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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1943
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia details publication figures and delivery policies with subscription rates and notice of a Tuesday June 29 1943 issue featuring Acts 9 6 quote. The page includes postal registration and advertising deadlines, office contacts, and reader guidance for timely delivery.
President Roosevelt backs the work or fight principle to curb strikes that hinder war production. Senator Byrd introduced the bill on March 1, detailing notification to local Selective Service boards and possible induction, reassignments, or new essential work to keep munitions flowing.
Reprinted editorial notes that the Procurement and Assignment Service has failed to relieve physician shortages in booming industrial areas. Surveys show many areas lack doctors or have only one per several thousand residents, with recommendations unmet and questions raised about federal duties and state licenses. The piece urges broader distribution of care and more decisive Public Health Service action.
Pat Mallon surveys government handouts on prosthetic devices and food dehydrat ors and notes a Davis announcement about prosthetics, a WB plan for 100 000 dehydrators, and Paul Appleby's remark that two thirds of the world lacked adequate food. The piece critiques the basis for that claim.
The column rails at OWI handouts and a string of legalistic notices from the Federal Power Commission and Price Administrator Brown, arguing they are dull and of little public interest. It notes press figures and calls for more substantive war information.
Virginia reports a spring pig save of 702000, 24 percent above last year’s 567000. The survey covered about 4000 farms, with 117000 sows farrowing, 30 percent more than 1942 and 67 percent above the 10 year average. national totals reach 74050000 pigs saved, up 22 percent from 1942.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Haskins travel party fished in Great Smoky Mountains National Park without success until a discarded automobile tire in a stream yielded two bass. The tire proved a lucky find and helped save the day with an unexpected catch.
A swarm of honeybees took residence atop a 30 foot column in front of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. Nearby a courthouse honey harvest was interrupted when a county official stole some of the honey. The note adds that soldiers average eight railroad moves between induction and overseas deployment.
Steve and Jean press Manzanares for details on a limping suspect seen near the fiesta while the plan to link saboteurs with Jeffries and Parkinson unfolds. Manzanares pledges effort, hints Parkinson may be the big boss, and the group departs with a new bulletin and a wary glow.
One year ago reports note U S Navy bombardment of Wake Island. Doctors Smith McKee Bell Stuart and Gibson volunteer for armed forces service. A total of 218128 pounds of rubber salvaged in Winchester.
George W. Dellinger 92 a Winchester Confederate veteran plans to attend the Gettysburg celebration and tell the Yanks a thing or two. Receivers named for Brucetown Woolen Mill include B F Harrison J S Kuykendall and Taylor Ritter. Fishermen ready for the bass season.
The article notes Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle's death from angina and reports lawmakers favoring a special session to act on legalizing 3.2 beer. Australia announces plans to reduce wheat acreage.
Bishop Denny to dedicate the Methodist Church at Strasburg on Sunday night July 1. Mrs. O H Lewis holds a copy of the South End Ajary. The Mexican situation follows pris release from the 10th U S Cavalry as William Goss serves as bugler for Company I billeted at Richmond. Orders issued to proceed to the Mexican border. Secretary Daniels of the Navy to address the Virginia Press Association at Staunton. Twenty seven years chses.
A quiz page asks seven questions from a 1943 era: dates on the Dionne quintuplets, windstorm names, a president, a symbol of peace, Pi, Hannibal, the Luftwaffe, Eugene Field verse, the Tree Planters State, and a coconut sugared orange dessert.
The Handley Library highlights Daphne du Maurier's new novel Hungry Hill. The article praises her talent for reviving old fashioned themes with a traditional style and notes readers unfamiliar with Ireland may question her setting choice.
The critique highlights Hungry Hill as a bitter study of character, portraying beauty's decay and the erosion of faith and courage in people. It notes the book's value in its country setting and its people while advising it not be judged by serious fiction standards.
Dr Logan Clendening reviews a report on blood pressure in those over 40 showing about one third with systolic readings of 150 or more. Adolescents also show elevated pressures, often from hereditary factors, while excitement and daily habits cause fluctuations. The piece urges multiple readings to avoid nervousness and notes heredity evidence is mixed across studies.
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