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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
4
The piece notes historical population changes from 1790 to 1950 and projects movement across the Mississippi into Illinois by 1950. It references patterns after the Civil War and the spread of homesteaders, illustrating evolving settlement trends. It mentions the Indiana Illinois border and the Mississippi river as geographic markers.
Advertisement deadlines set at 9 PM the day before publication with transient and contract rates listed. Rates shown for mail or motor route and for carrier service, plus zone add-ons and advance payment options. Bible verse Psalm 46:7 appears with the issue date Thursday January 27, 1944.
Sanitary engineer Morris M. Cohn outlines a vision where ash and rubbish are removed via underground pneumatic pipes with air locks and boosters. He sees electric grinders simplifying kitchen waste and hopes to convert 50 million pounds of daily American trash into heat and power, transforming city life after war.
The census notes wartime gains in the South and West from 12 percent upward while the North falls 242 percent, signaling a southwest population tide. It predicts the 1950 census will show a center shifted toward the southwest, originally in Pennsylvania moving westward.
In a broadcast to Japan's diet, Hideki Tojo urged a "golden opportunity" to strike a crushing Allied blow, push more ships and war materiel, and rely on air power while warning the U S and Britain endure labor unrest. He urged unity, continued air and sea power, and a longer campaign to exhaust Allied resolve.
The War Department will de bite the war wardogs before their return to civilian life. Reprocessing keeps pets friendly with post personnel, not just combat handlers. Letter carriers face forgery risk with checks, while collectors wish for dogs to be debited.
Marian Anderson rose to prominence largely through Negro spirituals, following pioneer Roland Hayes. The spirituals are hailed as the era defining art of the Negro, born from unlettered singers and reflecting faith amid despair, guiding souls like a star to the manger.
One year ago the wartime leaders Churchill and Roosevelt held a Casablanca meeting to map invasion strategy. Betty and Roger Edmonds departed to return home in England. Lt. Paul D. Bethel reported for duty in New York.
Mrs. James Bowman undergoes operation at Mayo Clinic. The item notes a French request or plan related to manufacturing aircraft in the United States. Headlines imply a cross national military or industrial context with Mayo Clinic surgery as a linked human interest note.
Mrs. Clara L DeHaven travels to New York on a business trip. Miss Dora Waldeck wins a spelling match at Round Hill M E Church. A loud siren is sounded on a police car.
Mrs. G W Dellinger is buried today as a dome lease case is noted alongside bids for a Gore highway contract. The brief item records burial, a local official request, and public works bidding activity.
The Market Street Methodist Church is receiving new stained glass windows. Obituary notes the passing of J. W. Sibert, Sr. and a local show by John W. Vogel in the city context.
Senator John W. Daniel is re elected as Marshall Chapman disappears. Mrs H Clay Krebs visits her niece in Hagerstown Maryland according to brief notices from the period.
Forty five years ago a Winchester real estate ad reports a 13 percent advance. Mrs Elizabeth Kurtz visits friends in Washington. Robert Brill remains ill at his home on East Piccadilly Street.
The page offers ten trivia prompts covering WWII era Italy Saintalingrad style resistance, a proverbially grinning cat, Rough Riders leadership, Nutmeg State nickname, Mexico as a republic, Navy carrier yard keels, a three letter word for leap dance and herb, Chevon meanings, Lower California ownership, and Civil War march command from Atlanta to the sea.
In Tuesday night B League action the Va. Woolen Co. No. 2 team rolled the high game of the season at 626 led by Earl Willey 143 Hugh Patton 109 Ken Nethelonas 146 Bob Legge 119 and Ed Burch 109. Valley Service fell 626 to 577 as Walter Gano led Studebaker Champions with 122 and Jim Fiddler added 127 for the losers. Bill Brown sparked United Food Stores with 138 and 132 in wins over Lee Baking, Alt Gaunt added 135 for the Bakers. Lawrence Price’s late nine enabled Snapp Foundry to edge Glaize and Bro by seven pins. Shorty Billmyer 123 spurred Glaize and Bro in the other two wins. Alma Renner posted five spares for 131.
In Los Angeles on January 27 two nine year old boys Robert Mulnick Jr and Norman Burns spotted an open switch near Harold Hall Lake of the Airco Corporation plant and warned railroad workers. They stopped a freight train that could have derailed at the war plant and will be awarded war bonds at a student assembly. They admitted they were playing hookey at the time.
Pearl Harbor January 27. Allied raids on the Marshall Islands rise to 103 since Gilbert Islands fell last November. Six more raids occurred before the Gilberts invasion. Enemy air forces likely lost 183 planes with six wrecked on the ground. 22 bombers reported. Most attacks centered on Wotje Maloelap Mili Maleolap and Ailinglapalap with several Zero intercepts at Malseelap.
Harold Jug McSpaden said his Philadelphia draft board ordered him to report February 10 for a Army physical. He won the Los Angeles Open and plans a war charity tournament with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope this weekend but will cancel a San Antonio appearance.
A sailors union asked a House committee to probe government efforts to mandate mixed crews aboard ships. Harry Lundberg said a New York office was told by War Shipping Administration to checker board crews from January 15 1944 onward, claiming no race based job discrimination violation.
Washington January 27 The Non War Production Board announced there will be no distilling of new whiskey in 1944. WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson cited continued war needs and higher industrial alcohol demand from synthetic rubber plants as key factors. Industrial alcohol requirements are estimated at 632 million gallons for 1944 versus 226 million in 1942.
LOS ANGELES January 27 two men helped Ralph A. Henderson after he slipped on an orange peel in a street car. At the hospital he told police the men had aided him and apparently helped themselves to his wallet containing 189 dollars.
The column reviews Harold Beck’s study showing youngest children can have as good teeth as siblings with proper prenatal calcium intake. Milk provides calcium and vitamin D via cod liver oil in infancy supports dental health, while neglect and cost drive tooth decay.
The Navy flying boat Mars completed a San Francisco to Honolulu round trip in 27 hours 26 minutes flying time and 12 hours 17 minutes from Hawaii to the mainland carrying 20 000 pounds of mail. Eight passengers and 17 crew returned including former heavyweight champ Commander Gene Tunney. Pilot Lt. Comd. William E. Coney praised the craft.
London report notes the Post Office began supplying trousers on request to wartime post women two years ago. By now 14 000 pairs have been issued and many girls on cycling duties seek spare cloth as patching pieces.
The Star pledges full reporting across local, national, and world news. Readers can expect timely updates, in-depth investigations, and balanced perspectives on politics, economy, culture, and breaking events.
Mallory, a glamorous singer managed by Tod Patrick, confesses to lover David Dargen that money and fame shape their bond. When he reveals a difficult past and no wealth, she faces heartbreak, plans a Mexico trip, and considers leaving her life of public scrutiny with Prism, her devoted maid, in tow.
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