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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1946
Page
5
Rainfall measurements in inches span 33 years 1913 to 1945. Figures show monthly totals from January to December with values such as 2.49 in January and 3.82 in July, based on Winchester Laboratory statistics.
The State commission works at the School House for several days installing an airplane signal to determine elevation longitude and direction. They also improve roads. A Hampshire County music instructor visited Central School along with many local residents at events and gatherings.
Supreme Court Justice Douglas told the New York Herald Tribune forum that placing American ideals into action could yield a global commonwealth of justice and peace. Attorney General Clark urged federal action on a Georgia lynching case, while Lord Inverchapel discussed Britain’s transfer of Indian duties to an interim government.
George Biggs resigns from a $100,000,000 oil firm to form a sales driven union focused on cooperation. He argues quarrelling between management and labor achieves little beyond trouble and aims to bridge gaps with salesmanship and mutual respect.
Byron White told the Washington Touchdown Club that playing college football for pay could be justified if it helps players attend college. He said the system should be evaluated by whether it harms players, not assumed wrong.
Washington October 30 George Washington University's football team seeks to defeat Georgetown in a historic upset in-state rivalry. The GWU squad hopes to end a 56 year drought against its down-the-street foe Georgetown.
Wills of Richmond and Louisa resign as state director of Farm Security Administration and Carter Chase named state director of Farmers Home Administration as FSA and Emergency Crop Loan merge by November 1. Governor Tuck announces ten members to study and define the Economic Advisory Council scope and purpose with nominees including Leroy H. Smith J. G. Holtzclaw C. T. O Neill Harvie Wilkinson Dr E A Kinkaid John H. Daniel J. B. Woodward Allen J. Saville E W Saunders Forest E. Nichols.
The Liner America, after wartime service and a postwar period, is now tentatively set to sail from New York to Europe on November 14. A separate Charlottesville hearing reviewed the Virginia Workshop for the Blind with complaints about training, conditions, salaries, safety, and treatment by executive secretary L. L. Watts.
Pittsburgh October 30 Coach Wesley Fesler said he will take 33 Pitt Panthers to Bloomington for the Indiana University game, instead of the 38-man squad he brought to South Bend for the Notre Dame match.
Nick Wall, a fast riding jockey, suffered twelve broken ribs and a dangerous spinal injury after a fall in the fifth race at Bay Meadows. The West Coast rider was listed near death, with fans hoping for a recovery. In separate boxing news, Army is favored 5 to 7 to beat Notre Dame in the upcoming Yankee Stadium clash on November 9.
Washington dispatch notes Nebraska South Dakota and Arizona will vote next Tuesday on anti closed shop amendments to state constitutions. Florida and Arkansas have already adopted similar measures. Massachusetts and California also face labor related questions onNov 5 with public union financial reports and a fair employment practices act respectively.
The article notes the passage of right to work amendments in Florida and Arkansas on November 7 1944 and ongoing court questions. It reports the Traffic Audit Bureau figures that outdoor advertising effective circulation in autumn 1945 rose by three percent over prewar levels.
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