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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1945

Page

4

Fragmentary religious quotation appears in clipping

Brief OCR fragment cites Galatians 5 1 about freedom in Christ. No clear event date place or person is identifiable from the readable text.

Homes for Veterans Drive Peacetime Housing Plans

The plan aims to provide loans for about four hundred thousand World War II veterans to buy homes. Eastern region shows 15000 applications already, with weekly interest around 1000, peaking expected in 1948 or 1949. Labor and materials will be limited until peace, and construction shifts to peacetime measures.

Montis Futhermore

Mission of Value War Production Board Announces Enemy Reports Panel

The War Production Board says an enemy technical reports committee will evaluate data from Allied occupied Europe. The panel’s task is to identify enemy advances in weapons technology and advise adopting superior designs to aid victory in the Pacific.

War Production Board Europe United States Japan Pacific

Reprinted Editorials on Poplar Bluff Food Safety Clash

The health engineer and Poplar Bluff Missouri police chief face federal contempt charges for enforcing a city health ordinance during a routine food handling inquiry by OPA agents. The piece argues laws should apply to all, praising the local officials’ insistence on proper health certificates and equal treatment for government personnel.

Poplar Bluff Missouri St. Louis U. S. District Court OPA Federal

Too Much Government Warns of Bureaucratic Growth

The Byrd committee on congressional economy finds over a thousand bureaus in the executive branch plus numerous principal agencies in the White House and wartime services. It argues that overlapping and useless literature cause confusion and waste, urging a fundamental reorganization to prevent an ever expanding government.

Byrd Committee On Congressional Economy Topsy Byrd Committee Byrd

General Eisenhower Declares No Political Ambitions

The article quotes General Eisenhower stating he has no political aims, noting his character and past actions support the stance. It discusses potential civilian or political roles he might consider, including Chief of Staff and UN Military Staff Committee posts, while offering a metaphorical letter of recommendation.

Eisenhower Ike General Marshall Admiral Leahy United Nations Japan

Fire damages Green Garden Lunch Room on Valley Pike

One year ago a fire late yesterday afternoon did about $2,000 damage to the Green Garden Lunch Room beyond the city limits along the Valley Pike. Two Japanese admirals are among the dead on Saipan Island. Guam quivers under Navy planes as American forces face tough going in France with slowed St Lo attacks.

Green Garden Valley Pike Saipan Island Guam Navy France St. Lo

Chamberlaine Named to School Trustee Board Five Years Ago

Five years ago Chamberlaine was appointed and succeeded Robinson on the School Trustee Electoral board. A printed form on the new marriage law may help answer many inquiries in the clerk’s office. Roosevelt’s renomination is openly forecast by Madame Perkins, Secretary of Labor.

Chamberlaine Robinson Roosevelt Madame Perkins Labor

Park Wins League Title Without Larrick and Judy

Bob Larrick and Mary Judy lead the Frederick county 4 H council annual meeting. Lefty Jewett shifts to hurl for The Park and joins Front Royal All Stars. Park defeats Culpeper to become league champions without him.

Bob Larrick Mary Judy Frederick County 4-H Council Lefty Jewett Park Front Royal All Stars Culpepper

Local host Fishes Big Bass Champion Claims Title

Town residents may entertain fresh air folks and host slum-reared children as D. W. Ritenour the city life insurance agent lands a quartet of bass. He caught four pound, three pound and two and a half pound fish within an hour and proclaims himself champion of the section.

D. W. Ritenour

Germans capture fortified city near Warsaw in war report

Thirty years ago Germans seize a fortified city near Warsaw from Russian defenders as reports reach the U.S. about munitions exports to the Allied forces. Miss Minnie A. Conrad marries Mr. Charles Reid Riley at Montana Hall in Clarke County. Harry K. Thaw is declared sane by a New York jury and will not return to the state hospital.

