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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1945

Page

4

Evening Star Publication Notice and Rates Overview

The Evening Star of Winchester Virginia prints daily except Sundays and lists mail handling and advertising deadlines. It includes post office entry as second class, national representatives DeLisser Inc in New York, and a 9 PM submission cut off, with transient and contract ad rates noted.

Winchester Matter National Representatives DeLisser, Inc 44Th S&t New York

Good But Not Enough: War Spending Cut Is A First Step

The House votes to recall $52 billion in war authorizations no longer needed after victory. While financially beneficial, observers say no broad signs of systematic trimming exist and true savings lie in later cuts to bureaucracy and tax reductions as unused war appropriations are cleared away.

House of Representatives House Congress Senate Washington Germany China

Plow Up The Poppies Plow Up The Poppies

The article condemns Japan's narcotics policy in occupied Asia. It asserts the opium operation aimed to enslave millions, with dens in Chinese towns and a global trade to stamp out. It notes long efforts needed to undo the drug impact and cites General MacArthur’s orders to curb narcotics operations.

Japan East China MacArthur

League aims to halt opium supply to curb global narcotics

The new order bans planting of poppy fields and destruction of existing crops. It aims to cut the world supply of illegal narcotics, which the League of Nations once estimated to be 90 percent from Japanese sources, to ease use of drugs for legitimate medical purposes.

League of Nations

Virginia Education Rank and Reform Call

Reprinted editorial cites University of Virginia News Letter findings on Virginia education. Virginia ranks low in spending per pupil and teacher pay, with weak enrollment and attendance, but shows progress in session length and reform proposals like the Denny report. Urges continued action to elevate Virginia among leading states.

Hanover Herald-Progress University of Virginia News Virginia Old Dominion Walthies Union

Control of Japan and American leadership in postwar policy

The piece argues that the United States bore the war burden in the Pacific and questions sharing decision making with other nations. It asserts that U.S. policy should prevail in shaping Japan’s fate and warns against dividing responsibility, while allowing advice from Russia and China due to their Pacific interests.

Japan Pacific Great Britain Philippines Rtussia China Far Pacific United States

Dangerous Nonsense in Address to House

The text cites Representative Cox urging in the House that Russia and communism threaten peace with America. It argues this view invites inevitable war and warns against framing policy in terms of war rather than peace. The piece condemns Cox for promoting dangerous rhetoric and urges a shift in discourse.

Cox America United States Soviet Union Russia

Mule proves faithful to old owner in hospital standoff

In Popular Bluff Missouri Jeff Woods a veteran livestock dealer lies in a hospital room nursing a sore jaw after an odd confrontation with his former owner. Woods says the mule remained loyal to his old boss despite the tense exchange with the undertaker.

Bluff Jeff Woods Woods

Engagement and service award highlight local notices

One year ago Louise Pinlety chief operator at Winchester office of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia received an emblem for 25 years service. Mr and Mrs M B Clowe announce the engagement of daughter Margaret Miley to Harold Campbell. Clarke County Judging Team places fourth in State 4 H Poultry Judging contest with 1391 points.

Louise Pinlety Winchester Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Virginia M. B. Clowe Margaret Miley Harold Campbell Clarke County

Winchester Newsroom Hosts Byrd Jr at Rotary Meeting

Winston Churchill? No. Harry Byrd Jr., editor of the Winchester paper, speaks at Woodstock Rotary Club. John Locke and William Shaffer of Maurertown criticize Democrats in Middletown league talks.

Winston Churchill Winchester Harry F. Byrd, Jr Woodstock John Locke William Shaffer Maurertown Middletown

Heavy fighting on Ethiopian Southern front reported

Reported heavy fighting with increased forces on the Southern front in Ethiopia. George Purcell is badly burned when his peanut roaster exploded on the corner of Main and Rouss avenue. The Coast Guard has cut liquor smuggling into the country to its lowest level in many years.

Ethiopia George Purcell Main Rouss Avenue Coast Guard

Snow Flurries Reported in Blue Ridge and Alleghenies

Miss Gertrude Miller and Mr Calvin McKown Hoke wed in Martinsburg. Incumbent congressman Jacob A. Garber speaks at a Republican rally in the district.

