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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1944
Page
4
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The September 9 1944 issue features a Psalms quotation from Psalms 89 9 at the top of the page. The line reads Thou shalt stillest the raging of the sea and frames the day with a scripture reference.
The Red Cross helps discharged ex servicemen and women with government benefits advice, claim filing, and personal support. Volunteers offer counseling, hospital comfort items, letters, and coordination with agencies for legal and vocational aid, aiding recovery and transition after war.
The Red Cross, with 63 years of disaster experience, offers a cooperative program to assist veterans. It has operated in emergencies and rehabilitation and has provided extensive service during World War II. The postwar program has already begun.
A Staunton Evening Leader editorial discusses the Alsace Lorraine question, noting its historic transfer between France and Germany, the 1871 annexation, and the current anxiety over a possible future transfer under new European tensions. It highlights German and French attitudes, wartime depopulation, and the uncertain pace of a French return.
Washington Post notes enforcement of price and rationing laws hinges on buyers as well as sellers. Seven Connecticut women who bought bootlegged butter and meat without ration points face court citations, with penalties aimed at curbing illegal trades and warning other consumers.
News notes from a year ago report a bond drive opening with over 50 000 dollars in bonds sold on day one. A rabies case in Clarke county leads to confinement or muzzling of all nearby dogs around Berryville. Also mentions a six bananna limit at a downtown store.
Ten years ago reports say chicken thieves made a large haul on local farms near Hayfield. Plans were underway for the Middle Eastern Library Association annual meeting at Handley Library in October. The Shenandoah Valley Academy would reopen with higher enrollment and Lt. W Benton McCall became the new commandant.
Mayor J F Ward says only men of good moral character will be appointed to the police force. The Shenandoah Grottoes in Augusta county are sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad. Capt G H Roszel is elected commander of the Robert Y Con rad Post American Legion.
Thirty years ago large crowds attend the Winchester Fair to see superior displays with amusements for all. Races are described as the most exciting yet and fireworks begin at 8 5 p m nightly. An auto crashes into a telephone pole near Stephens City with occupants not seriously hurt.
Earl L Douglass argues true growth requires choosing between weeds and flowers in gardens and souls. He compares weed control to religious restraint, urging persistent effort to cultivate goodness and remove distractions.
The piece notes the U S Army plans a turkey laden Thanksgiving for G I s as part of boosting morale, while also using the turkey during wartime messaging to Nazi audiences. It emphasizes that the menu is seen as a morale boost rather than a political statement and recalls the slogan chicken in every pot from the prior administration.
A reader quiz asks about national elections phrasing of a sentence term for the American Institute of Public Opinion, the comic Lady Plushbottom, Pearl Harbor date, Cor delia and Regan daughters, the King of Denmark, a C-46 aircraft, the federal agency over motor transport, and state areas comparing New York Pennsylvania and Georgia.
The piece urges readers to turn from drinking and carousing and instead pray in churches for the boys spared to return and for loved ones who rest afar. It calls for steadfast faith and ceaseless prayer to bring lasting peace and avert further bloodshed.
Washington reports a quiet revival of common sense in schools as districts end sexual education classes that provoked laughter and fear. Dr. James A. Cannon notes the three week pilot failed, with cities like Boston Philadelphia Baltimore and Richmond moving away from the approach.
Dr. Cannon cites five seaboard cities and Washington noting teachers are rarely suited to deliver sex instruction. He proposes dropping sex classes from physical education and having teachers answer questions and provide constructive non controversial biology based information. He cites mixed opinions, with critics in Boston and a MIT professor praising school sex education as reducing theft, though his claim is questioned.
Dr. Clendening advises parents not to panic over a child s constipation and explains it does not poison the body. For the 14 month old, introduce more solid foods and reduce milk while avoiding enemas. for older children, reduce milk and add bran and high fiber choices. He warns against daily enemas and notes mineral oil may aid by bulk. emphasize water, fruits, vegetables, and cereals.
The piece argues that sex instruction and progressive education lower discipline, citing Boston incidents where teachers fear reporting misconduct and a school system labeled as lax. It claims reformers fail to model adult responsibility and warns against expanding permissive education before fixing teachers and discipline.
Zone Four Four cool weather with daytime temperatures rising daily from sixties in upstate New York to seventies in Virginia and over 80 by Sunday afternoon. Light showers possible Monday or Tuesday north of Maryland then cooler southwestward. Rain totals averaging under half an inch. Zone Five cool with fair to start then warming into the 80s by Sunday and again midweek with showers and cooler by Monday. Rain under half an inch.
Talbot resident Russell Reynolds contends with his wayward brother Dan who returns after years away, bringing conflict with Dan’s reckless independence and Russell’s strict lawyer approach. Laura Reynolds and Mrs. Reynolds loom in the backdrop as tension between duty and desire unfolds in the Chesapeake village.
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