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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1945
Page
4
A 1945 newspaper item quotes Luke 2 29 30 as a devotional tribute recalling salvation and peace in a Christmas season context. The excerpt reflects traditional liturgical phrasing associated with Epiphany scripture.
Senate debates a 550 million dollar UNRRA appropriation as House approved a second 1.35 billion. Critics call UNRRA inefficient with 600 plus dismissals for incompetence. Supporters urge timely aid while seeking safeguards on press access and transparency in Europe.
The CIO and leftist unions oppose the President’s labor program while management appears lukewarm. The General Motors strike cripples reconversion, idleing over 200,000 workers and cutting purchasing power. The President urges Congress to model a plan on the Railway Labor Act, favoring fact-finding and cooling-off periods to avert strikes. The approach, while not perfect, is better than the Smith Connally Act. trial poses little harm while automobile strikers await resolution.
The message calls on Mr. Truman to resume work while awaiting the Presidential commission’s forthcoming inquiry results. The statement says the group is ready to rest its case on facts and seeks proof they mean what they say.
Confusion over a letter praising General Motors proposal to resume parts production splits UAW leadership. R J Thomas denies authorship and signatory role while press agents claim a rubber stamp was not used. Walter Reuther purportedly edited the missive though he disavows approval.
The Sixth District Democratic convention in Lynchburg is set to nominate Judge J Lindsay Almond of Roanoke Hastings Court for the special election to replace C A Woodrum. A mass meeting praised Almond for character integrity patriotism and knowledge of government.
Mrs. B. B. Dutton has been chosen to sponsor the U S Winchester Victory Ship. Winfield Scott stars at halfback for Greenbrier Military School this season. Bertha Ritter becomes the third full general in Winchester's bond selling Third Army joining Juanita Murphy and Margaret Carper.
Five years ago Governor James H. Price arrived to take part in the Winchester Armory dedication and was hosted by T. Russell Cather. Eugene R. Branch, manager of the George Washington Hotel, was yesterday elevated to president of the Virginia Hotel Association.
Manuel DeHaven of Martinsburg West Virginia was injured last night when his car lost control on the Martinsburg Pike. Rose MacDonald elected president of Grace Episcopal Church Berryville Women’s Auxiliary to the Board of Missions. Handley High School operetta And It Rained scores big success with top amateur talent.
Mary B. Frye is badly injured after being struck by a car. Dave Satterfield of Richmond delivers the annual Elks Memorial Service speech. A charity football game between S. V. A. and Handley raises over $700 and ends in a scoreless tie.
Thirty years ago the State Department asks the recall of Capt. Boy Ed, a German diplomat, for undisclosed reasons. Confederate veterans of Turner Ashby Camp announce fund raising to erect a Frederick County monument for local boys who fought for the Confederacy. Princeton University President John G Hibben urges national preparedness and total citizen loyalty.
A brief note from Berkeley Springs mentions a property option and plans related to a Taft family event. President Taft is referenced in connection with the debut noted, marking local interest in forthcoming developments.
Washington opinion piece argues leftist and Communist influence distorts U S policy. It cites Hurley testimony and Mrs Roosevelt remarks to claim Russia seeks to weaken Chiang Kai Shek and extend Soviet influence in China Iran and Europe. The author asserts a campaign to bend American policy and warns against accepting Soviet lines.
In a letter to the Winchester Evening Star the editor discusses postwar reconversion, noting labor demands for higher wages clash with industry limits. He cites General Motors where 350,000 employees were eligible, 83,655 voted, and 70,853 approved a strike, arguing public interest and the right to work should prevail over strikes.
A reader asks seven quiz questions covering the Army Notre Dame game capons submarine naming red flannel garments coffee production country prefixed presidential yacht rib count liverwort status snowflake repetition and a German military figure who died, prompting readers to turn to page 2 for the solutions.
Epictetus asks who will lose enemies forgive oppressors or die for others and notes no such person among his contemporaries Yet the Christian influence shows men loving enemies and living the Gospel in Asia Minor Jesus embodies the Word became flesh fulfilling mankind’s long taught ideals and moral aims.
The loan must be repayable in full within 20 years except where a shorter period is required. Farm equipment loans may extend up to a maximum of ten years, depending on the asset's useful life.
Ade CircuS profession handed down through generations. Leading performers trace genealogy back 250 years with all ancestors as show people.
A reader quiz column explains why wine bottles have raised bottoms to settle sediment for decanting. It notes a WAC officer requires 37 points for discharge or marriage if enlisted before May 12 1945. It gives Army strength on V E Day: about 8.3 million total with 5.5 million overseas.
A WWII Navy widow may file with the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington for the unpaid mustering-out pay if her husband died after discharge but before receiving the sum due. Truman, Texas, renamed in 1945 in honor of President Truman, has 200 residents. the name change occurred November 21, 1945.
Sandra enjoys a visit from Mrs Fennimore and grows stronger as she and Spenser plan a future in California. He resists Chicago memories and insists they search for a house while Belinda worries about a future back in England.
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