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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
2
James Marlow reports critics accuse Secretary of State Marshall of limited information disclosure. He holds weekly briefings, travels often, and relies on subordinates, drawing praise for wartime service but questions about keeping the public informed on major foreign affairs.
October sales include Mrs Ida Johnston near Berryville with livestock and machinery on October 24 at 10 am and Mrs Attie Shiley near Clearbrook on October 30 at 10 am with animals hay grain and farm equipment. Other sales include Mrs Irene C Miller Winchester antiques November 1 1 pm and George Helsley White Hall livestock and machinery November 12 10 am. Additional listings cover Frank Royston Boyce households November 1 relief Ernerst Hauste Relief November 8 and C M Lupton Kernstown stock implements and goods November 26 10 am.
Premier Ra madier cites dangerous labor and anti system agitation aimed at toppling the republic amid De Gaulle critiques of the Fourth Republic. He warns Parliament as cabinet is cut from 25 to 13 members with a new ministerial lineup.
Tehran reports the Majlis voted 102 to two to nullify Premier Qavam's 1946 April understanding with Soviet Ambassador Sadchikov. The resolution orders Iran to pursue north oil exploration with its agencies and consider selling to the Soviet Union only if petroleum is found. It also calls talks with Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. to boost Iran's southern profits.
The War Assets Administration lists 104 breeding and dairy heifers at Gooding Croft farm near Washington to be sold by sealed bid. Richmond regional director J M Armstrong says bids open now and run until November 7 at the WAA customer service center at Fourth and Jefferson Drive southwest Washington.
Report on how celebrities often pass unseen in public as ordinary people. Three schoolteachers in Manhattan encounter Leopold Stokowski and Bert Lahr in a Midtown restaurant, illustrating that fame often hides in plain sight. The piece notes that few look like celebrities offstage and mentions Joan Crawford and Harpo Marx as examples.
A former aide recounts warnings to FDR about inevitable war, naming sources from military attaches to American businessmen abroad. He notes Roosevelt urged revision of the industrial mobilization plan, which later helped win the war, while contrasting Forrestal’s testimony as incorrect. The piece also shares anecdotes about interactions with celebrities and diplomats, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Jan Masaryk.
In a report the queen termite is identified as the most productive land creature. It is believed to lay at least 30,000 eggs each day, making termites extraordinarily prolific.
Former Secretary James F. Byrnes told South Carolina Fraternal groups that Russia will stall on a German peace treaty. He urged the Allied powers to proceed with a peace conference now and said collective action would be decided by the United Nations in the event of Eastern Germany. He criticized warmonger labels from Soviet delegates and discouraged war talk against Russia.
Rev. John Teter will close his four year pastorate at Montague Ave Methodist charge with services Sunday in Round Hill 9:45 a.m. Montague Ave 1 a.m. and Macedonia 7:30 p.m. He was transferred by the Virginia conference to the Franconia Lincolnia charge at Alexandria and will move next Wednesday to his new appointment.
The Department of Agriculture explains ink stains vary by composition. Begin by absorbing the spill with cornmeal or cornstarch, then apply glycerine or a soapless shampoo, rub gently, rinse, and repeat as needed. If color persists, use lemon juice or citric acid powder, then rinse. Bleach may be used on white fabrics with thorough rinsing.
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