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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1946
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star asks readers to report any delays or irregularities to improve delivery. The notice lists subscription rates and includes a biblical quote from Luke 24 49. The publisher is The Evening and Star Publishing Co. Winchester Va.
Secretary Byrnes announces Russia and Britain agreed to a Paris conference of the Big Four foreign ministers. The editorial notes progress over postwar diplomacy, urges timely settlements with Germany and its allies, and warns delays risk instability as Italy and Germany still have unsettled statuses.
The National Safety Council warns that postwar driving will bring a record surge in injuries and fatalities. The public is urged to drive with utmost care as even cautious operators face increased risk and potential tragedy in 1946.
The eighty day strike by 30,000 CIO workers at the International Harvester Company ends easing a major threat to farm equipment supply. The stoppage halted production delaying new machines vital for this year’s planting and harvest, with farm labor shortages and wartime wear on gear contributing to the impact on output.
In Richmond Opinion the editorial supports Governor Tuck for using emergency powers to prevent a large scale power outage. It argues mediation failed, and delaying action would have worsened calamity for Virginians. The piece denies blame on the governor and condemns calls to strip his emergency authority.
The piece argues men resist fashion but seek quality hats you wear for years. Women drive hat campaigns through strategic pressure, while fathers tolerate quirks and teenagers push for new headwear. Once a new hat sits in the hall closet, a man enjoys silence on fashion.
Winchester marks national mourning for President Roosevelt with half staff observances. Red Cross War Fund Drive totals 36 766.15 dollars. City TB clinic reports 903 individuals X rayed last week.
D B Haines, county manager for Frederick County, asks Winchester and Frederick County eateries to follow conservation practices. Reforms include reducing bread and pastry use, swapping ingredients, cutting portions, and promoting correct ordering. Public notice lists dates for a community outreach event on April 25 26 with time slots for school children and adults.
Plans are underway for a two day chest X ray survey on April 25 and 26 at the Community Building in Berryville Virginia. Mrs Clifton Price Clarke County Tuberculosis Association Clinic Chairwoman heads a committee aiming to uncover undetected cases to reduce infection. The Junior Women’s Club Berryville leads the personal contact program with food handlers in Berryville while Mrs Kenneth Gilpin and Mrs Thomas E Blackwell reach food handlers in Boyce Millwood and White Post. Nellie Cobb and Dorothy Leake contact county industries to enlist cooperation.
A quiz page asks seven questions covering a Field Marshal’s death and retirement, GM wage raises, Chinese name order, Cleopatra’s death method, US-German marriages, retirement benefits for Congress, Easter dating, author of The Peacock Sheds His Tail, stamp redemption rules, and Ascension Day timing.
The piece contrasts Thoreau’s one world idea with the Christian belief in two worlds. It argues humans come from God and will inhabit an eternal world after earthly life. It notes the era of James VI and Melville confronting rebellion.
Five years ago former House of Delegates speaker and gubernatorial candidate Ashton Dovell from Williamsburg was a visitor in Winchester on a Saturday.
The Frederick County Welfare Board reports costs for indigent support increased by over 5000 dollars in the last year. In Gainesboro, the Flour and Planing Mill owned by W. M. DeHaven burned to the ground. Roosevelt throws out the first ball as major league baseball opens for 1936.
Governor Davis was the principal speaker today at the rural life day meeting held at the Pew Parish Hall and Community House in Boyce. Bobbie Forney was killed crossing the street when struck by a heavy truck.
Forty five years ago Mrs. John 8. Miller hosts a small party on Fairmont avenue. The Sigma Phi Delta society of Shenandoah Valley Academy holds a banquet. Mr and Mrs Joseph Strode of Stephens City visited here over the weekend.
A stern rebuke cites Bond's warning about kin in Scotland and James VI to emphasize loyalty to the crown. The remark in royal circles is seen as a defining moment marking tensions between church and state and the interpretation of royal authority.
Jane Applebee faces a tangled tale as Neal’s secrets pull Deane Kennard and Tonio Valente back to New York. Valente reveals a Boston trip while Deane fears the police and media exposure. Inspector Barry nears as Claire plans a careful briefing.
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