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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1944
Page
4
The Star requests subscribers report delays or irregularities to aid delivery. Advertisements must reach by 9 PM the day before publication. Transient rate is 50 cents per inch and contract rates apply. Psalms 90 9 quote appears.
A New York newspaper man commanded the unit to invite reporters for a ceremonial first shot into Germany. The event featured five rounds from French 155s, with an observation plane overhead and the claim that the war has passed into German territory. The battery then joined the advance into enemy lines.
The Treasury stresses bonds should be held to maturity except in emergencies, despite banks offering easy cashing by endorsement. Analysts note American corporations may hold about 43.6 billion in networking capital, much in war bonds, which could affect postwar bond markets if reform or retooling occurs.
The piece argues that cooperating with British ground forces should not obscure Chiang Kai-Shek's fragile government and the strategic strain on American troops in Asia. It weighs scenarios if the USSR delays entry or remains aloof, including a possible sharp British American effort or a slower blockade and bombing path, and notes forthcoming Ledo Burma routes and potential Rangoon landings as war dynamics shift.
Richmond Times Dispatch argues relations with Argentina are worsening due to pro Axis leanings and anti American sentiment. The piece cites Argentina's pro German ties, Spanish Fascist influence, and calls for rebuilding hemispheric solidarity with Britain and the help of Allied allies.
Ragged Schools were voluntary institutions funded by contributions to educate neglected children and prevent juvenile crime. John Pounds, a Portsmouth cobbler, started taking in ragged children around 1819 and teaching them during his work. Their popularity drew interest from influential people, but many later became absorbed by school boards and the movement faded.
The Virginia Synod of the Presbyterian Church is held in this city for the first time. The Rev. J. P. Grover D D is re elected intendent of the Virginia diocese of the Church of United Brethren in Christ. FE bond sale lags in city and county.
The Shenandoah Valley Dental Association will hold its annual meeting in Harrisonburg. James E. Lupton, a popular young man, dies of a heart attack while swimming at the University of Richmond. A police car is struck twice in a running gun battle with bandits who steal 204 dollars from the National Avenue Service Station.
Ten years later the paper recalls the Lindbergh kidnapping mystery as coverage continues. New Common Council committees are announced by Fred L. Glaize, the council president.
Twenty years ago John B. Neill, a prominent Berryville citizen, fractured a hip after a fall from his front porch. In Clarke county, farmer W. W. Bowles dies suddenly at his Millwood area home. There is a possibility the Blue Ridge area may be chosen as a national park site.
Dr. B M Roszel Shenandoah Valley Academy principal will give an informal talk at Handley Library Auditorium tonight. Citizens warned against fake magazine agents. An illicit brandy still found in a cellar, hidden well.
A young woman traveling to Winchester was thrown from her horse and sustained minor injuries. In a separate note, the committee will evaluate a new telephone franchise proposal.
A fragment reports Councilman Robert Gray owning a pipe claimed to have been smoked by Sir Walter Raleigh. It also notes a boy stung by a fish suffering blood poisoning.
Earl L. Douglass argues that gratitude for religious heritage rests on two steps: accepting a faith offered and actively deepening it through sustained spiritual discipline. He warns that neglect kills religious experience and urges commitment to the discipline of belief.
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington D C with 3 cents for return postage. Miracle Rock near Grand Junction Colorado is the world’s largest balanced rock on a three foot thick base. U S railways are classified by the Interstate Commerce Commission into Class I II III by annual operating revenues. King Thakoban of the Fiji Islands sent a Royal Whale Tooth to President Grant as a symbol of friendship kept in the State Department.
Washington dispatch notes official claims of a bumper crop yet private experts warn of smaller yields in soybeans flax corn peanuts hay oats and barley. Debate centers on food surpluses rationing and possible restoration of the food stamp plan amid election year tensions and farm policy maneuvering.
Column notes public use of home remedies and cautions about common practices. It covers iodine on cuts, zinc oxide salves, laxatives, cold remedies, sleeping medicines, bromide use and risks, plus reader questions on pheno barbital and spider bites and balanced meals with vegetables.
The piece argues Congress will stall on a farm bill while Senate and House clash over whether to buy surplus crops. It notes doubts about storage costs and condition, questions on rationing scope, and falling home canning as politics overshadow clear facts before November 7.
The record for the most runs scored by one club in a single game is 36 by the Chicago Nationals against Louisville, 36 to 7, on June 29, 1897. A later instance saw the St Louis Cardinals score 34 in a doubleheader against the Phillies, 10 6 and 28 6, on July 6, 1929.
A reader quiz page lists ten questions from World War II era knowledge asking about the commander of the American 7th Army in southern France the explorer who found Manhattan the number of nations in Pan American Union the number of keys on a piano the meaning of Il Duce title the 1933 bank holiday state first to declare a nationwide closure a governor’s son killed in action the portrayal of Jerusalem in Lamentations and the European front invasion timing of 1940.
Mrs. Reynolds hires Anne Wilson as nurse for her granddaughter Laura in Talbot. Dan, Laura's fiancé Russell's liberal brother, joins sailing with Anne and Laura. A playful sail turns tense when Dan jokes about romance and nearly capsizes, prompting Laura to confront the risk and Anne to edge toward shore.
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