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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1945
Page
4
The Evening Star explains ad submission by 9 PM the prior day with transient rate at 60 cents per inch and contract rates on request. It requests timely reporting of delivery delays and notes Salvation theme and a Bible verse from Luke 2.
Americans showed restraint after the Japanese surrender with War Bond redemptions not spiking in ten major cities. Banks report bond redemptions above normal only in a few production centers as reconversion looms, while most bondholders keep their investments to support Treasury needs and future fiscal health.
Automobile makers, tire manufacturers, dealers, and drivers face a tire bottleneck as most cars require one to four tires. Factories push passenger car tires to meet demand while new car output climbs toward prewar levels.
Reprinted editorial argues wartime strikes damaged public opinion and unity. It criticizes Australian longshoreman leadership and bluntly condemns strikes used for strike's sake while urging reliance on arbitration and political action as stronger tools.
The piece notes August yields a first chill and hints of fall with cooler nights and a North wind. Red leaves show on sumacs, grasses golden, cat tails high, and wildlife more active as autumn nears, signaling weeks of pleasant weather before cold rains.
The roster of 28 Medal of Honor recipients shows broad national representation with heroes from 18 states including West Virginia Minnesota Florida Alabama Iowa Missouri Georgia Illinois New York Tennessee Maine Pennsylvania Texas South Carolina Washington Ohio and Oklahoma. The piece argues there is no monopoly of gallantry among states and expresses pride in shared American strength.
A year ago reports said Germany required 40 to 50 more divisions to defend the Siegfried Line, which they lacked. The Third Army now controls five crossings over the Moselle River. A London fruit firm notes apples sell for $3 a bushel for cider in Virginia, mostly ground-picked in English orchards. Local theatre hosts a one night preview of Janie. Reverend H Price of Virginia leads a Presbyterian program with Dr George Snarr as chair. Mellwee’s Municipal Band wins second prize at Tobacco Festival parade in South Boston, earning $100. Mrs. Stuart Whetzel of Clear Brook praises an ambulance arriving seven minutes after call.
The public is assured the infantile paralysis epidemic in the state is burned out. Many victims of the Florida Keys hurricane are cremated to safeguard health. Italian consuls leave Ethiopia on Mussolini orders amid fears of war in coming years.
Fifteen years ago night football gains sympathy from locals unable to attend afternoon games. J. A. Garber, Republican candidate seeking re election to Congress from the district, fails to file, causing disorder within the party.
The 46th annual Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society fair runs with larger crowds each day. A local inquiry into a prank disrupts a dance hosted by the Free From Karen Klub. In Europe, four German airships bomb a French city and French planes retaliate against German arm works at Saarbrucken.
Taylor Lewis returns to health after being buried thirty feet beneath loose earth when a well on his farm caved in. The incident occurred forty-five years ago, leaving him fully recovered from his injuries.
A storage manager warns that sentiment keeps many firms and families tied to unprofitable holdings. He cites estates that paid thousands in storage yet sold items for little, noting people cling to heirlooms and securities past their value. Money and sentiment clash in preserving legacy.
Seven trivia prompts cover geography military history music and literature with a final query about a tree and a NY street site. The questions ask Harbin's country aviation and acting talents Admiral quotes Japan opening to commerce author names Skylark lead actress Montpelier capital and the composer of My Country Tis of Thee while noting a buttonwood tree event at 68 Wall Street and classifying red alder as soft or hard.
A reader inquiry column explains pension eligibility for remarried widows of World War I veterans and clarifies minor children’s rights. It notes land runs in western Oklahoma opened at high noon on April 2, 1889 with about 50,000 settlers competing for 160 acre homesteads, plus later runs in 1891 1892 1893 and 1895.
Wounded Army personnel in hospitals nationwide stay connected with their old outfits and comrades through Outfit Magazine. Published weekly by the Information and Education Division, Army Service Forces, the New York branch distributes 16 pages of news and pictures about units overseas.
Eleonore Lawrence, an air raid defense center worker in Sweetsburg, receives coded cigarette packet messages from a spy plot. Her grandmother shields secrets as Eleonore contemplates moving from the family home to town after a real estate agent hints at a rent offer from B Stead Jones.
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