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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1945
Page
4
The Evening Star announces postal details and advertising deadlines. Subscriptions listed include one year 6.59, six months 3.60, three months 2.00, and monthly 0.70 with motor route options elsewhere. Readers urged to report delivery delays for a better system.
A dated clipping quotes Matthew chapter 4 verse 24 and notes Jesus curing sick. tormented, lunatic, possessed, palsy cases across Syria. The fragment preserves a gospel excerpt linked to the era's religious discourse.
A sweeping review of Allied grand strategy is expected to begin with conferences among the three great powers, likely after February 1. Changes in the war plan may emerge from the talks between Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin as the Allies coordinate operations against both Germany and Japan amid shifting military realities.
Report claims a major Red Army push toward Berlin with rapid gains and heavy German resistance. Observers warn supply lines strain like Allied overextensions in France, while Western Allies pound German positions.
The Baltimore Sun argues that clothing costs are a soft inflation point as prices hold on food and rents. The editorial notes hidden increases through lower quality and high priced lines, and describes an OPA plan with the clothing industry to prioritize cheaper garments and ceilings to curb inflation.
The Japanese government for the first time shows serious concern for war prisoners in a move toward exchanges. Two exchanges are arranged with a third under discussion. Families hear from missing sons as prisoners and a policy of leniency appears possible via the Swiss mediation. Old exchanges occurred in 1942 and 1943 with Americans exchanged for Japanese.
One of Europe’s busiest aerial outfits, the newsboy squadron, uses Liberators and Fortresses to drop leaflets from 1,000 feet. Up to 16 bombers per mission carry cases with surrender forms and war progress notices printed in German. The crews train to fly in darkness and have suffered no losses beyond one plane.
The report charts progress toward Berlin with the Western Front 93 miles from the German border and 310 miles to the front around Linnich Julich Duren via the German region. The Italian Front shows 544 miles from the Reno River area as Allied advances continue.
One year ago thirteen local boys left for duty at Fort Meade Maryland. Co P McVicar was re elected chairman of the Winchester Frederick County Red Cross Chapter. William Allen White famed Kansas editor died quietly at his Emporia home.
Mrs Betsy Tyler Fugitt aged eighty three died last night at her Cork Street home. The report notes the death and gives the deceased’s name and age, reflecting a local obituary notice.
Members urge sportsmen to feed game birds this winter if any are to be left for hunting next fall. An explosion tears the kitchen range through the wall of Mrs. E. B. Jacobs home near Boyce.
Loring Ritter, a Handley school fireman, avoids injury when a boiler explodes. Civic clubs are urged to help save the local baseball grandstand and fence from sale this spring. Snow drifts four to five feet on main highways into the city.
Aubrey G. Weaver, a House of Delegates member, announces he will not run again for that post but will pursue a State Senate seat. Frederick county wheat fetches 1.42 per bushel on the local market while Baltimore dealers pay 1.51. Ernest and Dewey Batt, sons of Henry Batt of Reynolds Store, narrowly escape death when their wagon overturns and rolls down a steep embankment.
Bank officials and architects discuss the future structure costing above 25000 dollars. Local youths Charles Worlington, Arthur Worlington and Nick Worlington join the Johannesburg police during the Boer War in South Africa.
The piece cites a British lieutenant who removed a live fuse from a bomb and used faith to endure danger. It notes American psychologists deem religious faith a strong fear preventer and quotes Alfred Noyes on finding all answers in Christ. It argues calm courage aids peace and world stability.
A reader quiz asks ten questions about presidents regents posthumous children and Shakespeare. It includes topics on Roosevelt term dates regents Greece naval mail deltas and family allowances with a correction task and Canal geography.
Paul Mallon notes a proposed inquiry into un American activities should go beyond surface questions. He argues the Dies Committee must uncover exact extent of communist influence in the labor movement and policy decisions at the CIO convention. He calls for a radical, complete search for facts and questions racial tensions in the nation.
Dr Logan Clendening addresses public questions on endocrine theory and gender traits. He discusses maleness in females and femaleness in men, noting mixed traits and limited tests. He cites gendered health patterns and cautions against hormone extracts, urging balance and personal strength.
A discussion of foreign revolutionary influence in U S public affairs notes propaganda tactics shaping public judgment and cultural output. It argues for uncovering facts to counter totalitarian streams and cites a Q A on silver fireballs and Marine Corps marksmanship as part of the broader discourse.
Daphne weighs leaving town for Washington with Alan and Corinne's job offer against staying for her work with Steve and caring for Juan. Her tension grows as she plans a weekend at Chevy Chase and contemplates packing up her New York driven decorator life amid calls, deliveries, and looming changes.
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