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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1944
Page
4
The piece cites a report on a proposed international bank with a 10 trillion capital plan led by Keynes and a split of contributions among the US Britain and others. It argues the New Deal embraced this policy and warns of shifting costs to American taxpayers to cover deficits.
The invasion of Europe has reached the second month with Cherbourg secured as a major port of entry. German resistance remains stubborn though laxity among Nazi troops and dwindling reserves signal a decisive Allied advance toward Paris under waning German air power.
Secretary Morgenthau opened the Bretton Woods conference urging support for the American press while presenting New Deal theory that prosperity has no fixed limits. He faced opposition as he defended expansive policies amid concerns over future economic limits.
Reprinted editorial condemns the coffee run sparked by rumors of rationing. Mayor Wheeler urges OPA inquiry while noting the public’s failure to share and the greed seen in St Charles and nearby Richmond as fruit and staples disappear from shelves.
The Review argues Germany will surrender before invasion, likely by fall, citing fuel shortages and German war psychology. It predicts the regime will claim exhaustion and avoid recognition of battlefield defeat, while Allies advance toward Berlin.
The War Stamp sales to date total 9459.50 dollars while the Shangri- La quota stands at 26235.00 dollars. This report outlines progress toward the government and organization targets with figures and percentages for readers.
The Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen Association holds a one day meeting at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall. A man is killed when a threshing machine crushes him on the highway. Softball grows in Clarke County as a popular sport with local participation rising.
Actress Mrs D F Smith will play Susan in Cradle Snatcher produced by the Little Theatre group. In Virginia emergency relief efforts Winchester Frederick County office reports 257 families have received assistance.
The Winchester National Guard youths endure a tough Virginia Beach summer camp with rugged hands and hard muscles. Miss Lillian Doing takes a Chicago post after previously serving as secretary to F. B. Clerk, a former Handley High School superintendent.
By order of Julian F Ward mayor of Winchester all dogs can be unmuzzled except bull dogs The Civic League offers prizes to those who kill the most of the pesky flies Swatters are busy and only 44 straw hats remain at S H Hable s
Forty years ago the First National Bank in Berryville opened for business with W. Hoffman as the first depositor. Howard Morrison was named mail carrier for Route 3 Berryville. The day recorded the hottest of the summer at 91 degrees in the shade.
Judge T. W. Harrison is named president of the Winchester and Frederick County Alumni Association of the University of Virginia. Mr. B. M. Bushong buys the Strasburg Weekly News from Mr. M. F. McIlhine. Prof. Luscomb of Martinsburg composes a march honoring Charles Broadway Rouss. A Martinsburg fireman band concert features the piece.
This reader prompts seven quiz questions covering geography history and science. It presents items on national capitals electoral processes Pearl Buck India Alexander the Great cube geometry military losses in France a gambit wind measurement and instrument names.
The text contrasts people who stay in one place with those driven to move. It cites John Wesley and pioneers as examples, but argues inner unhappiness, not location, shapes happiness. It urges resolving internal conflict to curb the urge to roam and notes geography affects happiness less than self.
Undersecretary Patterson says Anglo American forces in Normandy gain overwhelming firepower with eight shot Garand rifles and superior long range guns. Saipan reports show American casualties far fewer than Japanese as firepower drives enemy back and enables rapid advances.
A six shooter cowboy entered a Tucson cinema to watch a war film. He removed the gun from his holster to ease his comfort, held it in his lap, and during the climactic scene fired, wounding his left hand and thigh.
The liver is a key detoxifier and storage organ affecting digestion and energy. Cirrhosis and hepatitis are discussed, with a diet plan high in carbohydrates and protein for liver support, and a warning against alcohol.
Marie McMillan, Pvt. McMillan of the WACs, a veteran parachute jumper since 1930, holds 690 jumps by December 1941 and set a then record high altitude jump of 24 800 feet. She joined the WACs last year and now leads maintenance at Lawson Field Fort Benning.
Pat Alarcon removed one heart and another and another from a hog in Canon City Colorado. The animal, despite three hearts, had led a normal life before slaughter.
Helena Montana. Western ranches are not warehouses for cattle as Big Horn County taxed 3 978 cattle imported from Mexico. The ranch argued it housed cattle temporarily as a class four bonded warehouse. The suit debated tax implications and federal rules on levies.
Mary Norman, a widow and decorator, enjoys a visit from Judith Lambert who hopes for a match between Mary’s son Dr. Matthew Norman and Irene Murray, a nurse who has just married Matthew. Mary plans to support her son’s fledgling practice and perhaps sell her Connecticut cottage as she faces aging, ambition, and a busy life.
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