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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1946
Page
4
Subscribers are asked to report delivery delays or irregularities to maintain a perfect system. The notice lists subscription rates by mail or motor route for one year six months and three months and notes an additional charge outside zones. A Bible verse about the Sabbath ends the notice.
A concise survey shows Virginia's governors from 1779 with Patrick Henry through 1902 constitution era. It notes ages at start of terms, repeats, notable paths to the Presidency, father son lines, and post governorship careers in Congress or the Senate.
Eli Lescot has arrived in the United States in exile while a three man military junta governs Haiti from Port-au-Prince. Crowds chant and dance in voodoo-inspired demonstrations as historical tensions and recent intervention by U.S. Marines in 1915 1934 loom over a fragile future.
The ICC reports the nations railroads are in stronger financial shape after wartime, with sound physical properties and efficient wartime gains. High taxes and costs exist, but advances in technology and small wartime facility investments position railroads well for postwar demand.
The ICC notes uncertainties as peak war traffic fades and competition from motor, water, and pipeline carriers grows. Railroads must align management vision, labor restraint on wages and featherbedding, and prudent rate structures to endure the turbulent period and improve facilities and service.
The Petersburg Progress Index critiques Governor Tuck’s inaugural stance against federal aid to states. It argues for state financed education public health and highways while opposing grants with conditions and federal tax on gasoline. The piece questions the feasibility of keeping federal money separate and warns of potential interference.
The Alexandria Gazette reports a national push from January 7 to 31 to raid closets and attics for wearable clothes shoes and bedding to ship to war torn regions. Citizens are urged to donate all serviceable garments not in use to help alleviate massive needs worldwide.
Obituary notes the death this morning at Winchester Memorial Hospital of Mrs Eva Mercer Kackley. Other items report Pfc Lewis M Barley of Stephens City slightly wounded in France and a prisoner of war letter from Ernest A Stotler who has been held by the Japanese since Bataan.
Ten years ago a cold snap grips Virginia with two more days of sub-zero temperatures predicted. A Richmond bill proposes a $1 car tag fee. Crowds gather for a public homage to the late King George.
The Rev. Dr. George Bowers, pastor of Lee Cthan Ghureh, serves as vice president of the Saloon League. Chamber of Commerce council members plan to raise 1800 dollars for a new downtown lighting system as Glove Works continues operations.
Forty five years ago cold snap slows commerce and keeps residents home. Low temperatures and heavy drifts force many county people to stay indoors and assist with chores or seek shelter from the cold.
Washington notes critique of President Truman's inflation program as markets rise on inflation hopes while experts doubt price control success. The piece argues wages, steel costs, and subsidies may push prices higher, and Congress backs general aims but not the methods, reflecting a stalemate between White House and congressional action.
A reader inquiry column explains how to obtain answers by mail and provides quick facts. It lists dental prosthesis estimates in the U.S. and notes Missouri as basis. outlines President Tyler's children. and states World War II Victory Medal ribbon order after area campaign ribbons.
Page 2 answers include questions on January named for Janus twofaced god, Bermuda race questions, Pearl Harbor commanders Short and Kimmel, ink and pen costs, TIME magazine's top 1945 event, OPA price cuts on used cars, London’s great fish market, Harriet Beecher Stowe author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the meaning of the Fourth Estate, and whether two‑cent pieces were minted in the U S.
The narrator reflects on Donatello and Florences reactions to praise. He notes praise can lull judgment, warning that loving compliments can mislead and that people often receive what they deserve or need for growth rather than what they desire.
On an English sea front in September, Mary Aldin and Kay watch Ted Latimer and Nevile with Kay as Ted questions his place in Kay and Nevile's intertwined circles. Mary exposes her own hidden desires and tensions as she senses Ted's unhappiness and assess their social boundaries.
The passage recounts Donatello’s Florence origin and Pisa commission, noting his acclaim as one of history’s great painters. He keeps humility, fearing vanity and laziness from excessive praise.
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