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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1946

Page

4

Behold I Make All Things New Verse Note

A short religious quotation echoes the biblical promise from Revelation 21 5 about renewal. The line frames spiritual renewal themes common in church readings and sermons.

Atomic energy policy and naval impact outlined by Patterson

Secretary Patterson urges military planners to prepare for atomic warfare with no reliable international control. Dr. Sawyer notes underwater tests spread radioactivity, suggesting air and undersea power gain emphasis. Navy changes may require ships spaced farther apart and new parking regulation moves draw city officials' attention to enforcement.

Patterson Congress

Denver Schedules License Rule For Parking Lots

The Department of Licenses plans action to curb unfair practices by parking enterprises. Denver funds propose requiring all parking lots and garages to be licensed with fines up to 300 dollars and 90 days imprisonment for violations. Rates must be posted visibly and changes timed after 6 pm. Other cities like Philadelphia and New York consider similar regulations to avert price gouging during rain or special events.

U. S City Managers’ Association Denver New York City Department of Licenses Philadelphia

Home accidents cited as nation’s leading danger

Current Opinion notes three prominent figures injured at home in Virginia and Elizabeth City to illustrate a statistical point that more injuries occur in homes than elsewhere. The piece argues for increased home safety and cites New York City data on nearly two thousand home-related incidents last year involving faulty equipment, ladders, and toys.

New York City Netropolis

Winchester Common Council Elects C R Anderson President

Dr C R Anderson was re elected president of the Winchester Common Council at the annual organization meeting held last night. A three member committee was appointed at the Precerick County Fruit Growers meeting to secure more German prisoners of war for work in fruit processing plants. William 8 Clark left Sunday for Philadelphia to head the accounts receivable department of Laing Harvar and Chamberlain, oldest wholesale shoe findings house in the United States.

C. R. Anderson Winchester

Friendship Fire Company Picnic Draws Thousands at Rock Enon

The 1921 picnic at Rock Enon Springs hosted by the Friendship Fire Company drew about 4000 attendees. James B. Russell, a longtime Winchester businessman, celebrated his 80th birthday. Louise Alice Williams of Georgia will perform songs and cabinet stories for a September 19 benefit event. President Harding predicted a return to normalcy soon.

Friendship Fire Company Rock Enon Springs James B. Russell Winchester Louise Alice Williams Geogia Harding

Etta Grim Hosts Delightsome Evening Party

Miss Etta Grim entertained a group of friends last evening at her South Main Street home in honor of Miss Nellie Pearson of Washington. Workmen grade grounds around the Handley monument in Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Rev. Dr. K. Cox leaves for Garrettsville to dedicate a Methodist Church building tomorrow.

Etta Grim South Main Street Nellie Pearson Washington Berryville Mt. Hebron K. Cox Garrettsville Methodist Church South

Roadblocks to peace in postwar world cited by churchmen at veterans convention

Boston dispatch reports clergymen and officials at a 40 000 strong veterans gathering urged a realistic evaluation of postwar hopes. They warned against propaganda and power politics while criticizing Russia's role and urging Moscow to open open minds to truth and justice as a path to lasting peace.

Boston Mass Episcopal Sherrill Rabbi Shubow Cardinal Spellman Admiral Nimitz Paris Molotov Vishinsky Gromyko Moscow FDR UNO Greece Albania Britain Russia Marx Stalin Ius

Strength For The Day Admonition On Value Of Good Money

Earl L. Douglas D D argues that bad money drives out good money and extends the principle to life itself. He warns that crime disease lazy demagoguery and cheap ideas threaten good in commerce politics and society and urges maintaining debasing currency separate from the good.

Buried Here: B J Ferguson Interred in Mt Hebrew

Benjamin James Ferguson died in New York on September 1 and was buried yesterday at Mt Hebrew Cemetery. The body was sent by Kurtz Funeral Home for interment. Mrs Ferguson is also buried in Winchester.

Benjamin James Ferguson New York Mt Hebrew Cemetery Kurtz Ferguson Winchester

Seven Quiz Questions From a Historic Page

A reader is asked to answer seven trivia items from a historical page, covering topics from hay fever pollen sources to the Pearl Harbor era, Oak Ridge research, and Caribbean earthquakes. The questions request specifics like nations at the Paris Peace Conference, ciphers in a quintillion, and the fate of the Oklahoma battleship.

Truman Oklahoma Pearl Harbor Oak Ridge, Tenn Carthage New England Caribbean Republic

Man revived by rain after funeral fire in India

In 1909 at N C A Rajumar Ramendra Narayan of Bhowal India was certified dead and revived on his funeral pyre by a rainstorm. He died on August 3, 1946, in Calcutta.

N.C. A. Rajumar Ramendra Narayan Bhowal India Calcutta

City Softball League Banquet Tomorrow Night

The City Softball League hosts a dinner at the George Washington Rye tomorrow at 7. Invited guests include Landon Boyer Ray Garrabrandt Stuart Pope L E Hill and Gene Miller. Trophies will be awarded to Virginia Woolen and Royal Crown for first and second in the 1946 competition. Managers and sponsors listed include Virginia Woolen H B McCormac Thurston Clevenger Royal Crown William Bridgeforth Maurice Blosser Capital Restaurant Gus Kakiis Howard Hart and O Sullivan Mr Tuttle and Earl Robertson.

City Softball League George Washington Rye Landon Boyer Ray Garrabrandt Stuart Pope L. E. Hill Gene Miller Virginia Woolen Royal Crown H. B. McCormac Thurston Clevenger William Bridgeforth Maurice Blosser Capital Restaurant Gus Kakiis Howard Hart O'Sullivan Mr. Tuttle Earl Robertson

The Queen of the Diner Train Crash

In a Pullman car wreck on the Queen, Corbett clings to survival as Nina, Joanie, and Dr. Peck vanish into chaos. He crawls through smoke and wreckage, searches for Nina and friends, and learns the lounge car remains tangled to the diner amid shattered glass and sirens.

Dr. Peck Philadelphia Arthur Arthur-r Corbett Mrs. Sorsythe Nina Joanie Jim Chalom Perl Barney Lech Lomond

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