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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1945
Page
4
The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia lists post office details. It notes advertising deadlines 9 PM prior to publication and rates, plus AP and Audit Bureau affiliations. It asks subscribers to report delays to aid delivery and cites a biblical phrase about a tempest.
A survey shows over 2.3 million men and women were rejected from service for mental or emotional disorders or inaptitudes, about 18 percent of wartime strength. Doctors say wartime strain prompts stricter standards, with many rejections reflecting high-tension eligibility rather than civilian norms. The record helped keep casualty lists down, with 476,000 discharged for mental-emotional disorders largely from battle stress.
Americans once deferring European flights due to cost now face Pan American Airways Atlantic service at a round trip price of 500 dollars. The British Overseas Airways fare is 572 dollars one way with slow flying boats and limited capacity. Pan American uses fast Douglas Lockheed Constellations, giving the U S line a price and speed edge over Britain. Other U S airlines join the Atlantic race as competition heats up.
Editorial lauds Danville editorials for supporting Lewis Prest on Collins in a voluntary court cost sharing gesture. The action followed Collins exposing Wise County election irregularities that led to Wise ballots being thrown out and Fenwick losing the lieutenant governor nomination.
Brisbane reports more than fifty Australian brides of American servicemen have returned to Australia citing disappointment and speed of life in the United States. They fault wartime experiences and the pace of Manhattan and midtown. The piece suggests Americans and Australians share similarities postwar.
Richmond editorial praises a memorial at Washington birthplace in Franklin County centering on land use plans and a model farm. It urges an industrial school on the property, commending Tuskegee Institute’s 1881 example and the current push for vocational education for both races across Virginia and other states.
Natural Bridge owners Greensville Record insure the Virginia landmark for a million dollars against collapse. The policy, announced by Natural Bridge of Virginia Inc. in Charlottesville, follows the property's recent acquisition. The notice reflects sensational times with floods hurricanes and atomic power advances.
In New York the mayor condemns loan sharks who prey on victims, with a sharp retort from one lender. The piece urges punishment for usurers in North Carolina both in this world and the next.
John Kerr students wrap up their Junior Red Cross membership drive with a parade this afternoon. Freedom of press returns to the Philippines today. The Winchester Girl Scouts plan a pageant tomorrow night at the Baptist Church for National Girl Scout Week. Herbert Russell expands Apple Pie Ridge Farm with a new silo and dairy barn. Handley JV beats Randolph Macon Academy Juniors 7 to 0. H B McCormac Jr vice president of Virginia Woolen Company speaks on Industry in Defense from Richmond.
Reports say tremors from an earthquake swarm rocked several beds in northeastern states with no damage reported. The Little Theatre presents Private Lives at the Capitol Theatre tonight. Dr P W Boyd is guest speaker at the Rotary Club weekly meeting.
Six men and women are fined by Judge Tavenner in Frederick County Trial Court for illicit operation and possession of slot machines. An engineer and fireman on a westbound B and O train are killed in a wreck near Kearynesville between Martinsburg and Charles Town. Hallowe'en celebrations cause casualties nationwide but Winchester reports a quiet evening.
The White House announces that President Wilson will marry Mrs. Norman Galt in December. An American steamer named Llama was seized by a British prize crew and run aground off the Scottish coast. The Sunday wedding is noted as the reason for a quiet Halloween.
Forty five years ago John M. Steck led the Winchester and Frederick county Democratic campaign speaking at Bryarly school house. A new saddle was stolen from N. K. Larrick at Hayfield and recovered days later in bushes near the road. A Negro worker at Rouss City Hall startled hod carriers by carrying large loads on his head.
The piece frames Carlyle’s admonition to elite scoffers about theories and progress. It argues that the world spins through space and shifts in social and moral realms demand that ideas be faced, weighed, and judged for value, not dismissed.
A trivia page listing seven questions about a World War II era quiz. It asks where the Pierre Laval trial was held and topics on geography currency open cities wartime terms military organizations saints amendment and other historical facts.
Washington reports discuss a flat 10 percent wage rise but warn it could fail to stabilize reconversion. Officials favor merit based increases and a strengthened labor board, while renewed no strike pledges and compulsory arbitration ideas gain traction. Steelman named as chief labor conciliator amid talks.
The text argues Sigelman must include permancy elements in the NCT settlement or redo it each decade. It notes ten-year cycles of repeated actions and unsettled outcomes, implying a need for lasting, stable terms rather than recurring updates.
Mrs. Helen Wright, superintendent of Public Welfare in Winchester, says weekday Bible study could benefit all school age children. Across America rising crime and juvenile delinquency alarm citizens, prompting Winchester church women to plan conferences to foster better understanding and address the issue.
The piece argues for a strong church led program to instill biblical principles in children through public day schools, targeting the 65 percent not enrolled in Sunday Schools. It highlights the Weekly Religious Education Movement as a proven method gaining favor in Virginia over the past fifteen years.
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