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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1944
Page
4
Publication details for The Evening Star Winchester showing editor H F Byrd Jr and postal info. Subscription prices are listed for mail and carrier delivery with zones, plus a Bible verse from Psalms. Readers are asked to report delivery delays to maintain service.
Swiss Journal de Geneve reports German industrialists told Hitler via the Nazi general staff that the army could not continue fighting for more than eight weeks. Field Marshal von Model and Col. Gen. Heinz Guderian were said to deliver the assessment, warning that the worst must be feared.
The Washington Post reprints an editorial noting how the Allied air invasion of the Netherlands signals strong Allied reserve strength and weak German defenses. It argues the bold aerial campaign may sway German resolve while European fortifications remain untested by air power.
The text notes Allied armies demonstrate that the West Wall cannot hold, with Nazi forces facing new aerial threats. It argues Hitler’s regime insists on resistance despite mounting casualties, labeling Berlin's leadership as indifferent to civilian and international slaughter.
A September 16 1940 issue notes Virginia ranks as high as twenty first among states in Hughes 1940 38 educational tables based on Census 1940 and 1937 38 Office of Education data. It highlights strengths in high school and college attendance and calls for improved elementary and secondary expenditure to raise standards.
A political piece praising A Willis Robertson of Virginia for 12 years in Congress. It contrasts statesmen with politicians and credits Robertson with leadership on Ways and Means, Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Rural Electrification bill. It endorses Robertson over opponent D Wample Earman and urges reelection.
The Third War Loan Drive reaches over one million dollars in Winchester and Frederick counties with half of the total sold in the past week. John Smith ends a 41 year six month run as conductor on the Cumberland Valley Railroad. The Rev. C A Honeycutt resigns as Grace Lutheran Church pastor to take a posting elsewhere.
The report asserts German forces captured Warsaw as claimed by authorities. Separately, the Medical Nation of the Valley of Virginia holds its annual meeting in the area. The Winchester Gun Club is set to sponsor a clay target shooting match at Rouss Park.
Superintendent L. D. Kline reveals eighty eight teachers for Frederick County Schools as the district prepares to open on October 2. Three men are arrested and fined for throwing rocks at children. An air show at Valley Airport promotes parachute jumps and balloon stunts under Friendship Fire Co sponsorship.
The Arab debuts a two day engagement at the Empire Theater. Fort Loudoun Seminary announces Mrs Madeline Douglas as instructor of dramatics diction and physical culture for the coming session. Market Street Skating Rink opens and a new band organ model installed to play latest tunes.
Henry Denny a Baltimore attorney from Clarke county visits town. J W Phineas age 34 a local schoolteacher dies after a short illness.
C. J. Jacobs opens a coal yard at Eichieberger's store room opposite the B and O station. Isaac O'Neil is injured and the decision is made to shoot James Fergu son's racing mare Gaiety after she falls during exercise. No new coal discoveries reported in the Gainesboro field since opening, but company proceeds with work.
The excerpt presents a devotional verse attributing Jesus as the Way the Truth and the Life. It ends with a signature line noting Henry S. Baker from Charles Town West Virginia. The piece reads like a religious meditation urging trust and obedience in Christ across life’s journey.
Seeks page 2 answers to seven trivia questions covering capitals, insults, presidents, atolls, wartime offices, publication frequency, name meanings, leap year days, Maid of Orleans, and a Nazi official assassinated in Czechoslovakia.
Government leader Neville Chamberlain spoke the phrase "Peace in our time" to supporters outside 10 Downing Street on his return from a visit in September 1938. The comment signaled his appeasement hopes amid mounting European tensions.
Pat Mallon critiques the Pepper committee report on juvenile delinquency. He mocks its focus on outreach through churches and youth groups and questions the push for a new federal bureau or commission. He notes the report cites 50 witnesses but omits names and argues for practical local solutions over expanded government.
The article discusses how children’s speech delays arise from various causes including motor speech delay, hearing issues, word deafness, and misuses of voice. It emphasizes early language clinics, testing beyond linguistic measures, and notes many poor talkers have average or better intelligence.
The document notes federal funds approach and grants in aid to states, with other conclusions. It points to a key fact not directly stated: an election is scheduled for November 7.
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The notice from the Information Bureau requests twenty five cents for a dictionary copy. It provides an address in Washington D C and asks for name and address details for mailing.
A reader asks about why prescriptions are in Latin and learns it reflects historic scholarly use of Latin. The largest salt mine in the western hemisphere is Retsof New York. The Japanese eye slant is an optical illusion from the eyelid fold. A silver star on a service flag is not official and its meaning is up to the flag holder.
The Oranges and Agricultural Service says mustard is planted in California orange groves as a winter cover crop to prevent soil erosion and supply green manure for the soil. The War Department advises soldiers to keep their cap on when armed in conversation with a woman, and remove it if unarmed.
Softball passes home plate much slower than a baseball because the ball is lighter and travels a shorter distance. Momentum is greater for the hard ball due to its greater mass and diameter, producing higher speed at impact. Saint Paul, Minnesota was named in 1841 after a chapel dedicated by Father Lucien Gaultier to Saint Paul the Apostle.
The article states the Galapagos Islands were discovered accidentally by the Bishop of Panama in 1535 when his ship was blown off course on a voyage from Panama to Peru. It also notes Ezekiel 36 25 as a Bible verse referencing holy water as a symbol of purification.
Dan, a runaway, stops in Washington to write Russell and buy time after two weeks with Hugh Whalen. He recalls his tangled feelings for Anne, fears Mrs. Gander and Laure, and faces Anne in the hotel lobby as the scene ends with a whispered question and a cliffhanger.
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