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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1943
Page
4
Readers urged to report delivery delays. Includes advertising deadlines and subscription rates with national reps in New York. May 22 1943 issue features a Bible verse from Habakkuk.
Maj. Levin H. Campbell credits American ordnance for the Allied push in North Africa. He notes superiority in guns and tanks and cites ongoing US war effort and industrial aid as key to victory, while acknowledging past ordnance shortcomings and the need for continued innovation.
The School of Military Government at the University of Virginia is not large but its potentialities are great. The piece notes lessons from wartime France and underscores the training's importance at Charlottesville.
An officer supervised relations with French officials and town majors. The Sunday Sun Prank Henry notes the US Army aims to prepare for governing large enemy or occupied areas and to balance troop safety with eradicating enemy influence. Charlottesville’s preparations test the plan's feasibility.
Richmond Times Dispatch editorial critiques OPA Administrator Prentis Brown for revoking the pleasure driving ban and enforcing an honor system. It cites misuses of B and C ration cars, mentions New York sampling, and argues the gasoline crisis demands strict limits until supplies are ample for all.
Washington Star notes labor and Congress claim business benefits from wartime income gains. 1940 national income was 77.8 billion with wages 62.5 percent, farm proprietors 5.7, profits 17.5. By 1942 income reached 119.8 billion and wages 67.3, farm proprietors 8.1, profits 15.3, showing profits share declined as wages and farms gained.
Agatha and Clemantine survive a gas attack as federal guards pursue a fleeing suspect through a stairwell and yard. The intruder drops a gas bomb, collapses, and escapes toward railroad tracks while the women tend to Mabel and keep watch.
Agatha and Clemantine witness an ambulance scene after Hans Putnam, a football captain, is revealed as the spy behind Professor Halder’s murder. FBI later takes the real radio tube, and the revelation points to Axis intrigue with Miss Blossim and hirelings. Will the detective’s inside knowledge crack the full case.
This reader quiz asks seven items on war era knowledge including alien terms, Poland in exile, planet sizes, Muscle Shoals location, bomber production reliance, espionage agency, war month names, orangutan classification, a nursery rhyme line, and a question about a pseudonym marriage.
Heavy rains push the Shenandoah River over banks at multiple locations causing localized flooding. President Roosevelt designates June 30 as the registration date for men aged 18 to 20. Miss Dorothy Ewing reports her annual Dance Fantasie event.
Handley heads the Cumberland Valley Athletic League meet at the halfway mark. Britain and France warn Germany to leave Czechoslovakia alone. Scout Executive Dan O Henry to lead the Little Theater production East Lynn. John A Lewis seriously injured after falling from a house under painting about 30 feet. Martinsburg hopes to establish a race track for the fall season.
Twenty years ago a coal mine near Greensburg Pennsylvania caught fire and was put out by a stream of soda water highly charged with carbonic acid gases. The Rev. Father Emmett P Gallagher formerly an associate pastor at Sacred Heart Church receives a purse of gold from parishioners.
Seventeen seventy? The note states Paul C Spillman is appointed to cadetship at West Point. Residents of Winchester and Frederick County are urged to contribute to the Confederate Monument Fund. A battle on the Verdun front is described with Italian forces driven back.
Invitations are received to the marriage of Miss Nellie Cover to Judge Thomas W. Harrison. The item notes social anticipation in local circles and the forthcoming ceremony.
In Washington May 21 discussions center on Churchill's broad Allied strategy and the Burma line. Critics urge a strong British army against Japan and full cooperation to defeat the Mikado. The Rum plan is framed as pay as you go, sparking debate over taxation and fairness for different income groups.
Washington debate centers on arming and leading an Indian army in Burma. Critics say a large sea expedition will be needed and Burma Road must open, while China may stay weak yet endure until the Roosevelt Churchill strategy aims to crush Japan.
The Ruml plan and Roosevelt’s veto threat shaped debate as House Democrats resisted giving Republicans credit for tax easement. Leader Joe Martin promoted the Rumplan Republic and gained political payoff, while constituents highlighted debt relief figures behind the measure.
A G Smith Jr V P I assistant garden specialist warns in connection with the Victory Garden program about insecticide use on vegetables. He notes rotenone shortages may require substitutes or pyrethrum and cautions against arsenate of lead on beans and leafy vegetables while suggesting safer arsenic forms and cryolite as substitutes.
War boards set up an advisory panel to review cooker applications. Applicants prove need for cookers and fruits or tomatoes count. Local dealers issue letters to file, then purchase via certificates from the War Ameco and the dealer notifies winners. Certificates allow purchase and the list is adjusted by the committee. Applications must be returned by June 5 at the County Agent's Office.
An advertising notice urges readers to contact The Star for results that count in campaigns. The plea emphasizes measurable impact and direct outreach to boost client responses.
Dr Clendening answers readers on baldness causes and cures noting heredity as primary. He cites hair sensitivity and twin similarities, mentions alopecia areata as treatable, and offers simple care tips such as mild washing weekly and avoiding overprocessing. The column includes questions on shingles and digitalis uses.
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