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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1946
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star publishes daily except Sundays from Winchester Virginia. Advertising deadline is 12 noon the day before publication. Rates list for mail and carrier subscriptions with varied durations and regional add ons. The notice includes mailing classifications and display and classified rate notes.
The piece reflects on the anniversary of the Bill of Rights ratification in 1791, noting Virginia as the eighth state and the subsequent adoption of ten amendments. It recounts origins in English liberty, Congress's 12 amendments, and the protection against central tyranny, with a full reprint of Articles I through X of the amendments.
The Council of Foreign Ministers struggles to frame a peace treaty with Germany noting the central, unresolved issue of rebuilding a German government and integrating its people and resources into a European peace structure, a task likely protracted despite some progress on allied terms.
The text notes uncertainty about a Russian member's readiness and suggests Soviet leaders may delay for their own aims. Yet the task remains essential and must proceed despite doubts and slower progress.
John J. McCloskey Jr. of South Orange served in eight campaigns with the Third Infantry Division in Africa and Europe. After leaving the Army in 194? he traveled 10,060 miles to visit the families of fifty men killed in action, spending $700 from overseas savings to share their stories. He recalls Medal of Honor recipient Dave Waybur and the daily saddling of Johnny Edwards' horse near Winslow, Arizona, as poignant reminders of the war.
The Winchester Elks approved a $5,000 purchase of a $100 War Band for each member who served in the armed forces during World War II. The bonds will be donated to the War Memorial Fund. Dr. J. M. Casey named mayor of Boyce, succeeding Dr. Henry C. Smith who resigned.
Ten years ago 1936 George VI pledged to exert his best efforts for the realm. It was learned the tentative budget would be re submitted to Common Council members tomorrow night. The Fellowship Club opened its headquarters in the basement of the George Washington Hotel.
Montraville Wood renowned scientist and inventor will lecture tomorrow night in the city hall under the Hand ley Foundation. W. S. White of Baker and Company has recovered in Memorial Hospital after treatment for heart disease. The funeral of Robert T. Lewis, a Confederate veteran, occurred this afternoon. The 1896 note recalls a completed telephone line to Riverton. Archie Pittman returns home to Welltown after a westward trip. William T. Marshall leaves for North Adams for new employment.
Alienation and suffering described as sin that estranges people from God and others. The text recalls Cain and Abel and notes how power and fame crumble, leaving one isolated and estranged from spiritual ties.
The text states that alienation can be turned to reconciliation any day before death. It emphasizes repentance as the cost of reconciliation and trust in Christ as the means by which forgiveness is offered.
A quiz page asks true or false on mid term elects and presidential outcomes since the Republican rise. It lists questions about mold synthesis by scientists, Marine Corps founding dates, state constitutional amendments, price controls, Army Notre Dame results, premature quintuplets, Armistice Day silence, Dowager Queen Mary, and author of White House Physician.
In 1792 Congress enacted a law under Article I Section 1 that lets any President or Vice President resign by delivering a written instrument declaring the resignation to the Secretary of State. The statute establishes the method of resignation.
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