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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1943
Page
4
Classified style notice from The Evening Star Winchester Virginia dated June 8 1943 includes postal compliance statements advertising deadlines and rates and a Bible quotation. It notes subscriber delivery feedback to improve service and lists national ad representatives and contact addresses.
In recent months Allied leaders signal impending aggressive actions on multiple fronts. Eisenhower says Allied forces are battle ready for further tasks in Tunisia and beyond. Air power expands in Europe and the Mediterranean, with Japan facing pressure in the Pacific and China decisions already made. Nazis lag against stiff Soviet resistance, while Allies gain initiative and expect a summer of continued activity.
A fragment about Edward Everett praising America’s civil and religious liberty. It notes his public service as minister to Great Britain and his view of foreign scenery, but his deepest feeling is the sight of his country abroad. The passage emphasizes patriotism and freedom.
It describes a system where life liberty and property are inviolate under the flag. The text credits a compact among freemen linking private enterprise to community life and preserving the American standard of living against political and economic heresies. It calls for citizens to stand ready to sacrifice when tradition is threatened.
A Richmond Times Dispatch reprint highlights Drew Pearson’s critique of the Truman Committee on army purchases. It cites General E. B. Gregory’s remark about feeding canned grapefruit in Miami and urges soldiers to rise from apathy and face challenges.
The High Point Enterprise previews Roscoe Drummond’s survey on the South’s stance toward the New Deal and the war effort. It notes the Solid South remains Democratic, but voters’ priority shifts to winning the war over political purity, with inflation and wartime policy shaping opinions.
Jean learns her brother Melvin Marsden is missing in action while tensions rise at Mrs. Parkinsons estate Rosita clashes with Jean over Curley as a threatening note arrives warning Jean to stay away from him and a silver weapon is found at the door in ominous moment
A Virginia health committee reports 212 maternal deaths in the state over twelve months and notes many were preventable. The drop in mortality to 3.3 from 5.8 per 1000 live births is uneven by race, with 115 white and 97 black deaths in 1942. Continuous family-doctor supervision and prenatal care are emphasized as key safety factors.
First Lieutenant Peggy Carbaugh of Stephens City arrives in Australia after enlisting in the Army Nurses Corps. The item notes a local military movement and highlights her role and origin.
Handley students make their annual pilgrimage to Mount Hebron cemetery. The Rev. R. B. Nelson offers prayer. Harrison Riley Orndorff, former Hardy county sheriff, is dead.
The city faces a potential water shortage while a local spring, Rouss, is reported leaking. Woodstock defeats Winchester 1 to 0 on Joe Laughilin's winning double in his return game today. Mr and Mrs Frank Magruder travel to Greencastle PA for a relative's funeral.
Forty years ago Albert Harper passed away at his residence in Chambersville Frederick County. H. B. Lupton hosted a strawberry feast for the girls in the local telephone office. A lightning bolt struck James Boyd’s farm at Opequon killing a valuable black mare.
Forty five years ago Miss eee Conrad and guest Miss Mary Small left today to join the wheeling party that left eee B meets with Junior Orchestra.
Berryville Star reports local happenings in Berryville Boyce and Clarke County including community meetings weather notes school updates and public notices with concise factual detail from the day’s docket.
Camp Polk Louisiana June 8 194? two soldiers Corporal Fred Draneau Sioux and Private Hom Gim Hong Kong form a notable khaki kinship. They are team mates on a mobile artillery piece and share barracks life though one is a former ranch hand from Greenwood Dakota and the other a New Orleans laundryman turned cannon barrel cleaner.
King George VI has made 252 railway journeys totaling 36,000 miles since the war began. He travels in all weather and even during air raids. On one occasion with two feet of snow a raid forced the royal train to seek shelter in a tunnel.
Four men were marched to a Memphis police station and charged with shooting dice. A search before booking found a total of 12 cents on them, one man saying they were "just practicing."
Seven quiz items cover capitals agencies historical figures naval bases dress codes calendar types and language usage. Questions include whether Columbia is the South Carolina capital coordinates on spelling and phrasing and true false facts about stammering and attire.
In Canooga Tennessee Judge Martin Fleming told the defendant he need not speak and could not convict himself. A woman testified to a collision with a parked car but with no other witnesses no proof existed. The man left freed of the charge after a brief hearing.
A medical column explains the first two steps in diagnosis: patient history and physical examination. It discusses how signs seen by doctors and patient accounts together form the final diagnosis, noting that history carries about half the weight, while physical exam and tests contribute the rest. It uses jaundice as an example and answers reader questions on eye muscle exercise and saccharine safety.
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