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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1946
Page
3
Los Angeles reports a troubling incident where a 22 month old child named Cynthia Bennett was attacked by two boys aged 3 and 4 while en route to a corner grocery. She suffered a brain concussion and was treated in hospital.
A Navy nurse who served one year qualifies for two years or 24 months of schooling under the GI Bill. The standard entitlement grants one year for every veteran plus an additional month for each month of service, totaling up to 24 months for one year of service.
FASTEETH powder sprinkles on upper or lower plates to hold teeth firmly. It prevents sliding and gummy taste, leaving a neutral feel. The alkaline non acid formula helps control plate odor and denture breath. Available at drug stores.
Public notice advertises The Star newspaper delivery, offering daily Evening and Sunday editions for $1.00 per month with 4 Sundays, and $1.10 for a 5 Sunday month. Signed by L. Pingley.
Potomac Edison System earns Navy scroll for outstanding performance meeting unprecedented electric power needs for WWII. Award given at Southeastern Electric Exchange in Edgewater Park Mississippi. R. Paul Smith accepts for the company. Navy citation praises efficiency, continuity, and wartime contribution by management and employees.
Rep. A. Willis Robertson vows to introduce a resolution prohibiting royalty demands like the 10 cent per ton proposal tied to the United Mine Workers strike. He argues such royalties hurt consumers and could trigger broader plant closures if coal shipments do not resume.
Earl Bailey appointed president of Frederick Mutual Fire Insurance Co replacing W. E. Edwards after Edwards resignation. A special meeting followed the board’s decision to install Bailey as the new head.
Dr T F Adams at First Baptist Church says true religion must save to the uttermost and build believers. He notes a Europe trip and meeting leaders from the World Council of Churches including Martin Nieomiller and Dr H Kraemer. Programs announce services nightly at 8 pm and 3 30 pm at local churches.
Gore High School senior class stages Peter Beware a comedy drama in three acts on Friday night at 8 00. The cast includes Eunice Rogers Virginia Smith Archie Rogers Harry Pugh Tim Weatherly Norman Anderson Flo Jean Constable Peter Barrett Eunice half brother James Morrison Sam Disney Otis Macomber Miss Jones Nancy Anderson Clara Witt Hester Sager Jane Monsell Betty Mae Holloway Owen Williams Roger Sager Melinda Holland and Iretta Cooper.
Friends and relatives in Middletown learn of Joseph H. Gochenour's death in an automobile accident at Lumberton North Carolina. He is the son of Mrs Mary Byrd Larrick Gochenour of California and Middletown, a daughter of the late Jim I Larrick and Rose Larrick now of Washington. Body being sent to Middletown with no further arrangements yet.
The Firemen's Torchlight Parade asks for more boys and girls to join the mummers division on May 2. John Boyd, chairman, urges entries via the blank form distributed by neighborhood fire company drivers.
Harrisonburg Virginia April 25 Ralph H Slim Garner former Harrisonburg restaurant manager found guilty of murder in the second degree and punishment fixed at 20 years in the state penitentiary by a Rockingham County circuit court jury. The case hinged on the February 20 1945 death of Frank C Smith World War II veteran.
Mrs James A Reed widow of a senator and head of Donnelly Garment Co Kansas City told a committee that a maximum average price rule harms supply of low priced dresses. She cited scarce cotton dresses as evidence and said the regulation raises prices while reducing availability. She warned in thirty years stores have not seen such high prices for poor quality goods.
Dr. Fred Mephis of Strasburg will speak at 7 30 Sunday evening at Reliance United Baptist Church. The Christian Endeavor will join the service with Mrs William Stickley as leader. Special music is planned and the public is invited.
The White Post baseball team travels to Mt. Jackson this Sunday for a game and will host Shenandoah county next Sunday. Last Sunday the Posters swamped Round Hill 15 to 5, with 16 team hits. Bell and Pields pitched for Loudoun County, while Pierce and Carper limited Round Hill to six hits.
H G Potts Berryville lawyer recent Army discharge announces a Berryville law office in G L Carter building Main Street. UVA Law graduate 1940 he practiced in Berryville then joined Rixey and Rixey in Norfolk, served 17 months in the European Theater with the 36th Infantry Division earning the Combat Infantryman badge the Rhine land and Central European campaign battle stars and the Bronze Star. He was later assigned to USFET Public relations and is the son of Mr and Mrs Roy E Potts and married to Jane Iden.
John L. Warner general manager of Winchester Knitting Mill said a successful meeting between mill management and ILGWU officials occurred in Martinsburg West Virginia. Attorneys L I Rice and Edelman attended an all day session from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Union workers had been on strike for weeks while the mill kept operating.
A meeting for veterans seeking government sponsored flight training under the GI Bill will be held Friday at 7 PM at the Municipal Airport. The event was moved from tonight to tomorrow night.
Otterbein Guild of Ridings Chapel U B Church presents a candle light service titled The Challenge of the Cross on Sunday April 28 at 745 PM. Participants include Mrs Anna Les Henry and several Misses Grim Tederick Rittenour Evans Hammock Beatty Grim Cather and Grim.
Senator Taft criticizes the OPA as it struggles to preserve the maximum average price rule. U S Steel faces scrutiny over $123 million charges for wear and plant costs while miners push for a living wage. Anthracite talks in New York aim to mirror bituminous wage demands as May negotiations loom.
Mrs Ada Rebecca Mitchell Mowery died yesterday at her daughter’s Arlington home while wintering there. Funeral services are pending arrival of a California bound daughter. Surviving: husband Mowery four daughters Eleanor Yates Marie Sanford Rachel Vaughan Louise Lincoln. son Charles Herman Mitchell. eight grandchildren. Burial plans at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg.
CIO President Philip Murray denounces the AFL as parrot-like in announcing a southern organizing push after the CIO. He criticizes AFL leaders William Green and John L Lewis for their stance at the Washington labor management conference and urges workers to back the economic bill of rights.
E H McDonald of West Virginia led the Winchester Gun Club skeet match last Saturday posting 96 of 100. Second place went to E Cuthbert with 93 and A Gladsden 83. Many shooters scored low with totals ranging from 46 to 12. The next shoot is set for May 11 and all shooters are invited.
Three Clarke County beef cattle growers travel with county agent J. W. Olcott to attend the Fat Stock show.
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