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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star outlines mailing details second class status and publication policies. It requests readers report delays or irregularities to maintain a perfect delivery system and notes advertising and national representive arrangements and post office compliance.
The page lists subscription prices by mail or motor route for various durations and zones, with higher outside zones and by carrier options. It ends with a biblical quotation from Hebrews 11:8 about Abraham obeying God’s call to move.
Former Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles urged a postwar policy that would guarantee worldwide freedom of information and source access for all nations. He argued European agencies and others distort U S life while U S outlets are censored. without open news gathering, international understanding suffers and propaganda grows.
The Staunton News-Leader reflects on Thomas Woodrow Wilson on what would be his eighty seventh birthday. It lauds his ideals and fourteen points, notes Versailles setbacks, and urges continued faith in his vision of peace and worldwide Christian principle based progress.
The passage stresses the necessity of worldwide press freedom to ensure accurate reporting of conditions and events in foreign countries regardless of obstacles. It argues that without universal liberty, reporting cannot be trustworthy or valid anywhere.
A report from the Chinese high command accuses Japan of using poison gas to blunt China's counter as World War II escalates. Allied leaders warn gas attacks will be met in kind, with American and British chemical warfare experts prepared for emergencies.
A meditation on swap columns revealing more about the advertiser than the item traded. The piece notes reactions to trades from boots for novels to a violin for an outdoor grill and suggests swap is art and the ad a quiet autobiography.
Mr. and Mrs. 8. D. McDonald Miss Ada McDonald and John Snyder ride the C. V. Railroad train wreck near Newville Pennsylvania and escape injury. Jos T Brown elected president of the Sarah Zane Fire Company Dorsey Yeakley drives. Ormas Cover Jr departs for Philadelphia to seek work.
The Star credits 1898 with rapid growth since reconstruction, noting 3 to 4 million dollars on deposit in Winchester banks, only four receiverships, and public works like vitrified brick pavements and water expansion. Main street activity rises with 20 buildings built and six under construction, while county marriage licenses total 119 and city 39. Mt Hebron reports 100 burials. Farmers face wheat and corn losses from drought, but peach harvest reaches 60,000 bushels and peach tree planting expands, signaling future peach belt potential on the Atlantic coast.
A historical quiz asks true or false questions on world events literature and science. It covers Kiev bridges Boulder Dam Soviet Italy moon reflections and wartime agencies with wordplay on quagmires and spelling.
The British battleship Duke of York scored a long range hit that crippled the Nazi battleship Scharnhorst, enabling a close range finish. Two destroyer squadrons aided, and only 36 of Scharnhorst’s 1440 crew survived.
Tom Baldridge of Winchester and Front Royal is named director for Virginia Theaters participation in the war loan drive. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer representative will visit and schedule bond selling events for the state's 226 theatres and previously led the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival for four years.
In Knoxville Tennessee on January 3 a two day old duck belonging to Charlie, given by his mother last Easter, has followed him since sixth grade. The duck waddles through the hallways and quacks, earning praise from the principal for its manners and presence at the school building.
New York veteran John Selby reports Lansing Hatfield and pianist Edwin McArthur brought entertainment to Southwestern Pacific troops for six months. Daylight performance fell flat due to self consciousness while at night songs surged. The act included improvised picks, audience requests, and even a hospital appearance with Ave Maria.
Camden New Jersey January 3 The Boy Eagles an airminded club for boys ages 7 to 12 aims to go national. Sponsored by aviation figures Ike F Jones of Southern Airways says aviation will shape America and youth should learn early. Squadrons of 10 to 50 will be supported by civic groups and advance through states by proficiency tests with pilot style uniforms.
In Paignton England a bridge foursome each received a full suit on a single deal. A mathematician calculated the chance of such a hand sequence at 2,235,197,406,895,366,368,301,559,999 to 1, illustrating remarkable odds for the Devon village event.
Dr. Clendening warns winter brings many home dangers with the bathroom as the prime risk. Electrical switches, slippery tubs, and falling fixtures cause injuries, scalds, and even deaths, while architecture and laziness contribute to most accidents.
In Springs Colorado on Peterson Field Dora Turnock reads a newspaper shared by fellow carpoolers. The front page features her son William K Turnock a B24 Liberator tail gunner in New Guinea who fought off enemy gunners and earned the Silver Star. It is his birthday. he is 22.
Beth and Dennis drive out for lunch after an all night stint, sharing a growing closeness as they discuss Christmas, Andrea, and plans. Beth hides resentment at Andrea's party invite while Andrea accuses Beth of secrecy, hinting at a love triangle.
Daniel Belton, father of nine, says induction into the Army will pay $240 a month as a private, up from about $100 at his desk job. He notes the change impacts his large family.
An Army sergeant reported assault and robbery at a Newark police station. Two men took his trousers containing 28 dollars and also his upper false teeth in the incident.
In Knoxville on January 3 Mrs. Mary P Mitchell of Know ville showed a canary at Cincinnati Roller Canary ers annual show. The aristocratic canary fainted from lights and heat but after five minutes recovered, perching again to win second prize.
Sgt. James C. Aldridge Jr. wrote from Sicily to his father that his unit received a box of dressings prepared by the Logan Repress chapter.
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