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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1947
Page
4
A short biblical quotation addresses the instruction to love and honor earthly relationships as part of the Ten Commandments. It emphasizes asking in faith for what is right with reference to divine fatherly guidance.
Henry Wallace in the New Republic calls President Truman to purge reactionary Southern Democrats, urging veto leadership to reshape the party. The piece notes Wallace’s own two past purges by the Democrats, including his Cabinet resignation at Truman's request, and questions his welfare for the party.
The American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars urge World War I veterans with lapsed National Service Life Insurance to reinstate before August 1 without a medical exam. The paper backs the move and asks veterans to contact the local Veterans Administration office promptly.
Lawson Robertson ends a storied career at the University of Pennsylvania, guiding the track squad from 1916 onward. His influence spanned high school to Olympic legends, with athletes like Ted Meredith, Matt McGrath, Bill Carr, and Gene Venzke shaping a generation at Franklin Field and beyond.
Adjutant General S. Gardner Waller states that the Virginia State unit will be inactivated. Officials outline timelines and implications for veterans and state defense readiness, with confirmation from state authorities and veterans groups.
Governor Tuck praised Brigadier General E. E. Goodwyn and the Virginia State Guard, formerly the Virginia Protective Force, for six years of service during World War II. About 807 officers and 16,078 enlisted served, with up to 4,000 at once, aiding disaster response and domestic security when National Guard units were abroad.
General Eisenhower wants to be remembered for improving the Army’s cooking. He argues better meals will help public support for universal military training and reduce draftees learning mess life by bad food. An army marches on its stomach, he says, so better meals could strengthen national defense.
Report notes the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago added a patented glass front that blocks the monkeys from seeing out while visitors can observe in. The article wryly questions the zoo’s choice and the point of such a display.
A Northwestern University geopolitics authority says the United States holds all the blue chips and does most of the ante in the international power game. The commentary frames America's dominant role in world affairs.
News from 1946 reports Clarence Andrews of Middletown injured in a Route 11 car accident and described as improving. Other items note a Frederick County man killing a rattlesnake, fishing catches near Capon Lake, and local civic and social happenings.
The article discusses how literature from Job to Euripides served as a social critique. It cites Euripides Trojan Women as protest against war and militarism, highlighting Andromache and Hecuba’s laments. It notes enduring human emotions despite centuries of conflict.
A confirmation class at Grace Episcopal church in Berryville yesterday included Mr and Mrs Hobson McGehee and daughter Betty Mrs Hunter Bruks Miss Louise Robertson and Freddie Drury.
Howard C. Petersen resigns as assistant secretary of war effective July 31 after more than six and a half years in the War Department. The report notes droughts of Vitamin A in diets threaten eyesight and increase night blindness.
Present and past rainfall figures cover 48 hours ending 7 a.m. July date. The 34 year average annual rainfall is 36.30 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1946 list values for each month, with July at 3.79 inches and December at 2.43. Statistics cited from the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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