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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1945
Page
4
Notice describes newspaper entry at Winchester post office, publishing schedule, advertising deadlines, and reader delivery notices. States national representation by DeLisser Inc and rates of 50 cents per inch for transient ads with contract rates on request. Readers urged to report delivery irregularities to maintain service.
A short, reflective verse citing John 9 4 cautions against lax living. It emphasizes urgency, warning that time to act is limited.
The article argues Japan’s defeat by atomic weapons accelerates peacetime reconversion in the United States. It predicts swift shifts from war to private enterprise, early draft demobilization, large veteran releases, and a surge in demand for goods, leading to a prosperous postwar era and the highest living standards.
A quotation argues that if humanity spent wealth and effort on humane progress as it does on war the atomic bomb cost two billion dollars to develop and the Allied nations poured vast sums into the war effort.
The passage argues that collective sacrifice creates progress, but society remains fragmented by competing goals. It notes advances in literacy and health yet warns mankind cannot be trusted to use science’s tools wisely until people themselves improve morally and culturally.
The Radford News Journal discusses the leap into atomic knowledge and its peril. It warns that humanity must choose cooperative use over war like history shows, or civilization itself may be destroyed. It stresses wise, righteous leadership to subdue the growing threat.
The text portrays Margot Esquith Asquith as a premier’s wife shaping British society after her husband Herbert H. Asquith's 1908 1916 tenure. It notes her wit literary gifts and her daughter Princess Elizabeth Bilescu and son killed in WWI. It hints at changing public roles echoing Dorothy Parker and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Master Sergeant Frederic Hensel of Corgin Kentucky, who lost both legs and arms in Okinawa, announced plans to start a chicken farm. The public response honored his courage without pity, celebrating his determination and future prospects.
One year ago Patton organizes a rapid pursuit of moving targets with patrols around Paris suburbs. Fred Ritter, chairman of the Junior Board Committee overseeing the Honor Roll, advised adding several hundred servicemen when weather allows.
Albert H. Largent, 63, died last Tuesday from a broken neck after falling from his hay mower. The report lists Largent as a farmer and notes the fatal accident occurred while he worked on his farm. Wickard selected for Secretary of Agriculture replacing Wallace. The Shenandoah river began to turn to its banks reaching its highest crest since 1936 yesterday with damage anticipated.
Emperor Haile Selassie secured a large ammunition order from Colt in the United States as tensions with Italy rise. The Star plans a major anniversary edition marking its 40th year. Georgia Foreman sustained a fractured right arm in a Martinsburg Pike automobile crash.
Drought in Virginia is projected to cause crop losses approaching one billion dollars. The impact underscores broader agricultural strains across regions.
Auditors from Baltimore report a shortfall of over $6,075 in the Handley funds. In a recent sermon Rev. Dr. D. W. Smith urged strict censorship of movies, claiming the underworld is shown too much. Kovyna, a strong Russian fortress, falls in the line of advance, raising Allied fears of capitulation.
City Clerk R L Gray notes the school population has fallen by 129 over several years. A young man from a good family is found asleep in a county water trough near the hitching yard while his horse in the stall near him is near death from thirst and hunger after being left tied for two days.
A contemplative piece by Earl L. Douglas explains how perspective alters perception. It compares landscape shifts from moving viewpoints to life changes through faith, noting that the gospel changes how we view circumstances rather than altering them.
A reader quiz asks seven questions on general knowledge covering a war general who resigned, a Chicago Arlington Classic winner, a grammar correction, a Chinese official after meeting Stalin, nutrients in fruit, the acronym WFA, and mythological and oceanic facts plus Elbert H. Gray’s industry link.
Washington reports a slow demobilization aimed at smoothing reconversion and avoiding a sharp unemployment shock. The piece argues for balanced budgets, continued defense spending, and selective contract cancellations to keep the economy stable while workers in ordnance leave and motors and steel ramp up peacetime production.
A 1945 King Features article explains urinary frequency in women, noting infections of the bladder kidneys or urethra and urethritis often from gonorrhea as causes. It covers penicillin injections, sulfonamides, bladder irrigation with a citric acid mixture, and oral aids, plus stilbestrol for elderly patients with bladder lining changes.
The text discusses targeted solutions to employment problems across industries, notes aircraft carrier types and Wildlife Service bands, and answers questions on color blindness, military dress for weddings, and hymns. It references the War Department, Biological Survey, and Navy standards, with details on baby flat tops and WWI/II era practices.
A reader can obtain factual answers by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau at 316 Eye St NE Washington DC enclosing three cents for return postage. Question asks about fish and wildlife service bird bands. Bands are made entirely of...
Terry lies injured and sheltered as a town cheers her recovery. Brooks rushes to meet Corinne at the airport amid talk of political risk. In Macondo like scenes, Angela tends her, while townsfolk hope Kimberly will deliver houses.
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