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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1946
Page
4
Postal directive references order number 19687 instructing payment or submission related to official mail in conformity. Details are sparse but indicate a regulatory or administrative action requiring action by a specified deadline and involved parties.
The record notes the betrothals of Miss Katherine Nicholson to Daniel Affleck and Miss Sylvia I See to Aubrey L Simmons, both couples from this city. It also reports Earl Bunting of O Sullivan Rubber elected as a state director of the National Association of Manufacturers and Peyton J Marshall J Henry Moling II and Samuel B Ritter leaving for pre physical examinations. A farm tenant house near White Hall was nearly ruined by an early morning fire.
Paul Mallon outlines how the O Mahoney proposal aims to broker a wage guarantee to end a wave of strikes. He argues union strategy has curdled and that produced paralysis harms both workers and the nation as leaders resist reform and clash with government authority.
The retiring U.S. Senator Thomas G. Burch, age 78, steps down following A Willis Robertson’s election as his successor. Born in Henry County and based in Martinsville, Burch served in Congress since 1930, eight terms, and was appointed to the Senate after Carter Glass’s death.
A curio two page release portrays how the War Assets Administration allegedly sold salt water soap and later paper hospital cups to the Veterans Administration. It claims clever sales psychology reduced prices and saved thousands for Uncle Sam. The piece notes camouflage grease inventory and hints at January 3 congress convening.
Current Opinion notes the Byrd expedition named Operation High Jump heads for Antarctica to study its potential strategic value mineral deposits and climate currents. It details ships and gear aboard and compares international interest including Britain Russia Argentina Chile Norway and Australia while linking to atomic bomb fears post Hiroshima.
The bulletin notes 25 years after insulin discovery the treatment prolongs life but does not cure diabetes. It contrasts insulin with car battery charging, stating the National Bureau of Standards favors a slow charge for car batteries over a quick one.
L R Dettra, after ten years as superintendent of the Valley Turnpike, was elected city manager succeeding Thomas Trier. Miss Georgie Wierman returned today from a southern trip. 1896-50 years ago notes mention Seal Brothers improving A M Bakers Washington street interior, and A B Leatherman erecting a patent fence on Market Square. Cards announce the marriage of Nelsson Oder and Oder Herrel on December 9.
The essay argues that faith precedes understanding in religion. It cautions against overexplaining spiritual truth while affirming that belief leads to reasoned acceptance when the truth proves sound. The writer, Esr L. Douglas, emphasizes will over mere mind action in certitude.
Seven quiz questions ask about The Philadelphia Story author the Druids parasitic plant the fasces meaning earth sun distance winter or summer Army Nurse Corps deaths urban rural or other residents of mixed areas whether Japanese or Chinese outnumber Chinese in the US which dictionary contains minor or abridged entries last US president with a mustache and the president when the Philippines became US sovereignty
Mount Elbert in Colorado rises to 14 431 feet the tallest in the United States. It trails Mount Whitney by 64 feet the continental high point. Mount Rainier in Washington reaches 14 408 feet. The sword swallowing trick dates back to ancient Rome and was popular in the United States at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
A Winchester Evening Star reader argues for a Northeast sewer system but against scrapping the current disposal plant and moving it downstream. He cites costs, potential lawsuits, and rising taxes, urging voters to weigh price, benefits, and trade waste handling before the Tuesday December 10 ballot.
Grimes notes a calm Thanksgiving with family dinners. George Ebersole of Winchester made a business call here last Thursday. Friends attended the funeral of Harry Roach in Winchester on Wednesday. Canter Milburn and family of Greenspring visited Butsler Welch last Sunday. Arthur Orndorff and wife of Winchester spent Sunday afternoon with Cc W Hensell. Ella Randall of Martinsburg, formerly local, is visiting a few days.
Mr. Harry Leight and family spend the week with relatives in Brucetown. Miss Selma Hensell visits her parents for the weekend. The big apple harvest ends and farm tasks shift to shucking corn hauling fodder and butchering in full swing.
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