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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1945
Page
4
The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia outlines mail handling rules non Sunday publication schedule and advertising deadlines. It requests subscribers report delivery delays and irregularities to aid a perfect delivery system.
The excerpt lists subscription rates by mail or carrier with varying terms and prices and ends with a Psalm verse praising the Lord. It mentions outside-of-zone surcharges and advance payments. The piece combines pricing for periods from one month to one year and a biblical quotation.
A Washington dispatch reports United States Navy escorted 16 760 ships in 3 552 convoy trips across the Atlantic during the European War. Only fifteen ships in convoy were lost to German submarines, highlighting the Navy's effective protection amid a grave U boat threat.
After the war the Japanese merchant marine is seen as eliminated, opening a golden opportunity for U S shippers to gain Pacific trade. Experts including Hugh Gallagher of Matson Lines Russell Lutz of American President Lines and John E Cushing of the War Shipping Administration say American operators may capture a large share as European and other fleets rebuild while Japan remains out of the picture.
A reprint recalls Charlemagne founder of the First Reich whose bones were moved for safety during WWII. American authorities plan to restore relics to Aachen where Otto III once opened the tomb. a truck carried the bones back amid mixed sentiments about the homecoming.
Secretary of State Stettinius, summarizing the San Francisco conference, argues that success depends on a genuine will to peace by all organizations and nations. He warns that mutual hostility fuels conflict, while a spirit of patience and cooperation between Americans, Russians, and British can prevent new wars and foster friendship.
A Winchester builder argues rentals are stable, citing surveys and local data. He claims typical rents for homes valued at 9000 dollars and blocks valued 6000 to 8000 dollars are 25 to 40 dollars monthly, and low rents hinder new home construction and city growth.
June 6 marked Allied progress with a 15 mile front from Vil lers-Sur-Mer to Trouville. The Fifth War Loan Drive began on D Day. Diplomas are due at Handley and Boyce High School ceremonies. Confederate Memorial Day events and a parade were held in Winchester. Berryville beat Frederick County All-Stars 8 to 3. NBA plan extends to 1936.
Twenty years ago the newspaper did not publish its Star on June 6 honoring Confederate Memorial Day, following the usual custom.
A Swiss friend writes Kathryn Glass warning that success by Germany against the Allies would mean the reader’s turn to strike. David F. Hott of White Hall dies as a leading local taxpayer. Charlie Chaplin stars in The Tramp and Lillian Russell in Wildfire at the Empire Theater.
The article uses an apple tree parable to stress roots and stability in faith. It notes fruit persists only when rooted in the ground and cites St. Paul on being rooted in love through Christ to sustain the soul. It warns that detaching from core foundations harms individuals and institutions.
The page lists ten questions on parliamentary terms military policy and history. It asks about the chair in parliament law a WAC dependent husband family allowance war status discharge age limits states starting with New who led at Bun ker Hill the Declaration opening line the Crimea conference post and postage for official mail and sun exposure effects on painted glass.
The first Corn Palace was erected in Sioux City in 1887 as the festival’s principal attraction. Volunteers built a wooden skeleton and arranged grain sheaves and multicolored corn in varied patterns for display.
In Washington on June 3 President Truman did not back the Wagner Plan for cradle to grave social security. The proposal faces long odds as House Ways and Means delays action until fall and officials warn costs could run into billions annually.
Doctors describe emphysema as air sacs in the lungs dilated and stretched with similar symptoms to mountain sickness. Oxygen therapy and epinephrine vapor tests, plus rest and prescribed oxygen, help some patients though no permanent cure exists.
The text notes proposed unemployment insurance raised to 25 dollars a week and cites Congress rejecting the Muray Kilgore Bill last year. It implies possible political resistance and presidential consideration of the emergency aid plan. The source centers on legislative action and presidential stance.
Pietro Koch, convicted yesterday by a high court as a key torturer of Italian patriots during the German occupation, was executed by firing squad at Fort Bravetta near Rome this afternoon.
The U S Geological Survey lists Mt Whitney at 14 495 feet and Mt Rainier at 14 408 feet. For many years Whitney has been viewed as the highest US proper summit.
Cohen Goldman Co and partners warn that retail clothing stocks are at a record low as veterans return home and civilian needs rise. They urge ending the worsted yarn freeze and modifying War Production Board order M-388 to boost supply for home front and lend lease, noting foreign mills can resume production. They cite potential help from France Italy Belgium and Russia in retooling fabric output.
Honeybees are domesticated but can revert to a wild state. They may nest in hollow trees or "bee trees" when feral, returning to forage and reproduce independently of managed hives.
Lily, a nurse, awaits a pivotal night as Ralph, a Doctor McCormick associate, courts her while rival Gail Benton vies for a hospital post. Tension rises over Reyna Thayer’s illness and a controversial new treatment as Dr. McCormick asserts control.
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