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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1943
Page
4
Mailed in conformity with P. O. BD Order 19687. Evening Co. of Winchester urges Star subscribers to report any delivery delays or irregularities to maintain a perfect system. The notice closes with a biblical quote from Acts 8:4 about spreading the word.
The piece surveys educators including MacCracken Conant and Dodds on maintaining liberal arts amid postwar science emphasis. It warns that economic aims may pressure curricula while urging colleges to preserve culture as humanity’s total heritage. Princeton strengthens liberal arts to set a steady example.
Dr. Kenneth Bradford and health officials urge pasteurization of all milk sold within Staunton amid Bangs disease worries. State specialists and local dairymen support the move. Council urged to revise ordinances to require pasteurized milk.
Business patterns for the next months have been charted by Gen Leonard P Ayres of the Cleveland Trust Company. The projections outline gradual growth in local commerce and investment trends with emphasis on financial stability and consumer demand.
General Ayres, a leading economist, foresees growing production for war needs while manpower shortages grow monthly. He warns of traffic congestion, potential transport prioritization, and a short crop due to weather. Wholesale and retail prices likely rise, hitting white collar workers hardest as living costs and taxes climb.
A playful quiz page asks ten questions on agriculture, music, Shakespeare, grammar, geography, and history. It pits choices like cities Berlin Paris and figures like Chester Davis against questions about Santa Lucia and the Dakota origin.
Senate Appropriations members discussed a compromise to retain the Office of War Information news room while stripping domestic and foreign propaganda. The plan may move foreign work to the OSS, with Hoyt and McNary allies shaping domestic funding and a shift toward centralized press information coordination.
Soldiers receive The Star to stay connected with home while in service. The appeal urges supporters to mail copies or subscriptions to servicemen and women, highlighting the paper as a link to family news.
Jean processes a lavish Mexico party at the rancho while Curley and Rosita vanish for a secret dance. Jean senses danger beneath the glamour as Curley confronts her, Rosita, and a staged Charro performance ends with an uneasy, hidden tension.
A Senate military affairs subcommittee led by Kilgore reports the civilian war economy is disintegrating and a domestic front crisis has arisen. It cites transportation, housing, and service cutbacks with soaring prices and urges Byrnes to create a unified control board to streamline food, production, and defense staffing.
One year ago eighty five motre men inducted early. Rommel pushes toward Reds who stand ground. Plans shaping for new operating front by US. Five years ago census shows 1 063 unemployed in Winchester area. US will aid German refugees. Weather Bureau planned for local airport. Ten years ago Mr and Mrs Wyatt H Richard return to US from England and Europe. Lee Field to open new pavilion at Winchester.
Twenty years ago President Harding toured the midwest listening to farmers' woes as a bell at Jean Kerr School began ringing after a lightning bolt. A Virginia law then required autos to halt before railroad crossings. Thirty years earlier Congress planned war on Mexico next week. Boy Scouts from Troop 1 returned from a Beaver Dam hike. Two American troops were reported wiped out by Mexican forces.
Forty years ago a servant claimed she discovered 2000 dollars in gold at her late master’s home. The Market Street M. E. Church plans events to mark John Wesley’s 200th birth anniversary.
A fragmented clipping notes barbers Tokus and Lovett forming a combined business on Water Street. It references a horse getting caught in a barb wire fence and mentions H. a es of by getting City, with emphasis on local trades and consolidation of shops.
The excerpt criticizes meat food and fuel shortages, price controls, and wage caps as failures of policy impacting American life. It notes subsidies as a claimed advance and compares to Byrnes control and Roosevelt actions, suggesting stronger executive steps were needed due to obvious need.
General Henry H. Arnold told the House Civil Service Committee that the Theatre Army Air Force will grow by 115000 new airplanes in the coming fiscal year. The plan includes a 36000000000 procurement program with engines parts and equipment and calls for about 56000 additional civilian personnel to reach 386000 for field operations. Arnold said civilians will free fighting men for frontline duty to defeat the Axis by air power.
The Evening Star Daily spotlights local sports with game scores, player notes, and upcoming matches. Team standings, key performances, and stakes for the week outlined for readers following city teams.
Dr Clendening answers general questions on rationing in Edinburgh style comparing milk distribution to capitalism. He praises supply and demand laws, warns against bureaucratic control, notes hoarding on stamps and diet shifts, and cites Surplus Commodities Corp totals. He adds a medical Q A on diabetes and pregnancy.
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