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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1943
Page
4
An advertisement notice from Delis Inc at 11 EB 44th St urges all ads to be in by 9 PM the day of publication. It mentions transient rates per inch and contract rates and asks readers to report delays or breaks in delivery to maintain a perfect delivery system.
The excerpt presents a Christmas Bible quote from Luke 2 9 10 printed in the 1943 issue. The page shows pricing and date markers for the Saturday edition December 11 1943 with religious relief text and a festive tone.
War Production Board Chairman Donald M Nelson details November aircraft production reaching 8 789 planes with military output cutting a rate of one every five minutes. Heavy bombers reach 1 000 for the first time while fighters and trainers shift toward combat types and deliveries run at 97 percent of schedule. Nelson urges greater output to replace losses and preserve striking power amid manpower shortages and plane size changes. The report praises effort but warns against complacency.
After the war, stories will recount the perilous lives of war correspondents. The British and American corps have endured 115 casualties, including 27 killed, 10 missing likely dead, 33 wounded, and 45 taken prisoner, reflecting the high risk they faced to bring reports home.
Five journalists joined the Royal Air Force raid on Berlin. two survived while three were shot down or missing. American Lowell Bennett of INS died, one of sixteen American correspondents killed or missing since the war began. Robert P. Post of the New York Times was also lost over Germany.
A reprinted editorial defends Senator Byrd against Senator Guffey's charge of a Republican backed conspiracy to curb soldiers voting. It praises Byrd’s constitutional approach and integrity, contrasts him with Guffey, and urges Congress to uphold constitutional mandates amid war without shortcuts.
Andrew Bell receives a personally autographed telegram from General Pershing as News of Other Years recalls notable events. Rationing Office relocates to the Hansbrough and Carter Building amid acknowledgments of local civic activity.
Twenty years ago Mrs. Sarah E. Reedy, aged 71, died. St. Mark's Episcopal Church is dedicated at Richmond with the former pastor Dr. D. Smith serving as pastor of the new church. Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Gilkeson are in Harrisonburg.
Twenty five years ago T Russell Cather took the helm of the local Red Cross chapter. William E Everhart was reported wounded in France and Dr P W Boyd announced he would resume practice here. Forty years ago Miss Sallie Bailey was injured in a fall on ice and the city suffered a power outage. Star published a new and enlarged holiday edition.
Forty five years ago a valuable horse owned by George Grim died. Miss Katie Cartmell departed for Washington this morning. Fred Hable is in Baltimore. Wheat price stood at 64 cents.
Seven knowledge items test readers on military bases Death Valley bomber designations ranks composers translations waterways and astronomy. It asks true false items about intelligence claims religious membership restrictions and planetary motion.
The Bedford Democrat decries the bombing of Berlin as appalling when considering civilian casualties yet argues the war requires such aerial attacks to prevent Axis terror. It says Britain and the United States justify heavy bombing to force German surrender and deter future aggression.
An autopsy is ordered to determine the cause of death of Beverly Brenner Croft 34 whose naked body was found in a hotel room in New York. Police say she had been dead about three days and a do not disturb sign delayed discovery. Her ex husband William H. Croft Jr a vice president at Magnus Metal division of National Lead Co had sought a divorce in 1941 after she had a purported dream trip with William H. Stewart while both were patients in a Wisconsin sanitarium. She described the trip as a trance with white powders at its start.
Berlin radio quoted a Japanese headquarters spokesman in China saying American fliers are getting orders to bomb the Japanese mainland and its communications. The spokesman added the situation in China has become more confused and more serious and is receiving greater attention.
In the same mail Mrs. Remigio Chavez received a card from her son Pvt. Clovis G. Chavez, prisoner in a Japanese camp, along with a notice from his draft board asking him to report for induction.
Washington dispatch notes Senator Joe Guffey waging heated attacks on Byrd and southern Democrats. The piece links the fights to White House New Deal politics and upcoming bills on poll taxes, anti lynching, and a Texas primary ruling, with strategic moves over soldier voting and party alignments.
Explanations say a wind shift pushed landing barges offshore forcing men to swim under heavy fire while resistance ashore was strong from well placed Japanese positions. Questions linger about officers allowing troops into such predicaments and whether the Japanese fortifications were fully known until final war censorship reports are released.
Dr. Clendening explains tuberculosis case finding in colleges and universities. The tuberculin test screens entire groups, positives receive X rays and sputum exams, and treatment success rises with earlier detection.
Buffalo quotes Captain Leland P. Lovette, director of public relations for the Navy, warning that Europe may end next summer but a Pacific victory requires an invasion of Japan. He stresses the war remains long and costly despite allied progress and urged vigilance before the Twentieth Century Club of Buffalo.
Betty Ann Hammel, born at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton Massachusetts, has been discharged as a normal healthy baby. She weighed one pound fifteen ounces at birth and reached five pounds nine ounces after 100 days. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Hammel of Florence she was tube fed early on and then received medicine drops.
Miss Ruth McNeil Home Demonstration Agent sets week of December 13 events. Monday reports. Tuesday Gravel Springs club at Mrs H H Cooper. Wednesday Middle town 4 4 at school and White Hall 4-H. Thursday Armel 4-H and Round Hill 4-H at school. Friday Mt Airy 4-H and Gore-H at school.
Beth, three years with St Ronald, meets Vernon Blake in Washington amid wartime tension. She enjoys dates and shared sights from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House, while weighing memories of Jim and Andrea. Beth grows closer to Vernon, earns gratitude, and plans a future independence though haunted by past loves.
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