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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1946
Page
4
Public notice and advertising rates for The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia dated March 13 1946. Includes delivery reminders subscription prices by mail and carrier and a Bible verse. Domain includes postal and circulation guidance and rate notes for zones and transients.
At Fort Eustis Virginia 25 000 of 300 000 German POWs are chosen for American life training to foster a democratic return. The first cohort 1000 pledged to promote democracy upon returning to the Reich amid frank critique of propaganda and a program of truth based instruction led by American officers. Brig Gen Bryan cautions the effort is a gamble with no loss if it fails.
Analyzing Marshal Malinovsky remarks, the piece argues Russia seeks to fracture US China ties to dominate Manchuria. Moscow plans to exit only after US forces leave China and would crush interference. It warns China could fall under Soviet control if cowed. The article contends Moscow aims to add hundreds of millions to its bloc.
The FBI reports a 12 percent rise in serious crime from 1944 to 1945, the largest increase in 15 years of nationwide statistics. Attorney General Tom C. Clark calls the rise alarming and urges federal prosecutors to seek the severest penalties for serious offenses, warning state and local authorities to redouble effort and cooperation to restore respect for law. Swift, sure justice is urged as criminals exploit slow police methods.
The passage argues that delayed court proceedings extend sentences and undermine accountability. It notes the interstate nature of the issue and insists that crime is best deterred by certainty of punishment and timely justice.
The News weighs the Tuck highway tax bill and the repeal of the gross receipts tax for truckers. It supports road funding but questions collection costs and interstate effects. It notes license fee changes, gasoline tax shifts, and the traveler pays part of the three million dollar increase while Virginians pay the rest.
C. E. Miley Jr., named principal and coach, led the team to six wins and five losses. Mrs. Rosie Smith, widow of Lee Smith, dies in Washington DC Sunday night. Dennis Hoover wins presidency of the Frederick Clarke High School Baseball League.
Five years ago a Winchester delegation led by T Russell Cather invited Governor Price to attend the Apple Blossom Festival on May 1 and 2. Winchester Elks entertain Joseph G Bach Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks of Trenton New Jersey. Mr and Mrs Harold C March are congratulated on the birth of a son.
Ten years ago reports say German forces will remain on the Rhine while Hitler proclaims determination to fight. France is ready to resist with potential Allied aid from England. Frederick County growers back a modest apples advertising campaign with West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania fruit men, as Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times draws large crowds locally.
A daily meditation compares private cruelty in marriages to Nazi persecutions, noting couples harm each other from small irritations. It urges self control and motive checks before speaking to avoid a blighted life or divorce.
A newspaper quiz asks multiple choice style questions on famous quotes names and facts. Topics include Ickes Webster or Clay, Bourbon origins, even highway numbers, Holland vs the Netherlands, K P duties, a tiger like animal, office resignations, Boy Scout anniversaries, widow commissary rights, and a minister's rapid Bible reading claim.
An April 1944 agreement between the War Shipping Administration and the Selective Service Board states that applicants aged 18 to 26 are not being accepted for apprentice seamen training during the duration unless they are disqualified from military service or classified I-C or limited service.
Harold G Brown forwards a Wall Street Journal letter praising Governor Byrd and Senator Byrd. He argues Virginia output could reclaim leadership amid federal authority concentration and cites Byrd’s Senate and state records as cross party appeal. He speculates a Byrd candidacy could win Jeffersonian states and Minnesota region support.
John Danaher, former Connecticut senator turned $20,000-a-year RNC aide, predicted the GOP will gain at least 40 seats in the November elections. He noted Democrats expect a closer result but cited a net gain need of 27 for a House majority. He spoke after returning from the West Coast.
Twenty years back residents urged the council to keep the old Boscawen designation amid a push to rename the town. Twenty years earlier hopefuls enrolled for the queen's contest at the Apple Blossom Festival. Mrs DeGrange and Miss Bessie Conrad presented papers before the Century Club.
Thirty years ago Charles H Schlack moves with family to Winchester from Clarke county while Rev J S Peters of Petersburg is named prohibition commissioner. Reports vary on U S soldiers near the Mexican border amid Villa bandit activity and army censorship.
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