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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia notes postal handling and asks subscribers to report delivery delays. The page carries wartime commentary asserting Hitler faces surrender or continued fighting and condemning militarists as dangerous to world peace.
A biblical quotation from Psalms 81 13 14 laments Israel failing to listen to God promising swift subduing of enemies and turning of adversaries if they had obeyed. The fragment emphasizes divine guidance and corrective action for the nation.
A coast to coast survey shows sellers market in urban real estate with 10 to 30 percent higher prices than a year ago. Demand to sell lags as owners resist offers while buyers invest cash, seek improved living standards, or hedge inflation. Mortgage lending is watched amid brisk cash transactions. Real estate prices stay high until new construction resumes.
The piece argues that many German army officers, especially Junkers, are seeking peace terms as they believe the war is lost. It notes disunity within the Reich and suggests the rapid Russian advance toward East Prussia pressures elites to abandon Hitler, while warning there is little difference between Hitler and the traditional military caste on terms of surrender.
An OPA investigation across the Roanoke district and western Virginia found 40 percent of coupons counterfeit. Twenty station operators faced suspensions from 30 days to six months, with eight cases suspended for rationing. Arthur E. Smith says spurious coupons fell below 1 percent now, and government aims to wipe out the black market to ensure fuel reaches law abiding motorists.
Ten days and 60 men labored with pick and shovel to extract a black hound owned by Henry Light from a cave near Mont Ere y Md. The effort, amid speculation about motives, reflects public interest in a canine rescue and may echo political nostalgia and local social dynamics of 1912 Missouri.
Richmond News Leader compares Hitler and Himmler to Confederate generals, arguing Hitler loses key Eastern command after an attempted uprising. The piece likens current Nazi leadership to Jefferson Davis and Johnston at Atlanta, claiming new generals lack their experience and bold strategy.
A rallying wartime appeal encourages public support for the national bond drive. Citizens are urged to purchase bonds to fund military efforts and sustain national defense during the conflict.
Mary Wolfe of Winchester Memorial Hospital graduates with perfect attendance for three years. Mary K. Henshaw joins WAVES and reports to Florida. Castleman’s Ferry Bridge collapses sending a truck and car into the water. no serious injuries reported.
The Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Association seeks national organization membership. The South End Hose team loses to Lovettsville 4 to 3 in an exciting Sunday game.
Seventy yearling colts are shipped from Clarke county farms for the sale block at Saratoga. An order of hooded men is formed in Middletown to clean up the town. Frank B. Robinson, formerly of Winchester, will run for the Republican party in the West Virginia race for state senator.
J P Rowe mayor of Fredericksburg informs Julian Ward mayor of Winchester about merits of the city manager system. The Martinsburg fire destroys forty horses causing about 16000 dollars in damage. Bowles Brothers sweep Front Royal Horse Show with four blue and two red ribbons. Virginia Woolen Mill rebuilding progresses toward full operation by September first. H A Funk to lead new rural mail route from Stephens City via Vaucluse Canterbury Marlboro back to town starting August 4. Rev Julian Sibley to preach farewell sermon as he accepts call to Pensacola First Presbyterian Church.
Forty five years ago a man freed from jail is immediately re-arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. Pistol shots wake Winchester residents but the event is linked to a failed plan to disrupt a feline serenade. Several letters remain unclaimed at the city post office.
The article argues that scientific proof of the soul is lacking yet life persists after body decay. It notes that bodily matter changes over decades while a persistent spirit seems to endure, grow wiser, and align with revealed religion and Christ’s victory over death and sin. The gospel of Christ is presented as the gospel of everlasting life.
The article asks ten knowledge questions about politics geography and history including who described the New Deal with a phrase, canal types, District of Columbia size, a coin motto, tin rust, the First Triumvirate, currency paper, python hunting methods, Nelson Rockefeller’s relation, and presidential press suppression powers.
In Berryville and Clarke County a variety of items unfold with community focus. Local meetings, weather notes, and school updates appear in today’s Star for daily readers.
Washington observes that world money talks at Bretton and experts struggle to translate the plan for average readers. The piece traces a line from war loans to lend lease to postwar proposals, arguing the US must fund global needs on easy credit, with many bonds left unpaid by other nations.
A leading commentator doubts repayment from new financial arrangements while the administration touts loans as cheap for world development. The idea, popular since 1915, aims to boost exports and stimulate U S labor and business through credits and potential bank creation.
Dr. Logan Clendening surveys hand anatomy and injuries noting infection as the great danger after an injury. It details care for splinters bites wringer injuries blood clots under nails and the role of asepsis and early proper treatment.
Effective August 31 1944 beer will be flat priced with three classifications 3B 2B and 1B. Retailers are grouped by prices charged and must file Form FPR No 50 twice returning to the War Price and Rationing Board by August 31. Base hay price fixed July 1944 to October at 23.50 per ton in Frederick County with farm point delivery.
In the office, the Rationing Board lists current rent prices and miscellaneous commodity costs including cheddar cheese white potatoes 1944 crop eggs peaches. The notice provides price guidance for households and retailers during the wartime rationing period.
In Salt Lake City on July 31 It would be bad taste to hear cries of we wuz robbed at Utah State Prison softball games. Both umpires are serving time for robbery.
On the Russian Front the distance measures 335 miles from Kilbiel. The Italian Front cites 605 miles from Senigallia. The Normandy Front lists 30 miles from Troarn.
Irene announces she is pregnant and plans to stay at the office while training Elizabeth Nelson as a successor. Dr Leming cautions Irene to rest, Matthew shares the news with staff, and Mary teases while planning to spoil the baby. Judith is told to expect the news when she returns from California.
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