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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1945
Page
4
The Evening Star Winchester Va issues notice about delivery accuracy and reader cooperation. Readers are asked to report delays and irregularities to maintain a smooth delivery system. Advertising deadlines are by the day before publication with transient and contract rate details shown.
The Lynchburg News criticizes the Pearl Harbor Committee’s handling of a General Marshall letter to Thomas Dewey as irresponsible. It defends Marshall’s wish for secrecy, noting wartime code disclosures were widely known and previously discussed by Washington reporters and Senate testimony.
Admiral King’s final Chief of Naval Operations report analyzes the Pacific base expansion, drydocks and ship tonnage, urging a fleet capable of land support. It argues against a single armed forces department while praising joint chiefs of staff as superior to unilateral decisions.
The piece notes that atomic energy will be used commercially within three to twenty years but warns that true atomic powered cars and planes are distant. It cites the main barrier as deadly radiations from uranium and mentions the large Hanford and Oak Ridge style plants as required facilities.
Physicists note that shielding for a 100 horsepower atomic plant requires about fifty tons of protective material making atom powered cars unlikely soon. The main immediate use is in medicine, with two years of University of Rochester research on radiation to protect workers and to explore cancer treatment potentials.
The death of Hugo Koehler in Kristians Sund Denmark appears to seal his claim as Archduke Johan Salvatore of Tuscany, heir to Austria's throne. A steel safe reportedly contains documents supporting this, challenging the Rudolph Vetsera Mayerling tragedy version and suggesting renewed scrutiny of the 1889 incident.
McPherson faces a surge in home building as war delays ease. Hundreds of families await new houses after four years of backlog, with 50 to 100 homes built yearly prewar. Citizens urged thorough zoning and smarter planning to preserve the city’s reputation for fine homes.
A Winchester street sale for the Tuberculosis Association raised 1489 dollars. County schools resumed after buses navigated drifted roads and reached their destinations. Dorothy Ewine planned a Christmas Formal for junior and senior ballroom classes at the Ewing Studio on Monmouth Street.
Allison Burgess Jean Fahrney Marion Hurst and Farley Massey receive hostess merit badges at the court of awards. The death of Thelma Todd by carbon monoxide in her garage mystifies Hollywood officials.
Twenty years ago Dailey Ornidorff and Thomas Kenny leaped to safety after their auto plunged through a gate at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crossing at the city southern edge. The Firemen's Welfare Association announced two dances to be held on January 5.
Thirty five years ago Homer L. Orndorff was chosen noble grand of Madison Lodge No. 6,10.0. F The Rev John A. Shockey married Miss Maggie Shockey. Mrs Ella C Conrad died in Baltimore Maryland at age 62.
A double barrel shotgun discharged by an unknown trigger injuring Harry Corper with bird shot. General Robert E. Lee’s name stays in the U S hall of fame despite protests by a former Union soldier from the Civil War era. Ollie Cooper bags a 10 point buck near Gravel Springs.
In a Washington diary fragment, a family debates whether to lend grandfather Pomerene money he insists is a non-interest loan. Pressure from cousin Nagon and a candy merchant friend pushes the loan, revealing tensions about honor, pride, and family loyalty.
Postoperative atelectasis is the collapse of lung tissue after surgery. Prevention includes airway care before and after anesthesia, and treatments range from chest physiotherapy to cough induction, bronchoscopy if needed, and drugs to thin mucus or relax bronchi to restore air flow.
A reader asks about military service, government policy, and historical trivia. The page lists quiz questions on awards, trials, bones, draft figures, tax law, a famed commander, surrender terms, wartime allowances, a state nickname, and a note from the War Department about overseas deployment for long‑serving enlisted men.
A man may enlist in either the Regular Navy or the Naval Reserve.
Belinda recounts witnessing her mother’s drowning after a night at the pool as Sandra finalizes legal steps. The family grapples with truth, guilt, and moving on as Belinda faces the memory with help from a California attorney and Spenser.
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