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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1943
Page
4
The Evening Star_Old Virginia edition lists post office classification as second class and outlines advertising deadlines, transit rates, and subscription prices. It mentions Associated Press and the Audit Bureau of Circulation, with rates for within and outside zones and multi year options.
The piece notes Americans struggle with Russian place names but can speak smoothly of Italian geographic terms as the war broadens. It cites Za porozhe Mariupol Maloyaroslavetz Syevernaya Ashev Tsimlyansk Prokhladnaya Dniepropetrovsk and Italian names like Lampedusa Pantelleria Catania Palermo Messina Salina Lamarsi.
Observers note limited Japanese gains near Chungking, while Chinese counterattacks batter Japanese forces and push toward the river. Air deliveries improve supplies and morale, delaying a collapse but Japan still controls key regions. Allied aid remains crucial to keep China in the war.
Fragmentary text discusses Allied offensives toward southern Europe and the impact on Allied unity and public sentiment. Mentions Americans supporting the Soviet war effort, attitudes toward Red advances, and references Wandell and One World Willkie.
Otis Bland calls on the government to move more than 160 000 bushels of oysters from Queen s Creek and the York River to protect seafood supplies as Camp Peary pollution endangers waters. The piece argues postponing pollution abatement endangers health and waterfront enjoyment and stresses maintaining seafood production for postwar food and employment.
A Alexandria Gazette column argues the OPA reflects wartime needs and urges citizens to accept rationing as a national effort. It notes price ceilings and gas shortages fuel discontent but warns inflation may not be fully curbed and stresses collective responsibility for victory.
A Staunton Evening Leader reflection notes that honest appearance can mislead. A simple-minded victim trusted a swindler, learning a costly lesson that looks hide true character. The piece cites a Chaplin-like moustache and a German Kewpie as examples of misleading appearances.
Chicago reports show a sharp rise in cold storage butter stocks for May and June, driven by price rollbacks. Dairymen say much butter moved to the government DPMA and related agencies, reducing retail availability despite higher domestic demand.
Berlin dispatch reported by Dagens Nyheter that Germany is rapidly demolishing the Maginot line in France to free land for cultivation. About 1,000 concrete tank barriers are being removed daily from the fortified zone as armament is moved to new French coast fortifications.
Jean waits on a cold rock as Curley Rosita and Miguel cruise a shadowy coast guard coast in a secret boat. Rosita hints at pasts and a planned hideaway while Jean weighs loyalties and fear of sabotage. The scene blends romance with looming danger as night deepens.
A Washington dispatch outlines conflicting government statements on home front shortages. Labor Secretary Perkins cites feeding gaps for war workers and advocates mass lunches as Nelson reports a 20 percent ration cut, while beef to the army rises and canneries close. The piece calls for a strong overall authority to align lend lease, military needs, and domestic supply.
The passage lists ten prompts asking for quiz answers on topics from horse racing to grammar weather and names. It references Mrs Payne Whitney Bel mont Park the Windy City and Paratrooper John T Mackall with a mix of facts and common knowledge questions.
Star reports a dramatic blackout test as a major success. A plea from a lonely bachelor for a wife is noted. Washington announces the war costs the United States one billion dollars weekly.
Five years ago Mrs. J W Nixon of Norfolk was elected state president of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Virginia Federation of Postal Clerks. The article notes many changes in Frederick County school faculties and mentions a flood disaster with 200000 Chinese trapped beyond rescue in the Yellow River floods.
Ten years ago the Rich young millionaire brewer Wm. Hamm Jr. who was named a kidnapper last week is returned home unharmed. Local banks announce plans to conserve cash resources.
Miss Margaret Funk Houser of Dayton Virginia is accepted in the American Organ Guild. Arthur Murry the famed New York dance authority has been engaged to conduct the SCFs at the Park Hotel in Asheville North Carolina.
Mr and Mrs Alexander Barrie hosted a season’s finest dance at Hotel Jack as the National Guard is ordered into Mexico. President Wilson may call for volunteers. local company stands ready for service. Joseph H Roe, a Roanoke graduate, receives special honors this week.
Fortyn years ago notice reports Dr A B Reynolds of Shepherdstown West Virginia as a patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital. The notice also records the sudden death of Mr T W Barrow.
Forty five years ago Mr and Mrs Robert L Gray entertained guests at a county event honoring Miss Rosea Dicks. Mrs Miriam G Wood wife of a local merchant hosted at her home where Miss Mary Clarke rode a unicycle during the social gathering.
A medical column explains nerves neuritis and neuralgia with plain language. It distinguishes functional nervous disorders from physical injuries, defines sensory nerves and the meaning of analgia, and outlines simple questions and answers on blood pressure goiter eye misalignment and encephalitis.
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