Blue Ridge Allegheny Mountains Old Dominion Gertrude Miller Calvin McKown Hoke Martinsburg Jacob A. Garber

German fleet readies for action amid European battle talk

Reports from Europe describe a looming naval clash with Britain as reporters anticipate a major battle. In Martinsburg, apple packing stalls due to a barrel shortage. Miss Edith Cavell is executed by German officers triggering outrage among British and American supporters.

Europe Martinsburg Edith Carvell Nurse

Market yard horse trading mart draws county farmers

Market yard resembles a horse trading mart as county farmers swap animals. A pranksters’ warning is issued to return steps to the Reformed Church. S. V. A. loses 6-0 to Winchester Athletic Club on the academy field.

Reformed Church Academy Winchester Athletic Club

Light at Noonday: Seeing Higher Light Beyond Worldly Plans

A reflection on light as a metaphor for divine truth. The speaker contrasts the sun and atomic-era brightness with earthly wisdom, invoking St. Paul and biblical imagery to urge faith in God as true light while critiquing worldly politicians and material philosophers.

St. Paul Damascus

How's Your I Q A Quiz Answers Page 2

This appears to be a readers quiz asking true false questions about astronomy insurance language grammar coinage a famous author a wartime end moment cabinet roles and boxing nicknames. It invites turning to page 2 for correct answers and includes ten items.

Inflation as a tangible economic hell not a vague theory

Pau Matton argues inflation is a price-driven crisis, not a phantom threat. He warns of wage and price spirals, rising costs, and potential societal collapse including debt default, unemployment, and possible dictatorship if shortages persist.

Washington

Beaver causes hours of outage near Thermopolis

A beaver tied up telephone service for several hours north of Thermopolis as linemen traced a tree felled by the animal that knocked down lines. The outage affected local homes and businesses until crews cleared the debris and restored service.

Thermopolis Wyo

Amebiasis and Amebic Dysentery Treatments

An overview of amebiasis caused by Endamoeba histolytica detailing symptoms from mild digestive upset to severe liver abscesses and peritonitis. It notes treatments including emetine and iodine preparations, with cautions on toxicity and patient suitability. Copyright 1945 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Juan Arosemena New Orleans King Features Syndicate, Inc Miyajima Vapaname King Features Syndicate Ine World Rights

Rubber Boom In Brazil Expands Through 1944

Brazil reports a surge in natural rubber production from 16 178 tons in 1940 to 29 408 tons during 1940 44 and the first half of 1945. Consumption of natural and reclaimed and mixed rubbers rose 138 percent, with exports of tires increasing as war demand grows.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil

Brazil Rubber Exports Surge Through War Years

Export figures show rubber output rising from 3,600 in 1940 to 171,990 in 1944 with tube exports jumping from 300 to 117,608. Manufactured rubber goods value climbs from about $81,000 in 1940 to $2,842,000. U S agreements require purchase through June 30, 1947 of all Brazil exportable rubber surplus.

United States Brazil

Logan High Football Coach Cries On Field Injuries

Logan Utah notes a clash during practice as veteran coach Burns Crookston urges sharper blocking. Crookston sustains an injury and hobbles on crutches with a leg cast after a collision on the field.

Logan Utah Burns Crokston Crookston

Fleet Installs Pasteuray Unit in Abattoir

M C Fleet owner of Winchester City Abattoir has installed a Pasteuray electron ic ray unit in the meat cooler. He has operated as a meat dealer over four years and says the equipment keeps the code fresh by destroying airborne bacteria. Public invited to inspect.

M. C. Fleet Winchester City Fleet

The Star: Complete Coverage of Local and World Events

The Star provides comprehensive updates on local, national, and world events with emphasis on timely reporting and in-depth analysis across cities and regions. Readers receive a steady stream of breaking news, features, and investigations from a trusted newspaper voice.

Train to Copper Creek Brings News of a War Child

Sandra Edwards, a fashionable dress designer, offers to shelter L1 year old Spenser Withington, an English boy displaced by bombing, as they travel by train to Copper Creek Arizona. At the station a porter awakens Spenser, Sandra defends her plan, and they meet Belinda Adams from the Mesquite who introduces stage travel as the next leg amid a rainstorm.

Sandra Fuwards Spenser Withington Sandra Copper Creek Arizona Spenser Sandra Edwards Sandga Lil Fella Ashfork Mesquite Ranch Miss Edwards Belinda Adams Mesquite Belinda Lindy Brody Coyote

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