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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1946
Page
4
An abbreviated ad note from DeLisser Inc. at 44th Street New York promises steadfast presence “even unto the end of the world” from a Matt 28 20 quotation, framing a business card style message.
The War Department announces a sweeping reorganization to keep officers in classrooms through their first two decades of service with extended field experience. Instruction will be joint Army Navy and Air Force at top levels, creating a National War College and an industrial college of the armed forces to stress science and interservice cooperation.
Harold Lamb, a veteran scholar of the Near East, says the region’s problems are highly complex due to many races and intertwined interests. He doubts specific solutions are possible and warns that rival powers like Russia England and France pursue irreconcilable goals in Iran and the broader Middle East.
Researchers Dr Bruno Peutzer and Dr Thomas C Grubb reported at the Society of American Bacteriologists a clavacin producing organism from manure neutralizes the tetanus poison. The finding suggests penicillin class antibiotics may soon work against tetanus alongside tetanus toxoid vaccines.
Observing Virginia's highway progress since 1906, the piece traces the birth of state departments for roads health welfare and charities, the shift from dirt paths to funded road programs, and key milestones including 1932’s county road takeovers and the Twenty Year Plan guiding future highway development.
Three Frederick County School Board members and the County superintendent toured county school buildings this morning to assess needed repairs while the eclipse passed largely unnoticed by most residents.
Colgate W. Darden Jr. will be the principal speaker at a banquet during the Virginia State Sheriffs Association annual convention in July 16-17, with William M. Tuck also on the program.
The mercury neared 100 degrees as a heat wave moved east from the plains. The paper congratulates Clarke County on its hundredth anniversary and its anniversary celebration.
Seventeen black bass weighing three to five pounds each were netted yesterday on the Shenandoah River by Harry H. Woodward in about half a day of fishing. Members of Co. I First Virginia Infantry National Guard prepare for a ten day training camp at Camp Meade Md starting tomorrow.
Carlin Gray hosts a party for many young friends in and near Winchester. Charles Kirby builds a stone fence on the Swimley property along Wadesville road. Bob Forney writes relatives about Army life in the Philippines after enlisting a year ago, expecting to go to China.
A devotional on the Spirit of adoption freeing believers from fear. It recalls early Christians who endured persecution with calm courage, proving their faith by steadfast devotion and inspiring converts during trials.
The Church of Saint Michael and All Angels in Anniston Alabama was consecrated September 29 1890 on the feast of Saint Michael and All Angels. It was given by John W No ble to the employees of his blast furnaces and is Norman Gothic in style built of native stone.
At the Middletown monthly meeting officials praised Gilles Manuel and Alfred Snapp for sending a 500 gallon spray track rig to Powers tenant house. Firemen said the water helped stop the blaze at a crucial moment and prevented a full house fire, urging more owners to lend similar equipment.
In Clarke County Circuit Court at the May term a decree of absolute divorce was entered May 13 in Loring W. Forster versus Lottie Huff Forster. A decree from bed and board was granted June 21 in Eloise M Orte versus Russell C Orte. The article also notes military awards for the 410th Bomb Group: one unit citation and six battle stars for campaigns in Europe including the aerial offensive, Nor mandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Central Europe, and Rhineland.
On a crowded train car Dr. Peck, a doctor and war veteran, shares a blunt view of the split between homefront privilege and frontline sacrifice. He and Corbett discuss war, guilt, and the burden of moving from sensational crime to deeper human stories as a young Signal Corps captain and others enter the scene.
The Navy Recruiting Office in Winchester announces Franklin Leon Wolfe of Martinsburg Pike Winchester has reenlisted in the Regular Navy on July 5. He previously served in the Naval Reserve with the Pacific Fleet and now takes a thirty day leave with his parents before reporting to Anacostia Washington DC for reassignment.
The Court of Trial Justice W. Edwards lists Alonzo Whitlock at 364 Nat ome Avenue fined $10 for speeding. Tiweet Oates of Bloomery Route Winchester charged with drunken public offense fined $5 plus costs. Rodney Wolverton of Orchard Avenue cited for improper parking fined $5 plus costs.
A reader quiz asks seven questions covering trivia from wartime Canada a unicameral state legislatures and U S history. Topics include the Garigliano river labor laws 1943 acts and presidential succession, with references to Aqueduct race results and railroad unions.
July auction listings show sales of threshing equipment in Stephens City and multiple household goods across nearby towns. Auctioneers include F B Cadwallader and Irvin Price with named administrators and estates handling items at National Avenue and street addresses.
According to the War Department the 236th General Hospital was inactivated at Computers Alabama in November.
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