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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1945
Page
4
Daily edition notice from The Evening Star Publishing Co. Winchester Virginia requests subscribers to inform of any delays or irregularities in delivery and urges prompt action to maintain a perfect delivery system. Includes a biblical verse from Psalms.
The report by the Combined Intelligence Objective Sub committee highlights German progress in atomic research radar defense and piloted rockets. It notes Allied success in US production and warns that Germany’s inventions outpaced translation to industry, urging continued American research and manufacturing capability.
Filling stations reopen at a rapid pace as travel surges under a rubber driven era. An American Automobile Association survey finds most motorists plan vacations or fall travel after Japan quits, with operators ready to serve relaxations, repairs, or sales to early vacationists.
The editorial lauds Senator Byrd for warning that government outgo must not exceed income and urges other Washington leaders to oppose rising spending. It criticizes full employment plans and warns against moving toward collectivism, stressing fiscal sanity and freedom.
President Truman told Congress to reconvene on September 5 and seek ending war time. The piece argues the daylight saving policy caused little national relief and harmed daily life, with wasted hours for students and rural travel. The author urges Congress to rely on solar time rather than clocks.
A French parliamentary report cites vast war damage with 210000 farms badly damaged and 40000 destroyed, 120000 fewer plants and factories, 2400 miles of rail lost and nearly 11907 locomotives destroyed, 2000 viaducts damaged beyond repair, 62 percent of merchant fleet sunk, and 568 acres mined. Reparations debate centers on France versus Germany.
Around 350 German prisoners arrive to assist county fruit harvest and plant processing. Robert K earns Eagle Scout rank in impressive ceremonies as the Winchester Golf Club hosts the Opequon Golf Club from Martinsburg for a home-to-home match in Wisconsin.
Five years ago President Roosevelt signed a large defense appropriation to equip armed forces. The Middletown Minks and Winchester Wholesale battled to a 5-5 tie here. North Wales Club in Warrenton honored Miss Virginia Watkins of Clarke County.
M. J. Pease is elected master of the new Grange group organized at Reynolds Store. Sir Malcolm Campbell drives his auto to a new speed record of 301 miles per hour. Senator Huey Long, the kingfish of Louisiana, is shot by Dr. Carl Weiss in the State House at Baton Rouge and is dying in hospital.
Figures show 2 100 children attended Handley Schools opening day. Huey Long, governor of Louisiana, was struck on the nose by W G Weigand of the New Orleans Item. Coste and Bellonte, French flyers, were greeted by President Hoover at the White House.
Thirty years ago John M Steck was re elected president of the City Council while Dr Bell backed the city manager form of local government. Michael Jenkins, once a business partner of Thomas Dover, died in Baltimore. Germany claimed a submarine sank the British liner Arabic without warning after the liner attempted to ram her.
Forty five years ago Charles Clark grows some of the largest and sweetest radishes ever seen or eaten here Isaac Creek subsides after flood leaving wreckage around fords Mrs J H Grier entertains the young people of the Baptist Church
Young people in a church driven by Caravans program cleaned a dusty sanctuary found a 1916 Woodrow Wilson campaign button and inspired renewed church life. An adult supervisor led the effort, showing how focused service can revive a community house of worship.
Seven trivia prompts cover drilling in the Arctic Circle. Answers include a noted scientific residence, a film version of Gershwin, a biblical emblem, and a Stone Mountain location. The list tests geography, history, science, and language terms.
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Washington dispatch surveys public understanding of Pearl Harbor and criticizes how officials blamed each other. It argues Roosevelt’s decisions and military warnings were misinterpreted, noting Stimson Hull and others sharing fault, while the attack required years of planning and strategic timing.
The article outlines penicillin and sulfonamide use in pneumonia by type. It notes penicillin effective for pneumococcal, staphylococcal, and hemolytic streptococcal pneumonia but not for virus or Friedlander's bacillus cases. Sulfonamides help pneumococcus and hemolytic streptococcus pneumonia yet risk toxicity. diagnosis relies on germ type, X-ray, and doctor judgment.
The remark argues Pearl Harbor marked the greatest failure of the Roosevelt administration, blaming the entire government from top to bottom for lacking a clear goal to rally behind and labeling it possibly the worst failure in American history.
A reader can get answers to any question of fact by writing The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau at 316 Eye St. N. E., Washington, D. C. Enclose three cents for return postage. Q. Is it true that an outdoor goldfish pool should not be con-
The text explains impeach meaning as charging a public official with misbehavior before a tribunal and notes President Johnson was impeached but not convicted. It also outlines essential factors for veteran success in farming including productive land affordable purchase price financing experience locality health and aptitude.
A proposed amendment to pending legislation that would require discharging all armed services members with four or more children was defeated in the legislature.
In a war era town Eleonore Lawrence, an Air Raid Defense Center worker, receives a cryptic call from John Sabriski seeking a private meeting. Her grandmother worries while preparations and rumors swirl around the Wolffe estate and suspected saboteurs. The Chief of Detectives and the Counter Intelligence Corps figure in, as Eleonore agrees to work with Sabriski.
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