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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1945
Page
4
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The article notes a near total lack of Japanese opposition to US bombers and battleships off the coast while Japan supposedly still has thousands of planes. It suggests Tokyo may be withholding fighters and artillery to protect positions and gather planes for the invasion, with industrial centers and rail networks under attack.
Prague acts to seize farms totaling over six million acres held by Germans and collaborators. Rescue arrests exceed 5,000 Nazi fifth columnists. German language papers banned, German schools closed, and the German University of Prague shut down as President Benes pledges to keep the nation free from German and Hungarian minorities.
The piece cites Senator Byrd urging Truman to shrink hours from 48 to 40 to save money and calls for swift demobilization of the civilian federal workforce after victory in Europe. It notes current federal employee totals, compares them to World War I and 1933, and warns that Truman risked political harm if he fails to reduce government costs.
A Chicago convention year ago elevated Harry Truman from Missouri senator and vice presidential hopeful to Franklin Roosevelt's running mate and later commander in chief. The piece notes startling shifts, including Hitler’s assassination details leaking and Guam landings, as Truman joins Churchill and Stalin in shaping postwar Germany.
The piece accuses the OPA and its director Bowles of failed policy and mismanagement. It argues the agency inflates fear to justify controls while harming taxpayers. The critique claims the public has lost faith in the OPA’s fairness and effectiveness after years of wartime price regulation.
One year ago German and French and Russian defenses in the St Lo area were breached by American forces. American units cut a road along the base line of the peninsula as a city and county salvage collection deadline approached with record expectations. Warships and planes attacked Sabang Harbor works and the Japanese faced air attacks in Hengyang area.
Five years ago the Young Democrats planned to hold outreach and drive for new members with a deadline set at August third. The heat wave had caused over 500 deaths nationwide and relief was spreading east. Argentina announced a pact for island protection with concessions for American solidarity, as stated by Melo.
In New York harbor Communist forces tear down the Nazi flag from the German Bremen. Separate incident leaves William S. Yates critically injured after his leg is crushed beneath a train in the local B. and O. yards. R. Lee Stickel to speak at Stickel family reunion in Hagerstown.
Police head quarters report a man moving his business found an unusually fine keg of liquor concealed in a coal pile. Gates Flying Circus has performed in Winchester for two days offering airplane rides to curious citizens.
Overnight travel by car sets a regional record as many city leaders visit local hotels in Winchester and nearby areas. Separately on the Eastern Front German shock troops meet resistance from Russian forces while Hans Warns neutral shippers about contraband. Road resurfacing progresses with crushed stone and heavy tar on the valley turnpike toward Hillman’s toll gate.
The Star files do not list a publication for this date and no issue is available in the archive.
An essay contrasts ancient and modern orthodoxy, noting how Christians and scientists faced persecution as new ideas challenged prevailing authority. It cites Pasteur and Sabatier on the risk to those who pursue unpopular truth and the history of dissent in science.
A playful list asks seven questions covering military aircraft fiction and history. It includes topics such as Thunderbolt planes in air forces, Long John Silver in a novel, states starting with A, a lab secretary, governors conference site, Eli written in a country churchyard, Bismarck’s nickname, the NLRB chairman, World Youth Congress location, and Hatch Act prohibitions.
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau offers answers to questions on missing in action allowances, Navy aerial gunner training, Savings Deposits, home fireproofing methods, and other service related queries. It notes Iwo Jima flag origin reports, Negro troops in Patton's 3rd Army, Rockefeller Plaza closures, suicide planes, La Crosse name origin, lightning myth about a tree, and U.S. county counts.
Medical report details Vincent's angina a mouth and gum infection. Penicillin used in two main methods injections into buttock or direct mouth application with sprays solutions and powders. Results show higher success and quicker clearance compared with hydrogen peroxide chromic acid and niacin treatments.
A tenor singing a soprano solo renders the melody an octave lower than written due to natural voice ranges. The War Department indicates possible relaxation of restrictions on dependents and finances going to Europe when conditions permit. An Air Corps officer released from a German POW camp will be sent home for leave to a station near his home, subject to military necessity.
A compact self-pronouncing dictionary featuring 21 000 definitions in 378 pages with social supplements on current words and phrases abbreviations mispronounced foreign words and more. Bound in a durable flexible cover it serves as an excellent home reference with illustrations.
An advertisement requests readers mail 25 cents or 10 cents in coin for a dictionary or a booklet Fireplaces and Chimneys. Respondents send payment to the Information Bureau at 316 Eye St. N. E. Washington 2, D. C. Include name street city and state for mailing.
Vermont writer Terry Arnold travels to Argentina to research a sequel about the rich playboy set. Brooks Kimberly, Raff Cardoba, and Corinne Artigas circle her as tensions rise between personal longing and national identity amid a lavish social scene and a planned cornerstone party.
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