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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1944
Page
4
Public notice from The Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia requests subscribers report delays or irregularities in delivery to maintain service. Includes a Psalms verse quotation and standard instruction about publishing dates and order compliance.
Dorothy Suther land Army Nurse Corps journal ist argues for a special award for every ambulance unit and praises drivers in southern France for selfless service. She notes nurses attest their patience gentleness and courage as they transport wounded Americans across difficult Alpine routes.
October Our Dumb Animals article reimagines the fable as a race with Glenn Cunningham invited to compete against an animal lineup. Cunningham’s mile runs in four minutes four seconds while an elephant clocks three minutes and a jackrabbit one minute fifteen seconds, among others.
The article compares human and animal speeds, noting the fastest land creature at 70 mph, frog and kangaroo jump records, and airplanes not yet matching the male deer fly at 818 mph. It highlights the tern’s long distance flight of 11,000 miles and that on water motor boats outrun fish, with salmon topping seven mph without a motor.
The Newport News Times-Herald editorial notes Army and Navy decisions to protect families when two or more sons serve and one dies. Surviving sons may be rotated home for duty if not in hazardous front lines. The piece praises mercy measures reducing casualties and aligns with broader relief policies for long-serving personnel and weary aviators.
Washington Post surveys theories for sudden illumination in Cologne and Duesseldorf during Allied raids October 18 and 19. Despite heavy destruction, these rail and industrial hubs remain critical to German defense and may reflect a shift in morale and wartime psychology.
The piece recalls Wilsons warnings about entering world conflicts and establishing an international structure. It urges modern leaders to heed his cautions, pursue peace, and build a world order reflecting Wilsonian ideals with wiser, broader vision than in 1919.
Salt Lake Tribune notes a wildfire in Parley Canyon started by a discarded cigarette from a car. Officials say the fire destroyed twenty years of development. The piece laments the damage caused by one act of carelessness.
News of Other Years reports that real ghosts may roam Winchester streets tonight and citizens are warned to beware. Capt. E. C. Stuart Jr arrives safely in England attached to the Army Medical Corps. Otis Sargent is elected chairman of Winchester’s first Basketball League.
Carroll Ward and Dick Lineburg scored as Handley defeated Hagerstown 13 to 6. Funeral services were held for Ed ward Kremer, a popular Winchester youth fatally injured in a Middletown auto accident.
A local automobile dealer advertises a Hudson closed car for a bargain price of 1545 dollars. The San Carlo Opera Company stages Donizette s Lucia di Lammermoor at the Empire Theater.
Turkey declares war on Russia and World War involvement escalates as a German Zeppelin bombs Paris. Casualties and property damage are reported. In local news, Mrs. Mary Allen dies after a horse fall. George H. Kinzel succumbs to pneumonia after brief improvement. Mayor Gratchen pledges police patrols for Halloween after past prank alarms. fishermen William Carbaugh and G. A. Sampsell report catching 15 bass from the Shenandoah River.
Master Miflin Clowe son of H W Clowe injures his finger while playing with a toy pistol. Prof Thomas Beardsworth departs for Staunton to join the Stonewall Band.
A reflection on life as a rough road that strengthens faith and character. The author compares harsh trials to rough pavement that keeps a car from skidding, arguing that divine discipline through adversity purifies and steadies the soul despite discomfort.
A quiz feature poses ten questions on wartime officials and geography. It asks about Nelson’s resignation date, Clare Boothe Luce’s state, Batt’s agency role, freed slave republics, Cain’s mark, Murmansk’s country, the Dog Star’s proper name, the tallest U.S. president, naturalized citizens as aliens, and the pronunciation of corps.
A Washington letter argues Roosevelt and Dewey offer different paths on postwar world order. It claims Lodge and the League are sidelined, praises Roosevelt’s wartime management, and critiques Dumbarton Oaks as a misreading of Roosevelt’s aims versus Churchill and Stalin.
The piece traces the history from the discovery of anesthesia and asepsis to the golden age around 1890, then describes the shift to the new physiology driven surgery. It notes pre and post operative care, embolism prevention, shock treatment, fluid and protein replacement, chemotherapy, and the diversification of anesthesia. It also quotes Dr. Harvey Cushing on the quieter, detailed nature of modern operations and their risks.
A letter argues Dewey offers a safer path than Mr. R, criticizing Roosevelt supporters and government reformers. The writer predicts inflation postwar and questions the spending theory, urging focus on wartime leadership rather than postwar debates.
The War Department states two discharge methods: soldiers may leave voluntarily at their own request or at the request of the company where they were employed in an essential industry.
Anna warns Drue Cable and Sarah Keate not to come to Brent family mansion after a murder. Drue, posing as nurse, arrives with Sarah to tend the injured man in a dark wood hall amid a wary, tension filled mansion atmosphere.
A nurse narrator and Drue enter a large house as a frightened Yorkshire terrier seeks Drue. A maid reacts in horror while the narrator clarifies her identity and role. The scene ends with both women entering a door and the story continuing.
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