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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1945
Page
2
Washington observers debate the postwar lend lease agreement with Britain. Critics say the pact offers escape clauses and weakens U S leverage, while Byrnes aides argue it secures aid and broader peace aims despite heavy costs and delayed cash settlement.
Rotarian Ridgely C. White will be guest speaker at the weekly Rotary Club meeting Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall. He will discuss his experiences in the U.S. Navy.
At 10 A M the warehouse sale will dispose of Id goods belonging to Harry Amsler and household items of Walter Lee Koontz to satisfy a storage debt. Items include beds, furniture, trunks, rugs, boxes, dishes, radio, vacuum, and other contents. Sale conducted by George Clowser. items not on display until morning of sale.
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Mrs. Martha E. Heishman 74 died Sunday at her daughter’s home in Edgewood Maryland after a recent illness. Funeral services were held at the Wardensville Methodist Church with Rev Courtney H. Anderson officiating. Interment followed in Wardensville Cemetery. Survivors include sons Wilbur of New Market and Ortence of Wardensville.
President Truman said Marines will remain in China until surrender terms with Japan are carried out. He indicated forces will stay as long as defeated Japanese remain in China and noted Byrnes’ Moscow trip with Molotov and Bevin was planned long ago as part of Yalta era talks.
The inaugural American car race occurred on Thanksgiving Day in 1895 in Chicago Illinois. It showcased early automotive design and drew attention to motorized transportation in the United States.
Congressional investigators learned that the Navy had tapped Japanese consulate offices in Honolulu. The information was given to members of a Senate House investigating the Pearl Harbor attack and was handled by C. Calusen, special secretary to Secretary of War Stimson.
Secretary of State James Byrnes flies from Washington to Moscow to address atomic energy and a European peace conference among six critical issues blocking Big Three cooperation. Eisenhower bids farewell. Byrnes will meet Molotov and Bevin in the Russian capital.
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Medical column notes there is no cure for arthritis but treatment can slow progression and ease symptoms. Proper exercise, rest, heat therapy, and, if needed, casts or splints help joints. climate change shows no proven benefit. drugs offer temporary relief under physician guidance.
James T. Newlin, 72, retired farmer and former C. L. Robinson employee, died yesterday at 12 45 p m at the home of his daughter Mrs Harry W Seabright 231 Millwood Avenue Winchester He was born December 6 1873 in Frederick County and lived most of his life in Winchester He leaves one son Harry Newlin and three daughters Mrs Harry W Seabright Mrs Ernest Bolton of Winchester and Mrs Irene Nutter of Valley Lee Md Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 P M from Jones Funeral Home with Rev Robert A Whitten pastor of the Congregational Christian Church Interment will follow in Grange Hall Cemetery near Bethel Church Frederick County Pallbearers are Douglas Seabright Stanley Seabright Garland Seabright Clarence Orndorff Luther Kremer and Franklin Cone.
Commander Ike Hashimoto the former Japanese naval officer will testify Thursday in the court martial of Captain Charles B McVay. Hashimoto commanded the submarine I 58 which Japanese sources say sank the Indianapolis en route from Guam to Leyte after midnight July 30. He was flown from Tokyo for interrogation amid anticipated defense objections to his testimony.
Rep Ralph Daughton denounces the Pentagon action as contemptible for flying a Japanese naval officer to Washington to testify in the court martial of Captain Charles B. McVay. He says the move lowers standards of Navy courts and congressional investigations.
Records indicate Turkey is the only nation allied with Germany in World War I that has a cenotaph to an unknown soldier. The finding notes a dedicated tomb honoring an anonymous WWI combatant.
San Francisco detectives pursue a puzzling case after Alfred L. Cline 55 was arrested on forgery charges tied to the estate of Mrs. Eva Krebs. They question whether the Portland death listed as Mrs. Krebs was actually Mrs. Van Natta, with other widows in Chicago and Tampa also linked. Texas cremation records and a Dallas witness suggest possible identity mix ups around Mrs. Krebs.
Governor Darden keeps his stance against maintaining fraternity houses at state colleges. He reiterates the Virginia policy that the University of Virginia fraternity house system is indefensible. The issue follows student unrest at the University of Virginia and William and Mary, where students favored continuing fraternity housing.
A bill proposing federal aid to state school systems failed in the house education committee by ten to nine after an executive session. The measure would have appropriated 50 million dollars in year one and 100 million in year two, supported by more than 30 bipartisan members of the house and senate.
The Miller School Parent-Teacher Association meeting set for Thursday November 13 is postponed to a later date. Primary grades will present a Christmas play and the new time will be announced.
A simple home remedy claims to ease rheumatic arthritis or neuritis pain by mixing Ru-Ex Compound with water and lemon juice. The ad promises two weekly doses, three tablets twice daily, with onset within hours and a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
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