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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1944
Page
4
Notice from The Evening Star Publishing Co Winchester Va describing second class mail status rates and distribution policies Readers urged to report delays to maintain delivery system. Transient rate and contract rates mentioned with deadlines for ads and 9 PM submission rule.
A brief biblical verse line invoking divine protection over the people of Jacob and Joseph. The phrasing centers on a steadfast, collective safeguard remembered in praise. Selah adds liturgical cadence to an exhortation of communal faith.
Report relayed by Maj. Gen. E. R. Quesada says German ground forces loot fuel from own depots creating fuel shortages for their mechanized units while air support dwindles. Maquis and saboteurs in southeastern France disrupt lines, shelving German punitive expeditions. Berlin fears invasion and growing sabotage as liberation nears.
Machinery to deliver absentee ballots to service men overseas is slowly taking shape. The scope proves larger and more uncertain than expected, with no estimate of how many ballots will reach sailors and soldiers or be returned in time. About 7,000,000 federal ballots have been dispatched to 8,800,000 to the Army, 3,400,000 to the Navy and 400,000 to the
War Shipping Administration explains ballots receive top air mail priority as 300 million letters and other items move monthly to armed forces. Ballots are clearly marked but 100,000 troops shift daily, risking voting access as many divisions fight or are on front lines. Delivery and return of marked ballots may be impossible under current war conditions.
The Times and Ex press editors salute American troops for breaking fortified positions in Europe and driving a rapid path to Cherbourg. Readers are reminded that Allied victory rests on soldiers, not diplomats, with mutual respect among nations amid wartime strain.
The New York Herald Tribunes call for the South’s perspective on world affairs enlightened and exemplary rooted in liberty. The piece notes Southern resistance to tyranny, proclaims loyalty to freedom, and contrasts Southern views with denigrating critics while recalling history from Jamestown onward. Tojo’s demand for U S fleet is referenced.
The Frederick County Migratory Farm Labor Committee requests 1,500 out of state workers. Miss Rose McDonald authored Clarke County, A Daughter of Frederick, published by Blue Ridge Press, detailing an excellent history of the region. It is noted that over 1,100 in War Stamps was paid via the Victory Exchange.
Henry Covington installed as president of the Rotary Club as Lena Kern marks 74 years in church school service.
Robert A. Grim recalls rural mail routes in 1905 as the gas war returns with a local station cutting price from 20.9 to 18 cents. Sixty two Girl Scouts enroll for Camp White Rock. Russell A. Richmond dies suddenly at Winchester Cold Storage Plant.
Twenty years ago the Friendship Fire Company held a called meeting. New uniforms were to be distributed and plans made for the Harrisonburg excursion. The Winchester jail was at full capacity for the year. City costs reached 365 dollars. Handley yearbook earned third place in the Virginia High School Literary and Athletic League.
Invitations have been issued to a dance at Scaleby the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Gilpin near Boyce. Mr. Cover, a local farmer, favors lime and hair for soil improvement and reports a wheat yield of 25 bushels per acre.
This page lists ten quiz prompts covering geography history and language. It asks for Dover to Calais distance the Flowery Kingdom nickname the Campus Martius location MacArthur's son's name the capital of Peru a British coastal possession in South America language correction and a mythological figure who bears the earth plus the 1911 Louvre theft.
An essay argues religious persecution cannot extinguish faith and compares Hitler's attempt to defeat ideas with divine restraint. It asserts ideas endure under oppression and cites biblical wisdom that opposing darkness meets the light of God.
At a circus fire in Connecticut the death toll reached 159 with many children injured or trapped under burning canvas. Governor Baldwin led emergency response while warrants were issued for four circus officials on manslaughter charges. Survivors recalled a chaotic escape as flames consumed the tent and the Flying Wallendas performed. The circus planned a Sarasota return, with animals saved and uncertain future.
In the Cumberland mountain section along the Kentucky Tennessee line a passenger train plunged into a gorge. Rescue teams and soldiers pulled survivors from wreckage as engineers and crew remained trapped under the locomotive. An estimated seven people died with more bodies seen in the stream as the scene unfolded.
Ambulances rushed from Clinton after a train crash injures soldiers. Express Agent Alley says the train carried 1 006 soldiers and unmanned cars were moved to a different track. Captain Kilburn Brown notes slow ID of the dead as many were in berths or washrooms. a hospitalized soldier recalls the moment the train swung off the track and a kitchen fire may have sparked the disaster.
New York police headquarters reported a theft of 750 dollars in cash and war bonds. Investigators, led by Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine, suspected a dishonest employee but had no concrete clues.
The Annual Children’s Day program will be held next Sunday at 11 o’clock in the Congregational Christian Church. The children of the Sunday school present a service titled Our Father’s Loving Care through Scripture music poetry and song with many children participating. Public invited. Keep the invasion rolling Buy War Bonds today.
Ellery Queen urges Pat and Carl toward resolution as Carter Bradford wrestles with doubt after Jim Haight’s death. Queen reveals a hidden truth to Bradford and plans a quiet return to Wrightsville Junction to observe Pat and the family. Pat reunites with Ellery on a ride, and Nora’s baby frames a hopeful future.
Baltimore markets report mostly steady to ligher bids across produce and dairy items with apples and eggs firming slightly, hogs strengthening for heavier weights, cattle mixed with good calves and vealers strong, and sheep prices steady amid light supplies. Chicago shows mixed hog demand with gains for heavier weights and solid cattle activity, while savings in sows and calves vary by weight.
The Winchester White Sox announce a home and home series with Hancock Maryland. Manager Sam Ensogna says they will play in Hancock on Sunday with Mitchell Boyd likely to start. The trip is for players meeting at 12:30 at 139 South Loudoun Street.
Chicago opening quotes show wheat and rye futures advancing on talk that the Commodity Credit Corporation may step in to support prices near parity. Oats traded unevenly with July at 77.5 cents and September around 72. Rye ranges shifted with July near 1.105 and May about 1.165.
New York July 7 oil and specialty shares showed selective strength while leaders faced light selling. Good war news supported modest bids for scattered issues as the outlook for peace time business remained bright. Turnover ran low for two weeks with a sluggish mid session after a moderately active opening.
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