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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1947
Page
4
Advertising entries due by noon the day before publication. Transient rate 55 cents per inch with contract and classified rate details available in the columns. Isaiah 40 31 quotes a verse about renewal and strength.
The State Department prepared notes for Congress arguing General Charles de Gaulle and his Rally of the French People hold totalitarian leanings and few loyal backers. However French elections soon gave his group over 40 percent, challenging the department’s assessment and prompting critique that policymakers are out of touch with public sentiment.
Despite high regard for Secretary Marshall the public lacks detail on his Europe aid program. The plan, said to be for the entire government, would burden taxpayers with unknown costs and administration methods. The public must be informed to judge necessity and risk to the economy before supporting any funding.
Current Opinion notes United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel raise prices, potentially costing consumers over 300 million dollars. The piece argues inflation is fueled by steel costs, urges a congressional price and cost of living inquiry, and warns the public faces higher imports of goods as a result.
The Washington Post piece cites Captain Rhoda J. Milliken of the Women's Bureau questioning the truth of many rape complaints. She suggests some cases serve alibi-fabrication by married women to justify infidelity, raising questions about attackers and postwar crime trends.
In a St. Louis Post Dispatch piece a British homeowner, B. Key of Eel Pie Island Twickenham, seeks a tax reduction claiming a ghost inhabits his 300 year old house. The column questions whether belief in the ghost justifies extra deductions and whether the state should grant an income tax benefit.
Kathryn Newcome of West Cork Street has come back to the city after spending a year in Europe with UNRRA. Nine people are in the local hospital after a series of three automobile crashes involving five cars. Pianists Ethel Bartlett and Rae Roberson will open the fall concert series here. Rebecca Beverley reports temporary homes found for 20 British sailors visiting the city. Police Chief C. W. Hollis warns pranksters they will be arraigned if caught during Halloween. A drug store odor from a dropped package led others to conclude it was rubbing alcohol lingering for hours.
Ten years ago October brought a 10.09 inch rainfall. The Shenandoah River rose to 15 feet in the month. Hilda Orndorff of Bryarly 4-H won the home improvement contest. Fox Newsreel showed apple harvest pictures featuring local beauties all week.
Henry Chapman Little, once of this city, played for the University of Virginia eleven during a victory over Johns Hopkins. Roy P. Derry, 15, son of Mrs. Julia Derry of West Hart Street, died at his home.
In 1897 fifteen local young men pledged not to smoke for a year and formed the Corn Cob club. A dog with a can tied to its tail caused a clattering scene in town, terminating at the post office door. The Winchester Athletic club played a 4 4 draw with a heavily favored SVA team.
Seven quiz items test presidential succession British relief drive Haakon Norway or Sweden and other trivia. Includes questions on World War II pigeons Stalin meaning and Sir Walter Raleigh's execution by likely means, with the last item noting a death in California last month.
The flag was raised over the Japanese stronghold on February 23, 1945, signaling a key moment in the battle for Iwo Jima during World War II.
Religious thinkers worldwide are influenced by Kierkegaard, the Danish theologian who argued religion rests on faith. He challenged Hegel, urging belief over rationalism and urging that one regard themselves as contemporaries of Jesus. He lived a sorrowful, relatively quiet life and died a controversial figure in Denmark.
A fragment notes Kierkegaard arguing for the sufficiency of faith in religious matters and the necessity of belief. It presents his stance as foundational to religious life and practice.
Volunteers start pre address envelopes to mail 900000 Christmas Seals to Winchester residents. Mrs. William B. Lawrence chairs the local tuberculosis association volunteers who will address envelopes at 22 S. Loudoun St. daily. About 4500 letters will be delivered. Proceeds fund prevention and education by the Winchester Tuberculosis Assn.
The question asks for the country where the zoo red-haired people are found. It mentions a country as the answer but does not provide enough context to identify a specific nation.
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