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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1943
Page
4
The Evening Star Winchester Va urges subscribers to report delays or irregularities in delivery and notes office deadlines for advertisements. The notice references the paper's postal standards and provides hourly guidance for timely publication and rate information.
The report notes scarce new oil discoveries over five years with 1944 demand projected at about 4.675 million barrels daily and crude output near 4.155 million in Q4. Above ground stocks total around 245 million barrels with 207 million forecast by March 1944. reserves are tight and hand to mouth is feared. Availability from Iran and South America could ease supply as wartime shipping improves.
The article dismisses rumors of workmen cashing in war bonds after the sixty day holding period as fraudulent. It notes Series EB F and G bonds issued May 1 1941 with sales and redemptions totaling over 1.75 billion dollars in the period, with about 700 million redeemed representing roughly four percent of the total.
The report shows original purchasers retain Ghose securities and Wake the series B bonds with total sales at 14.2 billion and redemptions at 0.628 billion, about 5.5 percent. Despite some cashing, the bulk remains invested indicating continued American support for war bonds.
British Wrens finish work on American war planes destined for England. A Wrens crew member notes Americans share language yet terms differ as they replace crate with kite and use spangs for rough landings, hinting at lingering word gaffes.
A reprinted editorial credits Mrs Cordell Hull for pushing the Woodrow Wilson General Hospital project in Staunton Virginia. It notes her insistence on brick colonial styling, the Army's eventual acceptance, and the coordinated work of locals and Army officials under President Roosevelt leading to the plant east of Staunton.
London audiences last week received John Steinbeck s The Moon Is Down with a warmer reaction than in the United States. A New York Times dispatch from W A Darlington quotes British critics who see in Colonel Lanser a portrayal that exposes Nazism s inhumanity, while some American critics call it German propaganda. The British view suggests the system is condemned not by its operators but by its acts even if run by good people.
Washington reports show newspapers criticized the recent Congressional session as either ineffective or fascistic. The White House and CIO figures shape many claims, with critics citing the anti strike budget and labor policy actions while praising wartime efforts and price controls.
The piece critiques wartime policy moves by Byrnes and Henderson and urges Congress to stand for beliefs over politics. It notes liberal shifts on De Gaulle Giraud and Roosevelt's approach to freeing France, highlighting a call for decisive action and minimal politics.
In a vivid July New York dispatch, Frosty Cox the Colorado U basketball coach is lampooned via a Barcelona director seeking basketball texts. A Charleston scene then notes a 14 year old batboy ejected after a dispute, with the ump calling for police as the boy taunts and chases foul balls.
The eastern tennis circuit shrinks to the Southampton invitation and Rye championships, with further abbreviation of nationals. Bill Kyne reports a proposed Puente track near Los Angeles set to open in December. Iowa State cuts football travel by over half, as many colleges cut passenger miles. Charley Osteritter, ex six day cyclist, pedals nine miles to Newark golf every weekend, joking that golfers would spell it weak end.
Dodgers president Branch Rickey, who does not believe in playing on Sundays, also shows signs of disillusion as his team the Bums struggle, hinting he may avoid baseball any day of the week.
A light moment from the Iowa pre flight school shows Lieut. Commander Harvey Harman, Seahawks coach, wedged in a pint sized car with Staff Sergeant Tommy Gomez nearby. Eddie Mart of the 170th infantry at Fort Sill suffered a pitch hit that nicked his hip pocket, drawing a humorous exclamation about his own missing teeth.
Five people die and 13 are injured when a truck collides with a bus carrying women war workers near Keller Virginia. Welton Landacre, 34, of Winchester, drowns at Whitehorse on the Shenandoah River. A bill to raise more money is being panned in Red Canada for a rate, not fully clear in the text.
A blasting accident in Baltimore traps workers drilling a water tube deep underground killing ten. Diplomats Daladier Bennett and Halifax meet on Hitler's plan for a peaceful settlement of the Czechoslovak question. The Health Center Bowling Alley is robbed.
Local notes forecast a repeal of prohibition by Christmas with political figures weighing the change. Wiley Post reportedly improves record time by 15 hours beyond the 1931 benchmark as aviation milestones attract interest. Winchester and Frederick county banks report strong health with deposits totaling $215 per capita.
Notable local items include the laying of a foundation for a new Commercial and Savings building. A report notes Pancho Villa, the famed Mexican outlaw, was shot by a member of his own band amid ongoing U S Mexico tensions. Edgar Vincent of Stephens City died at Memorial Hospital after being struck by a train.
Many citizens pledge to the Tocal War Chest Fund while American forces gain ground on the French front. Reported are seventeen thousand prisoners captured and three hundred twenty four thousand Americans in fighting units.
Sam Jones, famed lecturer and preacher, addresses a vast crowd at the White Post Chautauqua. An acid attack damages papers worth 64000 dollars owned by Frank Meyers of Stephens County. Young Fred H. Baker, son of Mr and Mrs R C Baker, is laid to rest in Mt Hebron Cemetery.
More than 200 people attend a colored excursion from Harrisburg led by J. E. Armstrong of Baltimore representing Columbia Graphophone Company as new graphophones are displayed in town. William Brown of Stephens City is thrown from his horse while riding with a woman companion.
A reader quiz listing seven questions about U S states diplomacy geography and senses with prompts to correct sentences identify locations and verify claims including Nye Camp Hood Lord Clive and marriage license tests.
Berlin radio reported a Russian amphibious force attacked the Varanger Fjord coast in extreme northern Norway. The landing south of Vardø was repelled after shore batteries shelled Soviet craft, many vessels sunk or damaged. The blitz followed earlier Soviet movements along the Barents Sea peninsula toward the Finnish border.
An advertising agency urges clients to rely on direct outreach rather than generic campaigns, arguing measurable outcomes matter most. The pitch emphasizes brand reach through targeted media and performance tracking to prove impact.
Dr. Clendening explains how new household soaps and cleansers irritate sensitive skin and outlines a patch test method. He cites factors such as ringworm infection, allergic history, digestive issues, focal infections, and skin infections as contributors to dermatitis, with autogenous vaccines noted for treatment.
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