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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1944
Page
4
The notice states The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia is published daily except Sundays and mailed as second class matter. It asks subscribers to report delays or irregularities to improve the delivery system.
Advertising must reach the office by 9 PM the day before publication. Rates for subscriptions vary by term from 60 cents per month to 5.00 for one year in advance, with outside zones adding 1.00. Carrier and mail options include annual to weekly terms.
A brief devotional line from Psalm 4 16 is quoted as the day and night provision in a 1944 publication. The verse emphasizes preparation by light and sun.
The government asks civilians to store and donate an extra dozen eggs to prevent waste amid wartime shortages. Citizens are urged to open their hearts and refrigerators to house surplus eggs so starving peoples overseas can be aided, while meat and other foods face tighter controls.
The piece notes the House Military Affairs Committee probing Pearl Harbor delays while urging caution about naming goats. President Roosevelt signs a bill extending court-martial deadlines for Admiral Kimmel and General Short to next December 7, with expectations the full unpreparedness story may emerge.
The text reflects on warnings around Pearl Harbor and urges lessons apply beyond Hawaii. It notes signal buzz and lax attention at home and hints at responsible duty for future security, referencing the December 7 1941 attack.
The Treasury will lend 100 million ounces of silver to India under a lend lease to boost coinage for United Nations forces and stabilize prices. Open-market sales are used to reduce local purchasing power and curb inflation, though this raises concerns about saving habits and wartime conditions.
A year after wartime jitters, the New York stock market shifts from fear of a premature peace to a postwar boom outlook. Allied landings in France sparked a rally with many stocks reaching four year highs and lower priced issues rising sharply. The market now prices in strong civilian demand and high purchasing power after the war, signaling expected full employment and a sustained boom.
The term Marquis, once a rebuke or insult, has transformed in French dispatches into a respected label for underground fighters who harass German railways. Similar shifts show terms like Tory and Beggars becoming sources of pride for their groups.
In a World War I and World War II context the article notes vast wartime losses. It cites American deaths and injuries across Both world wars and hints at missing and prisoners. It argues for prevention to avoid a third war’s toll.
News of other years reports the Honor Roll for Service Men will be relocated to the southwest corner of City Hall lawn. It lists 1,520 names and reflects a historical roster update.
Twenty years ago the Empire Theatre announces seven new fans and a balcony that is cooler. Miss Hilda Dean is re elected president of the Winchester High School Alumni Association.
Butter priced at 29 cents per pound and eggs at 20 cents per dozen. The Rev. William T. Walters, pastor of the First Christian Church in Winchester, will depart Monday to attend the International Sunday School Convention in Chicago as a Virginia delegate.
A wartime reflection recalls a French Huguenot pastor who defied a Nazi officer, insisting Christianity will endure long after tyrants fade. The sermon notes the church’s persistence through privation and persecution, concluding that the Church remains when all else disappears.
The item asks seven quiz questions about the Democratic National Convention date word correction union head David Dubinsky Drowning myths I Am An American Day date fortnight length island nicknamed Queen of the Antilles Yosemite Falls location venomous snakes and the Invisible Empire group.
WARRENTON VA June 21 Capt Paul H Pihl heads a naval aeronautics department in Washington has bought from Conway P Coe the 508 acre Blue Ridge farm above Bluemont in Loudoun County known as the Dr Frank C Carpenter place Capt Pihl and his wife a sister of Mrs Wendell Wifikie will take the residence early in July The Carpenter place includes a 12 room mansion and a stone library built in 1892
A campaign jab argues that financing military bonds will lead to increased military action. The line links bond purchases to warfare, presenting the stance as a warning about escalating conflict and national defense funding.
U S and Japan face off across 1500 miles between the Philippines and Marianas as Nimitz hails the Fifth Fleet ready for a decisive naval clash. Saipan and Biak airfields are in American hands. Japanese losses mount as carriers and battleships withstand bombardment and air attacks.
The article outlines several diaper dermatitis types in infants including simple irritant rash, impetigo complications, yeast and ringworm infections, and scabies. It stresses hygiene and diaper changes, plus specific remedies such as boracic acid baths, silver nitrate, ammoniated mercury, sulfa ointments, zinc oxide, Whitfield’s ointment, and balsam of Peru for scabies.
Registration starts at 10 30 in the morning on July 4 for Camp Wakanda the summer camp of the Winchester district Methodist Conference. Rev George S Lightner of Berryville serves as business manager for the fifth year. George Reading Winchester Red Cross Chapter chairman is waterfront director and will teach swimming to all children. Camp Wakanda lies 12 miles east of Woodstock in Powell s Fort Valley.
A Red Cross Advance First Aid course opened at Braddock Street Methodist Church this morning and will continue enrolling additional participants. The program aims to train attendees in emergency care and safety procedures.
Students may phone Red Cross headquarters or Mrs Edward B Capper for the four week course. Classes run daily from 9 30 to 12 a m at the church with dates to be chosen by the class. Those interested should call 5412 or visit the church.
Mrs. Marguerite Moore of Washington reports her husband Pfc. Isaac H. Moore of Hayfield has been awarded the Purple Heart for injuries in the Rome drive. He is recovering and has also received the Infantry Combat Medal, per War Department records.
Nora apologizes to Ellery for suspecting him of informing on letters as Jim Haight faces police scrutiny. Ellery urges honesty, warns Jim that truth helps, then Pat consults Carter Bradford at the courthouse where a private reunion reveals renewed affection.
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