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The Evening Star is printed in Winchester Virginia with postal and circulation notes. A Bible verse from Psalm 66:20 appears in the Saturday May 20 1944 issue.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1944
Page
4
USO reports high morale in Hawaii as service members learn jitterbug and hula
After a 15000 mile tour, William E. Leigh of the USO says servicemen in Hawaii enjoy high morale and good care. They learn the hula and jitterbug, while island girls pick up American swing. The mood is optimistic and the dances bring lively island color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian Islands
William E. Leigh
Overseas Department of the
United Service Organizations
USO
Leigh
Hawaii
Waikiki
Tax simplification amid protest against Rum pay as you go
The House passed a tax simplification bill facing Senate review after widespread objections to the Rum pay as you go provisions. It aims to simplify calculations but shifts some burdens next year. Drafters estimate a $60 million revenue loss, though critics claim it could raise up to $2 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Senate
Senate Bill Keeps 10 Percent Tax Deduction Debate
The Senate preserves a blanket ten percent deduction for those earning five thousand dollars or less who choose it over specific deductions. Churches colleges and charities fear reduced impact on giving and asked for a hearing denied by House rules. Taxpayers may face similar withholding regardless of charitable giving and amendments may await Senate revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Editorial The Italian Front and Allied Strategy
Reprinted editorial questions Italy front role in Allied plans and aims. It weighs Rome capture symbolism against distracting German reserves and potential Balkans moves. It praises French fighters in the Fifth Army and notes Allied generals’ experience and prep amid heavy Allied emphasis on England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Balkans
United Nations
Castelforte
Clark
Fifth Army
England
Virginia Military Institute War Service Counts Large
The article notes VMI is represented in national military leadership by several generals and admirals and reports at least 3174 VMI men on active duty in the army navy and marine corps. Colonel William Cooper confirms the figures as authentic, praising VMI graduates for patriotism and loyal duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Military Institute
Marshall
V.M.I
Army Navy
Marine Corps
William Cooper
Virginia
Inability Fatal Drowning Sparks Swim Lesson Call
A Shenandoah County drowning of a 15 year old and the uncle who could not swim prompts a call to teach all children to swim early. The author notes cars, pools and public awareness raise the pool culture and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Forge
Shenandoah County
Manbiult
Strength for the Day prayer reflection on belief
A father lifts his son to view mountains through a cottage window. The tale argues that faith in God is justified by widespread belief and inner longings, with prayer and worship as windows to a higher reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
God
Quiz on History and Geography Seven Questions
Seven quiz items cover Bataan survivor rank questions Burma capital quicksilver Bot wives tale author of Good Night Sweet Prince cube edges Napoleon Corsican birth Guantanamo base treason claim WWI Red Knight of Germany identified with Kaiser Wilhelm II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bataan
Burma
Bot
Prince
Corsica
Guantanamo Naval Base
United States
Republic
Red Knight
Germany
Whitacre Family Guests and Local Notes in Ebenezer
Ebenezer Va May 20 Mr and Mrs R P Anderson hosted guests Mrs A C Whitacre Mrs Marie Gates Miss Ina Whitacre and Miss Mary Whitacre over the weekend. Sunday afternoon calls followed from Mrs Marie Oates and Miss Ina Whitacre to their aunt Mrs A C Whitacre. Mr A C Whitacre and Miss Mary Whitacre visited Mr and Mrs B F Welsh and family Sunday evening. Weather delays corn planting for area farmers and Mrs A C Whitacre remains ill. Master Donnie Anderson called on the Whitacre home Wednesday. Rev C A Quenzil to lead the regular service Sunday evening May 21. Mr and Mrs Clark Miller visited Mrs D S Miller Monday. Mr and Mrs S M Pugh visited Mrs H D Whitacre Sunday.```
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer
R. P. Anderson
A. C. Whitacre
Marie Gates
Ina Whitacre
Mary Whitacre
Marie Oates
B. F. Welsh
Donnie Anderson
C. A. Quenzil
Clark Miller
D. S. Miller
S. M. Pugh
H. D. Whitacre
Death of Little Kenzil Brewer Shocks Neighbors
