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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1946
Page
4
A brief church or school edition note presents Proverbs 1 8 urging children to heed parental instruction and follow both fatherly guidance and motherly law, reflecting faith traditions on the page dated Friday October 25 1946.
World air commerce falters as regulators lag despite rapid postwar flight expansion. Oswald Ryan argues aviation should gain experience and industry self regulation, while calls grow for stronger safety measures after a string of fatal crashes on long routes. Federal authorities and airlines must intensify safety work to restore confidence.
Obscure Southeast Asian dispute between Siam and France over four border provinces is resolved as Siam relinquishes its claims. The quarrel traces to 1941 when Japan obtained French Indo China cession and later control, with postwar France refusing to recognize.
The Paris colonial administration declared a technical state of war after Siam refused to return provinces. Siam sought UN help while Paris threatened a veto. After weeks of talks in Washington conciliatory moves emerged, but failure to secure concessions endangers postwar Siamese governance amid the late king’s assassination unresolved.
In Smyth County News editor Robert Lane Anderson questions Waynesboro’s public spending in the Community Chest drive. He mocks using surplus for mittens and canaries, warns against public funds waste, and cites Waynesboro’s abundance as a factor in frugality.
A satirical take questions the next move after a planned government surrender routine over coal mines. It notes Mr Krug and Mr Lewis clash while pondering who would control the mines if a strike occurs, hinting the mines are already in government hands.
Winchester police hunt for a person or persons who during the week of October 15 entered St. Paul Church on North Loudoun street and stole a silver communion service set. Tomorrow is designated V-8 Day with the 1946 Ford on display at Ford Motor Company dealers. Mr and Mrs George W Reading were guests of honor at a banquet at the Golden Glow Restaurant last night.
Nine Winchester men named John W. Carpenter Daniel T. Grimes Harry H. Waterman Edward A. Milburn James W. Rinker Clarence Burke Frank C. Pierce Howard F. Stine and Wood row Masterson depart Thursday November 6 for Army induction. Madison Lodge No 6 IOOF plans Old Timers Night October 27 with a special veteran program. Clarke County Red Cross rotates roll call chair Mrs Tyson Dortch to serve again.
Mr Stewart Bell, noted Winchester fruit grower and bank director, is appointed by Governor Davis as Virginia’s delegate to the 14th annual Atlantic Deeper Waterway Association convention. The University of Virginia will have Prof T R Snavely lecture in Winchester at Handley Library starting October 26.
Medical opinion favors shorter bed rest for many illnesses though the exact time should be set by the physician in charge. Prolonged rest may reduce blood volume raise heart rate and impair vascular adjustment and breathing. Even after three to four weeks bed rest the body gradually recovers with rehabilitation and medical guidance.
Washington columnist argues liberals have hired Henry Wallace to head The New Republic and critiques Wallace Pepper and CIO influence. It claims liberalism has degenerated into illiberal propaganda, lacking a concrete program and an affirmative aim, while the opposition to Communism has been crushed without a strategy to handle it.
The passage argues that liberals cling to old modes and fail to heed real-world needs. It asserts intellectual honesty and objectivity are essential in a crisis, predicting young leaders will rise to meet popular demands while machine politics sway sectarian blocs.
Earl L. Douglas argues Christians must practice long-suffering and forgive all others as God forgives. He cites Paul’s example of forgiving rather than seeking revenge and stresses that true Christian life begins with God's forgiveness and continues with forgiving love toward all. Earth’s orbital speed answers included: 66,600 mph around the sun pace and 43,200 mph through the galaxy.
Government economists say the dollar’s purchasing power fell from 76 cents in June 1941 to 69 cents by mid September 1946 and may drop a bit more with food price decontrol. They note some prices may later fall, potentially halting further decline as October figures are calculated.
A list of ten quiz prompts asks about GI loan guarantees Truman Byrnes age, the origin of There’s a sucker born every minute, a South American senate, a podiatrist’s specialty, the Queen of the American Merchant Marine, Rosh ha-Shanah year, Edward VIII’s wife, Roosevelt’s estate, military pay parity, and related trivia.
Chapter Nineteen focuses on Abby's strained breakfast with Barry and her contemplation of marriage. Tension rises as Abby plans to confront Barry about his past while her father Wallace forces a six week departure to Pinehurst, packing and an impending relocation.
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