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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1946
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices for The Star and advertising and delivery details. It notes daily publication except Sunday and includes carrier and zone rates, with amounts for one year six months and three months, plus weekly and single copy notes.
A Virginia county treasurer, John Locke Green of Arlington, faces scrutiny over handling county funds. Reports allege he deposits money in Orange and Charlottesville banks and acts as a loan broker to lend those funds back to Arlington residents for a profit, while withholding profit details from taxpayers who pay him $7,000 yearly.
Economist Roger Babson plans Utopia College largely underground in Eureka Kansas to survive atomic attack. He envisions a hidden campus to preserve learning until a postwar civilization can emerge. Many historians doubt civilization ends with one bomb, noting resilience and past recuperation.
The United Press reports University of California football players urged a living wage of 75 a month and demanded coach Frank Wickhorst be fired after a dismal season. The piece notes players blame the coach and themselves and criticizes college athletics for hypocrisy and large salaries.
War fears in China send shoppers scrambling for goods and push prices higher. The article notes the parallel between Chinese responses to looming conflict and American reactions to peace.
Davenport Iowa columnist notes that stone was used for the earliest cannon balls and mentions cost and danger of atomic bombs while contrasting affordability worldwide. The piece asks what material produced the first cannon balls and answers stone.
Cpl Kinzel B Grubbs and Cpl Finley S Whitlock have re enlisted in the regular Army and are serving at the local recruiting station. Mr and Mrs Herman Billmyer welcome a son born December 9. Mrs Robert Grove elected president of the Winchester Girls Athletic Association at last night’s meeting.
President Roosevelt said groups seeking global domination are approaching this region and issued an appeal to Latin Americans. Rev. Carl A. Honeycutt has taken the War Punch Campaign chairmanship. Mrs. Eliza Tucker Ferguson of California, a former Star writer, sent in a story about America's first blackout.
The British parliament placed York on the throne today and the ex king plans a temporary retreat to a French resort. Mrs Simpson foresees a divorce in April and a city budget battle looms over its present form. Miss Anne Tucker McGuire sails December 18 for New York and will spend Christmas at home.
The piece argues religion must be lived not defended God is Savior not client fidelity is daily required. It notes religious differences often hinge on life and death issues and recalls Haydn Farewell Symphony tale where players exit to signal farewell.
Washington column analyzes how Lewis yielded after attorney conferences with Justice Vinson and Truman appointees. It argues the coal dispute was resolved by court action and government pressure, signaling a shift against labor line strongholds and midwinter fuel disruption.
The piece discusses tensions in coal operations as a strike strategy unfolds. It notes leadership attempts to gain wage gains via shorter hours and time and a half pay, while miners’ support remains uncertain and large, organized groups push for broader wage actions in autos and steel. It also doubts a March resumption and cites ongoing Supreme Court and government legal actions affecting national welfare.
The snippet asks readers to turn to page 2 for answers and lists two questions about Nazi leaders and another item about Stephen Collins Foster, presenting a reader instruction rather than a full article.
A famous American composer was born July 4 1826 the same day two former U S presidents died. The prompt asks for the names of those presidents and cites other questions about history and travel.
In the eighteenth amendment era a question asks how many ounces constitute a standard drink for alcoholic beverages in the US law context. The item notes a trivia style quiz focused on constitutional alcohol regulation.
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