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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1946
Page
4
The Winchester Star urges subscribers to report delivery delays and irregularities to maintain a reliable service. It lists subscription rates by mail or motor route and by carrier, with weekly single copies and in-advance pricing, and includes a Bible verse at the end.
An opinion critiques Representative Harold Knutson’s call for a 20 percent cut in 1947 income taxes. The piece argues tax cuts won’t balance the budget and urges maintaining high taxes to pressure real government economy and fiscal balance.
Secretary Byrnes defends the United States against misrepresentation as he cites secret deals at Teheran Yalta and Potsdam that settled Russian concerns while key American priorities remained blocked by Moscow. The piece recalls Woodrow Wilson’s call for open covenants openly arrived at.
The nation views a rising lynching wave in the South with seven Black victims killed in Georgia Louisiana and Mississippi within weeks. The piece argues against federal anti lynching laws and praises Virginia 1928 for prosecuting mob violence, urging Southern states and officials to act to end the barbarity.
Researchers confirm the phrase as a fact noting a cucumber is significantly cooler inside than outside. Tests measure internal cooling by comparing temperatures, supporting the common expression with empirical data.
The author notes hopeful prospects of discovering truth in common expressions. It suggests many phrases like sick as a dog or sober as a judge may contain real elements, and wonders if popular comparisons such as a bug in a rug are as warm or snug as believed.
The Clarke Courier urges Virginians to choose a fit successor to Carter Glass. Colonel David Bruce of Staunton Hill, Charlotte County, endorses a veteran of two wars and former vice consul at Rome, with service in OSS Europe and two terms in the State Legislature.
A 7:30 p.m. gathering in the Board of Supervisors Room to organize a county food bank. The note mentions wartime messaging from Japan to General MacArthur and local church leadership changes at Braddock Street Methodist Church. Virginia reports high weekend traffic toll with eight killed and 337 injured.
Howard Massie and Jacob C. Hiser were elected to the Board of Directors of the Southern States Service in Stephens City last night. Mrs. L J Langbein, Clarke County Public Health nurse for two and a half years, submitted her resignation yesterday.
W Nelson Page spoke at the Winchester Rotary Club luncheon at Winchester Golf Club. Page chairs the city planning commission and discussed the water system. The Winchester Park Association will sponsor a men’s tennis championship tournament.
Capt Robert L. Gray of Winchester was re elected president of the Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association for the coming year. Three boys narrowly escaped a train wreck at Kent and Piccadilly streets when a wagon wheel got stuck between a board and rail. Ham burgers Specialty Shop opened at 167 North Main Street with a new plate glass marble front drawing many women.
An analysis argues the Gaza Palestine issue needs a global solution beyond a loan to Arab nations. It cites immigration limits, Muslim populations, and the possibility of new refuge settlements elsewhere, urging objective, nonpolitical approaches and humane rights for all involved.
All former members and candidates for the Brown Bombers football team are asked to report for practice at 5 30 tomorrow evening at the Douglas School grounds. An important business meeting will follow the drill. The text also notes the truth serum used in psychiatry as sodium pentothal a barbiturate.
A religious essay argues that twentieth century relativism undermines morality and must be judged by divine understanding. It cites the Gospels as a superior basis for ethical judgment and warns against human claims to ultimate moral knowledge. The piece emphasizes God as creator of human nature and condemns relativist rationalizations.
A fragment from a quiz page asks: which dog breed has the shortest legs among Dalmatian Greyhound Sealyham Retriever and notes “Eroica” as a Greek swimmer or a Beethoven symphony or a famous item. The prompt includes page navigation to page 2 for answers.
The forecast covers August 21 to 25. It calls for generally fair weather with scattered showers over the northern sections on Thursday and rain across much of the area near period end. Tomorrow remains pleasant followed by a cooler Thursday and a rising trend toward the end of the period with readings slightly below normal.
A notice states I will not be responsible for debts other than those I incur myself. Henry W. Newlin declares personal liability only for his own obligations and disavows any shared or assumed debt.
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