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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1945
Page
4
An old column notes a religious publishing market item with a call to evangelism and a Bible verse from Matthew. It mentions advertising rates and a New York address for DeLisser Inc. and urges readers to begin at home and spread the message.
University of Illinois College of Medicine reports rapid recovery from hernia surgery using a war medicine project driven treatment. Patients left bed within six days and walked the ward soon after, with next steps to extend to gall bladder and other operations while exploring exercise and nutrition benefits.
Washington Evening Star comments that General MacArthur acted with firmness urging Higashi government to suppress all but what he deems necessary. Editorial notes the incident started by Japan Home Ministry presses printing a photo with a statement favoring a free press in Japan.
The article notes a clash over publishing Nippon news and Hirohito's stance on free press, with General MacArthur publicly rebuking the government. It cites Admiral Halsey praising MacArthur and supporting a strong occupation policy to prevent Japan's feudal past. The lifting of press suppression is described as a major step in occupation policy.
Judge Julien Gunn declares Wise County ballots invalid after stolen poll books thwarted separation of honest and dishonest in returns. The ruling ousts Lieut. Col. Fenwick, elevates L. Preston Collins, and calls for grand jury probes and potential officer removals to prevent future violations and ensure honest Virginia elections.
The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness marks 30 years of work in conserving eyesight in industry, preventing glaucoma, and educating children with vision defects. It cites War Production Board and health-service cooperation to improve plant visual conditions, while studies in 150 plants reveal gaps in pre tests, specialist oversight, and regular rechecks, urging expansion to the broader public.
Alfred E. hh, a 70 year old native of New York City and four times New York governor, died today. The report covers other local items including recreation institute enrollment, military speakers at a Winchester Lions luncheon, Belhaven College honor roll, a Confederate veteran's honorary committee appointment, armory dedication plans, National Guard benefit boxing event attendance, and related community notes.
Ten years ago the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 6 to 5 with strong pitching from Schoolboy Rowe. In other news, Rev G W Stover begins his 23rd year as pastor at the local U B Church. Britain urges the League of Nations to immediately fix Italy's guilt in Ethiopia invasion.
Mrs H D Fuller is reelected president of the District Nurse Association. Judge Philip Williams pays a residence on Amherst Street from Mrs Emily Jones. Peyton O'Rear stars at halfback for S V A in a 9-7 game against E H S in Alexandria. The French government dispatches say they repulsed all German counter attacks as war expands with Russia declaring war on Bulgaria. The Hagenbeck and Wallace Circus, billed as the world’s largest, performs in Winchester before thousands.
Volunteer firemen use water to float a ship on a pile of burning rags behind the Presbyterian Church. Joe Wright Jr. buys a handsome pair of horses.
The piece argues character improves by grace not by human effort. Lasting change comes through religious faith and submission to God's will. We should use our powers within limits and let the Spirit empower us to overcome weakness. Moral victories come through indirect, not frontal, effort.
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Reader questions cover animal homing, postwar military ranks, and a poem about words and deeds. The animal piece notes no single mechanism for long distance homing and cites a California to Tennessee dog record of 2300 miles, with no official maximum. The military answer explains possible demotion to major, transfer to ORC, and reenlistment options. The poem excerpt presents an extended metaphor on words and deeds with a grim concluding image.
Eleonore Coping with the death of her grandmother after a hit and run. Linemen found the body near a big silver birch. Major Tyrell guides the family amid investigations while Doris plots social moves in Albany. The Joneses loom as a possible link in the mystery.
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