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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1944
Page
4
Navy officials warn that as European combat ends the general cutback in supplies will accelerate. Admiral Irish cites Brooklyn Navy Yard output and ships in Pacific waters needing overhaul while Japan readies defenses for a contested approach.
An American infantry division story from the Southwest Pacific shares soldiers letters on postwar aims. Cpl. Ralph Perry of Sarles North Dakota argues for returning to ordinary citizenship and broad opportunity free from government dependency. The piece frames opportunity as self reliance and service to the nation shaping future economic planning.
Rear Admiral James N. Irish told 39 reporters that progress in the Pacific against Japan outpaces civilian expectations. He cited the immense Allied offensive and noted handicaps faced by forces in the Pacific theater amid simultaneous European actions.
The piece cites Felix Frankfurter on democracy and Woodrow Wilson arguing the world must be safe for democracy. It contends democracy enables diverse development, protects individual growth, and requires active support and citizen responsibility to keep it safe worldwide.
Congress plans to adjourn around September 15 as House and Senate clash over surplus property and demobilization laws. WPB may fade though its production role remains solid, while NY War Manpower Commission predicts few Certifications for civilian return under Nelson’s August 15 plan. The Army urges faster contractor termination claims and new uniform termination loan procedures via the Fed.
Merchants and workers pledge to sell at least eighty thousand dollars in War Bonds during the Third War Loan Drive. The note mentions 2,400 students in city schools and a forthcoming session of the Virginia Conference Church of the United Brethren in Christ in Martinsburg.
Forty five years 4600 Mrs Arthur Leafe succeeds Miss Lona A Kern as president of the local W C T U The following gentlemen will officiate at the bicycle races at the fair grounds Messrs J Frank Eddy Douglas Sheetz and Joseph W Leafe judges Joseph Wright Jr Albert Worthington S R Atwell timers and Rowland Bryarly starter
An essay recounts Bach earning a ring from the Crown Prince of Prussia as a young musician and expands to a religious meditation. It argues true inspiration comes when people surrender their prized possessions to follow Christ with wholehearted consecration.
Reader inquiries cover topics from average income in poll tax states to a radio broadcast about an actual attack on a German submarine and the mortality reminder to Philip of Macedon. The information bureau details and dates are noted.
The Diamond Rock in the West Indies was fortified by the British to serve as a warship during the war with France in 1803. It was listed in the British Admiralty book as H. M. Ship.
Washington reports outline an international conference planned in Berlin with Stalin joining Roosevelt and Churchill as troops advance. The piece warns that Germany may resist surrender and that fascist networks could endure underground, impacting postwar peace efforts and Allied diplomacy.
In Talbot a keen elderly matriarch Mrs Eunice Reynolds hires Anne Wilson to care for her. The pair clash with Reynolds's persnickety granddaughter Laura as Anne secures a place in the household and gains the old woman's trust. Eleanor Bancroft peers behind the scenes while Harry and Dan complicate loyalties.
The piece contrasts American practical learning with European intrigue tactics, arguing Stalin uses sovereignty as a flexible tool. It notes Britain’s empire habits, currency links to gold, and Stalin’s moves in Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Yugoslavia and the Balkans. It suggests democratic formulas may fit his aims and questions solutions.
Col. John H. Jock Whitney of New York, captured by German forces in southern France on August 21, has escaped and returned to the Mediterranean Air Force in Rome.
A set of trivia questions tests geography history and culture. Topics include wartime occupancies in Outer Mongolia, St Louis Cardinals management 1945 46, Eduard Benes European cries, a renowned violin maker starting with S, names of minor U S coins, which monument is taller the Washington Monument or the Statue of Liberty, India’s economic profile, canning without sugar, Florida’s colonial rulers, and a corrected sentence about Pearl Harbor inspection.
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