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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1944
Page
4
The faded OCR shows a February 19 1944 issue of The Evening Star published in Winchester Virginia. It lists editor H F Byrd Jr and mentions postal posting, Associated Press and Audit Bureau, and subscription rates for different zones and durations. It includes a Psalm verse as a devotional note.
The piece cites a factory owner railing against propaganda about wages and profits, alleging misstatements of wage shares and criticizing radical groups. It argues workers deserve fair rewards, condemns Communist blame, and defends American industry and taxation.
Growing indications the United States may abandon King Emmanuel and Marcha Badoglio as front men for Italy s legitimate government. The State Department policy has faced volleys of attack and defense amid confusion in Washington. The liberal move had seemed central for years but the safe course left Badoglio and the king in place with Count Carlos Sforza amid shifting diplomacy.
Croce continues to gain prestige as observers suggest the hour approaches when the king and Ba doglio may be allowed to fade from the scene quietly.
The piece discusses how after the war the United States could own up to 50 million tons of merchant ships, with 5 million laid up as reserve and a 20 to 25 million ton surplus. It questions whether the government should stay in shipping or sell to private operators and warns against repeat postwar give-aways. It notes the remaining fleet could double prewar private tonnage and asks what markets or writeoffs lie ahead.
A New York Times reflection praises a sergeant who longs for combat but serves at a desk. It notes many soldiers accept noncombat roles, citing a college football ensign in Hoboken and the vital work of supply and administration, urging pride in service regardless of glory.
Italian trade unions rebuild under Allied oversight as delegates attend a three day General Confederation of Labor convention. Key aims include reopening idle factories, adjusting wages amid high living costs, and forming cooperatives for non rationed food stocks. Unity over party ties is stressed to avoid past fascist influence.
British first and eighth armies move on flanks while Richard Garton is cited among the wounded at Guadalcanal. Roosevelt and Chiang Kai-Shek discuss China at the White House as Naval Air Base B1 accelerates to boost U S defenses and 30 000 Italian troops head to Libya prompting debate in the House of Commons. Mrs B B Dutton heads the Apple Blossom Committee for Queen's Court members.
wartime leaders chose to strike the Benedictine monastery at Mt Cassino to break the Cassino line. Allies argue the abbey housed irreplaceable manuscripts and art but saving troops took priority over preserving the ancient shrine. The piece defends the harsh action as necessary to protect lives and successful campaign.
Frank Turgeon Jr plans to spend the summer in Virginia taking air view photographs as the city sets off four zones for police protection. Mrs Fannie Helvestine dies at Memorial Hospital after long illness.
Stanley Pifer dies suddenly at his Middletown home as political tensions rise. The House defeats a measure to block state school funds from delinquent counties, signaling ongoing fiscal policy conflicts.
Mrs. Bessie Ridgeway dies from coal oil explosion in her bedroom. Dr. J. P. Hyde is laid to rest in Clarkburg.
Three regiments of Russian troops drown while crossing Lake Baikal en route to battle the Japanese forces. Torpedoes stolen from a train are used by boys causing alarm among Winchester residents. Official reports confirm the death of the Empress Dowager of China.
The piece questions Roosevelt era reporting claiming Timoshenko beat Timoshenko at Teheran. It argues American press and public should not accept unverified stories as truth. It warns such fake narratives risk harming Russian American understanding and urges cleaner, authoritative reporting.
A reader quiz with topics on politics geography language zoology art history and Civil War figures asks about AFL presidents border states Huon Peninsula Latin meaning false biblical wise men three six or twelve Canvasback duck artist of September Morn and correcting a wartime ration line.
Paul Mahon discusses a looming global revolution beyond the war, driven by Nietzsche Freud and Marx ideas. He warns the United States must plan ethically to withstand totalitarian influences, foresee centralized state power, and prepare postwar social and labor reforms to counter Soviet and fascist ideologies.
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses axilla health in a column on armpit troubles. He covers hyperhidrosis bromhidrosis and their treatment, noting x rays as an effective option with minimal side effects, plus Fox Fordyce disease ringworm and standard remedies, stressing the axilla as a moist germ-prone area.
Washington February 19. The House Military committee will hold hearings on a bill for a peacetime standing army of 5,000,000. May proposes compulsory military or naval training at 17 and deferrals for students. About 500,000 would be drafted annually and reserves would undergo refresher training.
Mallory Baker and her maid Prism attend a fiesta at Rancho el Blanca where she is swept by a handsome man named Carlos. The scene contrasts her public press life with private romantic nerves as she weighs a possible romance and the rumor mill.
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