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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1947
Page
4
The Labour majority in the House of Commons has passed a bill to nationalize the transportation industry as part of a six step program to bring major sectors under state control. Lords cannot block the measure, and public sentiment remains uncertain about how far economic reform should go.
Editorially the piece muses on political suicide as a grim joke, then shifts to a wheat supply outlook. It notes Havana mayoral remorse, Japanese and Russian practices, and argues Americans face tight wheat stocks. U.S. wheat on hand 310 million bushels, exports about 100 million monthly, with stocks 7 percent below last year but higher than 1935–1937 droughts.
The crop is described as exceeding a billion bushels, far above the former normal 700 to 800 million. This immense harvest could lead to rapid buildup of a large surplus since domestic use is about 700 million bushels annually.
Bernard Baruch tells the South Carolina Legislature that steady work and a 40 hour week through 1949 would electrify production and stabilize prices. He warns the nation’s security rests on internal production and unity to defeat unrest and fear.
London dispatch reports experiments growing Virginia tobacco on Cyprus but Imperial Institute samples lag behind U S leaf and empire-grown tobacco. The piece notes tobacco varies by soil and climate with distinct regional types such as Virginia Maryland Kentucky burley and Pennsylvania Connecticut Valley.
Navy plane crashes and burns during landing at the airport but its occupants escape injury. Col. Joel D. Griffing receives the Legion of Merit from Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey at a ceremony. Vestry selects Rev. R. B. Nelson as rector emeritus of Christ Episcopal Church.
The Winchester White Sox will hold a Sunday practice at Senseny Road diamond with players due by 2 p.m. On May 25 they meet Westphal Hose Company No. 5 of Martinsburg, and May 30 they play Red Man nine of Martinsburg away. June games are set at Hume June 1 Bilairton June 8 and Strasburg June 22.
Two local colored men were arrested and will be given preliminary hearings Monday on larceny charges. The case stems from the theft of a dozen hens from a rear pen on 21 E James Street. Alfred Walker of Middletown and Clyde Williams of 528 N Kent Street are named in the actions. Officers Stotler and Milburn handled the complaint.
Fire teams from South End and Sarah Zane units rushed to 368 National Avenue yesterday at 2 10 p m to a coal and wood shed blaze behind the Lelia P Wolfe residence. The fire ended as a serious threat after rapid extinguishing and caused extensive interior damage to the shed and an upstairs back room.
The home department of Mt Pleasant Evangelical United Brethren Sunday School will present a Mother's Day program during the regular Sunday School hour at 10 12 Sunday May 11th. All members of the department are urged to attend.
In Winchester Commandery Knights Templar annual Ascension Day services Rev. R A Whitten served as guest speaker. Mrs Turner Whitacre aged 77 died suddenly in another note.
A 1937 note reports Daniel F. Miller, age 99 yesterday, beginning his journey toward age 100. The snippet also mentions a 1929 Winchester car for sale at 249 dollars and a later model listed for 250 dollars, alongside a freak hailstorm that hit Woodstock with two inches of hail on the streets.
In 1922 the Winchester council faced a heated meeting with resignations tendered by Ben Armel and Ernest Dove. Chief M A Doran warned he would quit over crippled force as mayor W W Glass pondered resignation and a new traffic ordinance set June 1 with speed limits to 15 and 20 mph and Loudoun becoming one way. Henry and McVicar opposed the latter.
The Winchester Volunteer Unit of the Naval Reserve invites civilians to join at a public meeting Monday 8 p m at the South End Fire Hall. The local unit has about 100 members and is forming. all questions will be answered. Leading organizers include Lt Comdr William K Bryant USNR Strasburg Lt Richardson Brooke USNR Front Royal Shirley O Bly Chief Specialist USNR Winchester and T L Griffin Chief in Charge of Recruiting Winchester area.
German history begins with the treaty of Verdun in 843 when Charlemagne’s empire was partitioned among his grandsons. Louis the German received lands east of the Rhine, marking the first rule of a German prince over German-speaking tribes.
Five trivia prompts test recall of historical facts. United States presidents during the War of 1812 and the author of Three Came Home are included, along with questions about New Jersey Princeton status and Berlin trades union size and a Yugoslavian ambassador.
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