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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1944
Page
8
Thousands of northern tourists stranded in Florida due to gasoline rationing. Rationing boards in resort areas deny homeward fuel. many applys rejected daily. In Miami area visitors ship cars home by rail while St. Petersburg seeks supplemental rations from Washington.
Andrew Bell, local DMV agent for Winchester and Frederick County, attended a Northern Virginia agents meeting in Harrisonburg to get 1944 tag distribution details. The 1944 tags will be bright yellow with black figures and no stickers. sale starts March 15 at 9 am. Citizens urged to update papers for new cards to be mailed March 10–12. local offices ask co operation to reduce last year rush.
The speech underlines Allied unity among Britain, Russia, and the United States as pivotal to victory and future peace. Churchill rejects fixed end dates for the European war while stressing Poland’s independence and the need for compensation to Germany in the north and west. He denies plans to enslave or destroy Germany and counters Nazi propaganda aimed at prolonging the war.
Chicago grain prices slipped at the open led by rye amid favorable crop reports and doubts about rye use in industrial alcohol. Wheat May 1.69 1 2 3 4 July 1.12? Sept 1.64 7 8 3 4. Oats July 76 1 8 September 73. Rye May 1.26 3 4 5 0 July 1.25 3 4 1 2 Sept 1.24 1 4 3 8 Dec 1.24 3 4.
Wanted five sales ladies for regular and part time work and a stockroom boy at Mer Baylass Dept Store. Also a middle aged woman to wash iron and clean for $2 daily and meals. Mattress needed for double bed at City Welfare Office.
N B Early Jr Virginia collector of revenue warns taxpayers that no extension has been granted for 1943 federal income tax returns due March 15. Crowds dwindled possibly due to rumors of a time extension. officials say only a possible brief extension for 1944 estimated taxes is under consideration. Taxpayers should bring complete 1943 figures, Form 1125 for 1942, wages, withholding, and deductions to avoid last minute rushes.
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