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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1946
Page
4
Subscribers are asked to report delays or irregularities in delivery to The Star office. The notice lists subscription rates by mail or motor route for one year to six months and shorter terms, with zones and additional charges, dated May 20, 1946. The page includes a biblical quotation.
A collection of quotations marking I Am An American Day. Figures include ABRAHAM LINCOLN WOODROW WILSON ALFRED E SMITH OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES THEODORE PARKER THEODORE DREISER ALEXIS de TOCQUEVILLE ARISTOTLE HARRY EMERSON FOLDICK F C MOREHOUSE THOMAS MANN THOMAS JEFFERSON THOMAS G MASARYK WOODROW WILSON and others on democracy as equality energy education and governance. The mix reflects a historical debate on democracy as rule by the people and its moral purpose.
The excerpt presents quotes emphasizing people's sovereignty in government. John Marshall asserts government power flows from the people and serves them. Plato extols democracy as the state's glory. Norman Thomas argues liberty requires trust in democracy.
Richmond opinion notes Ray Milland, famous for The Lost Weekend, defends sobriety in an interview. He criticizes excessive drinking by women while expressing support for restrained consumption and praising ladylike, intelligent, well-dressed women.
A Chesapeake and Ohio plan to stop black sales of sleeping car space calls for tickets sold in the name of the individual user, nontransferable, with reservations by hotels and travel agencies in the passenger’s name. Airlines do this and have no black market. railroads could follow if others align.
A new volume record for telephone traffic was set in Winchester with about 39 000 calls on the first business day of dial service. The Winchester White Sox beat Carpers Valley All Stars 22 to 6 on Sunday. Lions club luncheon featured Hoye Riley and Sam Preston at the George Washington Hotel. A Leesburg man barricaded himself to police on a liquor charge then surrendered. Mrs. Henry Bell was guest of honor at a family birthday gathering.
Twenty five years ago a benefit at the Empire Theatre last night raised funds for the South End Hose Company Fire Truck fund and was declared a success in every respect. The will of Isaac Patton leaves all estate to widow Nannie B. Potter for life, then to the children. A memorial tablet for Robert E. Russell, killed in France, will be unveiled at Stone's Chapel on Sunday May 29 at 3 p.m.
Vance Yeakley trains members of the Sarah Zane Fire Career team ahead of the state meet. The Star proposes summer city plaza band concerts twice weekly. Jane Sloan Helen Sloan R S Wright and J A Vaneline injury when Wrights horse caused a runaway that overturned their vehicle.
In London after seven days the writer notes Britain's weary food scene during the Blitz era. He observes shortages from steak mislabeling to horse, describes hungry crowds, a strained hotel stay, and a russet of unsatisfied meals faced by his Russian wife and baby amid postwar austerity.
Philadelphia fighter Fox with 38 consecutive knockouts faces Osie Harris of Pittsburgh in a 10 round bout Harris argues the prior KO was a fluke and vows to win tonight Fox hopes to impress enough to challenge Gus Lesnevich for the light heavyweight title The April 22 fight was delayed after Fox fainted from illness and was deemed unfit by a commission doctor
Walter Shryock 28 of Stephens City was hospitalized after his car ran off the road while turning at Routes 640 and 641 two miles southwest of Stephens City at 8 30 p m yesterday. He suffered a possible fractured left arm lacerations to the chin and left knee and burns and lacerations to the right leg. State Trooper C A Seal investigated.
A wartime story of a squash champion who lost his right arm and learned to play left handed. He inspires cheer and resilience showing the “left hand” can recover a lost edge. The piece urges embracing second best with patience and practice.
Roy H. Stotler, Martinsburg mayor, is the Democratic nominee for re election facing Republican Paul B. Martin. The item notes Stotler's family ties to nearby towns and cites Martin as the GOP choice. An adjacent Q A confirms Ammay Chaplain School location at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia and course lengthening from one to three months.
White Post Virginia community letters report visitors and illness notes. Mrs J A Ta of Carpes Crista Texas visits her parents Mr and Mrs R Green. Mrs Lola Fowler returns home after surgery at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Sgt James Figg and Cpl Weaver Isoe discharged from the Marines this week. Enlistment in the Canadian Army is closed to US citizens for now.
A set of ten quiz prompts asks about cattle production by state religious denomination of Calvin Coolidge recipient of a peace award spider gender military allotments UN prayers at UN meetings Tokyo bombing lead officer clothing warmth shade vs white Mayo Brothers roles and tornado straw impact.
Promotion for the Government publication Fireplaces and Chimneys a 56 page illustrated guide. It describes outdoor fireplaces dutch ovens and barbecue pits with ordering details and price ten cents postpaid from The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Washington DC.
The Corporation Court judge revoked the probation and suspended sentence of Ralph Earl McClure who was convicted of attempted criminal assault last July. Arrest was ordered after city solicitor James P. Reardon presented information that McClure violated parole terms. He will be held for further court orders.
The reply notes that wooden clock movements are fairly common and that watch movements resembling the Nuremberg Egg were cut in Germany very early.
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