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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1946
Page
4
The Evening Star lists subscription prices and advertising contacts with national representation by DeLisser Inc New York. Rates show one year six months three months and one month options. The page ends with a Bible verse Psalm 25 15.
Governor Tuck presented a vigorous twenty point plan to the General Assembly warmly received in Richmond. He urged a bi party commission to study state government reorganization, health exams for schoolchildren, electoral reform with Campbell Commission recommendations, and liberalization of Workmen’s Compensation to 60 percent. The proposals aim at long term modernization and public welfare.
The passage lauds Henry A. Wallace for remaining steady as President Truman’s budget shows Commerce spending rising 78 percent. It repeats the refrain that Wallace's approach to problems is to tax and spend, praising consistency as a jewel while noting ongoing fiscal change.
The message fills about twenty five thousand words across twenty one newspaper columns. Commentors say Congress would need to pass two laws daily to enact the program. The document adds complexity to budget issues and projects a 1947 deficit near 14 billion dollars with a rising national debt. Senator Taft calls the press statement misleading.
The article notes differences in debt projections with President Truman asserting a July 1 1947 debt of 271 billion. Senator Byrd introduces a bill to cut the debt ceiling from 300 billion to 278 billion, awaiting reactions from Truman appointees and Taft supporters depending on whose figures prove accurate.
Current Opinion criticizes President Truman for provoking Congress by backing a speedy fair employment practices bill. The piece predicts a Senate filibuster by Southern members, arguing the move risks blocking other legislation and harming Truman's influence and program.
The Chicago Tribune argues Truman's proposed compulsory health program fails the core insurance test. Premiums would be based on income rather than risk, providing equal protection for all incomes, making it a tax rather than insurance despite aims to help the less healthy and less prosperous.
Frank Armstrong Jr announces an essay contest for high school seniors to run with the Town Meeting on Post War Planning. Robert B. Grove reports Winchester and Frederick county housewives delivered 28 365 pounds of used fat to the war effort in 1944. Mrs Virginia Francis mother of Admiral Louis M Nulton dies in Cleveland Clinic Hospital.
Five years ago H. K. Benham as chairman urged a Salvation Army drive to begin on January 27. The Clarke County Junior Board of Trade awarded Rev. Ernest H. Williams the 1940 Distinguished Service Award for community contributions during the past year. Harrisonburg Blue Streaks defeated Handley 34 to 21.
The House passed the Senate's Baby Bond plan authorizing immediate bonus payments, forecasting over 12 billion dollars in circulation. Across the Atlantic, King George VI dies and Edward VIII is proclaimed ruler of the British Empire.
Gov elect Byrd designated Capt. John Paul of Harrisonburg as Regional Chairman for the Valley. The Shenandoah National Park advisory committee chairman announced the appointment. Stephens City will open a new modern theater, touted as one of the town’s most attractive venues.
Thirty years ago Delegate John M. Steck is appointed to the committee tasked with inviting President Wilson to speak during the current Virginia General Assembly session. England fears intensified submarine warfare will disrupt shipping as supply lines worsen. Allied forces report a modest advance on the Western Front in a brief engagement.
A historical recap notes multiple fires tearing through twin districts on a single night forty five years ago. Fire crews battled blazes in adjacent blocks, with significant damage reported to homes and businesses and investigations launched into causes.
A Washington column argues unions risks wielding atomic scale strike power that could halt telephones, telegraphs, power, transport and food supply. It says public welfare must prevail and unions seek arbitration rather than shutdowns to avoid national collapse.
Analyzed withering portrait of Louis XV as weak and corrupt, contrasted with the need for struggle in growth. The piece urges parents to impose duties and hardships to shape character, using analogies from nature and salmon spawning to illustrate the value of striving against challenges.
A reader asks about February days, UN Charter ratification, Graham-Paige car name, Somervell successor, Greek alphabet initials, census frequency, and grammar fix. Additional items cover Turkish news agency, largest Canadian province, left vs right politics, early US slogan, and Tobacco Road premiere date.
In a reader question column, the Coast Guard answered that it took part in five amphibious invasions: Africa, Sicily, Italy, Normandy, and Southern France. The service noted its own fleet plus around 600 additional vessels.
The text explains that no honorably discharged soldier is drafted under ordinary rules. It notes Marines serve aboard ships as part of the ship’s crew, man portions of the secondary battery, and form landing parties ready for rapid deployment in emergencies.
The Army of Occupation of Germany Medals (1918 1923) have not yet been struck due to wartime metal conservation, but the ribbons are available. If a decoration is awarded posthumously to a widow, a duplicate may be issued to the mother after merit review. The Marco Polo sheep still exists, one of the finest in the Himalayas.
In a dim room the discussion turns to vigilantism as Thomas Royde argues one may take the law into one's own hands when the state cannot punish a guilty man. Treves counters, sharing a case study of a child suspected of murder and the complex question of motive and guilt.
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