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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star prints a newspaper notice stating postal service delivery rules and urges subscribers to report delays or irregularities to aid a perfect delivery system. It notes the editor F. Byrd Jr and national representation by DeLisser Inc New York.
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The piece analyzes three weeks after the Normandy landings, noting German disarray and Allied momentum. It compares Eisenhower Montgomery planning to a successful end-around play, highlighting Cherbourg as a crucial port and the potential for direct U.S. supply flow into France.
The piece argues Hitler may evacuate the Balkans to shorten lines and save manpower if needed. An Allied push into Yugoslavia with a Russian Danube drive could trap Nazi divisions, while Romania holds about one third of Axis liquid fuel.
The text discusses bombing Ploesti oil fields to reduce supply and questions if the Fuehrer would voluntarily cut off oil. It notes Romanian oil resources are gone and Nazis would struggle to maintain war machines even at a limited scale.
The Charlottesville Progress notes hearings in Richmond and Roanoke show broad opposition to a state sales tax by merchants labor and the public. It suggests Alexandria on July 11 as the last hearing and argues the tax would burden consumers raise costs and create unfair competition while surplus treasury funds lessen immediate need.
The Danville Register argues Finland should exit the war and seek peace with the Soviet Union while Germany provides token aid. It contends Russian forces advance on a 500 mile front and Finns choose to continue fighting, making Allied cooperation with Russia essential to defeat Finland quickly.
The article stresses that U.S. resolve remains vital after D-Day as heavy fighting begins. It warns that waning support from American women in the Women's Army Corps could undermine the war effort at a critical stage and calls for renewed recruitment and commitment.
Miss Frances Bickers returns home from Sweetbriar College to spend the summer. Mrs. Evelyn O. Ritenour leaves for WAC training at Fort Devens Massachusetts as the first local recruit. “Murphy” the Friendship mascot dies at age 13.
Broadway star Tom Powers will appear in the Little Theatre production Outward Bound scheduled for July 28. June 1939 records 9.56 inches of rain, the wettest since 1893 in Clarke County. George Jones warns citizens to play it safe on July 4. Clarke county clerk issues 42 marriage licenses in June.
Retired glove maker Charles E. Brown dies at his residence due to a paralytic stroke. A cat rescued from under The Star press after becoming trapped. Winchester Clerk’s office issues twenty seven marriage licenses in June.
A St Louis Post Dispatch writer praises the Shenandoah Valley while noting Carter Glass as the dark horse candidate at the Democratic National Convention held in New York.
Forty years ago Dr. John S. Lupton writes to the Star praising the St. Louis World’s Fair. Stephens City gains Route 1 in rural delivery, a 23 mile long service covering 13 square miles serving 544 people, starting August 1.
Forty five years ago a hay field owned by T E Windle burned after sparks from a passing train set it ablaze. Judge Wickel issues a Market Square suit decision The Star may not publish. Miss Lena Ritter leads by 466 votes in Winchester’s most popular businesswoman contest.
Earl L. Douglass’s meditation on memory as either a source of trial or comfort. He urges remembering moral triumphs and loved ones, recounting a Scotch mason who recuts names in a cemetery to preserve noble memories. Memory can uplift or haunt. choose it as a friend.
The article urges community support for a July 2 event featuring ex major and minor league and college stars. The proceeds benefit Woodrow Wilson General Hospital renewing wounds and crippled soldiers, highlighting patriotism and gratitude in a city park setting.
In Nevada Missouri a field mouse family hatched in a truck seat cushion owned by J B McClelland and a bird built a nest with seven eggs on the chassis. The quirky occurrence follows McClelland as he travels, with mice and the bird staying nearby.
The notebook reveals a German officer’s fraught mood dated June 5 on the eve of the Allied invasion. He writes of longing for peace, gratitude for a tobacco parcel, and talks of conquering mental distress as German troops retreat from Normandy. A French shopkeeper recalls wartime choices and a son wounded before Allied arrival shaped by the invasion.
Oklahoma City report notes J M Gentry of the state safety commission received a letter from a Kalamazoo Michigan woman who intends to start a collection of buttons from law enforcement uniforms She asks for buttons from an Oklahoma state patrol uniform and from a city police officer.
A medical column warns against regular self dosing with headache remedies and other drugs. Bromides and other sedatives can cause serious organ damage with long-term use. Also notes that low normal body temperatures occur in some healthy people and are not a universal danger unless linked to thyroid issues.
Seven questions test world geography history language and general knowledge. Topics include Kattegats location spelling, Hakluyt, New Zealand, Evangeline Booth, Rudyard Kipling Burmese city, Danish West Indies now known as which islands, laughing jackass, Ave Maria, and pure gold carats.
In Cheney Kansas a razor once used by G. R. Henley is over a century old and has been shared by four generations of the Henley family, marking a notable heirloom.
A British scientist notes animals drink alcohol, citing Polly the Parrot as a wine lover. He mentions cases of animals including a pony, a baboon and two monkeys drinking, with one monk becoming dangerous, while circus elephants reportedly enjoy schnaps along with peanuts.
Ellery Queen chronicles a dramatic trial as handwriting forgery appears on the stand. Cross examinations spark contempt, Nora defends her husband, and Pat Wright disrupts the defense with a startling revelation about a juror and a bribe, leaving the courtroom in chaos.
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