American fighter spirit shapes wartime resolve at Salerno and beyond
The piece extols the American soldier’s versatility and resolve from Salerno to Bataan, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and campaigns in France. It credits hard lessons learned, rapid offensive power, and a growing determination to end war quickly despite the public’s weariness. It notes Germans and Japanese facing an increasingly capable foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salerno
Bataan
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
France
Britain
Germany
Life Expectancy at 130 Sparks Policy Overhaul Debate
The piece explores a future where medicine extends life to 130 years and how Social Security, retirement ages, and public service careers might adjust. It notes possible fixes like raising retirement ages and considers impacts on professions, including police, fire, mail, and the Supreme Court, with anecdotes about long careers and history teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore G
Klumpp
Relfici
Ons States Supreme Court
Reta
Armed Services
Emergence of Movican Soldier Tops War Highlights
Observers noted the movican soldier rising as a leading fighter in the war, outshining Russians and British on the field. An early American view placed British and German forces ahead, but Patton’s early Sicily dash shifted sentiment and impressed observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Winter prospects for Europe after liberation and supply crises
The editorial notes uncertainty about Allied ability to push into fortress Germany this winter and questions how liberated areas like Italy and France will be supplied. It highlights falling German support in 1918 as a warning, rising unrest in Italy and France, and critical fuel and food shortages, especially coal and vegetables, with shipping and power constraints looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Europe
Germany
United Nations
Italy
France
de Gaulle
Paris
Will Postwar Auto Costs Rise or Fall
War production and wage trends cloud prices for cars after World War II. Byrnes warns of potential rises while Ford hints at a low cost model and UAW expects 10 to 15 percent productivity cuts. Labor costs may climb 14 percent even as materials grow, with Bowles seeking price alignment near prewar levels through postwar mass production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Byrnes
Henry Ford
United Auto Workers
OPA
Bowles
Winchester asks council for 6000 dollars for 1944 recreation
The Winchester Recreation Committee requests the City Council appropriation of 6000 dollars for recreation improvements during 1944. H. M. Dancer, a New York businessman, purchases Kinlock estate near The Plains in Fauquier County. Lee Brown of Sarah Zane Fire Company and Pat Dunn of Rouss Fire Company urge Winchester residents to observe Fire Prevention Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Recreation Committee
H. M. Dancer
New York
Kinlock
Plains
Fauquier County
Lee Brown
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Pat Dunn
Rouss Fire Company
Winchester
Summer heat returns as city hits 80 degrees
The city endures a warm spell with temperatures reaching eighty. Office workers wipe brows as they adjust to the heat. Dr. C. R. Anderson accepts the first I Am A Safe Driver sticker in the local safety campaign. John H. Colvin builds a violin and case from matchsticks and showcases it at the Star office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Anderson
John H. Colvin
Star
First aid class led by Rouss Fire Company instructor Cecil Grim
Officials in Frederick Clarke and Shenandoah counties detain three brothers for six to seven robberies in the area last week. Mussolini drew a 500000 crowd in Milan while claiming better relations between Italy and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Grim
Rouss Fire Company
Frederick, Clarke
Shenandoah
Mussolini
Milan
Italy
France
Valley Evaporator Plant Destroyed by Fire
A large plant of the Valley Evaporator Company here was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour today. Loss is estimated at 18 000 to 20 000 dollars. Also noted: registration open for Handley Night School classes. Mr James Denny arrives to renew boyhood acquaintances. resides in Columbia South Carolina and remains an avid baseball fan.
