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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1945
Page
4
Community newspaper note from Winchester Virginia outlines publication policies delivery reliability and subscription rates The text includes mailing and carrier rates and a Biblical quotation attributed to Jude 24.
AT and T announced plans for mobile radio telephone systems enabling two way car to home or office calls. Applications were filed with the FCC to install in major cities. Proposals include a simple stop signal and a full two way service with calls possible to any number. The piece weighs commercial value against potential driver distraction and privacy concerns.
Dr. Howard S. Fritz of B F Goodrich notes four years of rubber research equal forty years with natural rubber. He says synthetic rubber will crowd out natural rubber as America boosted output from 6,000 tons in 1941 to 1,200,000 tons annually. He predicts synthetic at 10 cents a pound versus prewar natural rubber at 20 cents.
The projection assumes yearly consumption of 850000 tons and predicts Americans save 190 million dollars annually. In four years the cumulative savings would surpass 700 million dollars, exceeding the government expenditure to build the synthetic industry.
Reprinted editorial reflects on Chamberlain’s peace in our time and warns that postponing hard choices leads to war. It invokes Tom Paine’s call to accept trouble in one’s own day so children may have peace and urges courage to face postwar problems and rebuild a shattered world.
The piece criticizes Representative Joseph W. Martin Jr of Massachusetts for proposing delaying universal military training to seek broad agreement. It argues past postwar arms scrapping weakened the U.S., allowing aggressor nations to rebuild, and recalls his 1941 vote against the wartime selective service act as evidence of poor military judgment.
Roanoke Times notes psychiatrists see death by own action as a form of violence linked to murder. They cite double crimes and suggest a chronically violent mind turns inward when victims vanish, explaining Heinrich Himmler’s decision to kill himself as mass murder era ends.
One year ago Winchester Park defeated Ara and beat Minks in the final. Federal Reserve figures show E-bond sales in Winchester and Frederick county totaling 325 thousand 512 dollars and 50 cents. News notes a Russian army capture of Sambor in the Carpathian hill country as a Nazi stronghold falls.
Illness claims Mrs. Emily Ridgeway Ward a prominent Winchester figure leaving many in mourning. Trinity Lutheran Church marks its 175th anniversary this week with sons of former pastors speaking during the week of August 18th Rev Roof announced today.
Erection of the new eight room brick school at Gainesboro nears completion to include a large auditorium. Incumbents S S Thomas W D Burtner and W W Smallwood sweep the Democratic primary in Clarke county Miss Edna LaRue Lamb and Mr James Russell Snider will be married tomorrow.
The United States suffers a severe drought while Arizona endures deadly floods. Gore, a small west Frederick county community, faces extensive damage estimated at $500,000 after a recent fire nearly destroyed the area.
Theodore Kinzel, a local bank teller, arrives home battered from a vacation incident in Atlantic City. Jack Shiner leads the Winchester baseball team to a 6-1 victory over Berryville. Allies say they are ready for another Kaiser thrust at Paris as the Eastern front campaign continues for the Germans.
Prophetic exhortation against hatred in war urges love and righteousness as the path to victory. It argues a nation shaped by hate cannot triumph and warns extermination of enemies would harm moral soul and policy. The piece advocates good will and a firm but nonhateful peace.
A reader quiz lists seven questions covering world tribes exploration government departments and famous symbols. It asks about Dyaks head hunting, Robert Morris, Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Mines, a Declaration signer, a sun discovered gas, the Liberty Bell location, Straits of Gibraltar waters, a ladybird, a grammar correction, and the GI Bill’s veteran scope.
In Winnipeg a 12 ton granite monolith stands at the mill site where western Canada’s first wheat shipment was assembled. The stone bears an inscription noting the shipment departed Winnipeg on October 21, 1876.
Commentary frames the Potsdam meeting as a financial concert with the dollar as the main motif. It reports a Senate appropriation of 5.925 billion dollars toward the Bretton Woods program and notes Britain seeking 3 billion for settlement plus 350 million for the export import bank with 800 million extra for foreign purchases.
The article discusses a vast foreign aid package linked to UNRRA and Red Cross funding, noting a total authorization of about 1.35 billion with 900 million in grants and 700 million in cash committed. It argues the Treasury should fund a large overseas program, contrasting postwar loans and private investment with public funding and scrutinizing political implications. It references Roosevelt and Truman for handling of foreign spend and the separation from peace negotiations, and mentions potential shifts under a labor government and Bank of England nationalization.
Terry awakens after the lively asada festival as tensions rise over Brooks political plans. Corinne and Jime navigate intrigue while the baroness amplifies publicity. A Buenos Aires newspaper scoop accelerates a housing project tied to Brooks, prompting debate on delaying until after the election.
A commentary argues the United States may rethink funding Britain as it contends with potential Labour government needs. It notes Britain's use of bonds for coal and warns against relying on U S money, while discussing Potsdam, Truman's ship policy, and Soviet Britain relations with cultural references and Bevin as foreign minister seeking practical diplomacy.
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