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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1946
Page
4
The text lists newspaper details including editor H. P. Byrd Jr and postal classifications, with subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery. It includes a Bible verse reference from First Samuel and notes national representatives, typical of a historic Winchester publication page.
General McNarney publicly questioned Russian handling of Cobin and Wyatt who were detained 26 days for alleged espionage. He contrasted American insistence on truth with Soviet methods, urging cautious judgment of Russian assurances.
The army disposal of surplus war materials has accelerated, with over a billion dollars returned to the Treasury in foreign sales across about 120 sites. Proceeds run about 35 cents on the dollar as material deteriorates or remains in low demand, while optimism rises for a postwar surge in civilian production and consumer availability.
Old cars fall apart and repair parts scarce due to numerous strikes affecting factories. Two automobile firms are again shut down their plants for the same reason.
The editorial argues that Congress should honor Billy Mitchell with a Medal of Honor only as a reminder to pursue real defense reform. It cautions against honoring individuals while ignoring inertia and brass‑hat attitudes that hinder an agile, coordinated national defense structure.
Hanson Baldwin relays cautious Bikini test conclusions from military and naval experts and Joint Task Force One scientists. They call the bomb a finite force not replacing conventional arms, a strategic tool for hitting targets of population and industry, and warn it has profoundly altered war.
Police were called to evict a bat from a Winchester home after it startled occupants. The house was searched but the hiding place of the creature could not be found. State Trooper B E Williams and Trial Justice A J Tavenner jailed a man for driving while intoxicated and helped him pay the fine. They contributed 25 and 20 cents to the 45 cent shortfall, and the violator returned the next day to settle the balance. Houston Newman, Edinburg mayor and Shenandoah Valley Inc. director, visited Winchester to discuss a Shenandoah Valley Tour to the Midwest and Canada set for August 22. Winchester Post 2123, Veterans of Foreign Wars, voted to renovate the club hall at 110 North Loudoun Street, per Commander A L Cobel.
Mrs. George W. Kurtz and her child along with Mrs. R. D. Dodd enjoy a day in Pennsylvania. Frank Feinberg, three years city resident, moves to Baltimore. Williams Brothers resume full operation of their woolen mills nearby with ample orders.
Broad inland lagoon mirrors ocean tides as a metaphor for spiritual life. The author assures readers that distance does not sever connection to God’s power and love and that even small people are not forgotten. The tides of divine strength reach us wherever we are if we stay connected.
List of ten quiz prompts covering authorship, military command in Austria, geography, Paul Revere’s ride, Port Said location, the white feather meaning, discovery of Manhattan, wartime radio censorship, handling of enemy property, and first U S Catholic saint canonized.
James P. Reardon writes that Byrd serves the Valley of Virginia, employs many locals, and opposed unlimited government spending. He cites road bonds and pay as you go under Byrd’s leadership, urging readers to vote their sentiments at the upcoming election and defend democracy.
Florello H. La Guardia, UNRRA director general, says he needs about 25 New York cops to stop pilfering of UNRRA shipments at Trieste. He met the international tribunal of 22 Nazis, awaits a reply from Maj. Gen. John C. H. Lee, and cites millions of dollars in stolen supplies.
A sand swept across the lagoon mouth would halt the tides of divine life within us. Worldly indifference and wrong living block spiritual movement and hinder inner rhythm with the sea of faith.
A Navy Reserve nurse who served in World War II may transfer to the Regular Navy if she has not reached her 38th anniversary. If she is in an inactive status she can submit a transfer application within six months after the expiration of her terminal leave.
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