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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star published in Winchester Virginia on January 21 1944 lists standard newspaper details including editor H F Byrd Jr and AP Audit Bureau of Circulation. It provides advertising rates subscription prices and a Bible quotation from Psalms 45:7.
Admiral Halsey and President Roosevelt discussed weather as a key invasion factor. Experts note Channel storms since March hinder Allied crossings, while Adriatic and Jugoslavian coast routes offer potential entry due to calmer seas. The dialogue suggests deeper strategic planning beyond casual weather talk.
Steve Dutton an infamous swindler of the Gay Nineties is buried in Potter's Field New York City after 23 prison terms. Born about 1833 or 1857 his age varies by source but his legacy as a rapid talker who swindled Wall Street creditors endures. He fled with $150000 from Lily Godfrey by a bankrupt coal and ice firm swap and aimed to defraud Hetty of $600000 but was thwarted by shrewdness.
In 1941 Steve Dutton faced a heavy crime accusation for stealing a three ton paper cutting machine from a Brooklyn man but was released. He died after a fire started in an ashcan while warming himself and his animals, later claiming age 103 at a hospital with pneumonia.
Staunton Evening Leader reprints an editorial from Washington condemning the waste of Christmas trees and urging use of pulpwood for the war effort. The piece notes greed caused excess supply and argues cutting pulpwood aids military victory and wartime profits, urging support for extra cords of pulp wood in 1944.
In Houston a plan says two pro wrestlers will grapple while a symphony orchestra plays around the ring. The piece includes a symphonic arrangement of a wrestling match. The War Sports committee frames it as a lighthearted wartime fundraiser for War Bonds.
A wartime appeal stresses civilian quiet to protect invading forces and prevent leaks. It notes soldiers abroad keep details discreet, while spies may monitor public places and conversations. The message urges civilians to emulate disciplined communication and maintain secrecy.
The Rebekah Lodge announces the installation of Mrs. Gussie Dyke as Noble Grand. The police department adds a new Packard cruiser for patrol duties. An appeal for books for armed forces members is launched.
Five years ago Mrs. Mary Virginia Baer died at Mount Williams. Mrs. J C Bowman leaves for Miami, University of Virginia and Virginia Tech boxing matches held. Ten years ago a sonic rites performed for J Davidson. Handley downs Berryville in basketball game. James I Latrick is taken ill in Florida.
Twenty years ago W A Bradford was elected president of Berryville Bank. Fenton M Ewell died in Greene county. A card party was held at Scaleby to raise funds for the hospital.
Thirty years ago Mr. S. L. Lupton spoke to the State Horticultural Society. Mr. Charles E. Trenary underwent an operation. Mrs. Ola Starkey died in Williamsport Maryland.
A power elevator fall at Eddy injures Richard Wells and badly wounds Mrs. Hunter Yeakley. Mrs Yeakley slips on ice and breaks her arm while the accident is reported at Huntsberry's selling the song Bedelia.
Forty five years ago Joseph T. Brown won patent leather shoes at a Sarah Zane bazaar. Samuel Woods took first prize for best acre of corn in the North Garden Club contest. Dr. McDonald of Gassburg was called to Albin and reported quiet in that village. He treated a man who was struck at a dance, with attending physicians listed.
Mare Island California reports improv ed morale and successful rehab for sailors and marines who lost legs in the Pacific. A tailor made prosthetic shop and reorientation program let many walk without crutches and even run. Recipients include Joe Burns Pasadena and others from New Orleans Darlington and more.
Paul Mallon argues ongoing military stalemate on the Russian front with Nazi efforts at Vinnitsa and Krivoi Rog, while diplomacy and propaganda shape perceptions. He asserts Russia pursues a self interested policy and criticizes American leadership for romanticizing Moscow rather than acknowledging reality.
The passage explains a tactic of mystifying actions to provoke guesses about intent. It notes that exposing purpose is seen as a weakness by Stalin and warns against condemning the Russian method. The text suggests understanding motives rather than overt critique.
Dr. Clendening discusses vegetarianism in a wartime context, outlining moral arguments and the science of protein from animal versus vegetable sources. He cites Eskimo health, vitamin concerns, and wartime isocaloric meal experiments showing protein-rich breakfasts sustaining energy longer than carbohydrate or fat heavy meals.
The analysis argues readers accept biased reports and insists on reading Russia’s likely military and diplomatic moves beyond statements. It questions fear, notes no grounds for a separate peace, and suggests Stalin seeks peace with propaganda despite potential choices that could threaten the Allies.
Former Michigan All American football star and Army flier shot down in China and rescued by Chinese guerrillas. Official in charge of seized enemy property. Censorship of radio broadcasts in the U S is voluntary. Harrison E Spangler holds a political office. The Kremlin is in Moscow.
The question asks which summit involved Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek meeting Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and whether it occurred in Cairo or Teheran, clarifying a historic conference location debated in sources.
The annual meeting of the Winchester and Frederick County Game and Fish Protective Association is set for tonight in City Hall police court room at 8 o’clock. Officers will be elected and committees appointed as the group begins drive for 1944 membership. current officers should arrive by 7:30 to help prepare a slate for nomination.
Beth breaks life changing news to Andrea that Jim survived his illness and is in a San Francisco hospital. Andrea balks at meeting him, fearing past pain and considering a future with Dennis Archer to adopt Bess while pursuing security and a new life. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as Andrea resists, awaiting the next chapter.
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