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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Va dated Friday March 3 1944 features the verse Entangled now as touching things food offered unto idols I Cor 8 1. The note invites readers to report delays or irregularities in delivery to improve service.
Senator Burnet R Maybank of South Carolina pushes for a Congressional inquiry into the cotton textile industry focusing on production consumption labor and wartime conservation rules. His protest centers on shirt tail lengths and the public’s discomfort with shortages and restrictions.
The tax bill's labor provision requires nonprofit unions and farm cooperatives to file annual financial statements with the treasury. Labor leaders oppose the move, aiming to keep unions' finances private and restrict political contributions by dues paying members, arguing it targets organizations using funds for political activity.
Fragment notes attempts to pry money from members who may not want to back a favored party or candidate. The text suggests coercive tactics and pressure to influence political donations.
The Pennsylvanias 67 mile Trenton New Jersey branch hosts the first two way electronic train telephone system installed in locomotives cabin cars and block stations. It allows continuous talks between trains and signals and among crews head and rear of trains. If successful the system will be extended across lines to improve safety.
The piece argues that American voters in wartime should handle the election as a domestic matter and resist foreign pressure. It notes the Church of England Newspaper’s fourth term endorsement as overstepping, while urging Americans to decide their leaders without international meddling. It stresses unity in wartime and commitment to winning the war.
Officials warn civilians and workers in shipbuilding and naval areas to maintain strict secrecy about war plans and movements. With Europe invasion looming, careless talk could aid the enemy and endanger loved ones. Espionage is active and leaks must be prevented.
Pfc. Holmes A. Bucher of the 87th Infantry Division received the Purple Heart in the first Fort Jackson ceremony of its kind. He was wounded at Salerno on September 9, 1943, while serving with the 345th Infantry Regiment and praised plasma’s life-saving role. Bucher, from Opequon Virginia, celebrated his 24th birthday on Washington’s Birthday.
A set of seven trivia questions covering definitions names and facts. Items include word meanings virtues authors and geographic capitals with prompts to correct sentences and identify seasons.
Walter J. Anderson writes in memory of William Wagner detailing their old school days at a one room meeting hill school and noting Wagner as a stalwart business leader and churchman. He recalls Wagner’s family on Bufflick Road near the current airport site and says the city will mourn his loss.
War correspondent notes describe Kunming as a high altitude hub on the Burma road with a bustling market economy. The city blends east and west architecture, heavy food commerce, and strict public morality campaigns targeting Chinese girls and American soldiers.
Dr. Logan Clendening explains rickets prevention through sun exposure and vitamin D. He notes cures and declines in cases with thirty years of preventive practice, outlines cod liver oil dosage, unit potency, and supplements such as irradiated milk, detailing age start and daily amounts.
Dr Clendening presents a 500 calorie Lenten daily menu. Breakfast includes apple sauce rusk coffee with no sugar. Luncheon uses fish salad with celery and vegetables, toast or crackers, tea. Dinner features broiled kidney braised celery toast and tapioca pudding with milk and coffee.
The city of Kunming deals with rising rice prices since the Chinese New Year on January 24. Local fears shift from bandits to air-borne troop instructions and a potential smallpox outbreak. Hospitals push mass vaccination while residents must turn in monthly rat quotas amid shortages and social tension.
Mallory confronts John and William Smith who threaten her access and monitor Blythe's moves. She warns Blythe of the danger, and the pair retreat after a tense confrontation. Blythe and Mallory then discuss tactics and the plan to escape, while noting precautions against their pursuers.
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