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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1944
Page
4
Notice from The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia detailing publication terms delivery advice and subscription rates with a biblical quotation about cloudy feasts and charity. The text references editor H Byrd Jr and national reps DeLisser Inc and lists ad submission deadlines.
Robert J. Glenn, manager of the 30 story Hotel Governor Clinton in New York, bans hat removal in crowded elevators to ease crowding. Posters and jingles explain the rule, prompting humorous acceptance from guests. The move is part of wartime efficiency, eliminating polite gestures deemed unnecessary.
The article notes Allied plans to invade Europe at multiple points while pressuring German forces. It details Hitler’s 350 divisions with 200 committed on the western front, 20 near Rome, and other garrisons in the Balkans, Aegean, Finland, and Norway, leaving few reserves.
Radio schedules for Ethel Merman and Cavalcade of America fill the listings with shows on WTOP and WRC plus Lucerne and Voice of America mentions. Virginia court orders publish probate and divorce filings in Winchester Evening Star and Frederick County proceedings require appearance within ten days with notices mailed to defendants.
The article outlines Allied gains across Europe from Italy to Bemmark, noting Germany’s efforts to erase the Anzio beachhead to redeploy divisions to France. It asserts Hitler cannot withdraw forces, while Allied divisions in Britain grow, leaving the Nazis outnumbered and outgunned in a renewed second front.
A reader quiz asks ten questions covering politics geography and history. It includes queries about U S Senate leadership time zones George Clemenceau John Paul Jones state nicknames Portia Shakespearean occupation Sarawak fuels and WWI diplomacy with Walter Hines Page.
Special Commissioner announces a public auction of the Winston Carter property in Stonewall District Frederick County Virginia. The 1 acre parcel with a four room dwelling at the County Court House in Winchester on March 25 1944 at 11:00 AM. Terms: one third cash, balance in two equal yearly installments with bonds deeds of trust and insured buildings. Adjourned to Sunday April 1 1944 same place and hour.
Rainfall for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. is zero. March to date 4.20 inches. Year to date 9.32 inches. Average annual rainfall over 31 years is 35.95 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1943 list January 2.51, February 1.95, March 2.92, April 3.15, May 3.60, June 3.83, July 3.60, August 3.74, September 2.31, October 3.45, November 2.46, December 2.43 inches. Data courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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