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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1943
Page
4
The Star lists publication basics for Winchester Virginia with Associated Press and Audit Bureau affiliations. It asks subscribers to report delays or irregularities to aid perfect delivery and notes 9 P.M. copy deadlines and 50 cent transient rate per inch.
A 1943 price list outlines by mail and motor routes, yearly and half yearly terms, with extra charges outside Zone 1. It also notes carrier rates and a weekly single copy price for midweek issues dated December 8, 1943, and December 7, 1943, plus a Bible verse from Luke.
The Atlantic City UNRRA meeting decides Germany will bear the cost of postwar relief operations in Germany. Allies will administer aid to prevent a Nazi revival, using German property and productive capacity to fund food and medical care for German masses.
A period piece analyzes Japanese psychology amid wartime propaganda. It notes how Western readers misunderstand Japanese thinking and contrasts official Japanese statements about American naval power with imagined triumphs in the Solomons.
The passage notes American pursuit of Japanese ships in the Southwest Pacific and reports on a large convoy pounding the Gilbert Islands. It questions Japanese perceptions of warship recoveries and wartime propaganda, suggesting the enemy may doubt or hide the truth while facing new questions.
Reprinted editorial notes December as the month to view four major planets Venus Jupiter Mars and Saturn along with Sirius and starry constellations. It contrasts the quiet of the heavens with Earth's bustle and wartime activity, praising the orderly silence above.
Greensboro Record notes Columbia sociologist Willard Waller warns unchecked hoodlumism and student rebellions may peak two years after World War II. He blames lack of capable teachers and asserts postwar years will worsen discipline, criticizing women teachers and returning veterans as possible factors. He remains skeptical about the gloom, urging nationwide improvements.
The new steel lifesaving raft, soon standard on transports and merchant vessels, combines luxury features with practical gear. It includes a Bible, playing cards, cigarettes, a stove and fuel, two berth beds, protective curtains, and a bright orange sail and enclosures. The article notes the sinking of an American Liberty ship in the Caribbean with sixteen lives lost, praising the raft as a response to peril at sea.
Chicago December 8 Edward Klink of Silver Lake Indiana started a twin gathering in 1932. The International Twins Association now has over 2000 members led by presidents Chester and Warren Doonan of Chicago. The pair, former police officers now in the navy and strict twins enthusiasts, describe twins as having twice as much fun and note twins occur about once in 69 births.
Washington reports experts studying the Tarawa lessons and noting that heavy fortifications on Betio Island withstood intense bombardment. Flame throwers and revised tactics emerged as possibilities for future island assaults.
Washington reports Hull seeks postwar unity but faces resistance from New Deal politicians who fear a united front may help Republicans in campaigns. Some internationalist leaders shift toward a centrist peace based on national self interest while rumors of an early peace trigger admin pushback and Morgenthau and Hull critique Axis propaganda.
The government touts a crushing victory while publicly signaling a long war. Officials differ on whether Germany falls in spring or Japan in 18 months, with many in Congress leaning toward a shorter conflict based on expert judgment. Axis Berlin predicts Germany’s lasting strength, denying collapse.
In a discussion on Psychology in Aviation Dr Chalmers Gemmill notes expanded intestinal gas at high altitude can press the diaphragm against the heart and lungs. The bends from rapid pressure change vex aviators, with Yale researchers seeking selective candidates. War stress causes nerve shock and digestive illness, ending some soldiers' combat readiness. a Great Uncle’s Gettysburg illness is recalled.
The writer argues some agents may try to damp public will but they do not rule opinion. The administration should adopt a propaganda line to mobilize effort. Each day of war extension costs lives and money, so workers on the home front must expend all energy in the final push to limit casualties.
A compact quiz answer key lists seven questions about wartime history literature and biblical references. It seeks who spoke to a Senate committee about Europe’s last winter, Cramp’s industry, Stalin’s casualty claim, the author of Ivanhoe, War Labor Board chair, the wisdom passage book, the French and Indian War leader, the insect in Proverbs, Muscle Shoals project under which president, and Curwood’s vocation.
Beth Kinnan faces the draft era when Dennis Archer secures a Washington job lead after meeting her in a club. Andrea, drawn to Archer, watches Beth gain a secretary position with Arkansas Folding Box founder Henry Slade, who has been drafted, as Beth’s whirlwind interview ends with a first week's salary offer.
Beth Kinnan plans a move to Washington after securing a secretary post with Mr. Henry Slade. Andrea, her friend, initially objects but finally offers reluctant support, admitting mixed feelings about Beth’s departure and new opportunities. Beth packs mementos, faces departure, and recalls her past with Jim and Dennis Archer.
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