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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1945
Page
4
Notices urge subscribers to report delivery delays to maintain perfect service. Rates list by Major Motor Row include annual six month and three month options with prices. carrier and outside zone rates noted. The text ends with a Bible quote about unity in Christ.
President says he is not alarmed by labor management disputes as a natural postwar outcome. He notes many Americans fear inflation and economic disruption from strikes that threaten heating and food needs this winter. Some fear continued hardship despite his calm view.
The text describes hoarfrost whitening grass in morning shade and melting in sun, signaling a shift between warmth and chill. It warns of deep frost to come, trees thinning shadows, and summer’s end near, noting frost reveals autumn colors in maples and oaks and stirs insects.
The frost ends a night of crickets grasshoppers and katydids and halts their monotone chorus. Birds such as robins roam unsurely as frost freezes plant juices and withers flowers and vines signaling the cycle of life paused for winter.
Reprinted editorial notes the Virginia Annual Methodist Conference in Richmond reports strong spiritual and financial health. Pastors bring solid finances, seek renewal for another year, and Eastern charges helped raise 1.5 million dollars for the Crusade for Christ amid improving church prominence and leadership.
New York state plans a broad highway beautification program replacing roadside scars with native grasses trees and vines. Nelson M Wells leads a landscape effort emphasizing scenery efficiency and added wayside services while expanding rights of way for vistas and tree preservation. This approach, already planting pines along roadsides, could inspire North Carolina citizens seeking enhanced road aesthetics.
The producer watches a ventriloquist act with a puppy and a parrot. The puppetry fools him into offering high pay before the performer reveals the trick. The parrot cannot sing and the puppy is the ventriloquist.
The New York World Telegram notes radar could soon help duck hunters spot birds from afar. It cautions against overreliance and imagines a world where such gadgets alter human behavior, humorously suggesting spouses might use it to monitor returning partners.
One year ago the Gainesboro Junior of Parmers Club elected Marcus M Adams president for the coming year. The report also notes various local events including a planned auction of Kenilworth in Stephenson on Oct 28 and a High School football win by Handley JV over Randolph Macon Academy 35-6.
Over 58 dogs are listed for the annual Field Trials of the Northern Virginia Association. The event gathers hunting dogs and handlers in a regional competition with emphasis on training and judging standards.
Capt. Van Fossen, principal of the city public school, withdraws an order requiring night homework after strong protests from parents and school board members.
An essay compares starting a fire with one log to personal effort. It argues that enthusiasm and progress grow when people join with shared goals and mutual encouragement. It cites communal worship and collective action as stronger forces for sustaining purpose than solitary effort.
A reader asks seven quiz queries covering British Board of Trade presidency World War Central Powers Belgrade location Truman weekend outing in Chesapeake Bay Fortnight meaning Army demobilization dates and MacArthur age plus capitals and Army separation centers.
The armistice car used to sign World War I ended up in Germany after France fell in 1940. Reports say the famous railway car was destroyed by Allied bombing.
James Ramsey Ullman’s The White Tower is a mountaineering tale about five men and a woman trekking a perilous Smiss Alp ascent. The novel blends love, philosophy, and a clash of fascist and democratic ideas with vigorous pacing and youthful vigor. It may be borrowed from the Handley Library.
Spokane County acquired a 17 500 dollar school site for a 3 40 tax bill. Marshall School District could not obtain a clear title. Jean Hughes, county real estate agent, found the boundary issue after foreclosing last July due to unpaid taxes. Officials plan to return the site to the district tax free once title is cleared.
Sandra Edwards a red haired dress designer hosts 11 year old English refugee Spenser Withington in her five room apartment for the war. The pair meet awkwardly as Mrs Fennimore arranges introductions while Spenser resists friendly overtures and Sandra hopes for a warm bond. The scene sets with Spenser’s sharp indifference and Sandra’s anxious longing for connection as they begin to know each other.
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