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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1946
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star notes national representatives DeLisser Inc at 11 East 44th Street New York as its authorized partners for distribution and advertising services.
De Witt Emery urges citizens and business leaders to vote and engage in public affairs to safeguard democracy. He warns that ignoring politics risks elected officials serving selfish interests. Citizens should exercise the ballot, especially in the Democratic primary on Tuesday August 6.
Guidance classes for delinquent minors' parents, started in San Francisco, cut juvenile problems as 88 percent of referred children improved at home and at school. Similar programs spread to Dearborn, Topeka and other cities with strong parental responsibility emphasis and eight weekly sessions.
The plan aims to replace purely punitive measures with education for parents to prevent delinquency at home. Only participating parents are ordered to attend. Some foreign born parents are sent to Americanization classes to learn language and customs for a stable home environment.
Current Opinion argues the CIO must avoid strict party alignment as it preserves labor unity. It warns the CIO's political activity could split support, invites partisan entanglements, and risks alienating southern members while urging focus on labor friends across parties.
Fire at the York Inn on Martinsburg Pike caused about 2000 dollars in damage after spreading from faulty wiring around 2 30 Sunday morning. Rainfall in Winchester pushed July total to 11 18 inches.
Ten years ago in 1936 Winchester will send two floats the McIlwee Municipal Band and motorized fire equipment to the Front Royal centennial parade. Miss Emada Ginn Baker will serve as a maid of honor from Frederick county in the Queen Warren County court. Milk price in Winchester will rise to one cent per quart and pint on August 1.
The city of Winchester may be ordered to repay nearly 28 000 to shareholders of four local banks if courts sustain their claim that stockholders are due refunds for taxes overcharged in 1919 1920 and 1921. Major B M Roszel of Shenandoah Valley Academy has left for New York en route to France invited by the French government as part of the Virginia delegation to the American Legion.
1896 report notes George Y. Burton displaying a colossal cabbage head at the Star Office. Piccadilly Street property owners mostly renew pavements to match new curbing. The knitting factory shut down at four due to excessive heat. A fine curb is installed around the New Union Engine House.
Medical note on an occupational disorder from vibration exposure. Recurrent attacks render fingers pale and numb with pain, mottled skin, and eventual reddening. Dips in warm water or warmer surroundings can shorten attacks. sympathectomy offers limited relief. Preventive measures include limiting exposure to cold and wrapping tools in rubber tubing.
Gun salutes use odd numbers dating to a long-standing superstition based on marine lore. An old English reference notes that firing even numbers is interpreted as bad news about the captain or master being dead on a voyage.
The article notes G. A. and other authorities differ on pecan pronunciation. Typically the stress is on the last syllable and may rhyme with cn or with John. It is suggested the name derives from an Indian word.
The article argues confession eases the mind but does not heal the soul. Repentance, expressed as deep sorrow and firm resolve to avoid sin, is described as the true agent that lifts the burden and provides spiritual renewal.
A quiz asks ten questions about postwar topics and general knowledge. It covers politics, geography, diplomacy, botany, music, philanthropy, and horse measurement with true false prompts and a missing page clue.
The record parachute jump is attributed to a Russian named Kharkohonov who, in August 1940, jumped from 40 813 feet. Lt Col William Randolph Lovelace, an American, bailed out at 40 200 feet on June.
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