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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1947
Page
4
The piece weighs whether every American should have free access to college funded by public money, as veterans do under the GI Bill. It notes that public education expanded over time from basic schooling to wider access, but free college would require policy shifts, funding, and a public discussion as costs are weighed against benefits.
The U S S Honda Knot returns with 3000 American war dead to San Francisco Bay to be sent to various sites. Families gather for services and graveside salutes as time heals wounds and memories fade. The report notes future arrivals and recalls Hitler’s reported death through Arthur Axmann’s account.
Eyewitness Axmann recounts Hitler shooting himself in the mouth after Goering and Himmler fled. Eva Braun reportedly ingested poison. The couple’s bodies were burned with gasoline and buried in a shell hole, fueling rumors of an escape.
Poem by H. S. Phillips in New York Sun describes dinner guests as famine ravaged children and later Faith Hope and Love. The speaker contrasts grim scenes with moral call to hospitality and caregiving, ending with a biblical feeding message.
Major M. B. Clowe Jr. and Capt. Robert Mamwuel named executive officer and company commander of the 3rd Virginia battalion. Miss Yvonne Pierce and Douglas Buler, both of Winchester, were married yesterday at the Loudoun Street Presbyterian church.
The 1942 event recounts five Coast Guardsmen trapped in a tree during Potomac flood near Leesburg. Mrs. Randolph Shields, recently returned missionary from China, was a guest speaker at a United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting.
The Handley Judges defeated a powerful RMA eleven 13 to 6 with a touchdown by Willie Cather. Jack Williams, son of Mr and Mrs Williams, suffered a serious injury after a fall during play.
Two local men were convicted in Circuit court of violating the prohibition laws. Capt. George W. Kurtz, a businessman and Confederate veteran, was recovering at his home after a serious illness.
A 1891 report notes John Elliot Jr. son of the Millwood toll gate keeper was seriously injured after a fall from a horse. Local pigeon fancier Jarmimes Hillyard records four homing pigeons that flew 116 miles in two hours.
Archimedes sought a physical fulcrum to move the earth, but the Christian finds the Gospel as the outside time space fulcrum. Belief unlocks powers beyond senses, enabling miracles and rising above human limits, with heaven’s power available to those who believe without doubt. Jesus taught that faith can move mountains, not by human power but through transcendent forces.
A reader quiz asks seven questions on topics from medicine and production to geography and literature. Questions cover body element values, U S auto production, race horse directions, Miss America winners, hematology, a Norwegian dramatist, Italy's surrender, crowing cor- graphs, the Black Republic, puffing adder venom, and postcard history with dates and places.
Rainfall data cover 24 hours to 7 a.m. and year to date with 1947 figures. Average monthly precipitation 1913-1946 lists values for each month. Statistics are courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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