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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1945
Page
4
Daily paper schedule and advertising deadlines provided by The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia. Readers urged to report delivery delays and irregularities to maintain service quality. biblical verse included.
Discussion argues new ventures depend on founders who can command capital and create jobs. Government hostility, heavy regulations, and compliance costs deter entrepreneurs, while taxes and inspectors drain effort and time, reducing overall success despite individual perseverance.
Senator Byrd attacks McCarran's proposal to cut 3,000,000 federal workers to a 30 hour week while maintaining 40 hour pay. He warns the plan would devastate future U S economy, noting wartime debts and vast national expenditures inflate the national burden for years.
The quote argues for maintaining longer federal hours and warns that adopting a 30 hour week would drag private industry into a uniform reduction. It cites historical lessons from France and stresses the danger of turning workers into drones to preserve national economic health.
Roanoke Times reports Dr. William Hoegner, a German exile, replaces Friedrich Schaeffer as Bavaria's minister president. Hoegner pledges swift punishment of criminals, Nazi persecution reparations, and removal of Nazis from posts. He argues Nazis are unnecessary for reconstruction and removal will guide postwar policy under Eisenhower. General Truscott, now military governor, is expected to enforce the allied policy in Bavaria.
The Covington Virginian reviews the London Council of Foreign Ministers amid wary public doubt over peace talks. It notes Russia's claimed influence in Eastern Europe and Mediterranean reach, while U.S. fear of Communism and Russia’s capitalism bogey shape the mood. Walter Lippmann cites State Department limits as peace efforts creak forward.
Richmond newspaper notes October as a precursor to November storms and the long cold season. It describes harvests nearly complete, storage full, and farm tasks winding down as wildlife prepares for winter, with vivid rural imagery and a sense of security in the season.
Answers explain LSTs are employed to carry troops and supplies after combat ends. A veteran pension requires enlistment before November 11, 1918 or Siberian service, making January 1919 Navy enlistment ineligible.
A Lions Club fun festival announces a grand prize of a pony and cart. The item is described as the main attraction of the annual event.
Capt. Tom Boyd Set Francis Funk and Pvt Carlton Manuel help manage large crowds at Harrisonburg for the second annual turkey festival. Miss Mary Lou Bullard All American college queen will reign over Martinsburg Harvest Festival. Bill McIntyre scores three times as Handley Judges defeat Harrisonburg 26 to 0.
Seventy percent of the League of Nations members express support for sanctions against Italy. Selassie promises never to capitulate to the invader. Mrs. R. E. Rinker hosts the Reliance 4-H Club luncheon. Apple prices in English markets appear to bottom out with reports of four dollars forty five cents per bushel.
Fifteen years ago Dr. C. B. Harlee was voted president of the Northern Virginia Dental Club. The trans Atlantic plane Colombia makes a nonstop London to Newfoundland flight. The will of Luther Brill of Star Tannery probated, estate valued at about $10,000.
Bulgaria assaults Serbia as Russians claim a breakthrough on the Eastern Front. Sam Carter escapes death when his home on Berryville Pike burns to the ground in a fierce blaze.
Forty five years ago Winchester becomes the first city to adopt an active mosquito control effort as a Harvard doctor notes. Local Confederate veterans condemn G A R stance calling Civil War history into question. City building committee approves one thousand dollars for electric lighting gear at Reuss City Hall.
The article recounts President Truman visiting Balclutha near Limestone, after a church service and wedding reception. It portrays the President as closely connected to common people, aware of national economic and social ties, and unfazed by political labels, leaving a warm impression on local residents and workers.
In Clarke County Arkansas readers recount President Truman journeying among Americans, praising his instinct to serve the people. The piece contrasts mythic strength with modern strategy and notes local hopes he stays connected to the nation’s streets.
A reflective column notes 453 years since Columbus sailed and frames America as discovering the world today. It cites manifest destiny echoes, McKinley era expansion, and argues U S economic power and democracy can aid global prosperity if guided by vision and generosity.
A quiz page lists seven questions covering topics from geography and military service to poetry and sports. It asks capitals of Bermuda and the delta term, oyster shucking, a poem starting with Half a league, Battle of Britain, Army Air Forces demobilization, Sammy Snead, Catania location, and a grammar correction about a soldier presumed dead and service records.
In the Corporation Court for Winchester Virginia the Commercial and Savings Bank as executor trustee is referred to commissioner John P. Allen. The order directs accounts of judgments liens, settlement of bank accounts as executor and trustee, evidences of investment, and possible changes. Notice requires publication in Frederick County newspapers. Commissioner’s Office October 4 1945.
Washington debate tops the issue of what to do with the atomic bomb as President Truman and Congress clash over international disposal and control. The piece argues for scientific study of defenses before handing it to others, warning against politically driven decisions and urging cautious, constructive use.
A Black prisoner named Jesse James Payne, held on indictment for assault with intent, was fatally injured by a mob after a five year old white girl was abducted from the county jail around late Wednesday or early Thursday. Sheriff Lonnie Davis said Payne had been returned from state prison for arraignment and had pleaded innocent. Governor Caldwell in Tallahassee said he had only a sketchy report.
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