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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1946
Page
4
DeLisser Inc located at 11 E 44th St New York is listed as a national representative in the Winchester Evening Star. The notice presents firm contact details for the agency serving as a national representative.
The Senate confirms John W. Snyder of Missouri as the 52nd Secretary of the Treasury. The piece notes regional origins of past secretaries and observes Snyder’s limited public office record but his status as second in line for the presidency if Truman and Byrnes fail. It argues for a revision of the presidential succession act and the immediate appointment of a new vice president.
The State Department seeks Congress approval to aid training of a Chinese army of a million, including Central Government and Communist forces at five to one. After nine years of war with Japan China remains torn by civil strife, and Congress will demand assurances that arming two rival factions will not fuel a bloodier civil war.
Oldtimers recall Jack Johnson as the first Black heavyweight champion after he won the title from Tommy Burns in 1908 and later lost to Jess Willard. The piece reflects on the era’s serious public interest and Johnson’s controversial career amid rugged days in boxing.
A retrospective on early heavyweight boxing highlighting John Son Johnson and his era. It notes his wealth speed, fast cars, legal troubles, and the race for the white hope title. Jess Willard’s rise sparked talk of a dive, with Johnson later denying or admitting to throwing a fight, signaling a dramatic shift in prize fighting and its public image.
The piece discusses shifts in sea power after the last war, noting Britain’s reduced battle line with only five capable battleships and four slow or light armored vessels. It highlights halted British naval construction, evolving weapon tech such as atomic shells and torpedoes, potential carrier obsolescence, jet aircraft, and advancing radio guided missiles, all signaling an unsettled future for warship design.
Aesop’s tale of the goose that laid golden eggs is dismissed as an outmoded fable with no real bearing on modern business woes or labor strife. The writer laments its outdatedness and distance from current economic fears.
President Truman has accepted the resignation of Abner H. Ferguson as administrator of the Federal Housing Administration effective July 1. A War Bond sales report for Flag Day shows 1 785 300 dollars, announced by Wendell Barney, head of the Winchester Frederick County War Finance Committee. Janet L Cameron, state food specialist, demonstrated freezing fruit and vegetable prep in the Northern Virginia Power kitchen.
In 1901 excited citizens gathered at City Hall after rumors spread a pretty girl baby had been found in a basket on the steps. The item proved to be a life like doll baby amid talk of a merger between Pennsylvania and B&O railroads for a joint union station in the valley divisions.
In a chaotic pennant chase, the Boston Red Sox fell 9-5 to the Chicago White Sox for their second straight loss. The New York Yankees topped the St Louis Browns 7-2, and the Detroit Tigers swept the Washington Senators, boosting the challengers’ mood while Chicago, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia won behind strong pitching and timely hitting.
An evangelic meditation on prayer argues that true faith in prayer requires a life lived as ongoing prayer and urges objectivity about a listening God. The piece says prayer should be an attitude and expectation, not mere words, and calls readers to a hopeful, earnest approach.
Eddie Shokes of Winchester went hitless in two at bats as Cincinnati bowed to the Boston Braves 4 1. George McQuinn of Arlington went without a hit in five trips but scored a run and helped Philadelphia whip Cleveland 5 3.
New York reports from June 15 show Broadway bookmakers hedging bets on the Louis Conn bout. Louis holds backing from the public while Billy Conn attracts smart money. Odds shift with a $30,000 smart bet on Joe. Louis by knockout favored at 2 to 5. Conn by knockout in one round at 8 to 1. Conn to win by decision at 5 to 8.
A jumble of trivia questions asking about postwar inflation in a European country, the Portland Rose Festival date, Robin Hood’s father confessor, hair mattresses, Napoleon's army ensign bird, longest spectrum ray, The Snake Pit author, the Jewish code book, and The Odyssey author.
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