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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star notice outlines subscription options for Winchester Virginia readers with rates for annual, semi annual, and monthly plans. It requests readers report delivery delays and irregularities and notes advertising must be at the office by 9 PM the prior day. It lists national representatives and member affiliations and mentions route and carrier options.
A religious excerpt from Psalm 72 19 offers a blessing and praise. The dated line anchors a 1944 newspaper page fragment likely part of a devotional or liturgical note. The tone is solemn and devotional.
Census officials say war has not raised the death rate among men of military age. They estimate that deaths in service since Pearl Harbor would have occurred anyway in civilian life, noting better care in the Army and Navy offset 47 605 armed forces deaths. Civilian deaths remain higher, auto fatalities drop during wartime, and the armed services show strong treatment of soldiers while proving the nation stays strong.
An international issue near resolution is described as Americans in England receiving higher pay than British soldiers. The report notes this differential created advantages and signals a forthcoming fuller explanation from London.
Records show American soldiers in Great Britain spent only 26 percent of their pay in April, a new low amid a nine month thrift campaign. Funds flow to insurance, war bonds, bank deposits and allotments while both sides note pay differences and potential social benefits from disciplined saving.
The University of Virginia ranks seventh nationally in faculty stars per American Men of Science, surpassing Harvard and adjacent to Cal Tech in prestige. Dr. Dumas Malone will write a four volume Jefferson biography funded by $21,000 from the Rockefeller Foundation, with work centered in the Alderman Library, boosting UVA's research profile and Southern leadership.
Staunton News Leader praises Willis Robertson for authoring a tax simplification bill that passed Congress unanimously and was signed by the President. The measure affects about 30 million income taxpayers who will have no returns to file starting in 1945. The piece lauds Robertson’s other work and urges gratitude for his 1943 and 1944 efforts.
The Wichita Beacon argues postwar cooperation will solve problems rather than be evaded. Evasion of international problems risks sowing seeds for another war and undermines peace unless nations show sincere resolve to keep the peace.
A London plague era tale recounts Lord Craven learning that God is present in town and country. A African servant’s remark prompts the nobleman to stay in the city and aid plague victims, trusting Providence to protect his dwelling as Psalm 91 is cited.
A list of ten trivia questions covering history politics geography and sports. Questions include a Polish American priest meeting Stalin a presidential election requirement and capital city queries for China and Chile.
Early trading showed short covering and thin offerings as grains opened fractionally higher in Chicago. Wheat prices for July through May futures edged up to 1.58 1 2 at July and 1.57 1 2 to 1 4 for May. Oats traded around 68 7 8 to 66 7 8. Rye values ranged from 1.06 to 1.09 3 4 for various contracts.
Local markets listings appear daily in The Star with standard accuracy but the paper disclaims responsibility for typographical errors that may occur.
Shares in automobile and related sectors rose after fee demand signaled by the market. Upper and lower priced motors traded in blocks with high first-hour transfers, while car radio steel oil and utility shares mostly resisted gains as the market tracked the Fifth War Loan Drive and Allied advances in France.
Citizens urged to support the war effort by purchasing war bonds as part of a nationwide drive. Officials emphasize collective sacrifice and patriotic duty to fund military operations and sustain national security.
Baltimore market notes dull poultry receipts light with price ranges for roasters fryers and crosses and leghorns. Eggs butter and cattle quotes given with cattle steers around 17 dollars and bulls weaker. overall activity slow and prices mixed across classes.
Dr. Logan Clendening explains human growth as a precise engineering by the ductless glands, detailing proportions from childhood to adulthood, and the roles of thyroid pituitary and gonads in shaping the body architecture. It includes age-based measurements and a Q&A on anemia testing and a raw-food diet for arthritis.
The Chicago market summary shows slow but steady activity with last week, noting fat beef cows at 12.50 to 13.00 and medium heifers 11.00 to 13.50. Hogs trade 13.75 to 14.30 for 180 to 270 pound grades, with other weights 10.75 to 12.50. calves up to 17.00 for good vealers, and lambs from 15.75 to 16.75 for 170 pounds and up. Overall salable cattle 15,000 and calves 1,500, with hogs around 35,000 total supply and market generally steady with Friday.
Ellery Queen and Chief Dakin probe a Wrightville New Year mystery after Nora Haight and Rosemary Haight die from arsenic poisoning. Dr Willoughby performs the autopsy while Jim Haight faces scrutiny over the cocktail tray and distribution of drinks as tension mounts in a dangerous town.
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