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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
4
The Star cites subscriber cooperation to report delivery irregularities and outlines advertisement deadlines and subscription pricing for mail and carrier options. It lists regional zones, advance payment terms, and a weekly single copy option, aiming to maintain a smooth distribution system.
A devotional note cites Eph 4 39 urging clean speech and grace in listening. It references James 3 1 5 to contrast the power of words with untamed speech in a sermon segment from a religious publication.
Maj. Gen. J. S. Lethbridge argues British weapons surpass American in quality and adaptability after touring Asian battlefronts with Canadian and American staff. He notes 29 reports recommending changes, all adopted, but provides no public documentation. Americans seek specifics on American arms cited and steps to address any shortfalls.
The piece argues allied leaders must maintain strategic bombing to prevent Nazi destruction of London Warsaw and Rotterdam. It questions clergy calls for restraint, asserting the United Nations must not spare cities producing war essentials and that air superiority is pivotal to victory.
Senate backed Senator Gillette’s resolution urging immediate action to relieve starving European children. The plan would use food from South America and Canada, funds from governments-in-exile, neutral ships for transport, and Red Cross supervision, with an agreement to lift the Allied blockade to Marseille.
Congress heard Bill Jack of Ja hico steel explain his view that the government does not give a square deal. He claimed 42 percent price cuts last year and a 22 million refund to the government while his firm, with 7,600 workers, produced war goods totaling 102 million dollars. He sought a five percent return as disputes over profits continue.
The article notes disease as a key enemy in jungle warfare with typhus malaria and sleeping sickness affecting soldiers. It highlights the role of parasites carried by insects, the use of chemicals like DDT and 6-6-2, and science’s key part in reducing disease threats across fronts.
A fundraising appeal urges donations to support the United Service Organizations. The campaign promotes comfort and shelter for service members and their families in wartime, highlighting need for beds meals and mail services.
In remarks from Washington on March 6, Don Ewing argues against easy child centric schooling. He contends children need graded work and hard study to absorb English grammar and broader subjects. He likens school to a child’s work and questions exposing youth to learning without challenge.
A speaker argues that progressive educators fail by valuing thinking over memorization. Memorizing is essential to mental discipline and passing exams, shaping better thinking. The speaker recalls personal struggle with Latin and insists hard work builds thinking skills despite modern critiques.
Axis forces push into North Africa while Nazified operations in the hills deepen. Russian troops reach Dnieper northwest of Vyazma, signaling a widening front as the war progresses.
Industrial expansion now in progress targets full self sufficiency in war materials within three years. President proposes allocating 50 million dollars to Brazil. Mrs. Ruth Mauzy dies in Ridgeway West Virginia after a fall into a cistern.
Ten years ago the north end of Skyline is to begin work on April 5. Mrs. Bertha Hicks is named secretary of the local Red Cross chapter. Rev. Dr. Minor C. Miller spoke on Arms and Objectives to Braddock Street Methodist Church workers.
Twenty years ago plans for a state wide Sunday Schools gathering were set for Bridgewater Virginia. Miss Lucy Kurtz was elected president of the Woman's Civic League. Spring cleanup plans were being discussed. William C. Marshall noted educator was laid to rest in Mount Hebron.
Thirty years ago the Senate passed a bill preventing the sweating of prisoners by policemen in Virginia. New barracks are being erected for Company I on North Market Street. Methodists in the city prepare for a conference meeting in Baltimore.
Forty years ago a race riot broke out in Springfield Ohio following the lynching of a Black man accused of killing a police officer. The unrest accompanied by mob action and property damage spread through the city.
Forty five years ago the Rev. E Olin Eldridge becomes pastor on Market Street. J M Spurr serves as the current director of the Union Band. Young Fred Kremer sprained his ankle during a wrestling match with other boys.
A quick set of trivia covering blood circulation origin, animal quills, sericulture, grammar correction, bird genus, copper zinc alloy, Noahs Ark mountain, the Damocles weapon, Wake Island flag dates, and U S vice presidency options.
Dr Clendening discusses whooping cough convalescence and contagion in the north and south. He warns against outdoor exposure of babies, cites Dr Bauer, and urges home care. Vaccination, age 6 to 9 months, and epidemiology notes follow with brief Q and A on sweating feet and x ray exposure.
A dated dietary plan outlines a Friday 500 calorie menu with breakfast items of unsweetened apple sauce zweiback coffee, lunch featuring cream of carrot soup celery crackers or toast raw apple, and dinner of baked fish stewed celery and toast with snow pudding.
The text argues that preparing a nation to endure requires discipline and effort, opposing progressive education as an easy path. It cites Russians and British as examples of nations built on rigorous standards and education, warning that widespread easy methods will lead to soft, anti-exertion people and societal decline.
An Omaha man aged 21 tried to crack a safe using a pick axe then a truck chain at a back entrance. The chain broke and the door resisted, injuring him when the safe opened easily. He found a smaller safe inside and fled in disgust.
Mallory and Carlos share a radiant kiss in a sunlit kitchen as their secret affair deepens. Manuelita warns of chaperones in Mexico while the pair scheme to slip away later. The scene shifts to social banter with Latham and Roberts as Patrick delivers a mysterious package, hinting at a continuation.
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