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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1946
Page
4
An old newspaper snippet from May 27, 1946 lists publishing details for The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia and National Representatives in New York. It includes a Bible verse from Matthew 13 46 about finding a pearl of great price.
David B. Robertson of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen accuses union presidents A F Whitney and Alyanley Johnston of personal power grabs amid the railroad strike. He calls for new policy to protect the public interest and prevent industrial paralysis.
The text reports A F Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen warning that his union with a $47 million treasury will be used to oppose President Truman and defeat anti strike measures. It contrasts labor leaders with historic power figures and warns of the potential to cripple the economy.
A call asserts no single person or group is more powerful than the U S government and its people. The speaker declares the time is now to prove this balance in power.
Representative Ralph H. Daughton of Norfolk moves to shield long serving naval workers from being displaced by returning veterans under the GI Bill. His plan targets naval establishments, arguing it would curb favoritism shown in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard where 32 and 28 year veterans were replaced by younger, less experienced men after war service. He urges a broader solution if feasible to address a perceived injustice against loyal workers.
A critical reflection on President Truman turning 62 cites his “business as usual” stance as out of step with a country facing strikes, shutdowns, and widespread economic decline. The piece portrays industry closures and transportation preparing for a symbolic funeral, labeling the situation as tragic rather than funny.
W Erle Edwards Frederick County Commonwealth Attorney is a candidate for Grand Warden in the Grand Encampment election this week in Lynchburg. The item notes other year happenings and local sports scores amid town rumor and regional power concerns.
Clarke Courier reports 25 years ago the Salvation Army had established a chain of 29 boarding homes to house and support girls employed in mills factories and department stores at low cost. It also notes an upcoming announcement that Aubrey Weaver will run for the House of Delegates from Clarke and Warren counties.
After two weeks of unsettled work the Virginia Woolen Company begins regular activity with visitors restricted to near closing time. A conference by doctors McGuire Love Bell McGuire Ward grants assurance of a 74 bed hospital for Winchester and plans for its opening.
A reader's letter from Washington argues the OPA fails consumers as inflation rises through tie-in sales and lower quality substitutes. The writer cites higher chocolate and grocery prices, extraneous liquor and soft drinks costs, and broader price manipulation.
The document lists per capita E bond investments from 1941 to 1946 and notes ranges by region. It then states the first electric lights on a warship in 1883 the first radios in 1920 on several ships, and outlines GI Bill home loan eligibility requiring discharge before loan eligibility or reenlistment exceptions.
Earl L. Douglas argues that small, persistent pressures shape us. A cork repeatedly strikes a steel weight until it finally trembles and pendulates, illustrating how continuous minor annoyances or ideas can gradually influence behavior and thought.
The passage argues that propaganda seeks time and freedom from interference to alter tastes and government morals. It warns that initial temptations may seem weak but ultimately Gaal or similar forces can overwhelm society.
The fastest half mile at the California meet was 1 minute 51 seconds in the 880 event held Saturday in Los Angeles. The previous record of 1:51.3 was set by John Woodruff of Pittsburgh in 1939. Southern California won the invitational meet.
US readers are asked to fetch seven of a series of trivia questions on politics and history including the famous nickname for a federal prison and related figures with a prompt to turn to Page 2 for correct answers.
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