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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1946
Page
4
National representatives DeLisser Inc lists Winchester Virginia address and subscription price of five dollars for the Winchester Evening Star publication. The paper operates daily except Sunday and is published by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia.
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph announces dashboard radio telephones for motorists to contact homes or offices with a 500 foot San Francisco antenna under construction. Detroit tests a similar service with a 25 dollar installation and 15 dollar monthly rate.
Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson and Lieut. Gen. Sir Gordon MacReady observe an infrared night vision test by the U S Army. The demonstration shows a hidden enemy in darkness using a rifle telescope sight as British and American observers compare progress and government control of industry.
An unnamed Swedish source reports the United States holds permanent bases on Greenland under negotiations with Copenhagen. The island has been occupied by U S forces since 1940 and is now under Danish patrols, with previous claims by Admiral Peary tied to 1916 Virgin Islands purchase.
The article urges the United States to acquire air and naval posts in Greenland with Denmark's consent, viewing bases there as a forward northern frontier. It notes Iceland's 1944 independence, prior British occupation, and current American presence with Icelandic factions open to permanent U.S. bases.
The piece argues current memorials to war dead are often unattractive and proposes living memorials like playgrounds health centers and parks. It cites plans in California to plant redwood groves and notes New York discussions of a large center to address public health rehabilitation and convalescent care. It lauds the trend toward functional memorials as a better honor.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt says after a 13 year fight the control of the economy is moving toward bureaucrats and away from the people. She warns the struggle to restore governance to the public will be long and hard.
The Boscawen street entrance to City Hall now features a newly installed flag pole. The Winchester White Sox suffered a 4-1 defeat to Hancock Maryland on Sunday, dropping their second straight game. Marshall Farmer, formerly of Winchester, has been promoted to resident manager of the New Colonial Hotel in Washington D C.
Rev. Dr. Edward Hughes Pruden of First Baptist Church Washington headlines a Handley School commencement. Middletown fire damages two stores and homes amid water shortage. engagement announced between Alice Virginia Flickinger and Kenneth Stahl of Iowa City.
State, county and local authorities unite to curb speeding and reckless driving in the area. Quentin Flickinger, brother of Brooks and Joe, sets a new CVAL pole vault record of 11 feet 3 1 2 inches. R E Griffith Sr tells Fort Loudoun DAR chapter about at least 575 unmarked Revolutionary graves around Winchester.
County and city officers seek a gang suspected of stealing horses from the county hitching lot and selling them in Martinsburg. The topic notes D H Potter has rebuilt his stables after destruction by fire.
The article argues the 1946 coal strike stalemate stems from leaders like John Lewis pushing for control and private taxation, while the Truman administration hesitated to seize mines. It suggests other explanations may emerge but highlights Lewis’s power, CIO entanglements, and the broader impact on industry and public hardship.
Renunciation brings happiness and daily dying to self as St. Paul taught in one of his epistles. This brief devotional explores the spiritual discipline and its promise of joy through self denial and faith.
A reader quiz asks seven questions: Under secretary Royall’s department, Cape Cod’s state, the Hellespont’s modern name, the largest U S tribe, and Syria’s former status. The page directs turning to Page 2 for answers.
The item asks several quiz prompts including which old provinces languages call Switzerland by names in German French and Satan terms, whether garland crab is crustacean fruit or vegetable, and the county linked to the Reign of Terror, plus a True or False query and a nickname for Queensland.
In Clarke County Virginia on Tuesday a suit was filed in the Circuit Court by Kate Crockett trustee under the will of Thompson Crockett deceased and others against Thompson Crockett Smith infant and the Peoples National Bank of Leesburg guardian of Thompson Crockett Smith to confirm the sale of Clarke estate assets.
Grimm's Radio Sales and Service at 29 East Boscawen Street offers radio and electronic repair and sales with contact phone 4212. The ad promotes selection and service for home radios and related electronics.
The suit seeks court determination if selling the Clarke county tract Quest Over of 192.7 acres at the November 8 1945 contract price between heirs of Thompson Crockett and Fred F Sturm promotes the infant's interests and to confirm the sale at that price.
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