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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1943
Page
4
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia informs subscribers to report delivery delays or irregularities to improve service. It lists subscription prices for Mail, Motor Route, and carrier options including annual, semiannual, and monthly rates, plus regional add-ons and weekly payment.
A church notice quotes a Bible passage from Malachi 3 10 dated Tuesday May 18 1943 urging tithes for church provision and divine blessing. The item frames a religious exhortation as a public notice within the periodical.
The article notes that aid to Russia under lend lease from Oct 1941 to Apr 1 of the current year totals 1.825 billion dollars, with aircraft, tanks, and motor vehicles as the main items. Russia received more aircraft and tanks than the UK in value, while overall UK and dominions still led in ordnance demand. shipments to other regions included Africa the Middle East and Asia.
Evidence grows that mysticism profits from unrest as Sweden's telephone company plans a direct line to Gustave Carlsson a fifty year old laborer famed as a seer His village post office traffic swells prompting government action to prevent local officials from resigning amid war era calls for his guidance People seek comfort in such prophecies during turbulent times
Editorial questions Italy's defense stance if assertions hold true, weighing potential policy shifts and regional implications. Analysis cites historical context and geopolitical strains, urging cautious assessment of military commitments and strategic objectives.
The article argues that nations unable to supply vital equipment, notably tanks, aircraft, and artillery, risk defeat. It stresses Germany's advantage in aviation and Germany's reluctance to cede scarce gear to Italy. Coordination across arms determines victory, and a weak component can ruin an army.
Article argues Amelia Earhart and Richard Halliburton may have been killed by Japanese forces during World War II. It cites Dr. M. L. Brittain and Louis D. Newton quoting civil engineer E. R. Dathe and speculates Earhart landed near Marshall Islands and was shot down. Halliburton is described as possibly knowing too much before disappearing while crossing the Pacific.
Spokesmen from medicine and the courts urged Virginia to create a separate state hospital for habitual alcoholics. They argued mixing alcohol treatment with mental hospitals harms both, favoring a modest, experimental facility linked to a state medical center with medical, psychiatric, and occupational therapy.
Agatha and Clemantine flee across a crowded city after being spotted by a man in a gray striped suit believed to be trailing them. They evade pursuit through yards, trains, and streets, finally confronted in a store by a smiling FBI agent who demands they return.
A quiz prompts readers to turn to page two for answers. It lists ten items: author of Anthony Adverse, Pimlico location for the Preakness Stakes, a postage rate truth, complete the proverb about an apple a day, Greek dawn goddess, Marshals question about Gen Arnold, thunderstorms souring milk, master of the National Grange, meaning of A A U, and the Father of Gliding.
Clarke County records show a spike in patient visits to Berryville health clinic amid flu season. Officials cite increased demand for vaccines and routine check ups as staff adapt to higher patient volumes.
Nora Key worked a Victory Garden in Guymon Oklahoma and found a large carrot with the first spadeful. She continued digging and found many more as she prepared food in a plot that thrived despite recent frosts.
In Bartlesville Oklahoma on May 18 W W Montgomery found a bull frog in his yard with two sparrows inside it. He said the frog likely captured the birds as they drank at a backyard fish pond.
In Etowah Tennessee on May 18 neighbors of 74 year old Sherman Pack assumed he was farming for victory. They were surprised to learn his 108 year old father was the one tending a victory garden.
In Little Rock Arkansas on May 18 engineers for the state Highway Department measured wartime 35 mph limits. Only 21 percent observed the rule while average speeds ranged from 35.7 mph for pick-up trucks to 44.3 mph for out of state passenger cars and 43.5 mph for buses.
Government researchers study the Yami che village in Oaxaca state as homes of Indian inhabitants continually dip into the ground. Evacuation has begun due to the subsidence observed in the tropical region.
An advertising push from The Star emphasizes direct contact with readers as the key to successful campaigns. The message stresses measurable outcomes over broad messaging and invites clients to test the approach in upcoming inserts.
Washington May 16 Walter Lippmann, veteran columnist, criticizes the food subsidy plan as a hidden price rise. He argues subsidies bypass work, enrich processors, raise costs to consumers, and inflate the national debt. He cites estimates from 300 to 500 million dollars yearly, with broader talk of a five billion dollar four year program.
The Star will sponsor a cooking school supervised by Miss Mary Kidd. Surveys are being made for constructing a gas pipeline along the Atlantic seaboard. Russia is seen as a pivotal point of the war while Britain hints at a second European front. Five years ago the Commerce Department noted China increasing purchases of American goods as Japan reduced its intake. A lost airliner was located in California mountains with all aboard dead. Cadet David Moore wins a national championship for Division 2 with a trombone solo. The rapid sequence of events places the fate of the disarmament conference in the hands of Roosevelt and Hitler. Government power facility use is under investigation at Muscle Shoals. The diary and journal of Rev. Wm. Hill, early 19th century Presbyterian clergyman of this city, is loaned to Handley Library.
Twenty years ago a deadly fire at Camden South Carolina during a commencement production killed seventy people. Robert Y. Conrad Post organized a circus at the fairgrounds. The Rev. Dr. Frank T. McFaden of Richmond accepted a call from Winchester's Presbyterian congregation.
Twenty seven years ago notes say City Manager Field would address the Boy Scouts. Virginia state troops are planned to camp here next August. Mr and Mrs Charles Dana Gibson of New York visit Winchester. Gibson, noted American artist, created the Gibson Girl pen and ink pictures.
A short war era verse by Sgt W Hahn of the 342nd Infantry at Camp Howze Texas urges Americans to sacrifice comforts like golf and silk stockings to support the war effort. It notes shortages in sugar and transportation and ends with a patriotic call to endure until victory.
The discussion centers on wage increases and price controls as farmers press for higher prices while the government grapples with maintaining affordable food costs. Advocates argue inflationary pressures risk future economic harm and question the government's effectiveness in holding prices down.
Fifty Coast Guardsmen enjoyed a dinner and drinks on Long Island funded by a stash behind the bar. A carved verse on a brown jug warned against mild curses and pay fines into the bottle. The jug is back on the bar presumably empty.
Chattanooga May 18. Attorney F. L. Dixon aged 60 joined the Tennessee State Guard and quipped that two younger men beat him to being the oldest in the unit, expressing a humorous regret about the title.
A health column explains infants require over twice as many calories per pound as adults and two to three times more protein daily. It details a cow milk preparation method with lactic acid, corn syrup, and acidification, plus vitamin and mineral supplementation for bottle feeding and the importance of calories for steady infant weight gain.
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