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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1946
Page
4
An entry lists DeLisser Inc at 11 BE 44th Street New York and cites a biblical line Samuel answered Speak for thy servant heareth from 1 Samuel 3 10. The fragment appears from a religious or legal notice context with minimal accompanying text.
British military expert B H Liddell Hart argues future forces will be small and highly trained with a focus on special rapid deployment units. He says the atomic bomb renders mass conscription obsolete and should end compulsory service, while defense lags behind offense and remains uncertain.
The article notes long standing criticisms of unemployment compensation as fostering idleness. It cites claims that some workers especially low earners draw nearly half their previous wages, with women and veterans singled out for alleged shirking. The UCC and USES vow stronger action against fraud and non efforts to find work.
The Pittsburgh Press notes Virginia under Gov Harry Byrd enacted a 1928 anti lynching law that makes mob participants liable for murder and felonies for assaults. It argues such statutes deter mob violence and urges federal and state agencies to identify and prosecute the Georgia mob killers of four African Americans.
The Lynchburg News disputes the Petersburg Progress Index view of living memorials for war dead. It argues a true living memorial honors memory in spirit, not a utilitarian project like a field or library that may fade as a material undertaking.
United States industry leaders project 1946 output near 3.0 million vehicles with about 1.3 million passenger cars and 0.7 million trucks in the second half. For 1947 they foresee under 5.0 million units, down from prior expectations.
Dr L M Allen city health officer says Winchester has escaped serious health problems this summer. John Boyd of the South End Fire Company is elected first Vice-president of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association at the Chambersburg session. Dr Leslie M Bell and family return from the West Coast where he served in a war plant and resumes surgical practice at 114 West Boscawen Street.
The U S Navy announces a destroyer to be launched at Consolidated Steel Co in Orange Texas named for the late Commodore John H Aulick. Also today Ford Motor Company names Shenandoah Motor Co Inc as new Ford dealer for Winchester. Pifer Printing Co finishes plans for a new city directory per Ralph Pifer.
Ray Davidson a popular pitcher known for his work with the Department of Justice team in Washington will pitch for the Winchester Park team this weekend. Mr and Mrs George K Dove welcome a daughter born August 28 at Memorial Hospital. Plans for the annual softball banquet will be discussed at tonight’s meeting in the Men’s Athletic Club room.
The Friendship Band left this morning for Berryville to furnish music for the tournament. Mrs. M. S. Donaldson hosted a hayride last evening honoring Misses McGuire of Richmond visiting in the city. Mr. Walter E. Barr and wife Ms. C. E Huntsberry, Mr. J. W. Sibert, and Pat Lupton left this afternoon for a week at Capon.
Washington reports accuse Russia and its satellites of using nerve-pressures to coercively push concessions. The piece links air travel controls, diplomatic clashes, and Yugoslav and Turkish tensions to a broader aim of expanding Soviet influence and challenging UN peace efforts.
After the first underwater atomic blast a question asks whether the carrier Saratoga sank. A separate cooking tip explains scalding milk before using it to soften yeast, noting scalding prevents sour dough.
A set of seven quiz prompts asks about a Chetnik leader Draja Mihailovic execution method, the Father of the American Navy, why objects are visible, a Georgia governor candidate, a quotation ending, Truman’s unit citation to the 442nd, the size of a US loan to Britain, Soviet support to UN RRA, and George Bernard Shaw's birthday.
A humor panel shows a character recounting taking his advice to quit women and confessing he now needs money for candy and ice cream to forget. The punchline humorously undercuts masculine wisdom with childish wants.
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