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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star announces that subscribers should inform the office of any delay or irregularity in delivery. Prompt reader action helps maintain a perfect delivery system and service quality. The paper, published in Winchester Virginia, is affiliated with Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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A Psalms citation appears in the January 22 1944 issue with the line I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations therefore shall the people praise. The short note reflects a religious or literary excerpt featured in the page’s content.
The U S Department of Labor projects 15 million workers out of work after the war unless new labor demands arise. Recovering demand for consumer goods and restored infrastructure will spark a gradual shift to peacetime production. Some unemployment may occur during the transition, but wages in war industries and prudent saving should ease the path for workers.
The Crippler represents infantile paralysis with no known cure while the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis funds research and treatment. The annual Punch Appeal runs January 14 to 31 and supports defenses against the disease amid wartime challenges.
The passage notes ongoing concerns that despite stabilization in economic and industrial conditions, many assume lean days are over. It warns this optimistic view could be unsound as signs of lingering instability appear.
The Boston Act establishes the United States Cadet Nurse Corps with tuition and expenses covered and a monthly stipend. Schools run their own plans while cadets must meet school requirements and agree to serve in essential nursing during the war, with graduation offering civilian or military options.
A Freeland-Star report notes Heinrich Himmler’s campaign to execute those heard expressing defeatist thoughts. Executions for defeatism and war crimes reach about 100 daily, with a Berlin doctor described as warning against such remarks. The piece suggests fear cannot stop thinking.
One year ago Henry Covington is promoted to Major. Lois Snow is ill with influenza meningitis. Mary Katherine Henshaw in WAVES training. Five years ago Hitler ousts bank directors to expand armament. Winchester Straight Shooters beat Boyce 51 to 33. Ten years ago W Nelson Page hosts in Washington. Boyd Grim, age 5, breaks leg. Mrs. Anna Kercheval dies in Berryville.
Twenty years ago Handley High defeated Walnut Springs 26 to 15 in a school contest. An anonymous note reported theft of money and drugs from Memorial Hospital during a fire. Mrs. Clark H. Purcell was injured by a fall in her home. Thirty years ago Judge Thomas H. Harrison started another six year term. Mrs. W. L. Huff underwent surgery at Memorial Hospital. James H. Walker died of dropsy.
William Massey cuts his finger at Eddy Press. A Berlin tailoring house adds paper suits as a new novelty selling at two dollars and fifty cents per suit.
John S. Lupton builds a model barn praised as the state’s finest. A prisoner yells Fire in a jail cell causing alarm, later explained as a nightmare. Joseph Sumption, a local mail carrier, falls ill with the grippe.
A reader quiz asks seven questions on politics poetry grammar color phrases Latin phrases ship terms and marine life. It tests knowledge of Congress beginnings Longfellow Evangeline beliefs and terminology with true false elements.
Bolling field officials disclosed that the C-78 Army plane crashed into Little Cobler Mountain during a routine flight from Elgin Field Florida to Bolling Field Washington. Killed were Capt. Berthold A Moeller Jr of Honolulu Hawaii the pilot and Cpl. Winton L Powell of Miami Florida the crewman, both stationed at Elgin Field.
Richmond January 22 The General Assembly will review figures from the State Department of Education showing an average daily attendance increase of 2595 in Virginia schools for September through December. The data, 466572 attendees daily, contrasts with 463977 for the prior year and suggests impacts on the teacher pay issue. Dr Walter S Newman notes cities fell short while counties rose, signaling saturation and spillover. The figures were requested by the House of Delegates.
Washington outlines a high wartime economy extending into peace with a goal of national income around 125 to 130 billion dollars to cover interest on war debt. Roosevelt cites 5 billion in postwar interest costs while warning total outlays could exceed 15 billion annually.
Dr. Clendening explains endocrine glands regulate life processes with the pituitary as the central control. He describes effects on growth milk production thyroid stimulation hair reproduction and sugar use. A mouse example shows drastic changes after pituitary removal.
The article argues that federal spending will not solve the crisis and calls for a surge in private business and individual earnings to generate taxes. It suggests triggering a higher price and wage scale if needed and proposes incentive taxation as a method to raise national income to around 100 to 130 billion dollars.
Reports from Algiers recount the sighting of captured German officers brought from Italy by plane. Rumors spread of a German peace mission led by Joachim von Ribbentrop visiting North Africa, tied to Allied leaders Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt en route to the Cairo conference.
A trap was added to the German group as a finishing touch according to the report. The note indicates a final adjustment to the setup or arrangement. No further details on scope or participants were provided.
A general alarm fire at Cambridge Relief Hospital was brought under control after patrolman Leo Gutoski entered the burning old mansion to wake three patients and staff. He assisted Dr. Edith Lee and two nurses in guiding patients through smoke to the street as alarms sounded shortly before 3 a.m.
Beth confronts Andrea about Jim and a child named Bess. Andrea reveals a long plan to keep Jim and reward her with wealth and control. Beth decides to travel to California to confront Jim and bargain terms for a divorce and custody, then informs Andrea of a timetable.
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