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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1946
Page
4
The Labor Department urges prompt labor law changes as strikes caused massive idle days in early 1946. The piece warns coal and railroad disputes signal broader industrial breakdown, calls for Congress to act, and criticizes the administration for lacking leadership amid the crisis.
Senator Walsh and Representative Vinson threaten to defeat the administrations bid for armed forces unification. They reject a single defense department a single secretary and four changes including unified supreme command force Marine Corps role naval aviation transfer and budget presentation. Administration aid to Forrestal faces doubt as unification stalls.
The Army ordnance department outlines future warfare concepts where infantry rely on cannons instead of rifles. Heavier weight reductions in munitions and redesigned supports are noted as part of the shift toward increased fire power and mobility for ground troops.
The report describes recoilless guns that enable infantry regiments to match light artillery power. It highlights a 57 millimeter cannon for individual soldiers and 105 millimeter howitzers for heavy infantry, marking a major wartime weapon advance behind atomic bombs radar and proximity fuses.
An Associated Press dispatch from Cannes notes the former king and queen are settled in exile nearing their ninth wedding anniversary. Edward and Wallis remain bored with social life, with walks on the beach and at homes for callers. The piece urges the duke to pursue a real job to ease the treasury and provide purpose during idle years.
Washington May 24 The new Byrnes plan proposes Paris talks on June 15 with Russia and UNO action in September if no peace is reached. It argues for world restoration but warns Russia may block progress. The piece critiques diplomatic strategy, predicts long negotiations, and notes anti Communist movements across Europe and in Spain Poland and Jugoslavia.
Mrs Gladys Goode of Bell Clothes Store tops the contest for selling the most war bonds. Handley High School wrapped up its 1945 track season with a 49 to 36 win over Fairfax High. Middletown Senior class will award eleven diplomas at graduation by Principal H D Hoover.
Five years ago 111 students are candidates for diplomas at Handley High School this year. Mr Hobson McGehee was elected chairman of the Clarke County Red Cross chapter and entertained at a luncheon with old and new officers. Lt Col Frank M Wray inspected Winchester Co 115 Virginia Protective Force and praised Capt W A Bakers unit as the best drilled marching outfit he has inspected.
Ten years ago Alvin W. Shade of Winchester was chosen state president of the Order of Fraternal Americans at a Danville meeting. A county survey shows lack of rain is delaying farm programs with damage to small grains pastures and foliage. Authorities investigate Black Legion activities in Michigan for un Americanism and unlawfulness.
A late tobacco merchant E. J. Evans left all real and personal property to his daughter Mrs. Minnie Clark Nurton by separate estate in a will probated in the Corporation Court yesterday. The same day a sharp cold snap and a heavy hail storm struck Jefferson County W Va and Washington County Md after impacting Winchester and Frederick County.
Forty five years ago experts from Blacksburg Agriculture College examined San Jose scale in local peach orchards. Young farmer William Crim is injured when a buggy is struck as his horse bolts. John Kerr High School will graduate 22 students, 11 boys and 11 girls.
The USS Saipan CVL 48, a 14 500 ton escort carrier built at the New York Navy Yard, was commissioned in 1945 and assigned to the Atlantic Ready Reserve for training use.
A reader faces a seven question quiz covering topics from Stratford celebrations of an English poet to Sugar Stamp 49 expiry. It asks about a Supreme Court Justice who died last month, a Nazi governor named in a tribunal confession, and which American actress is called Americas Sweetheart.
Earl L. Douglas D D reflects on death and immortality, noting Judaism and Christianity affirm life after death. The piece cites quotes and aims to comfort readers in sorrow, alongside a Q&A on naval topics about steam pressure and the USS Samuel Chase navigation status.
A tense mansion scene erupts as Brenda is found dead after a party. The narrator Jane insists the death was murder, while Inspector Barry and Hunt steer the investigation toward a death by own action to protect the case. The crowd disperses as Dr. Rosen consults and the inspector orders restraint.
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