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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star lists subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery with annual and short term options. It also requests readers report delays or irregularities to maintain proper delivery and notes the newspaper’s mailing details and address in Winchester Virginia.
A dated biblical verse quote from Psalms 90 3 appears as a devotional line noting human mortality and divine return. The fragment emphasizes turning to reflection and mortality in a historical wartime publication.
A Navy man recounts the Pacific campaign near Saipan where ships shelled Japanese positions and carrier planes dropped bombs. He describes the immense task force and Japanese resolve, noting no surrender by commanders or troops and their fanatic resistance.
Propaganda from enemies and admirers in 48 states questions Connie Mack’s retirement at season’s end. Mack argues retirement is unanswerable, noting his 82 years, energy, lifelong baseball wisdom, and love for the game amid a four team AL race in 1944.
The piece notes Paris as the prewar fashion center despite German occupation and says American shoppers imitate Paris trends. It discusses wartime limits on shipping fashion, allied liaising efforts, and the high price of Paris gowns amid restricted materials and Nazi collaboration trade.
United Nations leaders say victory in Europe is weeks away and V Day could arrive suddenly. The piece urges humble, consecrated observance, prayerful actions, and avoidance of liquor-fueled chaos, with civic leaders planning closures and churches opening for prayer while radio programs reinforce democratic values.
Local residents prepare to attend the Hagerstown Fair which opens tomorrow. Middletown and Stephens City high schools host a joint FFA and Home Economics fair October 11 12 with Cecil Teets Robert Russell and Betty Hack leading student committees. Middletown High reports over 300 students in fall sessions.
The Frederick Rotary Club golfers defeated the Winchester Rotary Club in a city clash at the local course. The Honorable Robert M. War spoke at the Winchester luncheon, sharing impressions from his recent European trip.
Former State Senator George B. Keezill of Rockingham county tells Stephens City residents statewide liquor prohibition will not raise taxes if the liquor traffic is ousted. Nearby railroad workers trigger a large blast delaying trains six to eight hours during track repairs.
Civil War veterans mark the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Winchester on the Opequon Creek. The clash pitted forces under General Early against General Sheridan in fierce fighting during the Civil War era.
Four hundred guests attended Capon Springs annual fish fry and ball closing the season. The Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society opens its thirtieth exhibition today, though rain threatens fair success. Relatives of ten recruits marching to Camp Meade, Pa. shed tears at the scene.
A compiled Q and A list answers questions on movie attendance, flying snakes, the golden spike, the genie derivation, travel pay rates for retired soldiers, passenger pigeon naming, and dietary deficiencies in calcium and riboflavin with brief explanations from the information source.
A business man turned noted etcher recalls how early career choices limit creative careers. An art exhibit shows promising creators who balance routine jobs with latent gifts, and the piece argues many can learn drawing, painting, writing, or music with will to begin.
A trivia page poses ten questions covering military leaders, history, and state nicknames. Topics include U S Army command, Constantinople dates, Tokyo Military Academy, Hawaiian counts, Roman myth, Pennsylvania Dutch origins, Navy equivalents, halcyon bird, and state nicknames.
Russell discovers his prodigal brother Dan back from prison has changed and clashes with Dan's laughter while Dan introduces Anne Wilson the nurse and soon shares a dinner at Mrs Reynolds home. Russell and Anne form quick connection as Dan hosts a lively, unsettling reunion.
Baltimore market reports show dull produce and poultry with steady butter prices and light receipts. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep in Baltimore trend steady to mixed, while Chicago wholesale hogs and cattle run active and mostly higher, with limited supplies and price spreads noted.
Rome reports the trial of former police chief Pietro Caruso is set to begin tomorrow under Allied guard after the principal state witness was lynched. Troops have orders to intervene at the slightest disturbance.
The Winchester Presbytery marked 150 years with services in Loudoun Street Church led by Rev. C Irving Lewis and a keynote by Davis and Elkins College President R B Purdom. It now includes 35 ministers and 58 churches across five Virginia counties seven West Virginia counties and Maryland Washington County and a Watfordsburg Pennsylvania church. Representatives include Rev. R S Wilson Rev. Joseph S Duckwall and J S Scully Jr.
New York September stock market rallied from an irregular morning and swung to gains led by U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler U S Rubber Santa Fe New York Central Southern Pacific Great Northern Montgomery Ward Union Carbide and Woolworth. Profit cashing pared early declines as aircraft shares slipped.
Los Angeles report notes a Pi Lambda Theta survey of 4 387 members under Dr May V Seague UC shows women teachers largely stay in their positions and only 5.5 percent enter full time war jobs. Among those remaining in teaching 1 9 percent regret their choice.
Chicago Board of Trade opened firm with wheat up 5 to 8 of a cent and corn up 3 to 4 cents. Opening prices show Wheat Sept 1.59 Dec 1.54 1 2 to 3 4 May 1.50 1 2 to 5 8 July 1.41 5 8 to 7 8 Corn Dec 1.08 3 4 to 1.09 May 1.06 1 2 Oats Sept 65 Dec 59 3 4 to 5 8 May 58 5 8 Rye Sept 96 Dec 97 to 97 1 4 May 97 3 8 July 92 1 2 Barley Dec 97 1 2 May 66 1 3 8 July 90 1 4.
Ruth Garber Ehlers, head of the National Recreation Association of America, leads a five night course on social recreation. She is a Des Moines University and Nat Rec School graduate. The program runs 8 to 10 PM with a $1 registration fee and an Accredited Certificate on completion.
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