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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star Winchester Virginia presents publication notes for 1944 with editor H F P Byrd Jr and AP and Audit Bureau affiliations. Subscription and rate schedules are listed, plus delivery terms and a Bible verse for February 15 1944.
Grand Forks N D nurse Evelyn Erickson among 12 nurses aboard the Navy hospital ship at Kwajalein. They witnessed Pearl Harbor and the Marshall Islands attacks and cared for wounded for hours as American bombardment raged. Maj Kathleen H Atto urged 8 000 more nurses to enlist to ensure care for wounded overseas.
American destroyers and the light cruiser Omaha spotted and sank three German blockade runners attempting to carry vital war materials from Japan to Europe. The Allied patrols maintain constant vigilance in the Atlantic as a key war effort.
The announcement notes five consecutive weeks without U boat sinkings in the Western Atlantic. British officials report a striking drop in U-boat effectiveness while Allied convoys are seen as having nearly a 100 percent chance to reach their destinations, a tribute to the vigilance of sailors and airmen guarding the sea lanes.
The War Department notes soldiers and chaplains are deeply religious. anecdotes from Attu and a field chapel illustrate faith sustaining men under fire. The editor argues home-rooted belief backs service faith and extends beyond the khaki to all believers.
A West Coast brief reports a man burned to death in a war plant when oil-soaked clothing caught fire from a fellow worker's hot foot prank. The plant superintendent says the crude joke is widespread, tracing its crude origin to prizefighters and noting deadly consequences and a lifelong warning about playing with matches.
Lt Comdr James E Vose, aviation editor, argues US forces must slug into Japanese strongholds such as Tarawa. He notes Japanese morale fallen despite better home factories, praises allied air crews, and cites new enemy fighters and armor on planes. Vose recounts medals earned and compares Japanese pilots unfavorably to Americans.
New Delhi reports Japanese troops who slipped behind the British on the Arakan front are being cleared out. The Allied communique says the situation is improving steadily though the overall Arakan situation remains unchanged with signs the Japanese position deteriorates. U S fighter bombers mark the second anniversary of 10th U S Air Force operations in India by flying 120 sorties against Japan in Northern Burma.
Leo T. Crowley announced the Enemy Property Office seized control of a property valued at 375 million dollars plus 41 000 patents and applications. The wartime report covers March 11, 1942 to June 30, 1943 and notes about 125 million dollars in equity held by enemy nationals. The custodian controlled 318 businesses with about 200 being liquidated, mainly trading firms, banks and insurers.
The list asks seven quiz prompts across general knowledge topics. Questions cover generals nationalities, Brazilian states, interior secretary, poem authors, Lincoln secretaries, military lines, the Charge of the Light Brigade, grammar correction, and fat sources.
Washington report cites teachers letters blaming Parents and Teachers College for undisciplined schooling. The writer condemns progressive education for encouraging self expression over work, recall of tests with true false formats, and reading instruction intended to foster love of reading while neglecting spelling pronunciation and grammar.
Dr. Logan Clendening explains that most winter coughs and hoarseness fade with time and warm air, not gargles or over treatment. He emphasizes larynx problems as the root cause, advises patience, and notes that warm climates can help recovery.
The piece argues for strict parental and school discipline over progressive education. It contends fear of punishment is essential for youth and cites a Philadelphia study of 19,000 juvenile court cases as evidence. It criticizes progressive educators and urges restoring disciplinary authority to principals and teachers.
Mallory Baker argues with Prism over posters for her Dec. 21 appearance as Armando, a car-boy guide, ferries them through Mexico City. They tour the Zocalo, Palacio de Bellas Artes, and Paseo de la Reforma before checking into the Montecito, with posters already widespread.
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