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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star records state binding postal order conformity and AP audit of circulation. It lists Winchester Virginia as the publication base with national representatives in New York and advertising deadlines by 9 PM the day before publication.
A call for readers to report delays or irregularities in paper deliveries. Prompt reader action helps maintain a perfect delivery system and keeps the distribution smooth.
Rates show one year six months three months and monthly options for mail and motor route delivery with zone add ons and weekly or single copy pricing. The text lists carrier prices higher than mail and notes outside zones add one dollar.
A religious line from Psalms 39 12 appears in the Tuesday January 11 1944 issue. The text requests God to hear a plea and to regard a stranger as a pilgrim, echoing ancient lineage.
Brig. Gen. Merritt A. Edson returns from the Pacific with urgent views on Tarawa and the ongoing campaign toward Japan. He warns against premature peace deals and urges keeping aggressor nations unable to threaten again, noting Japan’s retained lands and war aims since Pearl Harbor.
War correspondents in neutral cities assess potential French support for an Allied invasion of Europe. They note thousands would aid the force, but their impact may be limited by competing groups and activities within France amid preparations for a final drive against Hitler.
The text notes two groups resisting Germany and opposing France: Jacques Doriot's French Nazi faction and Laval's Vichy militia. Neutral observers recognize Hitler’s reliance on these two militias as he expects internal support against France.
Reprinted editorial argues armistice won’t end efforts in Europe. Even after Nazi defeat, a five year occupation and civilian administration may be needed. Civilians in Italy show how war’s wreckage challenges self government, governance, and rebuilding under Allied oversight.
The Fredericksburg newspaper outlines America's aircraft industry expanding from peacetime origin to a wartime giant. In 1943 aircraft output surpassed 20 billion dollars, five times prewar auto production, and 1944 projected to reach 30 billion. The piece notes air power’s global rise since Lindbergh’s 1927 flight.
The New York World Telegram argues women face legal disabilities due to state laws that place them under their husbands. It supports the National Woman's Party push for a constitutional equal rights amendment. Some resist, favoring protective legislation, but wage laws and modern bans on night work have diminished those concerns. The piece urges a national vote on equal rights amid Four Freedoms talk.
The Star presents comprehensive coverage of local, national, and world events with up to date reporting, analyzing developments and providing context across politics, economy, and society through concise dispatches and featured stories.
News from Frederick notes the Board of Supervisors voted against prohibiting alcohol sales. Harry Jr. honored at farewell party on eve of departure for service. American Legion Auxiliary meets with Mrs. Roszel. Five years ago Ridgeley White led the President's Ball. Harry McCann and Lee Whitacre announce candidacy again. Dr. William H. Stauffer visits the city. Ten years ago banks guarded after five men in a blue sedan loitered near banks. Dixie Collegians to meet Berryville in a basketball game. V P I in charge. Clarence O Leary died today.
Twenty years ago a Winchester based organization held a mass meeting of over 1,000 people to tell the world of the area’s charm. The group will establish headquarters at Harrisonburg and Standard Oil acquired Bryarly corner. M T Reed chaired the committee planning for the Rouss birthday celebration.
The report notes the death of Gen. Robert D. Funkhouser near Woodstock Virginia. Rev. W. D. Smith speaks on Social Service during the Week of Prayer while William Bromley remains critically ill.
Forty years ago Dr. and Mrs. Frees die in Ohio one on Thursday and the other Sunday. Over 1,000 attend the Week of Prayer closing service last night. Rev. Geo S Bowers and George Baker among those noted. Baker injured after wagon incident.
Forty five years ago crowds gather as the Sarah Zane Bathar company and drum corps parade through White Hall to mark the oyster supper. Eugene O Rea r is injured in a run away accident. Rev S D Skelton delivers a sermon on Law of Christ in the Home.
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Andrew Bell of the Virginia Motor Vehicles Division explains that starting January 1 1944 the buyer must attach OPA Form R-569 to the title application and file a duplicate with the local ration board. The seller must surrender basic and supplement ration books to obtain a receipt from the ration board.
The War Department announced five Virginia soldiers wounded in action in different theaters. Cpl. Ray B. Pennington Gap and Cpl. George T. Metcalf were wounded in Europe. Pvt. Benjamin F. Dudley of Charlottesville, Cpl. Herman G. Iford of Alexandria, and Cpl. Clifton E. Marshall of New Church were wounded in the Mediterranean area.
A Midwest tour shows farmers oppose the Roosevelt administration amid hog and rail issues. Willkie gains among some factions but faces strong organization resistance. Dewey leads several states while the Chicago convention site fight intensifies amid conflicting polls.
Dr Clendening explains insomnia as symptom or disease linked to underlying illnesses and stress. He traces hypnotic drugs from chloral hydrate and paraldehyde to barbiturates, noting risks of habituation and variable efficacy, and previews nondrug sleep aids to be discussed tomorrow.
The excerpt notes varied poll percentages for Willkie, MacArthur, Bricker, Stassen, and Taft with seesaw shifts. It argues polls are largely unreliable at this stage, though they frame the contest, suggesting one outcome is plainly wrong.
The Army Transport Corps moved over 4,000,000 tons of cargo and hundreds of thousands of troops via Oran docks in the year after the North Africa invasion. War Department called it the greatest transportation and supply operation in U S Army history. Millions of tons pass through other captured ports in North Africa Sicily and Italy.
Seaman First Class Everett Marks Hunt of Norfolk received the Navy air medal for meritorious achievement in aerial combat during an anti submarine patrol over the South Atlantic. He was the sole Virginian among 37 enlisted men to be awarded. Hunt fired on the German submarine, aiding its destruction and earning praise for skill and devotion to duty.
John Utter, an Army inspector at an aircraft plant, has amassed eight extra cars since 1939. His collection includes three Rolls Royces from 1917 1925 and 1931 two Stutz Bearcats a Packard a Lozier a Studebaker and a Peerless. He notes their model designations span 1907 to 1935 and keeping them in repair is half the fun.
Berkeley Calif Jan 11. Dr Sumner C Brooks zoology professor and wife Dr Matilda M Brooks biology research associate begin a 20600 mile journey to exchange scientific ideas and strengthen the good neighbor policy by visiting leading universities across South America.
Andrea begins to look ill and worries about finances after Jim’s death. Beth encourages prudent budgeting while Andrea contemplates using insurance money, potential new work, and Dennis’s support to survive until the baby is born. Tension rises over Andrea’s plan to quit her job and seek funds.
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