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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1946
Page
4
In Martinsburg West Virginia a woman sued an attorney after he allegedly kissed her during a legal consultation. The court ordered the lawyer to pay the plaintiff five thousand dollars. The case spurred satirical commentary noting the high price of a kiss and questioning price ceilings.
Richmond News Leader questions whether Hutchinson’s actions in Charlotte County shifted votes for Senator Byrd and cites a Declaration of Independence quote to illustrate alleged power. Voters reacted with amusement while others remained uncertain about the meaning.
Census Bureau figures show owner occupied dwellings rising 33 percent since 1940. 20 million units are owners or 53 percent of occupied homes, while tenants fall to 44 percent. The housing crisis favors rental construction over for sale despite more owners.
Fire losses in the past year are estimated near 500 million dollars with projections this year surpassing 600 million, says Frank A. Christensen president of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. He calls the rise in fires a national scandal tied to weak vigilance and aging infrastructure.
A Jacksonville Times-Union note comments on ongoing bread and butter shortages. The piece jokes that the situation is not as bad as feared and that improvement exists as butter previously missing is no longer entirely absent.
Milwaukee Journal notes a doctor's quip about spinach flavoring as a critique of medicine. The piece reflects on why agreeable taste is not considered in medical prescriptions and ponders guidelines and patient experience.
In a terse remark attributed to Hermann Goering, he says he would again follow Adolf Hitler, signaling a potential reassertion of loyalty amid Nazi leadership discourse. The statement underscores ongoing reverberations of wartime allegiance within the regime's inner circles.
A social aside laments rising costs and endless fashion demands as women chase wardrobe and beauty products. The tone hints at shifting expectations and the impracticality of keeping up with trends in a consumer driven era.
A minister on a train meets a talkative gambler who argues there are no lucky numbers. The gambler warns against trusting lucky numbers while the minister reflects on why people chase luck and how losses far outnumber wins in gambling.
A set of ten historical trivia items covering William McKinley’s 1896 campaign, Napoleonic retreat context, the Case anti strike bill veto by Truman, the cooking roux, the Bridge of San Luis Rey location, and Ambassador Sultan Ahmed Khan’s represented country at Moscow.
Present and past rainfall data show no precipitation in the 24 hours to 7 a m. The 33 year average annual rainfall is 36 49 inches. Monthly averages include January 2 49 February 1 97 March 2 97 April 3 14 May 3 63 June 3 85 July 3 82 August 3 76 September 2 46 October 3 37 November 2 45 December data not fully shown. Statistics courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
At the John Mann Methodist Church board meeting with Rev. E. H. Jackson the plan was approved to launch a 1500 Grand Fall Membership rally. Members are asked to donate or raise 25 dollars each by solicitation for the first Sunday in September. the heating plant nearing completion with three radiators arrived and full operation expected in fall.
Under Cecil H. Loy's will, his widow Lela Love Loy receives the estate and qualified as sole executor. The document details the transfer of assets and the administration of the estate by Loy's widow.
Cutrix lists appraisers Edward Loy Maynard Larrick J B Bywater Clinton Larrick and Harry L McCann for the case.
Next week workers will demolish the structures at 214 and 16 18 22 and 24 North Loudoun Street adjacent to George Washington Garage owned by Mrs Gertrude A McCormac. Also notes a school board meeting to hire a full time Bible teacher and local civic updates.
A trivia column asks seven questions about history language and objects. It covers Hukbalahap guerrillas location Cleopatra’s country a grammar correction sampan type and a famous Cleveland manufacturer.
Last night a year leap ball was hosted by Berryville young ladies at the Opera House with Miss Clark among the attendees. An old fashioned love feast followed at Market Street Methodist Church suggesting social activity in the town. Concerns arise over concealed weapons laws given rapid display of pistols razors and knives at crowd disturbances.
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