popular photography. It notes the gradual development of photography, followed by new microtomes and projection apparatus marketed as balopticons, and an increased variety of microscopes.
Reprinted editorial argues war production must continue as Allied advances press on. Pulpwood cutters and producers are told not to fear unemployment, as pulpwood will fuel postwar industry with cartons, fiber products, and civilian paper goods.
Richmond News-Lead argues the Second World War could have been prevented and cost to the U S surpasses 200 billion dollars plus human life value. It cites 1919 insistence on absolute sovereignty as a major mistake that helped enable Hitler and criticizes the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations for lacking American support.
A Charlottesville incident on courthouse steps features a woman who loses her panties. Editors report on possible causes from wartime material shortages to faulty attire and note widespread effort to identify the embarrassed stranger among Charlotte’s residents.
The Roanoke Times reports Major General Wade H. Haislip, commander of the 15th Corps, born in Woodstock. The Richmond News Leader recalls an 1776 Muhlenberg moment in Woodstock linking the town to Revolutionary legacy.
Berryville daily notes events in Berryville Boyce and Clarke County detailing community updates. Local items include meetings weather and school notices with concise factual summaries for residents.
One year ago the Frederick county labor camp received its new equipment as Wendell R. Barney became chairman of the local War Savings committee. A barn on Roger Evans property burned causing about 4000 dollars in damage.
Special marking on lobby slots in the city post office improves the postal service here. Six couples procure marriage licenses in the city today.
Twenty years ago Hunter Kern city post master and Methodist Church leader dies at his home. Rosalie a brown mare owned by Dr L M Allen wins first prize in saddle class at Berryville Horse Show. The Reuss Company wins $125 for best appearing organization at Harrison-Arg firemen's meet.
Thirty years ago a dance is planned at Company I Armory starting at nine o'clock. A demonstration of the autopiano and the famous player-piano will be held in a local music store. No music knowledge is required to operate the new instruments.
Forty years ago a horse hitched to a wagon attempts to enter the Bell Bros establishment while news reports a copper mine discovered near Front Royal with apparently ample supply.
Forty five years ago the John Robinson show visits for one day featuring a troupe of 200 performers including twenty clowns and fifteen female equestrians. The act plays for a single day only.
A quiz asks seven questions about history geography and figures. It gazes at capitals calendars authors dam measurements leadership and bee biology with truth or false prompts.
An illustrated 48 page booklet outlines Presidents from Washington to F D Roosevelt and each First Lady plus a condensed political history. It includes tables of popular and electoral votes and offers a home reference for this election year. Send fifteen cents postpaid to the Information Bureau in Washington D C for a copy.
In Indianapolis a rumored midwest meteor remains unsolved as witnesses search for a landing site. Patricia Ann Belton reported a scorched pig with a shoulder wound near Acton suggesting the object may have landed nearby, but no meteor traces were found.
The piece assesses Nazi forces in France noting the main threat north of the Seine and Somme, the overstretched Seventh Army, and weakened southern formations. It argues German defense centers around the Caen front, Argentan, and a slim force west of Paris, with reserves spread near Vichy and central France.
Dr. Logan Clendening explains nose, throat, and ear form a physiologic unit connected by the Eustachian tube. Acute nose throat ear diseases respond to treatment while chronic forms resist. allergy plays a key role. Chronic sinusitis types include purulent, hyperplastic, and mixed forms. diagnosis uses allergy tests, X-ray, and nasal exams. Ear infections in children often stem from enlarged adenoids, with irradiation as a modern, less invasive treatment option.
The article argues Nazi defensive positions in eastern France could slow an advance but asserts Allied strategy to exhaust German fighting power and drive victory on French lowland soil. It predicts that as armored columns penetrate France, German power in the west will be crushed, akin to Patton in Normandy.
Readers can obtain factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington DC with three cents for return postage. The Q A items cover aircraft paint effects on speed and weight, Washingtons dispatch phrases, and textile fabric cutting for even color and better lines.
In a spring evening scene Judith debates motherhood with Matthew while managing household loyalties and nurse Elizabeth. Matthew resists change, fearing loss of control as Judith asserts a desire for a baby and a deeper sharing of life and love.
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