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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1945
Page
4
Advertisement rules and delivery notices from The Evening Star publishing office in Winchester Virginia and New York National DeLisser representatives outline deadlines for ads by 9 PM the day before publication and hint at prompt action to maintain a reliable newspaper delivery system with transient rates listed.
Biblical excerpt shows Jesus inviting two brothers James and John in a Zebedee family boat. They immediately leave the nets and their father to follow him. The passage emphasizes swift obedience and the formation of the apostolic pair.
The report details a Nazi reign of terror in a prisoner of war camp from September 1943 to April 1945. Six killings, two suicides, and numerous beatings were carried out by Nazi inmates who formed a secret government, with harsh court martial punishments ending the crimes in the last nine months.
The piece argues that the Rundstedt offensive was feared a month ago but now viewed as a feint. Some see it as a tactic to buy time to raise 100 new divisions for spring, while others doubt its strategic impact. The article notes German aims and Allied reactions from a Western Front perspective.
The analysis notes German forces reached within 600 yards of American fuel stocks and 2.5 miles from vast Allied dumps. Brig. Gen. Leonard P. Ayres cites misread signals about Ardennes concentrations and underestimation of German skill as key reasons for the surprise.
An editorial argues John L. Lewis will press a draft of wage demands for the United Mine Workers policy committee meeting on February 26. It warns of a likely protracted dispute with coal operators as contract deadlines loom and current tensions with the Roosevelt administration rise.
A radio piece mentions a combat returnee and fears over expanding double E terms. It cites a Stockholm dispatch about a French escaper describing a Berlin prison experience and foresees dischargees and trainees in postwar roles.
A year ago a mass weaving event launches the Salvation Army drive with H. K. Benham chairing the general committee. Dr. H Hanford Hopkins spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon as weather warms toward spring. Handley students honor Judge John Handley with a wreath. Winchester reports 1,111 arrests in 1939, 93 percent fingerprinted with no unsolved cases. Handley lost to Hagerstown 50 to 16 in the C V A L season opener.
Ten years ago heavy drifting snow shut schools across the county and left many roads into Winchester impassable. Cc. S. Campbell is promoted to assistant manager of Montgomery Ward and Company in Bristol, after previously heading the men’s wear department at the local store.
The principal reports excellent attendance and work but overcrowded buildings. The Staunton Methodist minister criticizes charity ball fundraising in a sermon. State papers commend Rep. James Hay for opposing a larger U.S. army.
Senator John W. Daniel is re elected. Marshall Chapman disappears. Mrs. H. Clay Krebs of this city visits her niece in Hagerstown Maryland.
Forty five years ago extreme low temperatures sweep the region as a heavy snow blankets the Valley. Local business interests discuss joining with several lower Virginia areas to erect an ice plant.
The article recalls claims that Thomas A. Edison was an atheist and counters them. It cites Edison’s remark to George Parson Lathrop about atoms possessing intelligence and his belief in a personal God proved by chemistry. The family’s deathbed statement emphasizes his earnest service to others.
Correct the following questions and provide concise factual answers. Identify the long list of trivia items as a single quiz page, including birthplace or location clues and the named general Omar Bradley nickname.
In Washington a clash over garment prices unfolds as Bowles and Krug push cuts while supply delays and quality declines confound shoppers. OPA data shows clothing prices up 11 percent over 18 months despite general living-cost shifts, prompting steps to control raw materials and improve garment quality.
Dr Clendening discusses simple bed and chair exercises from Dr Edward Ochsner for invalids and convalescents. Breathing drills, mirror practice to teach diaphragmatic breathing, and gentle limb movements are described. Q and A cover thrombosis water fjections and tuberculosis climate views.
The War Production Board plans to channel textiles into specific manufacturing lines return to prewar quality standards tag most clothing with OPA ceiling prices and tighten controls from raw materials to retail sales. They expect to curb a 15 percent price rise in 1945 while noting profits may drop but stay higher than peacetime. veterans may qualify for loan guaranties when an automobile is needed for business or farming.
A heavy snowstorm and bitter cold blocked highways and rail lines across Britain over the weekend. Troops assisted northern England and Scotland in restoring transportation as trains ran late and bus service was disrupted by icy conditions.
In Chapter Twenty Three Daphne Willoughby endures a nightmare of Paris memories after Mrs Romero’s death. Dr. Fenwick’s absence, a missing child, and an offered plan push her toward caring for Steve, a neighborhood boy, while Steve urges a fresh start and a compassionate role as a potential stepmother.
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