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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1944
Page
4
This notice from The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia outlines mailing status second class, address distribution, and national representation. It asks subscribers to report delivery delays and irr regul arities to aid perfect service with rates for transient and contract ads and a Psalm verse.
The Saipan seizure is described as a critical move that threatens Japan’s war industry. Japanese dispatches warn of American B 29 bombers based on Saipan staging systematic attacks on Tokyo, with flights over open sea avoiding interceptors. Despite fierce battles, the defense did not halt the American advance.
Congress acted quickly to reduce the cabaret tax from 30 percent to 20 percent and sent the measure to the President for signing. New Deal advocates argue higher taxes on pleasures deter consumption and compare to liquor and tobacco levies, asserting people can do without such fare.
The piece notes a 30 percent nightclub tax hurting trade as venues cut staff and close. It argues tax policy overreach reduces revenue and prompts backlash against New Deal spending, claiming Congress learned a limit to taxation.
Reprinted editorial reflects on Rome’s war experience and home front privations. It contrasts civilians complaining about scarce goods with soldiers enduring battle, noting rationing gasoline food and transportation strains, and ending with the line that war is hell for noncombatants too.
Secretary Forrestal told Princeton listeners that the United States must keep and build naval power after the war to preserve peace. He warned against disarmament and said international organizations may help secure peace, but effective force remains essential until a global trust in peace exists.
Staunton Evening Leader reports 93,000 junior and senior high students favor parental limits on hours and outings while preferring dialogue over commands. Eighty two percent of boys and eighty six percent of girls aged 16 support restrictions, with many agreeing to meet friends at home to help parents decide right from wrong.
Temperature tops 92 degrees marking the ninth straight day of heat. OPA detectives visit the Charles Town Race Track patrons as Red Cross Motor Corps collect furniture for the Vint Hill Camp Hospital Day Room.
The Kiwanis Club schedules an outing at the R Pifer cabin on July 19. Citizens are cautioned that Rouss Spring is low and urged to conserve water. Miss Eleanor of Charles Town named Queen of Air for the Martinsburg Air Show. Eddie Herman of Lever Bros plans the largest soap sale ever staged in Winchester.
Clarke County Woman's Club approves a Better Yard contest. For the first time ever, broadcasts will cover both political conventions. A Berryville crowd camps on the Opequon under Mr Will Dix's chaperonage.
Thirty years ago Mr. R. C. Cammer, a Virginia Polytechnic Institute student, arrives in Winchester to spend the vacation with his parents. He has made high averages in all his work and has been elected president of the senior class for the coming year.
Mr Harry Willis is appointed clerk in the local post office. The Star reports the printing shop now has the latest machinery and claims the job department to be the most thoroughly equipped in the district.
A 45 year old advertisement notes washable linen suits in all sizes offered at two dollars each. It emphasizes durability and broad selection from a recognized retailer.
The piece defines Drongo as a beginner or troublesome recruit in Australia linked to a horse that performed poorly. It contrasts inability, low energy, and weak character, arguing that people must live up to their abilities to gain respect or become a Drongo. It cites biblical teaching that to whom much is given, much is required.
The excerpt lists ten trivia prompts asking distances from Tokyo to Marcus Island level of rationing in World War I Australia federation count mosquitoes in Alaska Summer Welles State Department role who was Grover Cleveland’s successor Ukraine capital choice and the name of a two party committee.
Algiers reports French partisan sabotage diverts German rail traffic between Paris and the Swiss frontier through Brussels. Communications behind the Normandy front were disrupted. Alpine fighting continues with heavy losses claimed. war bonds urged.
War correspondent HAL BOYLE recalls in England a worn chair in Winchester cathedral claimed to have seated Queen Mary Tudor at her wedding to Philip II of Spain. He notes its frayed velvet, the Saxon kings’ bones behind it, and other famous burials including Canute, William II, Isaac Walton, and Jane Austen.
Dr Clendening discusses aspirin as a widely used drug for colds headaches and rheumatism noting allergy risk in a minority and possible dangerous reactions in small doses. He explains aspirin chemically as acetyl salicylic acid and says caffeine can synergistically boost its effects, with many cold remedies pairing the two.
A fragmented passage recalls a Winchester lad and the name Thomas The Tcher. It notes Yankees’ view that drinking British beer is not ideal, claiming the brew’s strength has declined over the last century and a half.
London dispatch says Allied military forces and Dutch civil officials aiding in the Holland liberation will be supplied with Netherlands money recently minted in the United States according to the Dutch official news agency Aneta.
The Virginia ABC Board purchased the Grace American Building in Richmond for 275000 dollars. Offices will move to the top seven floors by January 1, with financing expected from current rental income and annual savings of about 9000 dollars. The 1924 building spans 40000 square feet and was owned by 200 security holders led by J C Wheat.
A compact political item argues that financing bonds will enable military action. The phrase presents a provocative stance linking bond purchases to potential bombing, implying a debate over national security funding and wartime policy.
In Ellery Queen chapter thirty one the prosecutor probes Lola Wright about a December thirty one repayment via a Pettigrew check to Jim Haight. Lola confirms giving the check during a Nora sister’s house visit, while Ellery recalls past nights and a later witness, Ellery Smith. Bradford hints at Haight’s motive for the poisoning as Lola’s testimony frames the defense.
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