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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1948
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star notes Delisser Inc of 11 EB 44th St New York as a national representative firm.
Readers are urged to report any delay or irregularity in The Star delivery to aid a perfect delivery system. The notice closes with a biblical quote from Job 3 26.
The city of Winchester transitions at midnight as Mayor Charles R. Anderson retires after sixteen years in office. Mifflin B. Clowe Jr., a World War II veteran and local merchant, assumes leadership with promises of an aggressive, businesslike administration.
President Chiang Kai-shek returns to Nanking from Kuling with a broad program including a new gold yuan currency, price and wage controls, export promotion, import quotas, and asset utilization guidance. Shanghai financiers doubt the plan, warning of limited backing and enforcement challenges before any real reform.
The text notes that strong popular backing exists for action, with Chiang Kai-shek having made a beginning. It suggests cautious optimism about saving the country, while noting many Chinese show little desire to be saved.
Current Opinion condemns Britain's nationalized coal policy as propping unprofitable mines and delaying closures. It argues the test is profit, mocks government surveys and blueprints, and contrasts capitalist retreat with subsidized state support while losses mount.
The piece surveys American attitudes on remaining in Berlin despite Russia’s blockade. It contrasts hardline officials, public opinion, and Gallup data showing 80 percent favor staying at the risk of war. It questions whether the stance is a bluff or a genuine resolve and notes divisions among citizens.
Nine of ten people assume eyes cause headaches but eye exams remain essential. Eye strain is a minor cause. serious eye disorders glaucoma and iris inflammation require prompt treatment. Heavy headaches after movies or sports may reflect nervous over stimulation, food reactions, or retrobulbar neuritis. An ophthalmoscope exam can reveal brain tumors or high blood pressure signs in the eye.
Rep. Charles J. Kersten said the House subcommittee will open an inquiry into the CIO United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America in Washington. Witnesses James B. Carey and A vert J. Fitzgerald were subpoenaed. Carey is an anti communist in Kersten view and Fitzgerald has a Wallace Progressive Party role.
Nelson Page announces that a chain letter scheme breaches U S postal laws. Local banks disburse funds totaling over 20000 dollars per hour to ex GIs who hurry to cash at terminals with bonds.
Mesdames Susan Kabler Victor Arthur B B Dutton and Nelson Page spent the day in Washington. Mrs A C Davis and daughter Dorothy and Miss Janet Nixon left for Virginia beach where they will spend several days. Allied bombers pound Italian airfield at Viterbo and attack rail yards at Aversa Vicita Vecchia.
Ten years ago in 1933 Mrs Earl Brown of Brucetown was honored at a surprise birthday dinner. Mrs Lewis Allen and sons Howard Douglas and Lewis have returned here from an extended tour of England Scotland and other parts of Europe.
In 1922 notes, Miss Elizabeth Steck entertained friends at a dance and dinner party hosted by her parents Mr and Mrs John Steck. The same year marked J S Haldeman named a Virginia delegate to the Worlds Daily congress to be held in Washington D C.
Fifty years ago in 1898 Mrs. M. R. Trundle and H. A. Trundle of this city inherit a $50,000 sum from a wealthy California relative. Mr. William Hottle of Shry ock and Hottle endures a painful eye injury. Miss Mamie Strickler hosts several out of town friends at her home near this city.
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A fragment appears to be a retro magazine quiz asking ten questions on science history and public figures. It includes scoring guidance and references to World War I treaties, politicians, writers, and a June death in San Francisco. Limited text.
Cartoon caption by Fred Neher mentions a 90 year old resident from New Hampshire with spelling variations reflecting local pronunciation. The brief quip plays on aging and regional identity.
A subway incident shows a middle aged man calmly coordinating passengers to free a wedged woman. He held the door, directed weight on the opposite side, and organized a collective effort to move the car a fraction of an inch. The scene highlights everyday heroism and quiet decency.
In Amsterdam on August 31 Dr. G Bromley Oxnam bishop of the Methodist church in New York was unanimously elected one of six presidents of the World Council of Churches. Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher and the other four candidates were also chosen unanimously.
LYNN Marchmont confronts changes since the war as she questions love and marriage to Rowley Cloade. David confronts her with possessive passion while her mother’s financial woes loom, prompting reflections on independence and security in Warmsley Vale and London.
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