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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1943
Page
4
A 1943 notice recalls delivery practices and pricing terms for The Star in Winchester Virginia. It quotes legislative references and discusses postwar financial pressures and proposals for a renegotiating agency to shield manufacturers.
Economist I R Glass of the Tanners Council of America warns that civilian shoe production will drop to about 30 million pairs monthly as total cattle hides may total 25.5 million this year. Domestic 19.5 million hides and imports 6 million are planned with 8 to 9 million needed for military use, leaving about 16.5 million for civilians. 19 million civilian pairs were produced in 1942.
The piece discusses wartime shift to war goods, cost plus contracts, and government renegotiation to curb excessive profits. It notes unfairness in contracts and a policy preventing manufacturers from building a reserve to convert plants back to civilian use after the war. It highlights the House Naval Affairs Committee hearings showing these issues.
The piece argues the German attack in the Soviet Union shifts pressure to Southern Europe and Italia. It cites Hanson Baldwin on Italy’s defenses with 1 000 German planes 1 500 1 800 Italian planes and 300 000 Axis troops in Sicily. It warns Sicily and Crete require brutal fighting and predicts a tougher push than expected.
A Richmond conference of sixty six attendees, half Negro and half white, produced a statement urging practical action on civil rights and race relations. Subcommittees will examine political, education, labor, health, and other areas, with city officials and citizens urged to form personal committees to promote understanding and fair treatment.
A local advertising note urges readers to let Star Company handle outreach to boost sales. It emphasizes direct contact and measurable results over generic campaigns. The brief highlights fast response and a trackable return on investment for businesses.
Washington reports confusion on draft timing and size as officials debate October or July drafts and consider trimming the target troop level from 8 million to 5 million. Advocates push air power, while labor and industry impact shapes manpower and training capacity.
Byrne s quoted by House members as saying the measure was acceptable even with the House amendments the President objected to in his veto message. At a White House reception the President said conferees have been doing a good job. The remarks leave ambiguity about Roosevelt s reference to Connally s effort to remove amendments, with lingering personal feelings likely to affect future Congressional actions.
Answer page hints list seven questions about world events and figures. Questions cover Spezia naval base allegiance, snakes and hair ropes, Arturo Rawson leading a revolt in a South American country, Malta’s sea, and Frank C Walker’s chairmanship of a national committee.
The query asks: which political party in the U S, the river for Gorky in Russia, a Roosevelt son who died on duty in Alaska, meaning of the word quid, and the lily as a flower symbol.
Plans are made in Winchester for registering trucks and tractors for gasoline rationing. Nineteen colored men leave Winchester for induction at Charlottesville.
Ten years ago Frederick County was set to receive 65 thousand and change for road maintenance and construction. A new wheat tax to aid growers would take effect locally. Shenandoah County sent 37 recruits who passed the Civilian Conservation Corps test here.
Twenty years ago the Presbyterian Synod announced plans to establish an industrial school for boys at Massanetta Springs. Miners pressed for a large wage increase demanding 20 percent more or $20 per day. Governor Lee Trinkle and staff were set to visit Winchester for a Moose celebration.
Twenty five years ago plans to save Russia from Germans are perfected in Washington. Ninety men leave Winchester for induction as a typhoon sweeps Guam injuring and destituting the population.
Fourteen year old Richard E Byrd Jr returns home after completing a solo voyage around the world. Mr J P Bailey and his entire family are stricken ill at their home from eating poisoned rhubarb sauce.
W. B. Hollingsworth of Wilkensburg lost the end of his finger when a horse bit it in the market yard. A new phone operator fell asleep while holding the receiver to her ear in a separate incident.
Jean helps secure a serum for a feverish child as Curley risks a bombing scare and a late-night plan operation. The convoy arrives with the serum while Steve confronts Manzanares about wartime duties and internal loyalties. Nightlong tension ends with Curley’s triumphant return and a relieved village audience.
In a Washington Post column Merle Pusey argues Roosevelt’s veto of a consumer subsidy bill exposes wartime policy that favors corporate profits and higher wages. He cites Engel’s findings on wage levels in war plants and warns that increased borrowing and subsidies will mortgage the future, risking tax burdens and economic collapse.
A readable crossword puzzle fragment lists across clues from 1 to 38 with partial words and misprints. Entries include Son of Adar, Sandarac tree, Skin disorder, Harangue, Jackets, Endure, Portuguese coin, Goddess, Assembly, Shield, Cry, dove, Hail, Withdrawal, Come in, Shoe part, Leat, Cap, Body of water, Old coin, Vehicle, live again, Bulgarian, Maxim, Trees of.
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