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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1943
Page
4
The piece reflects on the bonds between soldiers and civilians during wartime. It notes veterans and families share a common longing for home and a stable America, urging readers to understand troops overseas and support their return. It emphasizes unity across creeds and faiths.
On a July Friday in 1943, an account recalls the Acts large scene where a damsel possessed by a spirit of divination followed Paul and his companions crying that they were servants of the most high God and showed the way of salvation. This describes a notable early Christian episode highlighting the conflict between spiritual powers and gospel proclamation.
Brigadier General Leonard P. Ayres notes a rapid drop in U S consumer debt as major installments on autos and appliances are paying off. He cites 2.33 billion in 1941 debt with about 90 percent extinguished, plus 77 percent on household appliances and 58 percent on jewelry and retail purchases.
Amid heat of Sicily and jungles of the South Pacific, hundreds of thousands of American servicemen know the war’s purpose is clear. They fight with a simple aim: to return home to peaceful streets and normal life, not to a global superstate.
An editorial recounts a soldier’s furlough and dream in which he cashes war bonds to return home, only to face a creditor who funded his rifle. The piece notes a recent spike in bond redemptions and urges civilians to avoid cashing in bonds except in emergencies, stressing prudence and duty.
The article notes NATO like pressure on Orel and Belgorod as the Red Army counters, opening a three pronged attack toward Orel and Bryansk. In Sicily, Allied advances target Catania and the Gerbini airfield as Axis resistance weakens.
War correspondent Harold V. Boyle describes a jeep ride east of Gela on Sicily's main southern road. He notes good asphalt with craters, nurses in blue uniforms, burned Italian tankettes, a Tiger tank, paratroopers, horse-mounted troops, Vittoria’s white streets and classical statues, underground forts, almond groves, camouflaged pillboxes, Mussolini slogans, and peasant villagers seeking food and peace amid the conflict.
Descriptions from Sicily show civilians and soldiers in Ragusa and Comiso areas with paratroopers in barber shops and locals reacting to Allied presence. Canadians, Italians, and Sicilians mingle while veterans recount near misses. pockets of poverty and hunger color daily life as war drags on.
Berryville Va July 23 F Howard Morrison rural mail carrier purchased the Estelle G Gibson property offered at auction by James P Reardon administrator and attorney in fact with a bid of 3500. The property lies in Chapel 112 miles from Boyce on old Route 50 near Cooks garage and includes 35 1 2 acres with dwelling and outbuildings.
In a tense desert booth the kidnapper Curley confesses love to Jean as the station hub grows, a police officer waits under moonlight and, after a dancing escape to a village cafe, Jean faces Curley with a resolve to marry or abort the plan.
Twenty eight individuals in ten states face charges for conspiring to break down morale as national tension rises. Morgenthau seeks an eight point seven billion dollar tax hike while authorities report stronger resistance by Reds using tanks and planes.
A hailstorm pounding Frederick county orchards causes about 100000 dollars in damage. A large home owned by George A. Cook was destroyed by a lightning bolt. Gray Beverley wins the Winchester Golf Club tournament with runners up J. B. Beverley Jr. and Nelson Page.
Twenty five years ago note says humorist Irvin S Cobb cannot lecture for the Handley Board of Trustees this year. The item notes his absence and frames it as a historical update from the periodical.
Forty five years ago C. E. Hoover and Co. win the contract to pave Main street. Miss Bessie Long and Miss Mary Bragonier host a hayride at Spout Springs and Miss Anne Cover hurries to bid farewell to friends as a B. and O. train moves. A passenger steps on her dress. Harry Russell saves her from a fall on the platform.
A quiz page asks seven questions including mythic centaurs are half man half horse. It queries Pearl Harbor era ambassador to Japan and the liberty statue claim, Bureau of Mines department, which signer did not back the Declaration, a town named for Buffalo Bill, and the meaning of Sanctum sanctorum.
Actor George Brent is nursing a ten inch head gash after falling from the upper deck of his yacht into the bay at Newport Beach California. He struck the slip as the boat moored and received the injury.
The Superior Court has approved a seven-year movie contract for Jacqueline White, 19, niece of Secretary of Navy Frank Knox. The deal starts at $75 weekly and rises to a total of $1,500.
Content surveys plant chemistry and pain measurement debates. It explains how green fruits contain acids from early plant compounds, then ripening forms sugars, dextrin, starch, and cellulose. It notes pain meters at Mayo Clinic show higher sensitivity in women and details brief eye safety on flashlights.
Fröhlich’s syndrome is a pituitary disturbance seen in childhood. It features overweight and reduced hair growth with age. The condition is treatable using extracts of the pituitary gland.
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