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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
4
An Augusta county school teacher resigns under pressure from a veterans group over his conscientious objection. The piece argues objectors are not draft dodgers and warns against forgetting religious freedom for minorities, noting veterans defended liberty.
The note from Moscow seeks fortification rights on the northern Dardanelles while Turkey would guard the southern side. Washington and other Western powers appear aligned with Turkey, warning that ceding control would harm Eastern Mediterranean strategy and Middle East oil interests. The piece also reports a new, highly lethal chemical weapon disclosure by the U S Chemical Warfare Service.
The piece argues that war could be outlawed only when it becomes unacceptable due to the availability of atomic and biological weapons. It notes the ease of spreading such threats and that great cities or nations could be endangered. It concludes that national security depends on preparation and readiness.
The Lynchburg News reports Judge Burr P. Harrison of Winchester is the Democratic nominee for the Seventh District House seat. He joins Senators Robertson and Byrd as district candidates while Republicans Karl Jenkins fights Harrison and aims to build GOP Senate votes. the paper expects a Democratic majority.
At the Winchester Common Council meeting Andrew Bell presented a petition signed by 142 citizens merchants taxpayers and property owners asking steps be taken to prevent street water overflow. Miss June L Wolverton daughter of Lena Wolverton Mt Pleasant and Kenneth Van Arsdale son of William and Mrs Van Arsdale were married in Hagerstown Maryland on September 27.
The Rev. H. L. Flinkinger announced a program for the Cen tennial Observance of Centenary Reformed Church set for Friday and Sunday. City Manager Grant received a telegram from M. H. Klegerman of Alexander Potter Associates about sewer system survey work and the surveyor will arrive in Winchester on Monday. Twenty two prospective students gathered at the courthouse to form a Spanish class with Professor Reid of the University of Virginia as instructor.
At a special meeting the Common Council unanimously leased the 127 acre Blanton Lewis estate for use as an airport. Miss Anne Tucker McGuire, daughter of Dr. Hunter H. McGuire, has been offered a contract by Gaumont British and will begin work within a week. Miss Helen E. Jolliffe and Mr. Franklin E. Owens were married in Boyce on October 1.
Winchester letters report Miss Angelica P Didier has arrived in Dallas Texas and begun duties as superintendent of the Nurse's Training School. Mary Gertrude Orndorff wed Helden W Snell of Evansville Indiana. they will reside there. The Star notes its inclusion on the Audit Bureau of Circulation Honor List of U S and Canada newspapers.
1896 report notes special uniforms for the torch boys of the South End Hose Company, to be worn on their upcoming parade. Edward Gibson, a post office clerk, leaves for a two week visit to Oberlin, Ohio, while Harry Harkness and family arrive from Newark, New Jersey to spend the winter.
In 1701 a noted Englishman warned of national decay without divine providence. Born in 1703 John Wesley founded Methodist Societies, transforming England's spiritual life. The text warns of today’s chaos and hopes for a new Wesley to renew America in the twentieth century.
A set of quiz questions covers topics from U S states parish terminology to royal marriages and ancient myths. It asks about parishes in which state German bishops appealed to Allied governments for POWs, names of five states ending with s, and other historical trivia.
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