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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1946
Page
4
The piece criticizes Henry Wallace for urging strict party discipline and expelling dissenters. It compares his stance to fascist and communist tactics and argues representatives must vote their conscience on fundamental issues despite party pressure.
Secretary Patterson acknowledged a military caste and announced a six member investigating board with officers who began as enlisted men. Led by Lieut. General James A. Doolittle and Troy H. Middleton, the panel includes a New York newspaperman and decorated NCOs to study officer enlisted disparities and housing, clothing, recreation, and promotion practices.
The piece argues a rigid officer enlisted gap harms military democracy and efficiency. It urges a nontraditional commission of reserve officers and enlisted men to assess reforms while maintaining efficiency. A Navy counterpart board could similarly serve the public.
The Danville Bee notes a change in American reading habits driven by big publisher campaigns and hype. It contrasts enduring classics by Conrad and Masefield with modern best sellers like Forever Amber, criticizing glossy sensationalism and noting how controversy boosts sales even when quality is debated.
O. L. Jamison and H. Delmar Robinson of Winchester served on a U S grand jury in Harrisonburg yesterday. Washington J B T honors Marshall Farmer formerly of Winchester and Pfc John Dunn Jr son of Winchester couple married to Gwendolyn Davis of Cheltenham England.
Capt. John R. Beardall of Winchester and Berryville was named Naval aide to President Roosevelt yesterday. R. T. Bryarly Jr. was elected Exalted Ruler of the local Elks. Wendell R. Barney was named director of the festival department of publicity and promotion, a post held last year by C. Ridgely White.
The Kiwanis Club announces plans to enter a float in the upcoming festival parade. Thousands of spectators flock to Harpers Ferry to view flood destruction. Honor students at John Kerr and Virginia Avenue schools are among the top scholars in years. Randolph Leigh concludes Carter Glass is unbeatable and withdraws from the Senate race.
Pau Matton analyzes a pivot in U S foreign policy with Byrnes rejecting Churchill’s plan and urging UNO backed armament to influence world affairs. He notes pro Russian sympathizers rise, Churchill fades, and pressure grows for universal military training.
Representative Thomas W. Harrison of Winchester will face a contest in Clarke County on Monday. Mrs. Katherine C. Wigginton, widow of Harrison Wigginton, died after a long illness. Winchester's Health Board reports smallpox in two city locations.
Thirty five years ago Mrs Susan Tidball 60 from a prominent Staunton family dies at her son in law Dr Samuel M Parton s Shawnee Tenn home. Downtown Staunton business block wiped out by a 150000 fire thought to be arson. Irvin M Boyce and Miss Ross Mason wed.
A military officer faced a decisive moment with communication cut off and hundreds of men under his command. He prayed and read a motto reversed to reveal the word now guiding his charge, leading to a swift victory and a reminder that outcomes follow persistent effort and perceived fate.
A reader asks about forfeited rights for a man dishonorably discharged for desertion. An enlisted man loses pension and VA benefits. back pay, savings, and compensation rights also forfeit. Desertion during war can strip citizenship. a deserter is barred from federal and many state civil service jobs. Reenlistment requires permission through the Adjutant General in Washington. If reenlisted and discharged honorably later, the later discharge prevails. Mental illness cases in Army hospitals are identified by fingerprints or dental charts.
Migrating birds normally sail through storms rather than risk land perches. Researchers note storms drive birds to seek shelter on land where they conserve energy and survive harsher conditions.
How's Your L Q The quiz asks seven questions about military commands ship histories plant origins word origins pen names and wartime roles. It seeks specific facts about the 6th Army Queen Elizabeth John Paul Jones Dodgson Yamashita Woolton and the Canadian Dominion capital.
Jane Applebee narrates chaotic week end at Elm Point country estate with sister Dita Pearce and actress Neal Tarrant. Tension grows as Neal claims furnishings and a mysterious Mrs. Brenda Knight arrives, while novelist Deane Kennard pushes toward a play adaptation amid Java-like social clashes and looming reception.
Hunt and I discuss a fainting guest who has left in good health. The breakfast is disrupted by Dick with Dita upstairs. The rooms have been stripped bare, and I recount the night’s events while Hunt ponders the motive and plans for the glamorous damsel.
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