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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1944
Page
4
Mailed and delivered under P oO. D. Order 19687. Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation. Published daily except Sunday in Winchester Virginia. Local advertising and circulation offices listed in New York. Readers urged to report delays to maintain prompt delivery.
The notice lists advertising rates and subscription prices including per inch rates, contract rates on application, and options for one year six months and one month prepayment. It includes a Bible verse quoted from Psalms 55:16.
A description of Pathfinders using ground markers and sky flares to guide Allied bombers in darkness or bad weather. The article explains how ground receptacles burn on impact and how colored markers ensure precision, contributing to extensive destruction at Berlin and in the Ruhr.
An Outpost item notes purple and yellow flowers sprouting amid rubble in Manchester London and Folkestone with 79 82 95 44 counted types. Fire nitrates may aid new growth and London Rocket Sisymbrium irio could reappear as a roadside annual two feet tall with whitish blooms once seen after the city’s 1666 blaze.
Observers conclude after two years of American troops in India that East and West remain distinct. Initial social exchanges faded, leaving Americans largely detached and curious. The commentary echoes Kipling’s lines on enduring cultural separation amid global conflict.
Public release shows U S casualties across all services at 146186 with 33153 dead 49518 wounded 33617 missing and 29898 prisoners. Navy list cites 36752 casualties with 15673 dead. Authors caution that this war may cost more than WWI despite earlier lighter losses.
Staunton Evening Leader reports Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the wartime draft dodger, freed from prison as his war-era sentence and escape history are resolved. His family supported Germany, his mother hid him, and he served, escaped, lived in Canada and Germany, then returned with six children. The piece frames the case as a caution to future draft dodgers.
The Hanover Herald-Progress notes state auditor L. McCarthy Downs suggests Governor Darden adopt a plan requiring prisoners awaiting trial to pay 75 cents daily for board and room. Sentenced inmates would stay with counties or the state. The piece argues the change saves money but harms the least able to pay, and it emphasizes the presumption of innocence and delays in trials should not justify charging detainees.
Pope Pius XI dies at the Vatican City ending his papacy after years of church leadership. The sudden death prompts tributes from Catholic communities and comments from world leaders on the pope’s legacy.
A riot at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh leads to the deaths of several officers. Reports detail inmate violence and security breaches during the disturbance.
Thirty years ago John J. Cornwell died today after a brief illness of pneumonia. Robert Y. Conrad is appointed a member of the Public School Board of Trustees. "Girl From Out Yonder" is current show.
A newspaper page presents seven quiz items and prompts readers to turn to page 2 for correct answers. Questions cover geography, literature, government buildings, salaries, and pro verbs, asking true false and fill in lines.
Washington reports on L Welch Pogue spearheading plans for an international air accord. Pan American Airways seeks monopoly on foreign American business, facing opposition from domestic lines and calls for genuine competition, with congressional input from Rep. Sheppard. The debate centers on sovereignty, access, and mutual commercial rights after the war.
A columnist reviews Dr Kurt Singer on the diseases of musicians noting artists’ chronic dissatisfaction and the link between creative effort and neurosis. It discusses musician cramps from repetitive practice, therapy approaches, and occupational ailments across instruments including violin and trombone.
A wartime appeal from Boyd L. Sisler of Winchester Virginia urges residents to buy more War Bonds in the Fourth War Loan Drive. The letter honors local boys like Bill Bud and Tom serving abroad and calls for national support to provide guns tanks and planes so they can return home.
Marshal Tito announced guerrillas were joined by British units on Hvar. London reported no confirmed landing yet and said any operation would come from Algiers. Possible British forces include Marines or escapers from Italian camps aiding Tito’s Partisans with liaison and supply lines across the Adriatic.
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The column argues Pacific air bases are essential for military protection and future air commerce. It criticizes Westbrook Pegler for claiming bases would bring native uplift and WPA influence, labeling his view as misguided.
Community drive seeks supplies for the Winchester USO to assist deployed and returning soldiers. Volunteers collect furniture bedding and household items to create welcoming spaces at the center supporting service members and their families.
London reports home sick American Doughboys scouring English shops for vivid Valentines. Merchants say the red heart and lace decorated cards sell fastest and that veterans are Valentine mad, snapping up aging stock reshaped with tiny silk bows and nostalgic old style flair.
Mallory Baker, a rising singer managed by Tod Patrick, travels toward Mexico where she encounters John and William Smith. She senses danger as the brothers monitor her car and she plots to test their knowledge of her plan while awaiting the next move in a tense sequence that ends with a looming car pursuit.
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