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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1946
Page
4
National Relatives DeLisser Inc lists subscription rates for mail or motor route service with one year at five dollars and six months at two dollars seventy five. The issue dated Saturday August 10 1946 notes a Bible verse from Proverbs.
The Statue of Liberty, famed symbol of liberty, is deteriorating due to neglect and vandalism by visitors. The Monument Builders of America urge screenings, repainting, and refurbishing while Washington faces criticism for too few attendants.
The American freighter American Farmer arrived in England with relief wheat as salvage talks unfold. British and American papers debate legality and precedence, while Admiralty Court or private settlement may resolve ownership and salvage rights amid claims of flag respect and crew actions.
Major William A. Wright declares his bid for the unexpired Glass term. The article hints other gentlemen will follow with statements of aspiration to the same high position.
The article reflects on Virginia's past U S Senate selections from 1910 to 1930, noting figures like Thomas Staples Martin and Claude Swanson. It discusses standards Virginians expect, potential successors such as Carter Glass and Homer Ferguson, and questions who among Virginians could best be the next senator.
Miss Margaret R. Cuthbert daughter of Mr and Mrs E E Cuthbert Mailwood avenue is reportedly employed as an analytic chemist at Oak Ridge Tenn where the weapon was developed Meanwhile word from Tokyo of surrender spurred Winchester Retail Merchants Association to plan for V J Day and the Royal Crown and Virginia Woollen softball teams may file tournament applications before Sunday deadline
Building activities in Winchester keep many men employed as new houses and other structures rise and renovations proceed. Mr. Burr Harrison, recently at Virginia Beach, is expected home this evening. H. R. Cheshire is named town of Berryville town officer in an announcement today.
The Winchester Elks club closed arrangements with the Winchester and Western Railroad for a special excursion from Winchester to Rock Enon Springs on Friday August 19 to benefit the club. At last night’s meeting an ordinance was amended to allow sale of bottlecraft drinks and tobaccos by bona fide hotels and restaurants on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Rittenhouse of Leesburg visited the Carters on West Water Street.
Nathan Theodore nephew of Mr. Samuel Feinburg was bitten Saturday night by Mrs. Charles Harris dog. The Lewis Jones Knitting Factory is closed and employees enjoy a holiday. Miss Cora Gray hosts a card party honoring Miss Daisy Bryan of Savannah and Miss Gussie McGuire of Richmond. Mr. J B Beverley left this morning for Easley South Carolina.
A Princeton professor and a federal works agency employee argue that modern liberals confuse liberty with license. They claim progressives chase slogans and pressure groups, importing totalitarianism and regimentation, undermining freedom. They urge returning to true liberalism rooted in liberty and individual rights.
A Winchester Evening Star information notice promotes a 64 page booklet APPETIZERS featuring 300 tested recipes for salads sandwiches hors d oeuvres and appetisers for lighter seasonal meals. Price Fifteen cents postpaid and mailed from Washington DC with address details.
The article discusses Oliver Cromwell urging troops with faith in God and dry powder as inseparable elements. It argues that faith and practical preparation work together for victory, applying Cromwell’s mindset to life's struggles today.
Mrs. N C Adams presided at the Lutheran church Ladies Aid monthly meeting in Stephens City where about fifty dollars was raised from a measuring party. Several members attended and refreshments followed. Rev Booze's family left for Tennessee for a few days of visiting. Various local people are mentioned visiting or recovering from medical care.
Henrico Delegate Joseph J. Williams vows to oppose the State Hospital Board plan to relocate the Petersburg Negro Colony near the Richmond airbase. The board authorized Dr Joseph E Barrett to discuss with the War Assets Administration a possible purchase of over 3200 acres in southeast Henrico County now federal land. Barrett said the WAA may consider offers.
Old age signals prostate trouble in men over fifty with infections enlargement or cancer. Infections often persist after fifty, caused by colon bacillus and staphylococcus, sometimes streptococci or tuberculous agents. Benign hyperplasia affects about a quarter. half require later surgery. Cancer risk looms with enlargement, so early guidance and treatment are essential.
A quiz asks seven questions on topics from GI benefits and immigration to literature and astronomy. It includes true false items about the G I Bill, authors of Childe Harold and The Greeks Had a Word For it, and a question on the United Kingdom and its domains.
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