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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star commentator argues Hitler blocks Allied advances toward his southwestern borders. He cites Bavaria and Austria as fragile regions where an airborne Allied push could incite internal uprisings. The piece notes Italian front advances as a likely path to defeat.
Commerce Department data show personal savings from end 1939 to June 1 1944 reached 10 billion dollars with half accumulated in the last 18 months. Savings in early 1944 ran at an annual 35 billion, hinting the total thrift could exceed 115 billion by year end, reflecting strong money discipline amid high living costs and optimism for postwar investment.
The article notes that German forces fought harder in Italy than on any other front and that one of their best generals remained to defend homeland. It discusses why Nazi resistance persisted in northern Italy after Mussolini’s fall while other fronts collapsed.
Reprinted WSJ critique argues critics falsely smear Charles E. Wilson with vendetta accusations. It claims charges of delaying small business conversion and using public power for private gain are baseless, noting GE would gain no customers if buyers do not operate plants or utilities sell no current.
Remarks from Hitler on September 30 1942 mock “military idiots” while July 16 1944 von Kluge complains Americans British and Canadians delay until bombs and heavy arms overwhelm them. The exchange underscores growing strategic tension as both sides accuse the other of flawed methods.
The United States Armed Forces Institute at Madison Wisconsin offers 64 correspondence courses in 9 departments. Courses cover mechanics English social studies mathematics science and business. Forty campuses cooperate and many credits count toward a degree. Courses are free with a small enrollment fee and shared government funding.
The hat industry notes Panama hats largely come from the Far East and Leghorn straws from near Florence. Hat Life says the long view aims at Japan, with victory tied to East Asia prosperity and plentiful Tokyo panamas and Bangkok braids as the war ends.
Five local people are honored at dinner by the Potomac Edison System's Quarter Century Club.
Skyline Drive welcomed public traffic with light use on opening day due to bad weather. About 1 500 cars traversed the route. Two girls were struck near Stephens City by a drunken driver. Local police officers left to attend the annual police executives meeting in Staunton.
A waste paper fire injures thirty trees at the Jul Ian W. Baker, Co. orchard. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage building receives a repaint. Aes Wyndham, longtime Clarke county resident, dies at his home in this section.
Warren Sager departs to attend Washington and Lee University as an honor graduate from John Kerr High School. Sage tea and sulphur remedies are recommended for lifeless gray hair. Mrs. A P Osburn hosts a gathering at her Berryville home.
The market reports wheat at 1.04 per bushel, up two cents, while butter remains priced at 15 cents per pound. The public is invited to view the interior of the Charley Rouss Fire Hall.
Fourty five years ago a buggy collision on the Berryville pike left William Cooper out of control of a horse which crashed into a Gore driven vehicle. The incident involved two men from Gore. Separately the Taylor Hotel completed a full steam heating system and reports it working admirably.
Earl L Douglass D D explains that spiritual laws are as unyielding as physical laws and govern the soul as universal principles guide the body. He argues that happiness comes from conforming to spiritual law as well as physical law, noting the unseen eternal over the temporal seen.
A reader can get factual answers by writing to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C with three cents for return postage. The electoral college is chosen per state law, sometimes by governor appointment or by people vote, all on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. About 13 percent of American families live in apartments. Mickey Mouse creation by Walt Disney is noted in the text.
Washington dispatch notes Dewey's speeches propose a nonpolitical central government with reduced taxation and fewer bureaucratic controls to spur business. He favors state leadership over group pressure, wages and prices regulation, and a more judicial stance toward unions, challenging Roosevelt's postwar catastrophe thesis. The piece contrasts Dewey's approach with Roosevelt's campaign, highlighting a shift in political debate.
James F. Byrnes presents a postwar report aligning with Dewey on curing unemployment through tax cuts and consumer demand. The bipartisan House panel estimates $150 billion in citizen purchasing power, while Congress moves toward limiting labor compensation bills as CIO influence shifts.
Dr Clendening answers readers on fried foods and digestion noting bones and pancreas can handle many foods. He cites Boggess and Ivy on starch digestibility and urges better nutrition training for dietitians, plus wartime realities and the need for proper frying techniques.
The piece argues the Roosevelt administration swings toward the Dewey philosophy on economic and international policy. It claims the administration now favors a pro league stance and social protections, while Dewey pushes limited world spending, internationalization of the Rhineland, and opposition to a Stalin-led world order.
A reader asks seven true or false and factual questions covering lend lease, grammar correction, ration inspections, insignia meanings, octopus arms, holiday calendars, dog breeds, Pitcairn Island location, George Washington's mother, and moon classification as star planet or satellite.
In a Chesapeake village Mrs Eunice Reynolds asserts independence by hiring Anne Wilson as her nurse and tests her nerve with a ramp dash. Dr Banning warns of danger but the spirited elder presses on, declaring a new day of autonomy and control in her home.
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