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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1945
Page
4
Cotton crop forecast predicts smaller 1945 yield
Department of Agriculture foresees a 1945 cotton crop of 10,134,000 bales as of August 1, 1945, 17 percent below 1944 and 18 percent under the ten year average, with a stock carryover of 10 to 11 million bales and continued demand for long staple cotton amid forthcoming shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Comics in daily life of soldiers and youth culture
Discussion defends the popularity of comic strips in magazines within armed forces and among younger readers. It argues comics provide humor and tempo of modern life and cites Shakespearean parallels, urging educators to channel rather than fret over this trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Dromio
Caliban
Aristophanes Echoes In Modern Theater
A line of thought connects the ancient satirist Aristophanes to today’s stage, noting how the fearless wit from two millennia ago still influences contemporary writers and actors despite the passing of many contemporaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristophanes
Funny Man
Petain Guilty In France Death Favored By Jury
Reprinted Roanoke Times editorial notes Marshal Henri Philippe Petain found guilty of attacking state security and conspiring to overthrow the French Republic. The verdict mandates the death penalty, but judges and supporters hope mercy will be shown, sparing the 89 year old from the guillotine. The piece laments his dishonor and the prospect of a living death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Times
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
France
Petain
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Marshal
Atomic bomb described as secret weapon preview
Salem Times Register notes the Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasts as the first actual use of a secret weapon in the war. It compares the bomb's power to 20 000 tons of TNT and to 11 tons of explosive Earthquake bombs, while noting limited range devastation and open questions about its atomic basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Times Register
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Truman
Religious fakers exposed in Southwest Virginia
Bedford Bulletin reports that leaders of a local snake handling cult are revealed as frauds. Governor Darden moved to break up the practice. state officers disrupted gatherings, killing snakes first then capturing one. The venomous reptile proved harmless after doctors dissection, undermining claims of faith and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Virginia
Darden
Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
Victory and Victory Day Reflections in Wartime Verse
Poem reflects on wartime certainty and relief after Allied success. It notes indecision about responsibilities for false reports and ends with a cautious call to keep peace after victory. The Q A exchanges define citation as a document detailing Army and Navy decorations and the acts or services honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.W.D. A
Army
Navy
War windows open to public on lumber control order
A public meeting is planned to air problems or questions about the recent lumber control order. General Patton is hailed as a hero by London press as an embodiment of American qualities. War fronts see Japanese positions suffering while MacArthur’s air forces pound installations and airfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Patton
London Press
Larrick Suffers Eye Injury at Front Royal Viscose Plant
John Fred Larrick, son of the Middletown mayor, sustains eye injuries in the Viscose Plant incident at Front Royal. Funeral services for J. Van Meter Hack, age 61, will be held tomorrow at 11 o clock at his residence Springdale Bartons ville. Britain offers to lease hemispheric bases to United States for 99 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fred Larrick
Middletown
Front Royal
J. van Meter Hack
Springdale
Bartonsville
Britain
United States
Polio fears close Berryville Horse Show grounds
The article notes a polio epidemic prompting officials to keep children away from the Berryville Horse Show in Virginia. It also mentions international tensions and a warning to Mussolini, plus a sensational note about Alvin Karpis and Edgar Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Virgina
England
League of Nations
Italy
Mussolini
Ethopia
Alvin Karpis
Public Enemy No
Edgar Hoover
Van Leer Black Ocean Drowning Near New Jersey Coast
The Baltimore Sun reports van Leer Black believed drowned off the New Jersey coast. Meanwhile local officials urge property owners along Valley Avenue to donate strips of land to widen the city approach. The Rev. Dr. John Gibson Beverly, minister at Capon Bridge Presbyterian Church, dies in Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Leer Black
New Jersey
Baltimore Sun
Board of Supervisors
Chamber of Commerce
Valley Avenue
John Gibson Beverly
Presbyterian Church
Capon Bridge
Memorial Hospital
Arabic Sinking and Gulf Storm Toll Reported
The White Star liner Arabic sinks near Listan ia’s grave after a German submarine attack. most passengers and crew are saved in lifeboats. Gulf of Mexico storm damages exceed 62 million dollars and claim about 100 lives. Forty five years ago Rev James Graham hosts Presbyterian leaders at Rev S Sibley’s North Braddock home. Sons of Confederate soldiers form a military company with city and county units. Michael Hassett is injured by a lead rope entanglement with a cow on Sharp Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of Mexico
James Graham
Presbyterian Church
S. S. Sibley
North Braddock Street
Michael Hassett
Sharp Street
Strength for the Day: Happiness in Daily Tasks
Earl L. Douglas argues that happiness comes from cultivating love for one's daily work. He notes life is not a placid stream and suggests joy can be found in any task from kitchen to office by maintaining a cheerful heart, rather than relying on wealth or fame.
Quiz questions from an old paper reveal varied topics
The page lists seven questions to Page 2 for answers. Topics include Potsdam port for Truman, Lao island, Heorgovina location, aviary spelling, Esau sale, Turner painting type, Henry audience, Ibn Saud’s country, nationalities of Chopin Korciu szko Joseph Sonrad, and the WLB acronym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Truman
Europe
Potsdam
Asia
Africa
Esau
Joseph M. W. Turner
George A. Henry
Ibn Saud
Chopin
Korciuszko
Joseph Sonrad
WLB
Berryville Daily Reports Key Local Events
Berryville and Clarke County dispatch summaries cover town meetings, school actions, and community happenings. Reports include updates from Berryville, Boyce, Clarke County officials, and regional organizations with dates and brief outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Boyce & Clarke County
Army service flags and retention rules explained
The War Department notes personnel who are retained must be qualified and decisions rest with a soldier's superior officer. Soldiers may be represented by more than one service flag, though flags are normally displayed in the soldier's home window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Answers to Cuestions from The Winchester Evening Star
A reader can get the answer to any fact by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington. The page lists Q A pairs covering topics from fur production in Louisiana to the Devil's Bible, World War I poems, the French Unknown Soldier, the Shenandoah disaster, and naval enlistment rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star _ Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
John D. McCrae
Alan Seegar
Rupert Brooke
Brooks' housing project advances amid political pressures
Terry, Raff, and Jime oversee the first houses rising as Brooks, Corinne, and Roxie debate campaign plans. The group tours the peon settlement, checks measurements, and Roxie plans a campaign trip while tentatively juggling a complex puzzle and mounting ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Brooks
Corinne
Roxie
Raff
Terry
Maria
Senora
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