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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1944
Page
8
Generals Chennault and Allied fighters press the war’s longest supply line in China as Japanese planes are shot down in steady numbers. Fuel is scarce and precious, with US bases relying on air transport for parts and munitions while Japanese crews repeatedly trigger alarms to force extra takeoffs.
A long excerpt discusses a proposed plan labeled Prefree Poland amid Russo Polish friction. It weighs whether postwar German fragmentation and adjusted borders could ease Allied tensions, with Moscow insisting on 1939 frontiers and Poland seeking territorial compensation in East Prussia and Silesia. Premier Mikolajczyk hints Russia’s drive accelerates reckoning with Germany.
The second half of the Ladies Evening Star Bowling League starts tonight after a first half ending December 17. Corrine Carskaden of the Elks led with a 108.27 average, followed by Dorothy Sencindivet of the G A A at 106.26 and Alma Renner of Bell Clothes at 105.33 while standings show Bell Clothes and Cadillac among top teams.
In Reliance Virginia the long drought breaks with four to five inches of snow followed by rain and ice. Flu cases rise in town with several severe instances. Miss Isa belle Ritenour is ill under doctor care. Pvt. Douglas Ritenour returns home on a 15 day furlough after service in Florida. Mr and Mrs C C Bowen host a dinner for Ira Grover Russell Stickley and their partners. Navy man Keith Judy home for Christmas leave. Mrs John Rinker treated for flu in Front Royal Hospital. F L Derflinger moved from hospital to home still in a cast but improving. Cottage prayer meeting held at R R Stickley home. Missionary meeting at Mrs F L Derflinger’s home led by Mrs C C Bowen. Rev Tederick and wife shopped in Winchester on Tuesday.
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