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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1945
Page
4
Publication notice from The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia outlines daily publication except Sundays, advertising deadlines at 9 PM the day before, transient and contract rates, and a plea for subscribers to report delays or irregularities to maintain delivery. includes Psalm verse.
The piece argues that desperate Japanese resolve makes them a formidable foe beyond their resources. It compares Allied views with past stubborn resistances in Holland and the American Revolution, praising sacrifice but condemning Japanese extremism and fanatical resolve.
For the first time in U S history women join military flight crews as eighty Waves air navigators. They may serve over oceans toward Hawaii and the Aleutians, not in combat zones, marking a historic shift in women's wartime roles and recognition of their skill and resilience.
In Foreign Affairs Prof. K Brandt of Stanford says liberated Europe must assume responsibility soon. British and U S leaders agree the move is humanitarian and practical. The piece argues Germans should pay for their misdeeds while Europe rebuilds itself.
British leaders urge a coordinated postwar plan led by a new international economic council. They argue UNRRA is insufficient and call for a 1919 style supreme economic body to direct production, shipping, and peacetime controls, with Europe’s Belgium Netherlands France and Poland key in rebuilding.
The article discusses Okinawa as a pivotal campaign in World War II with Tokyo officials framing its outcome as decisive for centuries. It notes American gains including the Naha airfield and Chinen Peninsula and warns of tougher battles to come across Kyushu Shikoku and Honshu against Japan's 400,000 reserves.
The Observer notes Australian troops admire General MacArthur and recounts his North Borneo strike where no Australian landing casualty occurred as naval and air power neutralized defenses. Troops advanced 2,000 yards with minimal wounds, reinforcing trust in the dauntless commander.
The New York Herald Tribune argues the French cease fire in Syria is the only sensible way to reduce the volatile tensions in the Levant. It says the Allies must avoid errors that could jeopardize the war against Japan and stresses forming a common Allied policy to address Arab aspirations and strategic interests.
One year ago Handley High School will grant diplomas to eighty one seniors at commencement with Courtney Fauver delivering the salutatory and Richard Grove the valedictory. The Berryville Horse and Colt Show is cancelled for the second straight year due to local wartime conditions. Major K N Gilpin elected head of the bank board succeeding the late John T Lindsay. Five years ago John Thomas Kremer named to the bank directors following his father. France asks German peace terms as Metz falls to German forces. Congress seeks 1 200 000 000 to build eighty four ships for the Navy. The Star begins a biographical series of local bank directors.
Dr. L. M. Allen’s yearling is judged perfect on points at the Upperville Horse Show. Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Miller welcomed a son on June 9. The British War Office forms eight battalions from WWI era company into anti aircraft units for England.
The notice reports Winchester merchants will close stores at 5 pm during July and August with little opposition. It also mentions the Frederick county Sunday Schools picnic at Vaucluse on August 13 with committee members Claude B. Stickley and Rev. J. A. Johnson, plus other social events and local appointments.
Forty five years ago Avon Hovermale nearly died after a mare kicked him in the face. Two colored men sparked heated arguments before spectators and a judge over a bureau ownership dispute.
A wartime tale recounts a soldier losing his Bible in battle and being replaced. He later shares a religious conversion from reading the New Testament, echoing accounts of Major Whittle who found faith after wartime injuries. The piece argues that future religious leaders may come from veterans.
The USS Marvin H. McIn tyre was an attack transport named for a secretary of Franklin D Roosevelt. An attack transport carries landing craft and its own armament for protection. Its primary function is to move troops and supplies from rear areas to hostile beaches for rapid landings.
In Harrisonburg Virginia on June 16 Judge H W Bertram orders a bill of particulars in the Mrs Grave Smith and Ralph Garner murder case. The defense seeks details on the method time place participation and witnesses in the fatal February 20 homicide of Frank C Smith. The Commonwealth asks postponement of certifying the bill of exceptions until after trial.
The page lists ten trivia prompts asking about authors of fables, pectin in apples, U S Army commands, presidential daughters, Iraq capitol, definitions of a duplex, Robert Louis Stevenson, glass cracking, the White House dog, and Edison birthplace.
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