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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1945
Page
4
The report notes Americans travel more than others, boosting hotel and motel returns. Motels earned about 10.67 on property value in 1944 with net return 8.22 after taxes, while hotels rose from 1.85 in 1936 to 2.52 in 1941 and surged in 1942 during wartime, with occupancy and room charges high as armies move across the country.
Public notice outlines advertisement deadlines 9 PM prior to publication and transient and contract rates. Readers are urged to report delays or irregularities in paper delivery to help maintain service. Bible verse from Psalm 18:2 appears in the notice.
Before wartime awards are handed out, a medal or pat on the back should go to food workers. Butchers bakers grocers and milkmen face new federal rules confusing orders and stock shortages. They strive to meet public needs despite rationing and rising demands, and deserve recognition.
A reader decries trends in American English such as dischargee and return ee and the shift from passers by to standers by and lookers on. The piece notes awkward hyphenation with prefixed prepositions and urges language reform, criticizing writers who alter common usage and suggesting focus on clearer expression.
A Newport News item questions the Society for Preservation of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America banning Sweet Adaline at the Detroit seventh annual championship. The piece ponders whether other famed melodies face similar fate and pleads for leniency allowing Sweet Adaline to be heard again far from neighbors.
The United States will see slower meat availability as farmers need months to increase pig and cattle production. Immediate gains come from centralized slaughter regulation and tighter ration controls. All slaughterers now require permits and must follow points accounting. Counterfeit points are being traced while quotas mirror early 1944 levels. OPA remains vigilant. the outlook is encouraging.
In Durham the sight of a young veteran with an empty left sleeve and a gold badge sparks reflection on those who served. The piece honors armed forces members who sacrificed in time of need and notes their modest material gains amid enduring gratitude from the community.
A year after damage to property at the Winchester Golf Club by nonmember youths, police were notified and the board of directors met last night to set penalties. Roosevelt intends to seek a fourth term, awaiting orders from the people. Stephens City cannery and lunchroom to open for inspection Wednesday with the public invited to tour the new brick building financed locally for school lunch programs.
Early fruit sales show strong demand doubling 1939 levels, with yellow transparents fetching high prices. German bombers face intensified raids as British Spitfires engage, while England tightens civilian controls to strengthen the home front.
Four major arms producing nations refuse to aid Ethiopia as it fears invasion while hoping for an amicable settlement. Clinton Athey, a World War veteran, dies at his home. The council reports its application to the P W A for 239400 dollars to develop a new water supply source remains with federal authorities.
The Baltimore Evening Sun reports a boys band planning a concert here on a Valley tour. Local men are employed extensively on the construction of a new Heinz plant south of the city.
The report describes a fatal stabbing of John L. Quiett following a street fight of Black men. It notes the victim is the son of a well known retired colored school teacher and mentions a roof garden at Hotel Jack. Nearby, houses owned by J. M. Pangle and Charles Winesburg burn in Middletown.
Forty five years ago Freddie Forney, a provisional night clerk at Evans Hotel, is badly beaten by a drunken man. Miss Cary Barton of Kernstown inherits over 500 dollars from Mrs. Susan Bonsal. Local businessmen explore joining a group to finance a woolen mill for the city.
An essay on sincerity tracing its origins from Latin roots and wax-patched pottery. It argues sincerity means genuine character, not affected by self interest, and highlights its role as a core virtuous quality that elevates other gifts and honors.
A list of quiz questions asking about laughing jack ass Paul Revere Dakotas Berkley Square and other topics. It includes questions on diameters of the moon fasces and European military ranks with a line about Catholic Church membership in the United States and a 1945 Catholic Directory figure.
In this column Paul Mallon argues that the Soviet system is a despotic regime, not a true socialism, highlighting Russia's censorship and isolation. He contrasts free press and open exchanges in the United States with the Kremlin's control, noting limited access for foreign journalists and restricted air and land routes.
The article argues obesity is a disease linked to higher death and greater risks for diabetes and heart ailments. It cites energy balance, gland factors, heredity questions, and family habits, urging diet and careful exercise under physician guidance for weight loss and health.
The speaker urges Congress to enact reciprocal rights with Russia to end isolation and fear. If Russia restricts American travel or press, the United States should mirror those limits. Aimed at creating noncompetitive peace, fairness, and avoidance of antagonism between nations.
The sequence starts with the Secretary of State and continues with the Treasury, War, Attorney General, Postmaster General, Navy, and Interior. Agriculture Commerce and Labor were not included as those departments did not yet exist.
A National Labor Board election will be held on Tuesday July 17 at the O S Sullivan Rubber Company in Winchester to determine which union will represent employees for the coming year. Unions involved are United Construction Workers M W A and the American Federation of Labor. The AFL previously contracted with the company but many workers dissatisfied with AFL representation have joined the United Construction Workers. After a July 6 meeting, the United Construction Workers announced they exceeded the required six membership cards and the election proceed.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to support the war effort by purchasing bonds. Officials remind the public that funds strengthen national defense and morale.
Jerry Arnold, a young Vermont writer, travels to Argentina to research a second book about the wealthy showy set. She wins a 10 to 1 bet on Ultimo Ventura at a Buenos Aires hotel, enabling months of luxury and a sense her destiny lies in South America as she revels in the city’s nighttime bustle.
In a bustling hotel lobby, Terry is celebrated by hotel staff after a bold tip about Ultimo Ventura. The manager, smiling, courtesies her with a table in the dining room and a cast of Brooks Kimberly, his fiancée, and Cordoba invite her to join their celebratory party. Terry hesitates yet accepts, drawn into formal introductions as Senor Arnold.
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