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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1946
Page
4
Subscriptions and delivery details listed for Major Motor Route and Carrier service with prices for one year to one month in advance. The notice asks subscribers to advise the office about delays to maintain a reliable delivery system. The issue closes with a cautionary line about avoiding stumbling blocks for others.
American intelligence warns of winter unrest in Germany as hunger housing and economic strain rise in the American occupation zone. Expanding forces may be needed to prevent disorders that could hinder denazification and aid Soviet agitation, risking the occupation's goals.
After fourteen months of fighting Allied forces and Indonesian nationalists sign a truce. Dutch and Indonesian representatives agree to hold current positions while British withdrawal proceeds by November thirty. The pact hints at mutual concessions and aims to ease famine and aid economic recovery.
Current Opinion extols applesauce as a peak culinary state when fully mature before seeds blacken. It praises diverse apples from Northern Spy to Rhode Island Greenings and lists favored varieties, plus four cooking secrets for perfect sauce and the joy of pairing hot sauce with gingerbread.
An Atlanta discussion questions the wisdom of electing a coroner by popular vote on a long ballot. The piece notes 24 candidates including 23 white contenders and one Black publisher, amid Georgia politics, race dynamics, and concerns about voter ability to pick the best candidate. It warns that long ballots invite machine influence and absurd outcomes.
The Virginia War Fund Drive chair Lt Tom Scully announced George T Sanders will lead the Industrial committee with assistants J P Arthur and Fred L Glaize. Also noted were butter price hopes, a Dailey Bros Circus visit, a fatal auto crash near Berryville, Legion posts reporting growing memberships, and a Shenandoah bridge rescue by W M Myers and Francis Woolf.
In a 1921 event the local Red Cross chapter held a gathering in City Hall Auditorium. The Citizens Band opened with a concert and the program continued with moving pictures screened to the audience.
The soldiers are in town but the war is over. Professor Lovett has received suitable lumber and will soon have work completing a gymnasium for Shenandoah Valley Academy students. Mr Justice Mithahn and wife of Ohio, visiting relatives, left this morning for home.
The piece argues President Truman failed to champion CIO policy, especially unemployment insurance and spending, losing congressional support. It asserts CIO plans were unrealistic, driven by union interests and leftist alignment, and that unity grows around restricting inflation and expanding production. The author predicts a shift toward sensible economics if CIO power wanes.
Dr Herman N Bundesen warns against wearing ordinary sun glasses as they fail to block ultraviolet and infrared rays and can mislead the iris into prolonged exposure. He recommends lenses that absorb harmful rays and advises consulting a physician, especially for outdoor workers.
A meditation on nature’s winter dormancy and spring renewal contrasts skeptic views of death with Christian belief in life after death. It argues that Christ’s resurrection gives believers hope of eternal destiny and shared inheritance with God. Also notes that vacation with pay has become common in private industry and among office workers.
A compact quiz list asks about World War I AFL president veteran ratios steam at one atmosphere Jephthah’s daughter Matthew 24 lightning rod invention largest North American land mammal correct grammar Noah’s ark companions and eight souls in Genesis 7.
The Winchester Evening Star advertises a new MAP OF THE UNITED STATES with scenic features, population and mileage data, plus travel utility. Readers are urged to mail fifteen cents with name address and payment to Information Bureau in Washington DC.
Abby confronts Craig and her father’s schemes then plans a late night escape with Barry Lambert. She dons a striking white gown and jackets for a public moment while debating her future and the rumor of an engagement. Barry urges action as the May night closes in.
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