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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1943
Page
4
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A 1943 note describes a Sabbath gathering beside a river where prayer was made and conversations occurred, reflecting a religious retreat or devotional activity during that time. The brief vignette mentions the setting and the customary practice of prayer in the countryside.
The dispatch notes tenuous Japanese German communications with German technicians allegedly aiding Japan by submarine. It cites Merser MCC fighter appearances over China, increased Japanese airpower, and limited shipments of chrome antimony tin rubber tungsten. Submarines reportedly move supplies and spies to Germany and Singapore, with agents said to have reached India recently.
Minister C D Howe states Canada will keep its synthetic rubber program and government operated plant in Ontario to meet war and space needs. He warns against reverting to natural rubber as U S plants in several states show ongoing resistance to any shift away from synthetic rubber.
Editorial notes Allied collaboration across Britain United States and Russia shaping a joint offensive. Bombers raid Turin while American air power joins from Cairo and Mediterranean sea routes boost mobility. Axis defenses in Sicily face pincers as Allies push toward Messina with coordinated strikes from Norway to Spain.
A Frenne Pa. Messenger editorial argues gas restrictions breed resentment and label OPA overreach. It cites unequal quotas and coupon controls as un-American, urging Secretary Ickes to soften rules while Prentiss Brown seeks fairness. Citizens demand liberty to spend coupons as they choose.
A Lynchburg News note reports Gallup polling shows only 60 percent of households bought War Stamps since January 1. Farmers and rural residents show the poorest participation while city dwellers 10,000 to 100,000 population lead with about seven in ten buying stamps or bonds. The piece questions national leadership given this patriotism level.
A moderate carryover in today’s market with selective demand and light profit taking kept many stock prices subdued. Gains appeared for S S Rubber common and preferred and several others while keys like Du Pont Chrysler and Texas Co lagged. Wall Street showed uncertainty with conservative buyers prevalent and some war dispatch news influencing shares.
Mill buying lifted wheat at the opening and rye and oats advanced in sympathy with the bread cereal. Opening prices list July wheat 1.44 5 8, Sept 1.45 5 8 to 1 2, Dec 1.47 1 4, May 1.48 3 4 to 5 8. oats July 69 1 2, Sept 67 3 4 to 7 8, Dec 68, May 69. rye Sept 1.06 1 8, Dec 1.07 3 4 to 1.08, May 1.10 to 1.10 1 8.
The Park faces Middletown Sunday aiming to even the series after Middletown held a 2-1 edge in three prior games. A 3-2 Park win required thirteen innings in the last meeting. Judy will pitch for Middletown while Park decides its starter. First pitch at 3 p.m.
Commodity quotations from Baltimore Union Stockyard and Chicago show cattle and hogs steady to higher with active receipts. Cattle buyers favored good steers and dairy bred heifers while hogs posted mixed gains. calves, sheep, and sows followed a similar pattern with grain fed hogs used as the pricing baseline.
In Pittsburgh on July 22, salable hogs numbered 150 with gains to 25 cents higher. Liable cattle at 225 remain steady while calves 200 show strength for some, and sheep 750 with choice lambs firm. Bottom lines reflect varied action across weights and species.
Seven pints of blood plasma helped save a Negro woman named Estelle Ogilvie at Presbyterian Hospital in New York. After her daughter Eleanor appealed, 32 Negro soldiers from Camp Kilmer New Jersey arrived with two army trucks to donate blood for two hours. The troops refused any payment saying civilians helped them in the past and this is a small repayment.
In Selinsgrove Pennsylvania on July 22 a bus accident prompted a rider to be jolted. He injured his ear in the crash yet a Japanese beetle flew from the other car and supposedly cured his earache.
Local merchants report strong returns from small classified ad placements with rapid responses from customers. advertisers note cost efficiency and quick visibility, urging small businesses to test ads in upcoming trading week.
Jean faces a life change as she agrees to train a successor and board a night train to Hollywood. Steve urges action while Marcia White proves capable, and townspeople bid farewell in a crowded, emotional sendoff at the station.
Local filling stations are as first ration card expires. Sarah Zane Fire Company purchases new apparatus for fire saving. An additional one hundred twenty five dollars is required to erect Service Mens' Honor Roll.
Note vague report mentions King George and unbreakable ties between Britain and rice. Mentions Japanese beetles moving through a state. References vaude club appearances by Douglas Cor rigan under a nickname Wrong Way.
Wiley Post completes his final leg homeward to New York. One thousand members of the Snapp family, descendants of the 1750 settlers, prepare for a large reunion. Master J Kilgour of Purcellville is christened in Washington Cathedral with Jordan River water.
Twenty years ago searches were conducted along the Atlantic coast for U boats amid wartime patrols. A report notes Roosevelt as a young woman on Fairmont Avenue awakened by a large rat in her hair.
A Galveston Star item notes the death of Pope Leo XIII at the Vatican Rome. It adds a curious past-year travel record claiming he traveled through 24 states and 2 territories and sold pencils totaling 1500 dollars.
Forty five years ago Master Fred Parker of Step hens City fell from a second story window while asleep. His bed near the window caused him to roll off and fall twelve feet. Hilda Doggett of ain City also fell, striking her chin and nearly biting through her tongue. Several other minor accidents occurred there yesterday.
The poem expresses longing for home and loved ones amid war. It invokes thoughts of home, a future reunion, and the life soldiers love, with a hopeful chorus that they will return someday.
A playful prompt invites readers to page 2 for the correct answers to seven test questions. The line hints at a riddle style or brain teaser from a puzzle page in a historical newspaper.
A set of quiz style prompts asks about U S population terms murder corruption in law phrases grammar corrections a London address a Near East mandate time abbreviations the Metropolitan Police London headquarters Maggie Tulliver the Chinchilla name and thunderclap timing.
A medical column explains blood donation safety, fainting risks, and donor conditioning. It details one pint draws, post donation rest, and non danger to health, noting fatigue and meal timing affect fainting. It answers reader questions on galvanizers and first pregnancy by a 38 year old woman.
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