Mt Pleasant Virginia May 19 Friends mourn the death of Kenzil Brewer son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Brewer formerly of the neighborhood. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family as residents note hospital recoveries and visitors at homes including Miss Jeanette Racey and Pvt Arthur Ruggles on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Pleasant
Jeanette Racey
Hilda Milhon
John Perry
Raymond Racey
Richard Boyce
Hagerstown
Arthur Ruggles
Charles Lake
Ruggles
Fort Eustis
L. C. Messick
Julian Elliott
Little Kenzil Brewer
Floyd Brewer
Gladys Marshall
Washington, D. C
Edith Fawcett
Big Ben Mechanism Details Revealed
The mechanism of Big Ben includes a 13 12 foot pendulum with two foot high numerals a minute hand of 14 feet and an hour hand nine feet long highlighting the clock’s grand scale and precision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Star- The Daily Reports of Berryville Events
The Star reports on Berryville events in Clarke County including daily notices and local happenings. It highlights community actions, public meetings, and civic updates affecting residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Boyce
Clarke County
Mystery of Father Orlemansky to Moscow Revealed
Washington reports that Father Orlemansky's trip to Moscow to see Stalin was driven by Stalin with the priest asking only nominally. Russians supplied transport and diplomatic cover for a passport. An earlier American, Oscar Lange of Chicago University, also opposed the London Polish government and preceded him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Father Orlemansky
Moscow
Stalin
Oscar Lange
Chicago University
Orlemanski
London
Lange's Rus sian visit fuels Polish emigre tension abroad
The article argues Lange’s stay in Russia aimed to counter the Polish emigre government in London. It notes Pravda coverage praising Orlemanski and Moscow publicity shaping the visit as a Stalinist tactic. It suggests Catholic priest Orlemanski serves Stalin interests and stirs Polish factions to influence Vatican diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Orlemanski
Stalin
Poland
Russia
Vatican
Conflicting Views on Orlemanski Polish Mission and Passport Issue
The state department issued a passport amid Russian approval, seen as irregular by critics. Orlemanski’s mission mirrors opposition to the Anglo American Poland policy, while Pravda portrays him as championing Poland’s freedom under Soviet influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Vatican
Orlemanski
Poland
Pravda
Early Studies In Local Anaesthesia
The obituary notes Karl Koller 86 ophthalmologist who pioneered local anaesthesia using cocaine in the eye. It recalls his Vienna 1884 paper with Freud and the shift from general to local pain relief, echoing the broader history from 1842 ether anesthesia to modern methods and later agents like novocaine and holocaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Devonshire
Hollywood
Karl Koller
Manhattan
Vienna
Koller
General Hospital
Sigmund Freud
Freud
Nieman
Guinea
Crawford W. Long
Georgia
Keller
New York
Opposition Factions and a Priest’s Diplomatic Derivation
The piece argues against a Springfield Polish priest’s trip to Stalin as improper under U S law restricting foreign relations to the President and State Department. It notes legal risks for citizens engaging with foreign nations and questions the mission’s authenticity and authority amid global factionalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Poland
Rumania
France
Italy
Orlomanski
Congress
Chairman Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stalin
State Department
Willkie
Let’s All Back The Attack Buy War Bonds
Advertising rallying call urging public support for war bonds with patriotic language and collective enlistment of citizens to fund military effort.
Ellery Smith Becomes Local Sensation in Wrightsville
Ellery Queen arrives incognito as Ellery Smith in Wrightsville to rent Calamity House. While the town buzzes with war era color and gossip, Smith sharpens his investigative eye among Nora Wright and her engaged sister Pat, who reveals rumors of his fame and potential fraud while a murder hint looms as a subplot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellery Queen
Wrightsville
Ellery Smith
J. C. Pettigrew
Pettigrew
John F. Wright
Hermione
Nora
James Haight
Lola
Wright
Patricia
Carter Bradford
J.C
Smith
Hermione Wright
Queen
John F
Ellery
J. C
Hunter
Hollis
Mrs. Wright
Alberta
Mr.Queen
Frank Lloyd
Logan
Mr. Smith
Frank
Patt Baby
Carter
Mr. Queen Rose
Patty
Patricia Wright
Pop
Pat
Mr. Queen
Pat Wright
New York
Ellery “Smith
Haut Monde
Miss Aiken
Ben Danzig
High Village
Slocum Township
O’halloran
Zimbruski
Johnson
Dowling
Goldberger
Venuti
Jacquard
Wladislaus
Broadbeck
America
Cart
Prinees
Mr. Pettigrew
Carnegie Library
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