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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1948
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising deadlines and rate cards. It provides office hours and contact details for display and classified ads and notes national representation by DelLisser Inc. in New York.
Readers of The Star are asked to report any delay or irregularity in newspaper delivery. Citizen action will help maintain a perfect delivery system.
A church page carries a midweek Bible verse from James 1 25 and a brief exhortation about the law of liberty. The note frames the verse as guidance for daily conduct and blessing in action.
Moscow refuses to lift the blockade or negotiate over Germany as Berlin’s Western airlift surpasses 2000 tons daily. The effort, expanding new airports, signals U S capability and pressures Soviet timetables while keeping a possible showdown on the table.
A midwest Chicago Tribune edition printed on paper made from wheat and oats straw showed no press breaks and matched wood pulp newsprint. Experts note higher costs, but volume could lower them. straw could reduce wood pulp demand and boost local straw use. Farmers may need revised practices to supply straw.
The article argues Soviet aims to control all Germany start with Berlin as the symbol of German authority. By blocking land and water routes to western Germany the Russians seek to compel actions from the United States and Britain.
The text outlines a plan where France cannot supply its sector and Russia would hold all traffic rights, risking a shift of Berlin’s control to Moscow. Truman claims a verbal U.S. promise from Stalin, denied by the Russians. If Western zones falter, Germans may pivot to Russia. airlift costs run about 120000 dollars daily and 840000 weekly. Washington vows to press on and keep U.S. forces in Berlin regardless of expense.
Senator Russell of Georgia, favored by southern delegates at the Philadelphia convention, pessimistically foresees a clash in the special session as Republicans and pro Truman Democrats fight to hurt the South over the civil rights program. He warns such action could delay civil rights reforms for years and produce omnibus measures demanding slow processes.
The piece argues that Truman faced a doomed path after Philadelphia despite Barkley as vice president. It says the Democratic machine aided by big-city interests ruined Truman’s prospects, noting Barkley’s strength but the oldest ticket in a major party.
Tom Hellerman and Morgan Sr. reported to Winchite police that a night hit and run driver struck a parked car outside their residence.
Tokyo radio reports Japanese naval planes bombed an island near Ceylon off the southeast Indian coast. The raid reflects Japan's growing wartime activity as tensions rise globally.
Ten years ago in 1938 county officials cite low pay and short tenure as the core problems for teachers. Front Royal Viscose plant remains a major employer with about 4,900 workers. Gainesboro school plans a new vocational agriculture building to expand offerings.
Marines and officers report San Diego crew landed after ship torpedoed or struck a mine. A mobilization call goes out to 46 000 men for armed services.
Mountain Falls property owners in Frederick County appeal to the State Corporation Commission for help in securing lines from Northern Virginia Power Co. to supply lights and farm power. James M. Rock led a 14-signature letter sent to Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr., who is discussing the matter with power officials and the commission. Signers include Mary Estelle Switzer Ethel Triplett Lula Lewis Roy Co Triplett Ellsworth Dodson Reuben Hulver Stanley Tevalt Harry Hershman Adolph Venspe C E Clowser J W Smith Garland Clowser and James Bucher.
An Indian legend contrasts two hunters who waste arrows on small game with an elder who kills a bear by conserving energy. The lesson urges directing righteous indignation to big causes and saving effort for the major wrongs.
The report lists 24 hour rainfall and year to date totals with monthly averages based on a 1913 1946 period, courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory. It also includes a divorce suit filed by Sarah G Festus seeking dissolution of marriage on desertion grounds, with her address listed as unknown and a ten day appearance requirement after notice publication.
A fragmented quiz asks 10 questions about wartime leaders and global facts. It includes queries on Marshal Vassily D, Bombay’s sea, population comparisons, Reciprocal Trade Act, Henry J Kaiser, France’s foreign minister, Tulagi’s Pacific group, a grammar correction, Western Germany currency, and the Republican chair.
A 1898 item notes Thomas Keating offering the largest beer glass for five cents. Rumor circulates that Gen Calixto Garea is dead. Pvt Luther Kremer gains permission to leave his home for the first time since returning from Jacksonville.
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