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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1946
Page
4
Advertisement shows office address and display and classified rate data for Winchester Virginia. Includes postal and subscription pricing details for major motor route, carrier, and zones, with a biblical verse at the end.
Virginia benefits from a strong slate in the House with many Democrats among the 16 most senior. Otis Bland ranks sixth, Patrick Henry Drewry seventh, Howard W mith and John W. Flanagan Jr. both fourteenth, and A Willis Robertson sixteenth. No other state has five members in the top sixteen.
The Census Bureau projects women will grow in political influence and outnumber men among voting age by 1948. It notes women will not vote as a bloc and will continue to split loyalties, shaping party councils indirectly rather than through direct bloc voting.
A Public Administration Service study examines safeguards to prevent bid rigging in state and city projects. Key proposals include wide bid advertising, forbidding bidder or official collusion, and disqualifying bids gained through interference. It also supports awarding contracts to the lowest responsible bidder with appropriate official discretion.
A public record argues that extraordinary majority approval is needed for certain actions and calls for safeguards in contract laws. It recommends inspection and approval provisions, performance bonds by contractors, and remedies if contract terms are violated to ensure proper execution of awarded contracts.
The retiring NLRB member proposes four amendments to clarify supervisory status, limit unions striking against Act aims, curb secondary boycotts, and consider moving enforcement to the Department of Labor. He also calls two procedural rule changes to grant employer rights in representation elections and free speech during organizing campaigns.
In a final session before county schools reopen, the Frederick County School Board approved a 12 year plan to take effect this year. Winchester hosted its first post war tourist weekend drawing hundreds of motorists from nearby states. Superintendent A P Robertson reported Clarke County school enrollments at about 1,400 after visiting most schools. State Senator Burr P Harrison, recovering from pneumonia, has returned home.
The Rev. Robert A. Whitter of Portsmouth has accepted a call from the Congregational Christian Church of this city and the Timber Ridge Christian Church. Announcement made today by Roy A. Larrick.
The Star presents new pictures of Handley School as the foundation nears completion by Thanksgiving and grounds finish by December. The one story building measures 100 by 80 feet and will accommodate 1,500 children.
Fifty years ago in 1896 announcements noted the marriage of Mie Gertrude Best to Robert J. Yates and Anna Best to Hugh R. Stipe. The items reflect a period notice of union among families in the community.
A Mayo Clinic expert explains functional indigestion caused by emotional and lifestyle factors. Stress, overwork, smoking, air swallowing, and constipation can trigger symptoms. treatment focuses on lifestyle changes and addressing underlying nerves rather than drugs or surgery.
A letter argues against the death penalty advocating mercy and prisoner reform. The writer compares prison to a public school, urges society to support inmates with basics and rehabilitative care, and questions the morality of executions. Miss Reva M. Myers, 15 Richards Ave, signs the letter.
Bedloe Island sits in New York Harbor under New York State jurisdiction. Gordian knot was cut by Alexander the Great. An inning in baseball consists of three outs or three strikes. The European government backing federated Palestine was the United Kingdom. Demographic refers to the statistical study of populations. The Doctor's Dilemma was written by George Bernard Shaw. The smallest state by area is Rhode Island. The Great Lakes entirely within the United States are Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. GI Bill on job trainees earned a set monthly amount of subsistence plus wages. Paul Mellon donated to a liberal arts college. he is the son of former Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon.
An excerpt discusses how soldiers and civilians alike tend to complain more after combat than in battle. The author notes fox hole soldiers are tractable but post war rest prompts grievances toward regulations and orders. He observes a universal tendency to find fault once pressure eases and urges reflection on endurance.
The passage argues that prosperity beyond a limit harms, while effort and denial forge heroic character. Idleness breeds cynicism and self-destructive acts, but purposeful struggle yields joy and strength, with a warning that life remains a continuous effort and comforts are cheap.
A promotional notice from The Winchester Evening Star advertises a booklet titled FOR FORTELLING with directions a dictionary of dreams horoscopes and superstitions. It promises social appeal and lists price of fifteen cents postpaid with instruction to mail name address and payment to Information Bureau Washington DC.
Miss Elsie Rosenberger of the Winchester SPCA announced intensified steps to combat animal cruelty amid rising neglect. She urged reading Virginia’s cruelty statute, warning that violators will be prosecuted, with exemptions for cattle dehorning.
Nina Gilmore hides tears as Don Corbett confronts romance and duty aboard a car on the Palm Queen journey. Mrs Forsythe arrives distressed, Dr. Peck notes a thief, and a wallet and watch go missing as a tense breakfast scene unfolds toward a cliffhanger.
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