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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia announces daily publication except Sundays under editor H P Byrd Jr. Subscription ads due by 9 PM before publication. Transient rate 80 cents per inch. Psalms verse closes the edition.
The article credits Secretary Forrestal with declaring the United States as the world’s leading naval power after a surge in building. It notes 65 000 vessels added in five years and counts 380 major fighting ships in 1930 versus 1 180 afloat now, emphasizing the expansion of ships aircraft and personnel and pledging U S postwar dominance.
Peru plans a government backed corporation to push development with help from the Export and Import Bank of Washington. Engineers outline elaborate plans to boost mining and industry while promoting national prominence.
The Peruvian government moves to capitalize a major corporation with 47 million dollars, a substantial sum for Peru, targeting hydro electric power development and the exploitation of rich coal veins and iron deposits.
Reprinted editorial warns fire danger rises with manpower shortages and tinder dry forests. California fires in timbered areas last year scorched 675000 acres, nine of ten man made. Calls for strict prevention, proper disposal of trash, extinguishing cigarette butts, cautious matches use, and public cooperation to save resources and lives.
In a General Motors Institute address, Lt Gen William S. Knudsen, a Danish immigrant who found success in America, urges graduates to stay true to themselves, think independently, learn from others, act with courage, and uphold tolerance and hard work in a free nation. He stresses self-reliance and the country as an enduring example to the world.
The account of George Ray Tweed who endured over two and a half years on Guam after Japanese capture stands as one of the Pacific theater’s most remarkable tales. The piece emphasizes endurance courage ingenuity and inner belief amid extreme hardship and isolation.
A New York reporter witnessed a kindly motorman halt a tram at Forty Second Street and escort Bernard Rush, a newsdealer, across Fifth Avenue to a subway entrance newsstand. Rush could not identify the driver who saved him, describing him as strong yet gentle with a generous spirit.
A pair of newly purchased shoes and a bottle of wine are found on the Court House lawn with no owner in view. The Rev E D Vaughan pastor of Berryville Presbyterian Church accepts a call to Mizpah Church in Richmond. Thirty four city men report to Roanoke for induction. By products such as apple sauce and butter are being produced in Winchester plants. Safety Campaign Parade participants to receive free ice cream. The Junior Evening Star debuts for the new school session. Ferdinand B R Anderson dies suddenly at his Woodland avenue home. City babies added to the Better Baby Health Contest honor roll.
The Prince of Wales declines a Winchester visit as his brief vacation is confined to Long Island. Local merchants announce copies to publish lists of all unpaid bills.
A Berryville young man loses control and crashes into a telephone pole on Berryville pike. Witnesses say he was traveling at high speed. Clarke County sheriff George W. Levi investigates. Kenneth Gilpin places third in the mule race at the Winchester Fair. Burglars rob two Boyce residences of $100 cash and valuables.
Staff writers praise the crisp falllike day while the paper stalls for an hour due to a pressroom breakdown delaying printing. Readers await delivery as technicians work to resume production.
A wagon left on an upgrade rolled away and crashed, drawing a crowd. Police chased several small boys away from a store window being repaired where candy on display faced potential theft.
A reflection by Earl L. Douglass on pain and healing. It contrasts injurious pain from cruelty with healing pain from care, citing medical practice and the crucifixion as the ultimate example of pain leading to healing and new life.
Seven trivia prompts about geography history and language. Questions cover Masurian Lakes location in Germany, National Gallery of Art city, Burma's southern boundary, myth or fact about acorn burying, US naval vessel naming, graphology definition, Old Lineate state, Masaryk’s republic, Mazzini’s homeland, and the Spanish term for a midday nap or fiesta.
Washington critics urge sane world feeding policy, warning against dumping surpluses on nations like India and Poland. They say charity must be financed and demand a plan that covers payment, production, and global purchasing power rather than endless farm surpluses.
Dr. Clendening explains phantom limb after amputation, its common features, and progressive search for treatment. It notes most patients feel the limb, with pain or unusual sensations, and that stump surgery rarely helps. Central nervous system approaches and drastic measures have been explored.
Under wartime regulations there are four grades AA prime and choice, A good, B commercial, and C utility. The AA grade covers Prime and Choice, while A is good, B is commercial, and C is utility.
The author argues that feeding others requires foreign demand for U.S. diet and reciprocal trade. He says prospects depend on two pre-requisites: creating desire abroad and obtaining satisfactory goods in exchange. He contends many proposals are mostly political rhetoric, not practical farming solutions.
The text states Dutch is the nearest relative to English, aside from Frisian dialects from the Frisian Islands off Holland. It also notes milkweed floss is extracted by rolling, ginning, and blowing at a Petoskey Michigan plant said to be unique globally.
The map measures 21 by 28 inches and shows all states and territories with Alaska and the Aleutians in detail. It features Army Navy and Marine Corps insignia and Women in United States Service collars, silhouettes of fighters and bombers, and population figures for states and 200 largest cities. Price is fifteen cents postpaid by mail to Washington DC.
In Talbot, elderly Eunice Reynolds defies daughter Laura by hiring Anne Wilson as her nurse. Russell Smith, Laura’s fiancé, and Dan Reynolds clash with Beth Anderson over artistic ambitions and family control as tensions rise at the Reynolds home on Morrison Street.
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