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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1947
Page
4
Classified advertising notice states submission in this office by 12 noon the day before publication with transient rate 55 cents per inch and contract rates on application. National representatives DeLisser Inc listed with New York address.
Richmond announced full records of the Valley Turnpike were acquired by the Virginia State Library. The 1838 1919 toll road ran 92 miles from Winchester to Staunton with 19 gates. Private stockholders were reimbursed and the road became a public road in 1918 under the General Assembly act.
The American Petroleum Institute says oil product demand now exceeds wartime levels. US refineries process over 5.2 million barrels daily, versus 1945 peak wartime 4.711 million. By 1947 domestic consumption of finished products is projected at about 582 gallons per person annually, up 118 gallons.
The Petroleum Institute reports 1947 total oil product demand at 2.118 billion barrels, up 8.3 percent from wartime peak and 9.1 percent above 1946. Vehicle registrations as of December 31, 1947 reach about 37.164 million, up 2.97 million from 1946. Shortages in steel and materials limit capacity to expand production, foretelling regional fuel shortages and urging conservation.
Current Opinion notes a proposed 40 course curriculum including handicraft and vocational subjects. The piece argues public education should first ensure solid English and arithmetic foundations and instill a habit of hard work, even if it brings policy clashes with parents.
An American missionary in eastern China navigates checks by Japanese guards after the Japanese occupy the area. A guard whispers Jesus, Saviour, pilot me as a signal to a fellow believer. A later greeting from a Tokyo Presbyterian officer reinforces a shared Christian bond despite conflict.
A list of seven quiz items asks about Paul Ranadier of France the 1948 Republican National Convention location Roosevelt administration role ANPA meaning Port Apra island Bretton Woods issues Notre Dame Northwestern football winner Mississippi Senator succeeding Bilbo ostrich head in sand reason and Federal Reserve Bank ownership by government.
A campus welcome message invites readers to send a copy of The Evening Star to students. A phone contact 3424 is provided for requests.
News from 1946 notes Carl Campbell postal employee elected vice-president of the Valley Officials Assn of Lexington, an association for referees and umpires. Also reported Henry Cram, 46, of Middleburg, died after being hit by a car near his home. he died 45 minutes after hospital admission. Historical items include 1943 prisoner Leigh A. Fuller in the Philippines and Ethel Whitacre’s departure to Baltimore for WAACS induction.
Ten years ago in 1937 C Wilson Borden became president of the Middletown League. The article notes Civil War veterans' names found on a courthouse wall after wallpaper removal, suggesting the building served as a hospital then.
Little Miss Helen Woodward was ser urned when she fell against a stove at her home. The home of Abraham Washington at 8S Washington and Leicester Sts. was burned. Master Hugh Green left for Leesburg to visit volationce.
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