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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia notes its publication terms and asks subscribers to report delays or irregularities in delivery Prompt reader action helps maintain a perfect delivery system Subscription rates are listed as 6 50 3 50 2 00 18 05
Psalm verse fragment cited as morning worship line with a note on mercy and praise. Source text shows archaic phrasing, emphasizing devotion upon waking and gratitude at night.
General Arnold reports 72,000 aircraft casualties since Pearl Harbor, with 14,600 combat losses and 42,000 planes lost overall. He notes 68,300 aircraft built 163,147 pilots trained, and home training planes using far more gasoline than overseas. The article questions the gap between battle and noncombat losses and calls for fuller explanation.
Editorial advises war brides to study husbands and adjust to expectations. Dr. Paul Popenoe estimates wartime marriages rise and warns that many will falter after the conflict. He urges brides, aided by mothers, to shape themselves to be the ideal wife and to curb unrealistic fantasies.
The article discusses the approaching end of fighting in Europe as November typically marks the close of the Western Front season. It notes German skepticism about continuing the war through another winter and describes widespread belief that defeat is inevitable, with the population and high command undecided on continuing the fruitless struggle.
The 30 day window is crucial to the war's end, determining rapid victory or extended fighting with growing devastation for the Reich. Allied forces, notably the American First Army, press to breach Germanys western defenses, aiming at a swift penetration.
Representative Everett P. Scrivener of Kansas urges a revival of two pants suits amid fabric surpluses. He notes extra coats hang in closets while trousers wear out and calls on Chester Bowles to restore two-pants suits to ease dry-cleaning delays and broaden wardrobe options.
In the 1863 Civil War sketch Jackson promised VMI would be heard from today as he prepared to strike at Hooker. A later Paris incident echoed the phrase with five Allied officials landing near Paris, including three VMI graduates General Marshall General Handy and Colonel McCarthy.
The Commercial and Savings Bank displays Japanese Spanish and Italian currency sent home by local sellers. A. B. Bell deputy state fire marshal warns Winchester has the worst fire hazards in this section, citing the downtown business district. Plans for the F F A Fair at Stephens City on October 14 15 are nearing completion.
A Safety Carnival is staged by the Virginia State Police on the Handley grounds. The demonstrations last an hour. Large crowds attend both nights of the display. The Stephens City FFA fair exhibits are the best in ten years. There are more apples in storage this year than in 1935 with 270 365 barrels on storage across three principal city storages.
John Hay Whitney sustained injuries when his plane cracked up during landing at his Llangollen estate near Upperville. Mrs. Julian Ward departs for Baltimore to visit friends, accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. John Rudolph Graham of New York.
Dr. P W Boyd on a hunting trip in southwest Virginia shoots a deer and the party brings back five. The Rev William T Walter, pastor of the Christian Church, leaves for Springfield to attend the American Christian Convention. A large crowd attends the final rites for Charles M Brown as Rev N D Cool and Rev L R Dettra of Vaucluse officiate.
Over the past two weeks a cow theft wave coincides with reports of a stalking outbreak among livestock. Arthur Leafe departs for the Eworth League meeting in Philadelphia. John Solenberger reports eight pigs stolen in the same period.
The city agrees to pay the county 9000 dollars for the title to the public square needed to erect the city hall. The 460 Winchester excursionists depart for a day at the Hagerstown Fair. E Holmes Boyd receives a letter from C B Rouss expressing pleasure that the differences over the public square are settled and sends love and best wishes to the citizens.
Four hundred and fifty two years ago today Columbus discovered America driven by insatiable curiosity. He dreamed of India’s markets but found a new empire and died without realizing the full magnitude of his achievement. posterity named the empire after an obscure Italian geographer.
A reader query lists ten questions about politics geography history and culture including Bricker speech location Istanbul accuracy demobilization points Manchurian steel center bombing by B-29s Seven Wonders Hoover Coolidge Harding Champs Elysees and capons.
In Congress Oct 11 the postwar world plan from Dumbarton Oaks prompts cautious optimism. The proposal frames a world council to deter aggressors with sanctions and law, led by the United States alongside Britain and Russia, replacing old league leadership. The plan, like the Kellogg Briand Pact and world court, emphasizes a security council and rotating majorities, with serious dissent unlikely unless it impinges on national rights.
Dr Logan Clendening explains blood as a tissue with serum and cells, detailing red blood cell counts, hemoglobin, and anemia. He notes a stable six million cells per cubic millimeter in healthy people and describes marrow recovery after illness and iron, diet, or arsenic treatments.
The text discusses forming a global council with one to three year terms dominated by small nations. It would not wage war but could request UN action from social isolation to invasion, with war costs borne by contributing nations. It favors a Washington location and a shift from European focus to a worldwide device, avoiding old league venues in neutral Switzerland.
A British lawyer investigated the legal position of a boy born on February 29. He found that under Henry VIII’s act persons born on February 29 may regard February 28 as their birthday in every year except leap years.
The Navy says no formal fraternization regulation exists between officers and enlisted personnel but social function rules vary by command. In 1943, women’s naval reserve members may attend functions with male personnel regardless of rank. Long Beach California claims the first horseshoe pitching club formed in 1900. Tree rings accurately indicate age by annual growth, with courts accepting growth-ring testimony for over 50 years. The poem The Bridge by Longfellow references a Boston-area river, The Charles River.
Dan confronts Russell over Anne after a night apart. Russell defends boundaries and hits Dan, leaving him unconscious. Russell drives away in distress, deciding to confront the situation later and seek calm before talking with Dan.
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