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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1944
Page
4
Information on publication schedule rates and delivery for The Evening Star Winchester including offices hours deadlines for ads and circulation options. Also includes a Bible verse and date November 24 1944.
The piece explains the V-2 rocket as a 15 ton weapon with a 250 mile range and speeds up to 3000 mph. It notes two early deficiencies: inaccuracy and ground-embedded explosions, and warns of possible future improvements increasing destruction.
Rear Admiral Stanton Merrill notes that the announced American victory over the Japanese fleet did not shorten the war with Japan. He argues the Japanese threat remained and the outcome did not significantly affect the European theater timeline.
Analyzed comments by Admiral Merrill warn that Japan will keep fighting to the last man, with a continental base in Asia. He notes the hardest fighting is ahead and stresses the need to build more ships and munitions to maintain supply lines.
Reprinted opinion argues citizens should purchase war bonds to secure future finances. It stresses bonds are redeemable with notice and serve as an anchor to weather emergencies, urging buyers to allocate about five of fourteen billion dollars target to individuals while noting the benefit to both borrower and taxpayer.
Washington Post notes Gen Joseph W Stilwell remains a symbol of resistance to Japan. His removal as United States Commander of the China-Burma-India theater disappoints Americans, with tensions between Chiang Kai-shek and Stilwell over lend-lease distribution and Chenault’s use of supplies.
The county reports a fire on the west side of Little Mountain burning over 100 acres. Patrols are handling containment as deer hunting season proceeds with about 30 deer killed.
Five years ago a large doe was seen in Bruce town believed to have strayed from Greenspring, eight miles away. Ex governor E Lee Trinkle dies suddenly in a Richmond hotel from a pulmonary attack. D J Howard of Winchester is reelected president of the Virginia Vocational Association at its Richmond annual meeting.
Ten years ago relics from Winchester oldest wood pipe water system are shown in special display cases at City Hall. History of Hopewell by Dr. John W. Wayland, noted Harrisonburg historian, has just been released.
The article notes a bare chance the Blue Ridge land in Virginia may be designated as a national park by the Federal Government. It also mentions a rumor that the play White Cargo at the Empire Theater may be halted tonight and cites W A Baker outlining city committees for the coming year.
Thirty years ago the Virginia Horticulture Society urged growers not to sell apples at a loss due to war damaged foreign markets. The brief notes also mention Mrs W Seward Webb of New York fined for speeding in Middletown and again days later for speeding through the village.
By Early Douglass D D argues against viewing God as angry. The piece emphasizes God as a loving Father who desires fellowship, gifts, and presence, urging believers to pray to appropriate Him and trust His love rather than appease Him. It quotes John 3 16 and the Bible’s tabernacle promise.
A list of ten quiz questions appears asking about a Georgia Tech vs Navy football game, bauxite metal, holidays under federal or state law, Vitamin C and scurvy, Wendell Willkie’s boyhood home, the artist of The Wine of Circe, the Pulitzer School of Journalism university, capital of Vermont, a term for a herd of swine, and the leader of the 1901 Philippine insurrection.
Washington reports skepticism over a quick end to the war as strong resistance slows German advances. MacArthur faces months more in the Philippines while China battles on. Congressional policing faces changes with Dies and Smith probes likely winding down.
A writer defends drinking hot water with lemon as a morning habit. Historical anecdotes cite John Hunter and travelers who used hot water for health, digestion, and strength. The piece notes lemon boosts flavor and may aid peristalsis, while vitamin claims are supported by some authorities.
A Winchester Evening Star information notice promotes a ten cent booklet titled Successful Public Speaking as an aid to poise. It includes a quiz section with historical and military questions about Lincoln, Airborne Engineers, and Emerson, indicating a broad reader interest in self improvement and trivia.
Nurse Keate and detectives interrogate suspects in a tense mansion case. Drue Cable faces motive as accusations fly about a fatal digitalis overdose and a hidden intruder.
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