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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia asks subscribers to report delays or irregularities in paper delivery to aid a perfect system. All advertisements must reach the office by 9 PM the day before publication with transient rates 50 cents per inch and contract rates on location.
Fragment from Psalms 95 urging praise to the Lord. It invokes singing and rejoicing as part of worship. The readable text centers on divine salvation and praise within a liturgical context.
Joseph C. Rovensky of Chase National Bank urged at the Boston Conference on Distribution that peacetime industry should reserve a fair export share for Latin America. He called for supervision to ensure a proper percentage of production goes abroad and warned the United States must not gobble all postwar goods.
Reprinted editorials from The New York Times show the paper that opposed Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 now supports him in 1944. The collection presents a full and frank statement of editorial stance.
The piece argues the Republican platform mirrors Roosevelt era policies, criticizing Hull trade agreements and social welfare promises while highlighting Dewey's similar aims. It then asserts foreign policy as the decisive election issue, praising Democratic cohesion and past wartime actions like Lend Lease and Selective Service, and warns of GOP divisions.
News notes report Seaman Carlyn Racey of the city burns his finger while discovering a fellow traveler on a train near Col. Oveta Culp Hobby WAC director. Also noted are Ration Book 4 issuance in Clarke county and Dr. T. M. Swann appointed district superintendent of Staunton district.
Thirty years ago Allied lines stabilize while German forces admit capturing 295,869 prisoners. Harness maker William Elwedd suffers a leg fracture. Local merchant Harry Keckley departs for New Jersey to marry.
Maurice M. Lynch is named president during a county teachers reorganization meeting. A sports note cites 8S. V. A. beating St. James 6 to 0 with two players badly hurt Wave of Shenandoah knocked unconscious and a St. James player dislocated. Other items mention a B&O agent on vacation and local city nostalgia.
By Earl L Douglass D D a gentle editorial on speaking truth with kindness and necessity. The piece warns that uttering true statements can hurt others and stresses asking if a remark is true kind and necessary before speaking.
How's Your I Q can you answer seven of these quiz questions Turn to Page 2 for the correct answers. 1. Name the capital of Estonia 2. Who was the hero of Anthony Adverse 3. Pencil leads chiefly made from graphite 4. In what year did Columbus discover America 5. Correct the following I should prefer to go there than anywhere else 6. Complete the proverb A fool and his money are 7. Which President was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans 8. Ann Sheridan is a well known actress 9. Latvia lies north of Lithuania 10. Where in New England is The Old Man of the Mountains
Oklahoma suffered the heaviest loss with an out migration over 300000 since 1940. California leads with a net gain over a million from migration. The War Department says combat casualties are flown home at about 4000 a month, about 40 percent of all overseas returns.
The piece argues Roosevelt knew of war risk but failed decisive action. It cites alleged advance Pearl Harbor warnings, Democratic control of Congress, and isolates Republicans as obstacle. It critiques Guam funding and U.S. war plan lines while highlighting media critics and party dynamics.
Dr Logan Clendening explains heartburn as a symptom from stomach acid regurgitation into the esophagus. He links hiatus hernia to diaphragm anatomy and notes pregnancy and overeating can trigger reflux and cough, with mumps measles and chickenpox briefly discussed in public health context.
A reader notes claims about Roosevelt and Hull misreading war threats, supports Dewey with major papers, and discusses Pearl Harbor warnings. The piece includes a Q and A from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau addressing multiple factual queries on baseball, golf, the Senate, Marlay, Seabees, spiders, Caribbean ownership, alloys, and Congress impeachment.
Russell confronts Dan about divorce motives while Anne tends to Mrs Reynolds. Dan admits marriage to Anne, a strained past, and failed love with Jim. Dr Raynor performs the critical operation, earning hospital respect as Russell drives him to Baltimore and reflects on future plans with Anne.
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