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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1944
Page
4
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The Grocery Manufacturers of America reports 35 million pounds of turkey plus 1 million pounds mincemeat and 18 million pounds of cranberries set aside for U S armed forces on 56 fronts. This food aid contrasts with Nazi food shortages as 1944 turkey production reaches 480 million pounds, up 12 million from last year.
A country doctor and a homespun assemblyman appear with a pipe in a news photo. The era of pipe smoking dwindles as cigars and cigarettes dominate, alarming housekeepers and displeasing merchants. Yet workers and professors still smoke in private spaces.
The article notes wartime limits drive workers and professors toward pipe smoking as a practical alternative to scarce cigarettes and cigars. It extols the pipe as a domestic accessory that suits furnishing, offers companionship for the lonely and elderly, and serves as a thrifty hearth for the homeless and dreamer alike.
A wartime editorial argues that soldiers seek God under fire and laments home church attendance. It cites improvised Communion, calls for three months of churchgoing, and urges believers to invite nonattendees to worship at their temples and find solace and faith.
A poetic meditation on the autumn wind as harvester and sowing force. It moves from hills and fields to distant shores planting seeds and forests, transforming barren places as leaves fall and air carries life. The wind spreads seeds and imagines new groves beyond the original harvest.
Stonewall shuts out Strasburg 32 to 0 in the first game of the season. Plans for the Winchester School of Bible announce classes at the First Brethren Church open to all. The Jenkins family announces their fifth son joins the Navy while four brothers serve in the Army.
The October heat wave pushes temperatures to 91 degrees as fall outfits appear. Joe Larrick wears a straw hat while local Republicans plan a dinner for State Senate candidate William Shaffer in the 25th district. The 10th annual Stephens City student fair opens with fifteen area schools sending judging teams.
Winchester residents link church input to the Roanoke Presbyterian Synod meeting while South End challenges Winchester Park to a season finale game with proceeds supporting the annual banquet.
S. V. A. will play Woodberry Forest School Saturday at 3 p m on the 8 V. A. field. A large crowd is expected to witness the game. T. W. Harrison and Phillip Williams are the guest speakers as the Rotary Club celebrates Daniel Morgan Dray. The Elks lodge will discuss whether or not they will sell the Elk's building at Braddock and Piccadilly Streets.
S. H. Hable outlines plans for a Merchant Tailoring opening with 1,000 samples to choose from. Prices start at $15. He asks why wear a hand me down. Austrians fight on the Vistula as Germans retreat north of the Aisne.
In Washington on October 1944 Mr Roosevelt urged party workers to register and record votes this year. The drive appears driven by undercover organization to maximize turnout, with Baltimore showing a 10 percent rise in registration led by war workers and a large Negro share. Other war-worker centers like Lowell, Massachusetts report strong registrations as the campaign hinges on turnout.
The text notes CIO actions to insert labor into political machinery, especially in Michigan and the Midwest, with reports from Ohio and Indiana indicating Democratic organizations in many counties lack functioning structures. It cites scarce CIO success at mobilizing factory workers, limited labor control of parties, and close GOP cooperation under Dewey for voting and registration aims.
The article outlines dermatitis eczema management from boric acid and aluminum acetate compresses to zinc oxide ointment and ichthyol. It notes surface pH shifts from acidic to alkaline during inflammation and emphasizes keeping compresses wet and avoiding soaps. It also mentions diet and sunlight as supportive factors and includes reader questions on iced drinks and chewing tobacco.
The Rev. W. L. Seabrook denounces the evil one and the sin of drink at a Wednesday evening prayer meeting. A sharp autumn frost sweeps parts of the country, damaging vegetation. A group of young ladies hosts the season’s opening ball at Union Fire Company hall.
Walter Rauschenbusch, a notable social prophet, began as a foreign-language church minister in New York slums. He later taught and wrote works that influenced his era, stressing that Jesus principles aim to transform society, not just individuals, and criticizing conditions that harm the poor.
A set of seven quiz prompts asks about geography and history including the Palaus and Yap relation to a large archipelago Kemal Pasha and which republic Gracie Allen as columnist true or false Masefield as poet laureate true or false city of the Kenny Institute poliomyelitis pelagic animal meaning land or water carillon author of The Rise of the Dutch Republic and a question about a country flag with a green field a white crescent and a country’s feet count in sixty
Reader Q and A reveal a political dissent mood as Roosevelt allies worry CIO influence may seize county chairmanships. A geography Q A notes from 1944 that the mixed distances from mountain tops to ocean depths span about 42 miles cerpindicular, with sea depths slightly deeper than land heights. Prices in July 1944 London papers show peas and bread beans 16–20 cents per lb, tomatoes 30 cents, lettuce 6–10 cents, eggs 40 cents a doz, and pork 38 cents a lb.
Anne refuses Laura Reynolds and forces her exit from Talbot after Laura accuses her of affair with Russell. Anne plans to see Russell at the inn while reassessing marriage to Dan and her future. She travels with a new sense of purpose, awaiting what comes next.
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