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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1943
Page
4
The Star urges subscribers to report any delivery delays or irregularities to the office. Advertisements due by 9 PM the day before publication. Rates listed include mail and motor route options, with discounts for longer terms, plus a 1943 price schedule and a Bible verse from Malachi 3:17.
The article notes a long lost Benjamin Franklin letter praising fresh air for the sick and declaring cold contagion. It is among 1,000 letters once owned by Alexander Biddle of Philadelphia whose estate sale follows his death. Franklin wrote in 1773 from London to Dr. Benjamin Rush.
Report notes Republic P-47 Thunderbolt now in action with the Eighth Air Force based in England. Described as the fastest single engine fighter, it excels at high altitudes up to 40 000 feet and complements the Curtiss P-40 Bell P-39 and Lockheed P-38 in attacking German aircraft. Spitfires have previously protected US Flying Fortresses and Liberators over Europe.
The addition of Thunderbolts to the Eighth Air Force signals Fortress and Liberator raids becoming all American affairs. The note underscores satisfaction at the Air Force’s growing quality and quantity and the hope for its world leading status.
Richmond Times Dispatch surveys the postwar outlook with Churchill in Washington and Allied leaders Stilwell Chennault and Wavell. It notes possible moves against Japan and Europe, including Burma reconquest and Mediterranean shipping gains, and weighs Hanson Baldwin's cautious WW II analysis.
The article recaps the fatal shooting of Gus Nichols, a 37 year old Black convict, by prison foreman W G Davis in Scotland County. Nichols reportedly escaped Tuesday, was hunted by bloodhounds, and was killed about 4 pm when he attempted to run. The piece questions reader resilience and dismisses resistance or arrest context.
Agatha and Clemantine flee pursuit by train to Braxton as spies close in. Hans assists with suitcases and an alibi conductor unravels nerves while danger lingers at Braxton station. the mystery man from Clemantine's rooming house reappears as the scene ends.
A reader puzzles list queries on heating water bailing point jockeys Czolgosz Yugoslavia McKinley and six presidents heirs Polk sixth, Scottish proverb, largest state east of Mississippi, radio call letters, Liberty Bell inscription, and quote about losing life for country.
Allied communiqué notes limited aerial activity in the southwest Pacific after Saturday's 100-plane Japanese strike on New Guinea. Ground fighting details scarce. Bobdubi Salamaua Mubo clashes cited. Lae damaged by air attacks, Kendall airdrome on Celebes hit, and minimal Allied losses reported near Wau.
Maj. Gen. Ralph Royce warned German air raids on the United States are far from impossible and could be desirable to Hitler despite the high cost. He spoke at an I am an American day rally at Soldier Field, saying the war remains hard and morale in Germany is being undermined by defeats in Russia and Africa, increasing Hitler's need for a breakthrough.
Dispatch from Washington notes mud and exhaustion hold both sides on the Eastern front but ground gains by late May promise new operations. It argues Hitler may aim a knockout blow at Leningrad or Moscow while Franco acts for himself, and cites massive Axis surrenders around Cap Bon and Tripoli as signs of strategic withdrawals to buy time.
The piece surveys contrasting views on cleaning the Mediterranean including Corsica Sardinia Sicily and Crete with observers guessing weeks to months. It cites speculation that Hitler's Africa campaign delayed a second front by months and notes recent Allied landings and sustained German resistance in Tunisia. It also comments on John L Lewis and the coal mine dispute amid government control during wartime.
A compact roundup recaps events from different years. It notes ceiling price plans by grocers, Red Army actions near Kharkov, a Berryville student joining Chi Beta Phi, a Wilmer F. Shryock poetry note, a missing Los Angeles transport plane, and kinship hints with Lola Totty. It also references Hitler backing Roosevelt plans, Virginia Knight Templars gathering, Dr. Hunter H. McGuire’s hospital reelection, Handley High School baseball hopes, railroad consolidation talks, Winchester Baseball Club’s incorporation, and a Confederate monument concept by Frederick C. Hibbard amid wartime fronts.
Fortified by a house party at Clearbrook hosted by Misses Margaret and Edna Whetzel, with Edith Cowles, niece of President Roosevelt, present, James Barr Atwell, four, suffers injuries after an attack by setting hens as Edward Ward departs for Jersey City to join the New York Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.
Mr Barnard Redman on a bicycle collided with a large St Bernard dog and slightly injured the animal. Mr Taylor Hahn shot and killed a golden eagle about four feet four inches long. Dr Hunter McGuire of Richmond, brother of Dr William P McGuire of this city, has accepted a staff position with General Fitzhugh Lee.
Chicago May 17 grain prices opened with little change as traders stayed on the sidelines awaiting price moving news. Wheat May 1.43 3-4 July 1.41 3-4 Sept 1.42. Corn May 1.05 B July 1.05 B Sept 1.05 B Dec 1.02 B. Oats May 61 1-2 aug 60 1-8 Sept 59 1-2. Rye July 88 1-4 to 3-8 Sept 90 3-8 to 1-2 Dec 93 1-8.
Treasury figures show May 14 receipts of 36.43 million dollars and expenditures of 282.68 million. Total debt stands at 138.60 billion dollars with a daily increase of 43.01 million.
Dr Logan Clendening explains baby and child nutrition during rationing. Babies have their own ration points and require higher calories and protein per pound than adults. Emphasizes iron in milk, vitamin D, sugars, and untainted food. notes improvements from fortified milk and cod liver oil.
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