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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1946

Page

4

Notice to readers on delivery delays

Subscribers to The Star should inform the office of any delay or irregularity in newspaper delivery. Prompt reader action helps maintain a perfect delivery system. October 8, 1946.

Star

Not a Bad Habit Meat Eating Says Nutrition Expert

Dr Esther Phipard a Department of Agriculture nutrition expert argues meat eating is a habit not essential even for hard laborers She says calories can come from carbohydrates while admitting meatless menus are hard to keep interesting Working men can rely on eggs milk fish dried beans peas peanuts peanut butter apple butter and whole grains to meet needs Meat eating she notes remains a habit many wish to continue.

Esther Phipard Department of Agriculture OPA

Blow to Confidence in Trans Atlantic Flight Safety

Public confidence in trans Atlantic air travel has been shaken by two crashes, the second the worst in commercial aviation history. Yet many still favor air travel for its speed and benefits, while officials must investigate causes and tighten precautions to prevent further tragedies.

Ocean

Early Rural Free Delivery Starts in West Virginia and Indiana

In October 1896 four experimental rural mail routes began in Jefferson County West Virginia, home of Postmaster General William L. Wilson. Two routes followed in Bartholomew County Indiana, one from Hope and one from Hartsville, with Raleigh Norman as the first carrier on the Hope line.

Jefferson County W. Va William L. Wilson Bartholomew County Indiana Hope Hartsville Raleigh Norman Mr. Norman Albert Hitchcock George W. Cooper Columbus Hawcreek Township Cooper Kent Cooper Associated Press West Virginia Congress

If I could make a living down there a Southerner says

Mr Driscoll notes that many vacationers from the South and West find New York life glamorous but costly and less neighborly. He suggests youths may seek success in big cities yet often regret the choices. He urges thoughtful consideration before moving.

Roanoke Times New York Charles B. Driscoll Washington Nuernberg Jackson

Why Meat Is Scarce

Opinion piece arguing meat shortages arose after price controls were reimposed by Secretary Anderson. It cites lower animal receipts at major markets, contrasts July and August supply with earlier years, and assigns responsibility to Price Decontrol Board actions and policy.

Anderson Chicago Kansas City

Dog Hero Murphy Saves Girl From House Fire

Murphy the 10 year old Shepherd is credited with saving 13 year old Anne Foley by waking her during a kitchen fire that engulfed the home of Walter Foley in Boyce. Anne escaped unharmed as the blaze destroyed the house. Cecil street extension work continues toward a week completion. Cornelius D Scully was elected mayor of Pittsburgh succeeding William N. McNair.

Murphy Anne Foley Walter Foley Boyce Anne Cecil Street Washington Stewart Street Cornelius D Scully Pittsburgh Johns. Scully, Jr Winchester William N. McNair

Pennsylvania Railroad brakeman Hurt in Martinsburg Yard Fall

Clarence Oates, a well known Pennsylvania Railroad freight brakeman, is hospitalized in Martinsburg after a noon yesterday fall from a boxcar in the Martinsburg yards. Rev. W. C. Talbert and son Oscar, visiting from Baltimore, called on their son-in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Yost.

Clarence Oates Pennsylvania Railroad Martinsburg W. C. Talbert Oscar Baltimore E. C. Yost

Union Fire Company to Expand Engine House Additions

The oak doors for the Union Fire Company's new engine house were installed yesterday. The Times Company is adding a story to the building, which will house their presses and be used as a job room.

Union Fire Company Times Company

Symptoms and danger of lung cancer emphasized

A medical warning explains lung cancer risks and signs urging early diagnosis. It notes higher incidence in men, the role of X rays and bronchoscopy for diagnosis, and the progression from cough to metastasis, stressing prompt medical consultation for persistent cough.

United States

News behind the News on Nuremberg verdicts and hangings

The piece critiques Justice Jackson and the Nuremberg rulings arguing the verdict criminalizes losing wars rather than actions of aggression. It questions hangings for leaders like Jodl and Schacht while noting mixed views, and cites Yamamoto and Doenitz Raeder as examples of contested accountability for military leadership.

Hitler Jod Czechoslovakia Norway Greece Yugoslavia War Department Jodl Keitel Doenitz Raeder

Questioning Peace and Punishment in International Jurisprudence

The text weighs the impact of political ties among Russian generals on crime convictions and the uncertain addition to international jurisprudence. It argues peace remains theoretical and notes little relevance to the fate of twelve individuals slated for execution.

How's Your I Q quiz questions from page 2

A list of ten questions on military symbols, baseball pennants, POW repatriation, subway fares, Alaska mail transport, drone bees, a British officer at a Pentagon press conference, Pershing's birthday, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and peacetime disability pension increases.

Army Boston “Red Sox Great Britain New York Alaska Pentagon Washington, D. C John J. Pershing Bureau of Indian Affairs

Rainfall Statistics From the Winchester Research Lab

The record shows present and past rainfall figures with 24 hours to 7 am none and year to date none. Average annual rainfall over 33 years 3649 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1945 include January 2.49 inches and December 4.6 inches. Data courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.

Wincester Research Laboratory

Why We Behave Like Humans A Question Of Conduct

A sermon asks why people fail to use their brains amid life’s opportunities. It ponders temper, materialism, petty faults, hateful thoughts, and the waste of time on trivialities. It contrasts labor disputes and employer greed with the need for humane progress.

Funeral Services For Milton A Conner Held Monday

Funeral services for Milton A. Conner 75 were held Monday at 11 from Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Earl C. Day officiating. Interment was in Mount Hebron cemetery. hymns included Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Lead Kindly Light. Pallbearers were Clarence L. Williams Holmes Lewis John Chrisman W S Cochran Charles Barton M H Swartz George Davis C G Wilkins. Relatives and friends from Gary Ind Philadelphia Baltimore and Shenandoah county attended.

Milton A. Conner Jones Funeral Home Earl C. Day Stephens City Mount Hebron Cemetery Isle of Somewhere Clarence L. Williams Holmes Lewis John Chrisman W. S. Cochran Charles Barton

Abby Wallace at a Fairton pool party and family tensions

Abby Wallace confronts control from her father Norman Wallace at a Fairton pool party hosted by Madge Duncan. Her budding feelings for Barry Lambert clash with class and duty as Craig Emerson and others circle, revealing Abby's struggle for independence within a restrictive family.

Abby Wallace Norman Wallace Fairton Abby Wallace Craig Emerson Madge Duncan Red Cross Craig Madge Robert Duncan Fairton Two Barry Lambert Air Force Vail Stanley Duncans Barry Val Humdrem Thea Lawcens Pes Carstairs Duncan Dunca Emerson

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