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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1945
Page
4
Navy firepower surge reshapes Pacific naval balance
The Navy reports a fivefold increase in combatant ships' firepower since 1940, with ships like the Iowa delivering massive shells in short runs and the Baltimore and new destroyers showing substantial gains over predecessors. The enhanced gunfire and carrier strength are cited as giving American forces clear superiority in the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Texas
Baltimore
Postwar highway plan sparks long building boom
At the American Society of Civil Engineers meeting in New York City Hal H Hale notes postwar highway and street improvements to provide employment for three years. He estimates 600000 workers needed for construction and 400000 for maintenance with current projects costing 8281000000 and federal funds already enacted for surveys and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Civil Engineers
New York City
Hal H. Hale
American Association of State Highway Officials
Hale
Lezisia
Planning for Future Highways Promises Safer Faster Travel
After the war a surge in auto manufacturing and sales is expected. Imagination must join roads planning to meet future traffic needs with express highways and safer, swifter travel. Cities require through routes, and long term planning should ignore current constraints.
CIO Council purges Byrd with anti Byrd resolution
The Virginia State CIO Council executive board adopted a resolution denouncing Senator Byrd for not backing Roosevelt. It plans a permanent political action committee to support the measure and inform Virginians on political matters. The move is seen as strengthening Byrd's state power and complicating any removal efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State
Harry Flood Byrd
Roosevelt
Virginia State Cio Council Executive Board
Lynchburg
Byrd
Byrd Machine
Virginia
Boyd E. Peyton
CIO
Sidney Hillman
Mr. Hillman
Why Western Front is Tough for Allies in 1944
Analysis argues German morale on the Western Front remains strong and the Ruhr and Silesia sustain German defense. It notes Germany must defend Siegfried Line with minimum forces while redeploying others after Von Rundstedt’s gains. Eisenhower faces a decision to hold and regroup for a major western blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Germany
Bataan
Siegfried Line
Ruhr
Silesia
von Rundstedt
Eisenhower
Siegfried
Navy Issues for Desertion or Related Motives
A Navy directive outlines four grounds for action including epee desertion without trial and a need for authorities guiding the case.
War Correspondent Recalls UK Meeting Leaders
Sun papers war correspondent Holbrook Bradley recalls meeting Captain Asbury Jacks and Captain M. B. Clowe in England. The Fourth War Loan Drive drew stars and wounded veterans who impressed the city and its citizens. Winchester Golf Club plans to name three new board members this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holbrook Bradley
The
Sunpaper
Asbury Jacks
M. B. Clowe
England
Winchester Golf Club
Memorial sermon by Rev Carl Honeycutt at Rouss Fire Company
Plans completed for the first annual Frederick County Poultry Institute to be held at the courthouse with about 100 poultrymen expected. Julian A Everly is renamed Secretary Treasurer of the Shenandoah Production Credit Association, a position he has held since 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Honeycutt
Grace Lutheran Church
Rouss Fire Company
Frederick County
Sledding accident on Jail Hill injuries noted
Reports state Harry Haust Jr and young Dick Brown were hurt sledding on Jail Hill though roped off for safety. Witnesses still back Bruno Hauptmann’s alibi as his New Jersey trial for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Haust, Jr
Dick Brown
Bruno Hauptmann
New Jersey
Humston Couple Mark 25th Anniversary At Berryville Home
Mr and Mrs J Lacy Humston celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at their Berryville home. A canal project update says the Panama Canal opening shifts from March to July per engineers report. Allies cheer Russian eastern front gains as Western Front quiet. London dispatches note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lacy Humston
Berryville
Panama Canal
London
Local Needle Accident at Mill Hints Everyday Risks
A woman injures a finger while sewing at a local knitting mill. Judge William Mayo Atkins retires from the county court. Col. D. B. Gibson dies at Charles Town West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mayo Atkins
Col
D. B. Gibson
Charles Town
W. Va
Weather, farm loss, and a political assassination
The report notes ten degrees below zero weather in the week. A large barn on the Robert Larrick farm near Vaucluse collapses, ten pigs perish. Senator Goebel, a central Kentucky political figure, is assassinated by a gunman in Frankfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Washington
Robert Larrick
Vaucluse Heeyho
Goebel
Kentucky
Frankgort
Strength for the Day Cresting the Road Ahead
A devotional urging careful driving and constant readiness as life’s crest hides the future. The author presses obedience to road rules and moral principles, noting only calm faith can steady the mind against unexpected events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
How's Your L. Q. Quiz on Page 2 Answers
A jumble of quiz items asks about Flying Tigers Kanaka Bela Miklos Pole areas autogiro helicopter VA president Senate fish oils vitamins and violin strings. The readable prompt hints at questions and missing answers rather than a coherent news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bela Miklos
North Pole
South Pole
Senate
Winchester Star Information Bureau Answers on Work Aid
A reader inquiry from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau explains how to obtain help finding work. The piece notes wind data from the 1938 New England hurricane and references veterans' employment representatives assisting veterans and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Washington D. C
New England
Blue Hill Observatory
B. L. Y. Milton
Mass
First Medal of Honor Awarded for Gallant Action in 1800
The first Medal of Honor went to Capt. Thomas Truxtun on March 29 1800 after Congress approved a recommendation following a gallant action between a U S frigate of 38 guns commanded by Truxtun and a 52 gun French vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Truxtun
Parker
House of Representatives
United States
Truxtun
Congress
Pemberton Hall Weekend Changes Daphne's Plans
Daphne enjoys a luxurious Washington weekend with Alan at Pemberton Hall. She dreams of a life with him and Juan, weighing love, loyalty, and a future after the war while a letter from North Wintridge hints at unresolved pasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daphne
Alan
Corinne
Medical Corps
Steve
Buff
Juan
Jane
Os Ee E
Pemberton Hall
Jack Pemberton
Rhodo
Joanie
Kit
Bets
Pembroke Hall
Pemberton’ Hall
Dew Drop Inn
New England
Daph
Jack
Juar
Kitty
Betty Pemberton
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