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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1945
Page
4
The Evening Star serves Winchester Virginia with daily issues except Sundays. Advertisers must file by 9 PM the prior day and readers are urged to report delivery delays or irregularities to maintain prompt service. The paper also lists national representatives and a Bible verse from Romans 14 17.
The House committee warns Congress against quick approval of foreign loans to Britain and Russia, arguing they seek handouts rather than ordinary loans. It urges conditions like lower trade barriers and guarantees funds won’t finance military expansion, urging restraint by the US taxpayer. Baron Shidehara questions Japan's wartime policies, while noting MacArthur may replace him if placidity continues.
The piece notes an unorthodox French trial under Vichy head Pierre Laval, with denser focus on public sentiment and swift judgment. It claims Laval’s fate is death by firing squad, reflecting strong consensus across France and abroad.
Reprinted editorial reviews Franco's rise with Axis aid and his aims for a fascist regime. It notes Soviet and Communist roles with Loyalist Spain, Franco's World War II shifts, and his opposition to U S leadership. It urges democratic government for Spain and Latin America, contrasting UN stance.
The Martinsville Daily Bulletin urges fire safety during Fire Prevention Week noting the high US home fire toll and costs. It urges buyers and builders to ensure practical safety features like enough outlets a fire resistant roof proper chimney and an efficient heating plant to reduce hazards.
A historical note explains how small ships used to be careened at low tide by running aground. Seamen crawled under damp planking to pitch and spread tar, with the garboard stake near the keel nicknamed hell. The phrase There’s Hell to pay reflects this harsh nautical task.
Raleigh News and Observer columnist Thomas L. Stokes argues that postwar lobbying has expanded, with many groups forming large staffs. He contends lobbyists have the right to be in Washington, while urging renewed scrutiny of their disreputable influence and past exposure under Woodrow Wilson.
One year ago Gibson Baker was selected to head the local Democrat campaign committee. Lt Charles Harper receives the Air Medal and Gold Star for meritorious achievement in the air. The Duke and Duchess of Wind sor have been guests at the Homestead in Hot Springs Virginia.
Fred Dobbing, vocational agriculture instructor, notes indicators point to the largest PF. A. F. exhibit in eleven years. Registration opens tomorrow for 4,760 youths in Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties who may be called for military service. Mrs. Walter Wisecarver Jr. is new editor of the Herald of Grace in Berryville.
W. W. Glass Jr is ordained and later installed as minister of a Presbyterian church in Halifax. The Rev Dr W F Locke, presiding elder of the Winchester Methodist District, is transferred to St Pauls Church in Washington. Italian diplomats refuse to leave Addis Ababa defying the king. expect Italian forces to reach the capital soon.
Richard Brown 73 a well known retired tanner dies at his home. The report notes a heavy docket as Judge Weems faces many apple workers summoned to court for drunkenness with 41 jailed, though the facility houses 22. A brief update mentions Brazil’s government suppressing rebel attempts to seize power.
Scott Affleck purchases a brick residence on East Piccadilly Street from John S. Fletcher. C A Hite, Ohio native, uncovers his grandfather's grave at a National Cemetery and recalls his wartime death at Winchester while with the Hagenback and Wallace circus. Railroad detectives chase a Cumberland Valley robbery suspect who fled the Central Md. train heist with $57,000 in autos.
Miss Cora Hillyard and Oliver Bright marry at the Hillyard home near town. The Democratic ticket for November lists William Jennings Bryan for president Adlai Stevenson for vice president and James Hay for Congress.
An article notes that Confidence stems from capable natures and careful work. It cites scientists in the New Mexico desert near atomic tests who faced signals with calm assurance. The piece argues self mastery and an atmosphere of confidence drive measurable achievement and creative effort.
A reader quiz lists ten questions covering fortune fame KP in the Army Big Five Council of Foreign Ministers location the great white plague UAW author of The Man With out a Country Nazi Yugoslav government military group capital of Portugal and British Chancellor of the Exchequer plus the Roman forge deity.
Washington dispatch analyzes General Marshall's war history report which neglects the Air Corps role and argues for a single defense department led by air power advocates. It notes Eisenhower may replace Marshall, and criticizes the Joint Chiefs for suppressing a plan that elevates air forces.
The village of O in Orne and the Y in Somme hold two letter names. About twenty French communes have two letters, including Sy Fa Ox Ay Ry Us. Maryland has a town named T B.
An article explains cervical rib overgrowth causing neck and arm disturbances. Symptoms include dull pain numbness and arm weakness. Diagnosis relies on X rays. Treatment ranges from bed rest and exercises to surgery including scalenus anticus muscle cut or rib removal.
Medical writer Donald G. Cooley argues in Mechanix Illustrated that lowering costs will let amino acids supplement incomplete proteins, making bread nourishment comparable to beef. He notes amino acids are vital for hair nails skin blood and enzymes and that many cannot be made by the body. He links deficiency to hair loss teeth issues skin problems cataracts ulcers sterility edema fatigue and disease resistance.
London report says David O Selznick and actress Vivien Leigh settled their litigation in a friendly manner. Selznick withdrew his appeal of a February court ruling that barred Leigh from acting in The Skin of Our Teeth, asserting her London stage appearance violated their contract.
Sandra Edwards, a red headed dress designer, hosts 11 year old Spenser Withington in her five room apartment during the war, as Wakeman Benet executives discuss a plan to back her designs with a multi year cash path. She faces rival designers and gritty industry pressure while preparing for Spenser’s arrival.
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