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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1944
Page
4
The notice lists postal and publication details for The Evening Star at Kester Virginia with delivery guidelines. It urges readers to report delays or irregularities to maintain delivery, notes advertising deadlines, and lists rates and bureau memberships.
A Christmas text from Matthew 2 1 2 recounts wise men traveling from the east to Jerusalem seeking the newborn King of the Jews guided by a star and coming to worship him.
American farmers who fled hundreds of farms and answered thousands of questions in recent years will face another official quiz after January 8. The Census Bureau will send enumerators into each county to gather data on farm acreage crop yields agricultural equipment livestock and other information every five years.
Brig. Gen. Leonard P. Ayres, vice-president of the Cleveland Trust Company and noted economist, warns that 1945 will bring a wartime to peacetime transition with up to 20 million Americans changing jobs. He predicts more unemployment, labor strife, and business failures, criticizing government and labor plans to create jobs from thin air and urging practicality over broad promises.
General Ayer argues prosperity rests on higher private output shared among citizens, yet he emphasizes the national administration's attitude to business. He warns that heavy government constraints may thwart job growth and shift blame to bureaucrats instead of effective policy.
An editorial excerpt from The Outpost discusses claims that British children mature earlier scholastically than American peers, while American children may be socially ahead. It questions whether educational systems account for the gap, noting two years difference and suggesting studying American schooling to potentially gain scholastic advantage without harming social development.
Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher asserts the United States holds the best army navy and marine corps and says half of the Japanese Navy is wiped out and naval aviation nearly eliminated. He favors carrier based planes over land based ones and notes carriers can move to keep pace as battles shift. He explains why land bases on Pacific islands were abandoned as the tide advanced while carrier strikes repeatedly hit Central Pacific targets.
The text extols the Bible as lamp to the feet and strong moral law, arguing it aids mental hygiene by offering spiritual stimulation, comfort, and guidance. It contrasts biblical resilience with other philosophical works and notes the Bible’s enduring reliability despite varied opinions. It also oddly cites a state tax figure of $42.58 per capita.
The War Punch Drive surpasses the $500 goal with Ed Molden and George Weldon leading J. B. T. members. Germans tell children Santa Claus was killed in action. About 2500 attend Palace Theater Christmas party. Star carriers hold first annual banquet with Vincent Fansler as toastmaster and speeches by Harry F. Byrd Jr. and Marshall Farmer. Plans for Polish and Finnish Relief Benefit Ball at Scaleby in Clarke County.
The Fellowship Club declares food is needed for a hundred more families while fire companies are repairing toys for the children.
D. E. Piter a noted fruit grower from Relief is thrown from a wagon and breaks his arm. Three marriage licenses are issued Saturday in the Corporation Clerk’s office. A county couple spends their wedding night in the George Washington Hotel sky bridal suite and the next morning becomes lost while trying to descend to the street.
Workers raise over 1,116 for Belgian relief and send clothing apples and flour to coast towns. German forces seize a key railroad center in Poland as their advance speeds up. Four German cruisers are reportedly sunk by the British near Montevideo and the Falkland Islands.
Fire gutted the E. J. Evans building on Main Street where Sam J. Wilson the druggist occupied premises. Damage is estimated at 10000 dollars. City firefighters played 12 streams of water within 15 minutes of the alarm. Wilson and Richard Denny had a narrow escape from the blaze.
Forty five years ago special Christmas programs fill all churches with large crowds. Episcopalians plan midnight rites on Christmas Eve. Police warn that anyone rioting or drinking over the holidays faces jail and street cleaning duties to curb filthy streets.
Poem reflecting on Christmas dawn and the birth of Christ. It envisions praise from angels and a call to courage and kindness, urging readers to keep earth tender and strive for deeds inspired by the Nativity. The piece echoes seasonal reverence and religious devotion.
A miscellany of trivia prompts asks who spoke of retiring toward the Japanese fleet and whether alcohol freezes, if William Penn was born in Pennsylvania, port versus starboard, the Faun of Praxiteles, what a barometer measures, whether Nevada’s capital is Reno, shipboard crane terms, the Berchtesgaden association, and the Norman Conquest year.
The question notes that Franklin’s son, William, witnessed the experiment. While commonly depicted as a child, William was 21 years old at the time, making him the sole eyewitness reported.
Washington reports Nazi success in a breakthrough from the Russian front aided by weather and reserves. Von Runstedt planned the attack as air power was limited by rain. The piece also questions the progress of Dumbarton Oaks talks and possible future borders in Europe.
Doctors link cold contagion to air-borne dust and dry spitting signs from a dust bowl era era. They note outbreaks of acute bronchitis among 365 orphans during dry weather on a clay field, with explosive cough and high fever, and urge recognition of airborne transmission and airborne irritants alongside sneezing.
The article notes a rift in Congress over the Atlantic charter with two camps forming over war aims and Roosevelt’s diplomacy. Detailing Republican leaders’ meeting with Governor Dewey in New York, it suggests distrust of New Deal concessions and hints at campaign contrasts between Dewey and Indiana Republicans. It also mentions Truman’s hush on a vice presidency, and includes brief Q and A on aircraft speeds and Navy V-12 training options.
Peter confesses possible involvement in a scheme to fund Spanish jewels via Maud Chivery. Craig and Nugent weigh poison and digitalis as murder motives while Drue’s fate remains unresolved. Night falls as Beevens reveals a crumpled clipping tied to the Brent murder case.
The narrator returns toward the Chivery cottage after tracking a clipping about arrests. He notes signs of neglect on Maud’s premises and spots a bone handled carving knife on the table, while tensions rise as a silent fear lingers of unseen watchers nearby.
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