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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1944
Page
4
The Evening Star paper lists postal details Winchester Virginia subscription notice and office deadlines. It notes national representatives in New York and requests reader delivery delays be advised. It quotes Psalms 90 10 and mentions advertising rates and publication schedule.
The National Housing Agency outlines how government built wartime housing will be disposed of after the war. Permanent housing will be sold expeditiously at fair market price, with first chance to large buyers and provisions for veterans via GI Bill loans. Demountable and temporary dormitories face removal within set periods. A Newport News sale to private ownership already occurred.
Reprinted editorial endorses A Willis Robertson for Congress, praising his twelve years in the House, independent judgment, track record for constituents, and influence on taxation, agriculture, and conservation. It argues his reelection serves national and Virginias interests amid reconversion and demobilization.
Patton's army meets stiffer German delaying actions as it advances into Germany. Analysts credit Patton's wartime reputation as an aggressive commander from France, while noting intensified enemy pullbacks and fortified positions. The push targets a region crucial to Nazi war efforts.
Two thirds of German coal is in the Ruhr Basin Rhineland and Saar areas. Pattons drive toward the Saar may halt production Hodges moves through Aachen into a producing country. The Ruhr Basin holds 60 percent of German coal and with oil supplies gone Germany cannot survive long under occupation. Allies securing coal could lock up the Reich as cold weather looms.
A wartime prayer poem dated September 21 1944 by Nola I Chapman appeals to divine guidance for soldiers and a plea to end war driven by selfish power. The verse seeks protection for "our boys" and asks for a holy world.
During his visit Gov Darden will inspect local military companies. A gala premiere of This Is The Army is held in the city. Civilians complete applications for A gas books as part of wartime measures.
A digest of local history recounts five to forty five years of events. Highlights include John Fosbrink’s five year Legion post command, a Womanless Wedding plan by Stephens City Auxiliary, a Front Royal tennis exhibition, prize winners in a baby contest, and antique shop sales.
Dates set for hearings include Commonwealth vs John J Allen Jr on September 25 Georgia Miller vs Paul Miller on September 26 Anna A McGraw vs Amos Musser Jr on September 23 and Leslie Fries vs Philip O Rear on October 26.
The Round Hill baseball team, coming off a doubleheader win over Haldeman Creamery nine, will meet Stephens City here Sunday afternoon at the Fairground diamond.
In a medical Q A, Dr Clendening discusses tobacco harms for middle aged and elderly patients with circulatory issues. Mayo Clinic findings show tobacco lowers skin temperatures and raises blood pressure with heart changes, while cigarettes other than corn silk may worsen vessel spasm.
The piece argues that natural law does not exclude belief in God and purpose. Quoting Jeans and Thompson, it suggests the universe is a great thought guided by purpose, aligning scientific insight with biblical prayer and the efficacy of God.
The reader seeks answers to seven questions on a page two of a periodical. Topics include U S rocket planes the first Mother's Day proclamation a red wig Marx Brother infantile paralysis outcomes religious ties goat gland specialist Axis submarine Gulf of Mexico Barrymore marriages and pre Pearl Harbor tin imports from listed countries.
A fragment notes a brake device built by a Parisian for a horse. It describes a disk fastened below the horse’s nose controlled by a pedal. The text presents a mechanical aid design without context or date.
A compilation of brief Q and A covering topics from French politics to copper and silver. The Paris 1936 election, Elizabeth Goudge’s birth in 1900, Windsor meaning winding shore, and details on clocks electron microscopes and Milo the Greek hero are included.
The Evening Star Daily showcases local sports coverage featuring community teams and performances. Readers find scores, standout players, and upcoming schedules across neighborhood leagues and high school events.
The term sergeant major in the Army denotes a chief administrative clerk in a battalion or higher unit, usually holding technical sergeant or master sergeant rank, acting as the chief enlisted assistant to the unit adjutant.
In Talbot Chesapeake Bay village Mrs. Eunice Reynolds employs Anne Wilson as nurse and her granddaughter Laura eyes Dan Smith. After Dan rescues Anne from a capsized boat, townspeople mock and pressure Anne while Dan vanishes, leaving Russell Reynolds hopeful yet unsettled about Dan's place in his life. To Be Continued)
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