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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1945
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia urges subscribers to report delays or irregularities in delivery. It outlines mail procedures and asks readers to assist in maintaining a perfect delivery system with prompt reader action.
The piece notes royal rulers across Europe facing diminished power after World War II. It cites Leopold of Belgium amid abdication pressure yet unlikely collapse, while Scandinavian monarchies and Queen Wilhelmina retain largely ceremonial roles. It suggests Greece, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Japan lack strong monarchies postwar.
Reprinted editorial commends Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Beane for advertising promoting savings and prudent finance. The piece highlights War Bonds, home ownership, insurance, education funds, and cash savings as sound investments benefiting families and national stability. It notes the firm’s NYSE membership and public-spirited, institutional advertising.
Canada and Argentina report meat surpluses but will not release additional supplies. Federal officials face pressure from citizens to buy meat from those nations or elsewhere. The supply relief aid is unlikely as neither country offers new imports. Canada ships surplus to England, which accepts only excess from its colonies and friends.
The article discusses wartime surpluses being canned and shipped to England, with portions previously turned over to American troops. It notes that relief from meat shortages depends on American farms and feedlots, linking food aid to domestic production.
The article contrasts 18th century Malthusian fears with postwar worries about rapid population growth. It notes advances in science, agriculture, and industry that challenged doom narratives and questions whether birth control advocates can secure full employment and economic security.
A report states 250 vehicles were tagged Saturday in Winchester for failing to display a $5 Motor Vehicle Use Stamp. The piece also notes a wartime political move as Hitler ordered a party salute replaced the army salute amid German military mobilization.
Excavation underway as officials apply for a permit to spend sixty thousand dollars. Earth tremors rocked Trebozonde, a Black Sea port in the Armenian area of Turkey. Guardsmen from Winchester plan August 5 departure to northern New York for training, returning August 25 to the city.
Approval of a $239000 PWA grant for a new Winchester water system is anticipated soon. Officials plan a celebration in Wardensville marking the completion of the Wardensville to Baker road project in West Virginia.
Seth W. Osborne revisits after sixty years as a northern soldier at Lee's surrender views old scenes. An American ranchman is reportedly killed by Chinese bandits in Peking who also kidnap others, learned today.
The Handley Trustees lecture committee celebrates obtaining Dr. Edward Anderson, president of the University of Virginia, to speak here on a yet undetermined date. The American steamer Leelanaw was torpedoed off Scotland while sailing under the American flag.
Forty five years ago a severe electrical storm spared Frederick but the telegraph office at Rippon West Virginia was struck and burned. Benjamin escaped from the city chain gang for the second time within ten days.
The piece argues that willpower shapes life more than genetics or birth, citing William James and Abraham Lincoln. It promotes purposeful effort to meet life’s circumstances, resisting drift and embracing vigorous determination for health and happiness.
A reader inquiry lists seven questions from a quiz page asking about Don Quixote’s squire Truman era diplomatic nominations wartime censorship Negro pilots White House Press Secretary Mr Midshipman Faso tennis term Panama Spain relations Captain Bligh mutiny on the Bounty.
A light bomber regiment of women volunteers fought from the Caucasus through Poland into Germany. It was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Evdokia Bershanskaya.
Paris July 20 Gen M G Gamelin discusses Armor Divisions for the French Army. He rejects the idea of a single armored corps and criticizes German Panzer Divisions as unsuitable for attacking organized fronts. He notes the 1936 decision to create three capable armored divisions and cites prewar German actions.
Terry Arnold and Jime accompany Brooks Kimberly in Buenos Aires as Senor Pena of La Espejo seeks photos and a feature on the Kimberly housing venture. Raff Cordoba, the architect, contemplates a new, purposeful role while baroness Roxie stirs social intrigue and hints at Corrine Artigas.
The text outlines French armored strategy on the eve of 1940, detailing planned three mechanized divisions and three heavies, reliance on 30 ton Type B tanks, and adaptation to lighter tanks like the 39 hotchkiss. It notes German build up, British aid delays, factory production limits since 1935, and internal French resistance to Marshal Petain era theories.
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