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The
Valley Evaporator Company
Handley Night
James Denny
Columbia
S. C
Athletics Clinch 1914 American League Title
Thirty years ago Connie Mack led the Philadelphia Athletics to the 1914 AL championship. The Crawford Woolen Company in Martinsburg West Virginia was sold to Tom Martin for $26,000. Oil was found near Culpeper on property owned by Frank Kyle, a local merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Crawford Woolen Company
Martinsburg
W. Va
Tom Martin
Culpeper
Frank Kyle
John Pendleton Kennedy Elected State Librarian of Virginia
The article reports John Pendleton Kennedy being elected to the office of State Librarian in Virginia, a notable appointment recorded as a historical milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pendleton Kennedy
Virginia
Winchester Fire Deputies Aid Staunton Carnival
Forty five years ago the Winchester Fire Department is given a royal welcome by Staunton firefighters as they arrive to help with a carnival. Winchester plans a new post office building in the near future. Treat Day brings four barrels of candy twenty boxes of crackers and other sweets including birch beer nuts and peanuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fire Department
Staunton
Winchester
Answers to Obsessions Readers Ask About Maquis and More
A reader guide from The Winchester Evening Star Issues cover: Maquis term origin in Corsica for wild bushy terrain. geese reaching about 29 000 feet. only one Federal prison for women remains Alderson West Virginia. Marine aces Gregory Boyington J Foss with Boyington missing in action. Dempsey fought wrestlers Luttrell Curry Bashara in 1940. minority presidents defined as those with less than half the popular vote. Ompei im Canixal Kona village in Asia where all residents work at paper making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lincoln
Wilson
Hayes
Harrison
Dewey tax plan outlined as lower broad tax structure
Washington reports the Dewey tax plan as a politically blended proposal, favoring a large national income with a low permanent tax, lower income and corporate rates, and reduced reliance on sales taxes. It sketches 55 million jobs, $140 billion income, $20 billion in taxes, and a 16 to 20 percent basic rate, while avoiding the five percent general sales tax. The piece notes unofficial administration hints but no official commitment.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
White House
Dewey
Committee On Economic Development
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Twin Cities
Fitness reforms urged to raise youth endurance
The report calls for daily school exercises to improve posture and endurance, citing University of Illinois tests showing 40 percent of freshmen could not swim 50 yards or perform more than five chins. It argues for planned training to produce balanced, well rounded bodies rather than mere muscle.
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University of Illinois
United States of America
How's Your I Q Quiz Answers Page 2
A trimmed quiz asks multiple choice questions on WWI ports GI Bill origins Bullitt roles grammar plantations Civil War president Berlin Rome Tokyo pact WPB leadership The Way of All Flesh author Nome Juneau or Sitka Alaska capital.
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France
AEF
St. Nazarine
Brest
Lorient
Toulon
William C. Bullitt
Italy
Great Britain
Germany
Confederate States of America
Japan
WPB
Donald Nelson
China
Alaska
Nome
Juneau
Sitka
Dailey Family Hosts Weekend Guests in Siler City and Berkeley Springs
Siler City Virginia Dailey hosted staff sergeant Elmer Braithwaite and family with guests Ernest Gray Ruth Kerns and Myrle Dailey. Heironimus family and Alva Lamp joined a trip to Berkeley Springs West Virginia. Joseph Hovermale resides in Winchester for work with National Fruits Products Co. Weekend visitors to Myrle Dailey included Anne Patty Dailey and Master A V Dailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Braithwaite
Dailey
Ernest L. Gray
Ruth M. Kerns
Myrle Dailey
L. V. Heironimus
Paul B. Heironimus
Linda Larue Heironimus
Hagerstown
Heironimus
Alva H. Lamp
Arnold V. Dailey
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Joseph Hovermale
Winchester
National Fruits Products Company
Anne
Patty Dailey
A. V. Dailey
Laura Breaks Off Engagement as She Plans Quiet Wedding
Laura confronts Russell after he reveals he loves Anne Wilson and asks to be released from their five year engagement. She storms from his office, fires staff, and arranges Anne's swift removal while plotting a secret marriage to Russell at week’s end.
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Russell
Anne
Morris Street
Laura
Anne Wilson
Sneal
Miss Tiller
Talbot
Molly
Miss Withers
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the Evening Star
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Tered
Chester
Evening Star
Blishing Co
Kntional Representatives Isser, Inc
E. 44Th St. York
Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation
Zahkee Fighters
Haskin Service
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Corsica
Mediterranean
P. D
A. W
Federal Reformatory For Women
Alderson
Marine Corps
Gregory Boyington
J. Foss
Boyington
Jack Dempsey
Cowboy Luttrell
Bull Curry
Ellis Bashara
Dempsey
Asia
Ompei
Canixal Kona
Big Ben
By Logan Clendening, M.D
Medical Selective Service Boards
Clendening
By Fred Neher
Scott
R.J. Scott
R . OH
King Fedete
I. Q
Siler
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