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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1946
Page
4
National representatives for DeLisser Inc located at 11 44th Street New York are listed as officials handling affairs for the company. The fragment notes corporate contact points and address details in Manhattan.
The piece argues the Yugoslav fighter actions against American planes show hostility from Soviet dominated Balkans. It recalls American heroism from parachute drops to Italy, Western Front battles, and lend-lease aid that helped Yugoslavia. It questions Tito’s defense of shot-down airmen and sovereignty claims.
The Grand Army of the Republic plans its Indianapolis encampment August 25 to 30 amid dwindling numbers and looming retirement. The 86 surviving Confederate veterans and about 99-year-old commander Hiram Gale reflect a fading Civil War memory as the nation prepares for a possible final gathering.
Current Opinion lauds Senator Harry Flood Byrd for backing the Congressional Reorganization Law. He supports cutting standing Senate committees from thirty three to fifteen for efficiency and opposes delaying changes or preserving only salary increases. Byrd says Congress should implement the reform now.
Political observers discuss a draft Darden movement to replace the late Senator Carter Glass. Former State Senator William A. Wright of Tappahannock appears strongest, with former Governor Colgate W. Darden potentially the ideal nominee. Goolrick shifts toward Wright, applauding Wright's record as conservation and development commission chairman and his readiness for long service.
Clarke County schools division superintendent Archie F P Robertson announced sealed bids for a new Boyce high school will be received September 20. Four Frederick County farmers J D Snapp L B Teets H W Boyd and Paul J Dodson appeared before an AAA review committee to seek higher wheat acreage allotments for the next year.
At a Park Association meeting officials named committees to arrange a festival at the park opening Tuesday night. Mayor Charles R. Anderson with Mrs. Anderson and two girls plan to sail from Baltimore tomorrow for a tour including a pilgrimage to Winchester England.
News confirms plans for Mr. Harry H. Lynch to open a Berryville legal office on September 1 and resume his law practice. Charles Brown heirs property sale reports are confirmed to have been sold to Messrs Pred and Herman Hable. The community service committee announces the Harris playground donation is now in full swing.
Workmen install four eyebrows and a large octagon ventilator at the Baltimore and Ohio passenger depot. Cantaloupes flood the streets at one cent each. A local nine person camping party on the Capon River reportedly ate a bushel of string beans at one meal and other foods in proportion.
A Q and A column covers enlistment after a bad conduct discharge, Jumbo the elephant’s death, hereditary peerage, urban migration, dependents on tax returns, welded versus riveted ships, grave inscriptions near Concord Bridge, and Roosevelt’s 1904 party vote. Each item gives a concise factual answer or note.
A wealthy AA adherent buys a summer home and funds a local advertising push offering help via a phone number. His act shows the missionary spirit driving AA growth and mirrors early Christian expansion from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. Blessings to donors and servants who aid afflicted neighbors and spread faith.
A quiz item asks if the U S Senate ratified a treaty establishing general relations with the new Philippine Government and notes Henry Ford recently celebrated.
This item lists ten trivia questions covering topics from aging and birthdays to the Decontrol Board chairmanship. It asks about the Klan in Lena Len a, a tropical fruit’s food value, the 52 20 Club, Soviet veto policy, current U S legislator pay, a yellow hammer, and San Juan as the capital of a U S territory.
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