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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1944
Page
4
Readers are urged to inform the Star office of any delay or irregularity in delivery to help maintain a perfect system. The notice is published by The Evening Star Publishing Co. Winchester Virginia with nationwide representation through DelLisser Inc. New York.
Rates quoted for advertisements include transient at 9 P.M. pre-publication and contract rates on application. The notice is dated Tuesday January 25 1944 and includes a Psalms verse.
The piece argues Russia will dominate central Europe and the Balkans, with Moscow influenced states and guerrilla efforts challenging Nazism. It notes Czechoslovakia leaning to Moscow, potential puppet Poland, and a broad swing toward Communism in Yugoslavia Greece Bulgaria Romania and Hungary. An Anglo-German balance may be replaced by a Russian-led lineup and new counter alliance.
Dissolved groups from Britain Netherlands and the East Indies that once controlled most natural rubber fear U S conversion to synthetic rubber. They plan to reestablish influence in the global market as Japan loses access to rubber plantations. They announce the abolition of the International Rubber Regulations Committee as a regulatory body.
The piece argues that an advisory committee will include both producers and consumers, including the United States, replacing the former international rubber cartel. It claims the cartel set quotas, fixed prices, and allocated shipping, even boosting U S prices to 1.20 per pound while prewar rubber sold for 18 to 20 cents. It notes a similar fate may befall the tin cartel and suggests the war and its aftermath will shake up control, with unclear gains from advisory versus regulatory regimes.
Miss Elizabeth Massie of the WAVES is a guest of Mr and Mrs Nelson Page of Amherst Street. Mrs Stewart Bell hosts the Century Club gathering. Rommel’s forces are retreating further from Tripoli.
Italy repeats warnings to France about assisting Spain as the country faces pressures. Arthur B. Fletcher dies today. Mrs. F. L. Carper is confined at home due to illness.
A brief item notes the death of Mrs Catherine E Tomblin. It mentions visits by Senator and Mrs Harry F Byrd and family and notes Mrs R E Byrd and Mrs H B McCormac traveling to New York.
Twenty years ago the Empire Theatre shows The Covered Wagon. Frank Russell dies of a heart disease. Genevieve Lockhart is accidentally shot while viewing her deceased grandmother's brief.
Thirty years ago a world record of 3500 feet was achieved by hydro-aeroplanes in California. In attendance were Winchester and Frederick people at the Virginia Anti-Saloon League Convention in Richmond. A sum of 120 million dollars was sent to Turkey to fund a railroad on the Black Sea's southern coast.
Forty years ago a fire at White Hall devastated the Good Templars Hall threatening the village. A crazed assailant wrecked the home of Mary Garner on Kerns Row. Mrs. Richard Byrd and Miss Sallye Faulkner visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sinclair in Nashville Tennessee.
Forty five years ago Miss Mary E Billings principal of Fairfax Hall dies. William Gibbons a local mail carrier is ill and L M Nulton is named chief engineer of Yosemite.
A reader quiz asks seven questions about geography history and animals. Topics include Rabaul location, brittleness of iron, Balkan petroleum sources, Lebanon Syria self government date, Eroica, dog leg length, goat meat edibility, Gaum capital, Androcles, and Lausanne country.
Secretary of War Stimson will air a 15 minute explanation of why national service legislation is urgently needed. He is set for a 6 to 6 15 p m Eastern War Time radio talk on NBC stations. The plan envisions universal service for men and women to end strikes and assign civilians to essential war tasks to balance front and home front responsibilities. Congress has so far shown a cool reception to the proposal.
A public appeal urges citizens to support the war effort by buying war bonds, highlighting patriotic duty and financing military needs. Officials announce campaigns, events, and incentives to boost bond purchases nationwide.
Pfc John RR Cooper son of Mr and Mrs f b Cooper Mount Williams has been stationed in Australia since February 1943 In a letter he jokes about squirrels in the hickory tree and yellow monkeys in the region A new member joins his engineering brigade a young kangaroo Cooper's brother A S Thomas Leroy Cooper serves in the Air Corps at Hastings College in Nebraska Both graduates of Handley High School with many Shenandoah Valley relatives and friends
In Chicago police pursue leads in the M rs Frank Starr Williams shooting at the Drake Hotel. An army officer report places a woman resembling the suspect with Mrs Williams before the tragedy. Investigators will test Williams daughters Patricia Goodbody and Elizabeth Born along with hotel staff. tests are voluntary.
Arvid Fredberg, Swedish Berlin correspondent, provides the first inside wartime account from Fortress Europe since December 1941. The book, Behind the Steel Wall, notes Nazi displeasure at his reporting and reflects his country’s views, with mixed political analysis.
Washington comments challenge a labor magazine view that delinquency stems from spiritual hunger in youths. The writer condemns coddling offenders and urges stronger discipline, highlighting a case of a 14 year old girl and noting 61 percent of Seattle burglaries tied to youths ages nine to sixteen.
The article explains the seasonality of whooping cough in the Northern and Southern states, the value of pertussis vaccine, and a proposed adrenal cortex treatment. It reviews study data from Dr. Lewis Jacobs on 300 cases, compares control outcomes, and offers practical care tips such as abdominal binders, fresh air, and small frequent feedings. It also includes reader Q A on rheumatic heart checks and cancer treatment.
A speaker argues the root causes of juvenile delinquency are spiritual hunger and neglect, urging church based solutions over wartime social engineering. He calls for adult responsibility, open schools, social services, new centers, and shifts in child welfare leadership toward stricter discipline and prevention.
Senator Brewster of Maine warns that a federal absentee ballot bill for armed services risks a bad deal for Maine voters. He notes Maine votes in September, not November, and argues the state should not be told how to conduct its elections.
Mallory Baker, a top yet unpredictable singer, spars with friend and manager Ted Patrick over touring. She resists another long schedule, while Patrick pushes lucrative Mexico City engagements and hints at a dreamlike downtrodden life.
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