Warsaw U.S Minnie A. Conrad Charles Reid Riley Montana Hall Clarke Harry K. Thaw New York Supreme Court State Hospital

Weighing Party Held at Braddock Street Methodist Church

A weighing party is held at the Braddock Street Methodist Church home of Mrs. E. J. Evans on N Loudoun Street. Little Helen Rice, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Rice, is nearly gored to death by a pet cow at their home near the city after other children teased the animal before she arrived to play.

Braddock Street Methodist E. J. Evans Loudoun St Helen Rice Louis Rice

Strength for the Day Seeds and the alfalfa remedy

Earl L. Douglas D D presents a parable about a pest grass spread from a Turkish request for cotton instruction. The pest thrives until alfalfa is sown alongside it, allowing the profitable crop to overwhelm the weed. The tale echoes Be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with good.

Turkey North Carolina Union St. Paul

Quiz questions and page cue from a vintage paper

A reader page fragment asks seven quiz questions with a prompt to check page 2 for answers. Questions cover Shakespeare, military commands, Kentucky bluegrass, counting with fives, Lorando Taft, calisthenics, Verdi's Rigoletto, the German salute, nomads, and the number of girls in a quart.

Pacific Bluegrass Lorando Taft

Cleaning old coins discouraged by Mint officials

The Office of the Director of the Mint says cleaning coins is discouraged. Cleaning coins lowers value and can make a good coin practically worthless.

Director of the Mint

Hitler alive or dead rumors fuel wartime speculation

The piece surveys conflicting theories about Hitler and Eva Braun after World War II. It cites Soviet and American reporting on claimed remains, conspiracy plots, doubles, and staged deaths, plus a skeptical take on official accounts and admission by Nazi leaders to fragment and survive. It also notes Roosevelt’s Legion membership details.

Washington Hitler Eva Adolf Ebert Marshal von Hindenburg Wade Stalingrad Spain Latin America Austria Switzerland Czechoslovakia Germany

Placenta Previa Described As Common Pregnancy Complication

The article explains placenta previa where the placenta attaches low in the uterus causing bleeding. It urges hospital care, cautions against early examinations, and notes Caesarean delivery as a safer option when performed by skilled surgeons in well equipped hospitals. Regular prenatal exams every three to five weeks are advised to detect complications.

Ralph A. Reis Chicago Doctor Reis

Services Planned At Galilee Church Sunday

Grimes Virginia July 14 There will be services conducted at the Galilee Church Sunday mornings July 15. Mrs Brooke Taylor spent last weekend with Mr and Mrs Albert Tusing at Kernstown. Many local residents visited relatives and friends during the week including Hensells Randell and Leight. Farmers near Grimes working rye barley and wheat harvest and beginning threshing.

Grimes the Galilee Church Brooke Taylor Mrs. Albert Tusing Kernstown

Friendly Grove 4-H Club Holds Annual Picnic

Bloom Virginia July 14 The Friendly Grove 4-H Club held its annual picnic at Friendly Grove Tuesday evening with Round Hill 4-H Club as guests. Notable locals and visitors include Lois Brasser Julian Cooper Sr Anna Jane Cooper and T S Cooper family. An Army inquiry notes monthly family allowances and Class E allotments total nearly 500 million dollars.

Bloom Friendly Grove Round Hill Lois Brasser Chevy Chase Masters Julian, Jr Richard Cooper Miami Beach Spencer Heath MacCallum Winchester Willow Brook Cooper John Garland Clowser Julian Cooper, Sr Anna Jane Cooper T.S. Cooper Harry Glynn Armed Forces George E. Rhodes T. S. Cooper

Argentine estate romance unfolds over pampas flight

Vermont writer Terry Arnold journeys to Argentina to research a second book. She travels with Brooks Kimberly and Raff Cordoba to his vast estancia. The voyage reveals the vast plains, estancias, and a growing world market for beef.

Terry Arnold Vermont Brooks Kimberly Ultimo Ventura Corinne Artigas Kimberly Raff Cordoba Terry Pereives Prenellow Raff Cordoba Norman Cassie Trey Terry Spain Brooks England Australia New Zealand Estancieros Pampas Palacio Chateau Frontenac Quebec Normandy

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