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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1943
Page
4
The Evening Star published in Winchester Virginia lists mailing details with editor H F Byrd Jr and rates for daily ads. A Bible verse from Acts 10 44 45 is quoted on the July 7 1943 issue, noting the Holy Ghost falling on the Gentiles.
Allied forces under General MacArthur launch a major Southwest Pacific offensive from Rendova and New Georgia, with landings targeting Munda Bougainville and nearby island targets. The drive aims to penetrate Japanese lines, seize bases for further advances, and press gains across eastern New Guinea as air and sea operations continue.
Scientists consider bombing Etna Vesuvius and Fujiyama to end war. Dr. Gerald Loughlin of the USGS says even direct hits would face poor odds and unlikely quick disaster. The discussion weighs risks against wartime aims.
A discussion considers whether a powerful bomb could trigger eruptions at Etna by blowing out the volcanic plug. It notes the uncertainty of resulting forces and implies the experiment would be intriguing, given Etna's prominence as a target.
An editorial comments on Congress overriding President Roosevelt's veto of the anti strike measure after rumors of a deal with John L. Lewis. It questions who leads the nation and praises Congress for acting decisively, while noting the political calculus ahead of the next election.
The Richmond Times Dispatch reports Brazil forges trade pacts with Bolivia and other neighbors as part of a broader push to form an Amazon bloc. The moves follow pacts with Uruguay and Paraguay and hint at closer ties with Peru, signaling growing Brazilian political and economic clout in the region tied to rubber and frontier markets.
The article outlines Allied plans to trap the Japanese base at Rabaul via New Georgia and New Guinea operations, estimating 50 000 Japanese in the Solomons. It notes Hitler shifting forces from the Eastern Front, British and American air pressure, and Churchill suggesting potential Mediterranean fighting before winter.
A quiz style item asks which name Ute Cree Anzac Crow Creek does not belong to an Indian tribe and invites page 2 corrections.
A set of ten questions asks about wartime geography and terms. Topics include the Aleutians versus a Japanese chain, parachute gear as an honor, the meaning of love in tennis, the wartime government agency managing export and import trade, and which foods require the most digestion.
Milk delivery service to be curtailed. One hundred ten vessels are known lost in Caribbean area. Reorganization of War Production Board completed. City council acts to enforce dark interference ordinance. Japanese claim gains at end of first year of China war. Dr. R F E Blackwell dies after long tenure. Jimmy Mattern reported safe in Moscow after years.
Senator Underwood announces near term war in Europe as nations brace for conflict.
Claude H. Ryan of Winchester is promoted to ensign in the navy. John Brown Jr. of Winchester writes from France that Germans seem anxious to be captured. Local Class 1-A has been recently exhausted.
Mr H E Totty discovers remnants of an Indian settlement near Reliance in Warren County during his visit. On Saturday a horse belonging to J H Funkhouser kicks another horse, breaking its leg, and the injured animal must be shot.
Twenty seven years ago in Shawnee Hollow a group of youths toasted with intoxicants. The Reina Mercides was sunk at harbor in Santiago by Spain. John Mason tested oil barrel lighting and a lamp exploded in his face.
Steve oversees a rubber plant team two weeks ahead of schedule as workers load five cars of raw material. Jean helps run operations and faces Curley’s late-night disturbances while arranging emergency serum for a sick child with Manzanares.
Washington July 7 Administration advisers seek a thornless path for Stabilization Director Vinson to backtrack on his veto of the 8 cent railway wage award. A formula would avoid face loss in official circles while restoring wage terms.
Miami talks of a trout harvest as Dr Jimmy Armstrong and Dr Prank rom claim to caught fifty thousand trout at once. They described creating an artificial lake by damming a creek near Highlands and later expanding upstream to another dam with a similar result. Most trout remain, though Olds and Armstrong have departed, and the rods are still in use.
Base Thane Senet OS 388 e daily ustry set a new record for production averaging 1 770 000 pounds a day more than the 1942 period.
The War Production Board requires newspaper publishers to cut newsprint usage by up to five percent in the 1943 third quarter for large users, with exemptions for small papers under 500 tons. The policy follows earlier reductions and decisions by the Newspaper Industry Advisor Committee and the Labor Advisory Committee.
The Royal family of ex claims descent from King Solomon and the Queen, marking their alleged royal lineage in Berryville Boyce and Clarke County.
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