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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1944
Page
4
A print from The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia outlines delivery notice and advertising deadlines. It includes a biblical verse about the nativity. The page lacks a clear single event and reads like a miscellaneous newspaper fragment.
The Ormoc garrison is annihilated and Japanese forces on Leyte face encirclement as American armies converge. While reconquest signals strategic gains, leaders warn against jubilation and stress the next objective is Luzon and Manila to sever Japan’s supply routes to the south.
American industrialists claim synthetic rubber can be produced at 15 cents per pound, about 21 percent below prewar natural rubber prices. They suggest prices could drop a cent or two and still yield a reasonable profit, while British Dutch and French controls could shape future rubber regions.
The article warns that cutting loose from natural rubber would strand large native populations in the East Indies Malaya Burma and Indo China who rely on rubber gathering. It argues the US should resist dismantling synthetic plants despite price pressures and notes synthetic rubber still lags natural quality but improving rapidly.
The piece cites J A Krug WPB chair as saying labor bears 22 percent responsibility for shortages. Oranges in design account for 26 percent, plant bottlenecks for 12 percent, while a 40 percent jump in military demand strains supply. It urges labor to avoid strikes and absenteeism during critical times.
December is a gray month with bare trees and gray skies, yet color appears in brown leaves, red fields, green cover crops, and blue frost. The passage compares these colors to small luxuries like ham, scotch, and a cigarette, highlighting the season's paradoxical beauty.
After the war, early cars will be 1940 models rushed to meet demand. Soon a sensible design with affordable price may emerge, replacing gadgety streamline fashions as manufacturers chase a market for practical, well priced automobiles.
The article praises the 1.8 million volunteers of the British Home Guard and 30,000 women auxiliaries for their vital role in the struggle for freedom against German threats. It contrasts them with the Volksturm and highlights dedication across ages and walks of life.
A reader questions common facts from history science and daily life with concise answers. The page covers hurricane damages from 1944 and 1938, Charlemagne’s Aachen tomb protection, vitamin K function, Supreme Court retirement rules, Serapis fate after Jones, gopher name origin, thermostat energy savings, and U S Mint proof coins ending in 1942.
A compact profile noting Tolstoy's rise from Russian gentry life to a religious conversion in 1881. It highlights his rejection of society's artificialities, interpretation of biblical teachings, and his subsequent life of simplicity and influence. It also acknowledges differing views on his Christian interpretation while praising his honesty and consistency.
A reader quiz asks seven questions covering military branches of Dempsey and Tunney, grammar correction, Kharkov’s Soviet republic,Army discharge reports, lodman meaning, Gravesend in Dickens, and a prayer desk term. It also asks about the VP after Garfield, Hamlet’s line, Shakespearean speaker, and Ichang’s river in China.
Analysis argues Reds delayed German victory to seize Balkans and Baltic states while Soviet forces clashed with Nazi defenses in East Prussia and the Baltic. The campaign through Romania Hungary and Bulgaria altered politics toward Poland and Britain, with Budapest and Riga still contested and a cautious yes and no narrative prevailing.
Dr. Clendening explains the term liverish as a common complaint blending headaches, appetite loss, constipation, and bad temper blamed on the liver. The piece defends the liver’s true role, notes that liver failure is rare, and warns against overusing laxatives or liver pills.
The author argues that amid European propaganda and Cold War tensions, military insight beats political lines for truth. He cautions senators and citizens to verify Communist links in cabinets and the British use of influence, warning against overreliance on partisan labels.
Tokyo has an area slightly larger than that of Chicago. The comparison links Tokyo to Chicago to illustrate relative city sizes.
Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania reports 52 year old John Daukizsis found frozen to death in a snowdrift. He is the 22nd victim of the state's worst snowstorm of the year.
London reports that starting next year Britain's motor tax will shift from horsepower to engine displacement, calculating from the cubic capacity of the engine for vehicles.
The inside surface is sprayed with a solution containing hydrochloric acid.
In a tense interview Mrs. Chivery with Nugent and Craig denies knowledge of Frederic Miller checks and hints at a Spanish jewels investment. Anna Beevers and Drue Cable vanish as the search shifts to the maid possibly aiding Drue, while Craig clings to hope they are together.
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