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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1944
Page
4
Winchester Virginia daily edition details publication rules mailing at 9 PM deadline and subscription rates for The Evening Star published by The Evening Star Publishing Co. with AP and Audit Bureau affiliations and a biblical verse from Psalms 85 14 for September 12 1944.
The European advisory commission at London weighs postwar options for Germany. A key choice is continued Allied control of industry and education versus partition to curb Prussian militarism. Stalin supports transferring East Prussia and parts of Pomerania and Silesia to Poland.
The text notes Prussian militarism again rose to power with Hitler's 1933 ascent. It states the Allies face the challenge of eradicating it so it will never threaten the world again.
In a Friday press conference President Roosevelt said Italy’s 45 million people face devastation and require ongoing Allied assistance. He cited Brigradier General William O'Dwyer returning to discuss plans, noted destruction of power plants north of Rome, torn roads and bridges, and food, clothing, medical shortages. He credited Britain and the United States with over 100 million dollars in supplies and warned civilian aid follows military necessity.
The Danville Register warns that despite lower mileage growth and fewer registrations the 1943 Virginia road fatality rate rose slightly to 14.49 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles. It cites dangers from buses stopping on curves to pick up workers and urges strict compliance with stops on highways to avoid deadly collisions.
Prime Minister Curtin rejected U S congress claims that Australians spotted and warned Washington about the Japanese fleet before Pearl Harbor. He said Australia had no data or cables indicating such intelligence and called the assertion pure invention.
The Shenandoah Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America invites Basil F Starkey of Allentown Pa to assume the position of Scout Executive. The Fairchild Bombers of Hagerstown defeated the Park nine 8 to 3 in a recent game. Shoes left on the Court House lawn are noted as located.
William T. Sullivan a well known Winchester business man dies at his home on National avenue. Local plants are experimenting with canned apple juice.
F. L. Glaize, who has served twenty-five years on the council, is unanimously chosen as president. Local officials announce plans to kick off the annual Red Cross Drive. The city reports a rise in counterfeit bills being circulated.
The sixth Handley school session begins this week with 1,145 pupils enrolled. Winchester Tay leaders attend the 59th Winches ter District Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Every schoolchild must be vaccinated against smallpox per state health regulations announced by Superintendent Leslie Dine.
Crowds pack the last day at Winchester Fair as races thrill on a heavy track. A one year old 90 horsepower used car in perfect running condition is offered for 800 dollars cash, down from an original cost of 5,200. Wheat sells at Stephenson for 1.05 dollars per bushel.
The notice states all city taxes unpaid by Sept 30 incur a three percent late fee. Col. Harry M. Baker mayor and A. H. Montague Virginia governor are bound for the World’s Fair in St Louis. A called meeting of the Charley Rouss Fire Company is scheduled for tonight.
Forty five years ago James Baker son of Rus sell B Baker suffers a broken arm and dislocated shoulder and elbow during leapfrog. A called Friendship Fire Company meeting is held tonight to conduct urgent business.
A Sermon excerpt argues Nietzsche's anti Christian stance and Nazism clash with Christian ethics. It asserts they must be conquered by Christian faith, urging a firm peaceful future built on kindliness and mutual help for all, including foes.
The report critiques the Dumbarton Oaks talks, noting seating favors Russians and media captions misidentify positions. It observes U S officials overreact to press coverage while Moscow proposals like an international air force appear rejected, reflecting cautious diplomacy toward Russia.
The text argues that a looming war with Russia within 15 years is likely unless a mutually acceptable postwar peace is reached now. It notes British fear of Russia’s growing influence in Europe, the Balkans, and in Italy, plus the surge of Russian influence within French underground and De Gaulle’s cabinet, signaling a shift in global power.
A Milwaukee County Hospital report on 80 living pernicious anemia cases shows liver and liver extract treatment has sustained many patients for a decade or more. The article notes age distribution, symptoms such as fatigue and lemon-colored skin, and that liver therapy works by mouth or injection.
Turn to Page 2 for the correct answers. The questions cover golf champions Navy Yard speeches water rights Liberty torch Social Security Act agency control in war areas and historic court cases. They also ask about Revolutionary generals and royal kinship among European monarchs.
The discussion weighs shifting from punitive postwar aims to a power balance between the United States and Russia. It notes military influence via an executive council could bypass Congress, with the Dewey Hull line aligning on handling small nations. Churchill era shifts hint at a Labour rise and Eden succession.
In Talbot a aging Mrs. Reynolds hires nurse Anne Wilson to aid her granddaughter Laura Reynolds and tensions flare. Laura, a controlling 30 year old, clashes with her grandmother and contemplates Russell Smith the lawyer fiance while facing the disruptive return of his liberal brother Dan.
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