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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1946
Page
4
Get Your Facts Mr Green on Byrd Primary Campaign
Arlington county Republican treasurer John Locke Green attacks Senator Byrd's Democratic primary campaign as a "witch hunt" and urges Virginians to vote August 6. The piece explains PAC CIO actions and Byrd’s call for union audit and salaries, concluding with Byrd accepting the challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Locke Green
Arlington County
Byrd
Mr. Green
Co. I. O
Virginia
Political Action Committee
Green
Richmond
Allen S. Harwood
Pac-Cio
Washington
James B. Carey
National C. I. O
Tilford Dudley
New York
Carey
Times-Dispatch
Sayng
Congress
Government payrolls rise as one in six dollars paid by public sector
New figures show a rapid expansion of government employment with about one sixth of all wages and salaries paid in the United States coming from federal, state, and local governments. The trend underscores the growing role of government in daily work and public life.
Government payrolls dwarf industry as wartime power grows
The piece compares payrolls of General Motors with government wages, noting GM paid 0.5 billion in 1940 and over 1 billion in 1945 while government payrolls stand at 18 billion annually. It argues government employment vastly influences the economy and could become an intolerable burden if growth continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Johnson warns unions to embrace production or face oblivion
Eric Johnston, former Chamber of Commerce president, tells Chicago stage and movie workers unionists to produce or risk economic peril. He calls for labor-management cooperation, the end of featherbedding and strikes, and urges adoption of production and arbitration doctrines as Utopia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Labor
Chicago
Mr. Johnson
Johnston
Prime rams bring 1110 price tag at Berryville show
Prices totaling 1110 dollars and fifty cents were paid for 29 head of prime rams at the third annual show and sale held yesterday at the Berryville Horse Show Grounds. Winchester police report burglary at the A C Oates Lumber Co office with about one dollar missing. National Fruit Products Co completes deal to acquire three east side properties on Pairmont avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Winchester Police Department
A. C. Oates Lumber Co
Winchester
National Fruit Products Company
Pairmont Avenue
Winchester Schools Plan Final Faculty for Session
Garland R. Quarles announces the completed faculty for the upcoming school session. The Deacons association of the Winchester Presbytery will hold its third annual conference at the Camp Meeting grounds near Wardensville West Virginia. Mrs K H Sale of Winchester is re elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester Public Schools
The
Deacons Association of the
Winchester Presbytery
Camp Meeting
Wardensville
W. V
K. H. Sale
Winchester
Winchester Chamber Eyes Modern Fireproof Hotel Plan
After several Chamber meetings a new fireproof hotel for Winchester appears practically assured. The Evans Hotel will be replaced by a new Commercial Bank Building, prompting the chamber to assess city hotel accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Evans
Commercial Bank
Pigeon Flight from Clearbrook to City in 15 Minutes
In a 1896 note, J. W. Hillyard released six homing pigeons from Clearbrook to the city, completing the journey in fifteen minutes. Miss Kate Conrad oversaw the recently organized Winchester industrial school. A large crowd gathered at J. P. Sartelle’s last Saturday night to enjoy ice cream soda and a new drink named Unique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hillyard
Clearbrook
Kate Conrad
Winchester
J. P. Sartelle
Strength For The Day by Earl L. Douglas D. D
The essay links faith to modern inventions and natural phenomena. It argues radio and unseen atmospheres reveal divine power, and the micro and macro views show creation’s order. It asserts Nature is God’s method in the physical universe and that only God power exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Quiz questions from a vintage page prompts page 2 answers
A collection of trivia prompts asks about plebiscites for monarchs a skilled path user a city renamed Leningrad the ruler of Greek gods Zeus the 13th Amendment banning slavery the prefix neo meaning nine Ichabod Crane Vesuvius in Italy the eldest son Abel and a chantey sea shanty used by sailors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leningrad
Ichabod Crane
Vesuvius
Adam
Eve
Clarke County Realty Transfers And Enlistment Q&A
Clarke County transfers include A Garland Williams to B B McKay for 90 acres the Rust Tract near Millwood Greenway District and Rosa B Simmons to William Pierce in Boyce. Ella M Lanham to Virginia P Rodgers Lot 4 Block C Ford Park Boyce. Batttletown District parcels 4.08 acres to J Harrison Thompson and Ruth B Thompson. Mann to Baxter 13.3 acres on Blue Ridge western slope. An inquiry about Army enlistment after induction notes discharge rules for fathers and reenlistment timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Garland Williams
Thomas W. Willingham
B. B. McKay
Rust
Millwood
Greenway
Rosa B. Simmons
William Pierce
Boyce
Winchester-Berrys Ferry
Ella M. Lanham
Virginia P. Rodgers
Ford Park
R. M. Ware
Frank E. Tappan
Ella M. Shewbridge
J. Harrison Thompson
Ruth B. Thompson
Berryville
Battletown
Wm. J. Mann, Jr
Ralph D. Baxter
Blue Ridge Mountains
Prompt surgery saves lives in appendicitis
A historical medical note argues that early diagnosis and immediate operation could have saved about half of the 13,000 annual U.S. deaths from appendicitis. It warns against delaying care and against relying on penicillin or sulfa drugs, stressing rapid surgery for best outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Karl B. Pace
North Carolina
Youngest Supreme Court appointees and Philippine flag description
The text states Joseph Story William Johnson Bushrod Washington and James Iredell were in their thirties at appointment. It describes the Republic of the Philippines flag as red white and blue with a gold sun and three stars for Luzon Visayas and Mindanao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Joseph Story
William Johnson
Bushrod Washington
James Iredell
New Republic of the Philippines
Why Winchester Needs Local Recreation for Teens
A Winchester teen writes to the editor lamenting lack of local amenities. He notes swimming pools shallow depths, absence of a skating rink promised two years earlier, and reliance on Berryville facilities. He urges a local recreation center for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Berryville Sport Center
Berryville
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