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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists subscription prices and advertising rates with deadlines. The notice includes postal and distribution details, national representation by DeLisser Inc New York, and a Bible verse from Psalms 67 4 dated Wednesday May 24 1944.
After wartime rationing, shoppers altered habits and expect changes to persist. Coffee demand stayed weak without rationing, cheese consumption fell, butter shares rose but may not fully rebound. Margarine gains persist while cereals and baked goods boomed. Housewives bake less, frozen and dehydrated foods rise, butter shortage hit pancake mixes, and spices surge as meals evolve beyond prewar norms.
Health authorities show babies born in America now live about 33 years longer than in 1880. By 1940 life expectancy reached 62 for males and 66 for females, with the biggest gains in the first year of life and steady increases across later decades due to public health and medical progress.
Reprinted editorials argue a third wartime farm season with maximum production and minimal farm help. A million city youths are to be recruited for summer farm work, aiming to reduce delinquency by exhausting youths with outdoor labor, though permanence is unlikely.
Senator Tobey said a naval committee inquiry may examine whether a U S cruiser was transferred to Russia as part of the Italian fleet surrender deal. Senator Davis urged congressional consultation and public disclosure within security limits. Senator Bridges called the transfer a different issue from military aid to Russia.
A short quiz page asks seven questions about WWII era topics and general knowledge. It covers Sweden’s wartime shipments to Germany, Portugal UN status, Torquato Tasso’s identity, the “Happy Warrior” nickname, Bartimaeus’ affliction, a Wisconsin senator turned judge, Muscovy’s country, Dutch East Indies islands, Batik fabric design, and George Washington’s birth date on Old Style calendar.
A Navy story shows a young man forced from service due to a physical defect and comforted by a friend. The mother notes the sailor’s shabby appearance while the friend masks his own feelings with simple generosity. The piece emphasizes how small acts of kindness sustain friendships and home life more than grand gestures.
Baltimore and Chicago livestock markets show mixed results with steady to higher bids for certain cattle and calves, price ranges for hogs and sheep, and wide variability across weights. Cattle and calves hold gains on better grades, hogs steady to unchanged, sheep slow with scarce ewes and lambs.
New York May 24 stock market gains broadened across sectors with rails leading early gains as steel rubber and other pivotals joined the advance. Volume rose with investment money inflow fueled by optimism over Italy campaign and reduced invasion fears. Major risers included U S Steel Youngstown Sheet Chrysler Goodyear and Union Pacific while grains showed rye slump and curb stocks firmed like Glen Alden Coal American Cyanamid and Cities Service.
Local livestock prices range from good to choice for steers 15.25 to 16.00 and heifers 14.00 to 15.50 with plains down to 10. Fat cows top 12.00, bulk 10. cutters 6.50 to 8.25. Bulls butcher 12.50, sausage 17.90 to 10.50. veal calves top 17.50, bulk 16 to 16.75. Lambs 15.75 to 16.60, mediums 14. fat ewes 4.00 to 5.00. Fat sows 8.75 to 10.50, hogs 11.25 to 12.50, one lot 13.75. Shoats 10 to 12, some up to 13. Fresh cows and springers 60 to 170 per head. Stocker streets 13.25 to 14.25, odd heads plain 11.
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports destroyers shelling Maffin Bay positions and jungle artillery knocking out Japanese mortar sites. US Sixth Army advances threaten two airfields near Sarmi as Wakde Sarmi actions push Japanese back along the Tor river. Bomber raids hit Biak and Manokwari dumps while Wewak villages are strafed. Simultaneous blows target Rabaul from north and south.
John Ramey aged 70 died May 20 at 5 20 am in California where he had lived about 45 years He was son of the late John and Frances Ramey of Warren County A Spanish War and World War I veteran he left the east in 1931 and since then was confined to a wheel chair One brother Joseph Ramey of near Stephens City and several nieces and nephews survive Burial with military honors was held in Los Angeles California on May 22
Lumber workers in Spokane and Portland staged an unauthorized walkout as protests over the War Labor Board's denial of wage increases spread. Enson warns of immediate logging shutdown with no boom facilities. 1500 workers in 15 plants joined the action, while AFL and CIO members urged to stay on the job.
The Middletown Fire Company launches a drive to purchase 300 feet of hose, bringing its serviceable hose to about 1 000 feet, deemed sufficient for any emergency.
Allied troops pushed deeper into Myitkyina after repelling Japanese counterattacks on its western outskirts. The force seized a key railway and road junction near the airport, aiding the assault despite monsoon delays. Chinese and airborne units pressed toward Mogaung, with 100 Japanese killed in 48 hours.
Moscow radio announced that pro Russian Polish National Council delegates arrived from German occupied Poland to contact the USSR and allies. The Kremlin appears to back this move and denounces any London exile government alignment with Germany.
L. S. White, president of the Miller School Parent Teacher Association, announces a meeting tomorrow night at 8 o clock to elect officers for the next school year.
The Gracel Luthera Church holds a midweek prayer service tonight at 7 30 led by Rev E B Smith of the Gravel Springs Parish. The public is invited to attend.
Funeral services for Elijah Kerr Rudolph, 62, who died Sunday morning at his Intermont area home, were conducted yesterday by Rev. H. P. Stelling. Rudolph had been an invalid for fourteen years, with a four month decline before death, and his son Jack ran the farm. He is survived by his wife Clyde Smith, two daughters Elwood D. Mason of Winchester and Creighton C. Carrier of Hagerstown, and son Jacob Taylor Rudolph and his wife at home.
Mrs A P Whitacre of Siler was elected president at a Gainesboro District Council of Religious Education re organization meeting. Other officers named include Mrs Julian Larrick vice president Miss Hilda Whitacre secretary and Mrs Mary Braithwaite treasurer. H A Snapp presided at the Gainesboro Methodist Church gathering.
A call to support national defense urges readers to purchase war bonds, promoting financial backing for military efforts and honoring patriotic duty during the ongoing campaign.
Walter M. Jenkins 51 died suddenly at home near Smedley Virginia causing his funeral in Sperryville. He was survived by his widow a son five brothers and sisters including Mrs Daniel Dodson of Boyce. Funeral services were held in the family plot.
Ellery Queen arrives incognito in Wrightsville to rent Calamity House as rumors swirl around the Wright family and Lola Patricia and Nora. A late night encounter with Lola raises questions about a looming crime as Jim Haight returns to town and Pat reveals Wright kin dynamics.
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