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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1946
Page
2
Wallace spoke to a capacity crowd of about 6 900 at the Shrine Auditorium. He railed against reactionaries and the recalcitrant minority and urged electing a progressive Congress to safeguard democracy and world stability, warning that a progressive president with a reactionary Congress would doom the nation.
The Moscow radio urged Security Council action against Franco Spain, claiming the regime poisons postwar Europe and hosts Nazi war criminals and German influence. It warned of rocket and atomic programs and cited Latin American ties as part of a broader fascist network. Settlement of the Spanish question deemed essential to world peace.
An advertisement from The Winchester Evening Star promotes a U S Government booklet titled Common Household Pests. It urges housewives to learn pest control methods and offers the booklet for ten cents postpaid via the Information Bureau in Washington D C.
Governor Tuck pledges hundred percent cooperation in guard reorganization and activation timing. Easter Monday will be a state office closure day, though not a legal holiday, per order. In Norfolk, the body of Duane Oliver Johnson, USN Coxswain missing since February 10, is recovered and headed to Dodge, Iowa, for funeral services.
In Williamsburg Maryland defeated William and Mary 5-1 as a fourth inning burst broke a 1-1 tie. Both teams totaled six hits with Maryland capitalizing on timely hitting to pull ahead.
Richmond April 19 The Virginia Department of the American Legion announced its annual convention will be held at the Mosque on August 19 and 20 It is expected to be the largest in state history with a swollen delegate roster and high interest in attendance A brief note on veterans pension rates notes disability allowances from eight dollars sixty two cents to eighty six dollars twenty five cents for service connected conditions.
Local markets list multiple feed prices and livestock quotes including corn meal bags, mixed feed, egg mash, starter and grower mixes, and poultry varieties. Livestock items cover steers, heifers, cows, calves, lambs, and hogs with fat and stock categories, plus local retail flour and corn offerings.
The article notes the custom of shaving dates to antiquity. Egyptians shaved except in mourning. In Greece Alexander the Great ordered soldiers to shave lest enemies seize them by beards. Rome adopted the practice about the same period. Razors were used in France Spain and England before the 18th century.
Baltimore market notes show steady to firm levels for produce with light receipts. Poultry and fowl varied by size and coloration. eggs and butter offered steady. Livestock in Baltimore and Chicago ranges include cattle mostly steady with various weight classes, veal prices up to 18.60, hogs active at 15.40 ceiling for 140-400 lb, sheep steady with lambs 16.00-50 and ewes lower. Chicago reports USDA figures with hogs 14.85 to 15., cattle 15.00-17.20 for yearlings, vealers 16.50 down.
Judge John W. Rice presided. Fred Cain of Race street fined $5 and costs for drunkenness. William Honesty of Route 1 city received $50 and costs for reckless driving. John Campbell of Fremont Street was fined $10 and costs for drunkenness and public drinking. Shirley Tracy of Haddox Row fined $1 and costs for unlicensed dog. Harry Ray Leady of Groseclose Virginia jailed 90 days with 5 days to serve and fined costs for drunkenness and alleged assault with a deadly weapon.
Rescue teams battled poor air supply after a blast tore out air lines and gas masks proved ineffective. Survivors endured brief surface returns as officials investigated. Superintendent Martin cited a likely gas pocket sparked by an explosive charge.
Population today estimates local officials in Winchester Frederick County at 14 500.
The OPA traced a scheme where Detroit bought cars fed through two towns, Paducah and Benton Ky, and Cairo or Murray to wholesalers in seven states. Buyers included two towns residents and others forming used car businesses or selling as individuals. Only one dealer was a warranty seller. States listed were Texas Arkansas Mississippi Tennessee Louisiana Kentucky and Illinois.
Friendship Fire Co. told the group that county calls to extinguish fires are often unpaid by property owners. City funds cover hoses and drivers, but maintenance, equipment, and buildings fall to the companies. They urged property owners to provide a local water source to aid firefighting efforts.
Advertisement for pattern 4529 a summer shirtwaister in sizes 14 to 42 with 2% yards 39 inch fabric for size 16. Offers twenty cents and requests name address and style number to Winchester Evening Star pattern department New York. Announces Anne Adams Spring Pattern Book at fifteen cents more with free booklet.
County officials noted that bad roads near main buildings and inaccessibility of heavy equipment hinder fire control. G W Lemley and William H Lawrence Jr attended the meeting. Lawrence said Chear Brook expects a fire truck chassis this week as the first step in organizing local fire control, but body delivery could not be confirmed.
A fragment lists quiz answers including Halter American 5th Army and British 8th Army Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and a note on sitting posture. The readable text shows a mix of military and general knowledge items.
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