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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1947
Page
4
Present and past rainfall figures cover 48 hours to Sept 13 and year to date 0.47 inches, with 1947 rainfall to date 25.45 inches. Average annual rainfall over 24 years is 36.30 inches, and monthly averages from 1913–1946 are listed from January through December, with totals ranging 1.97 to 3.86 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
The piece questions U S Steel leadership and its secret deal with John L. Lewis, arguing for principled actions over profit. It critiques Britain’s economic policy, warns against managed economies, and calls for restraint on further loans to avoid sustaining communist-influenced governance.
The passage notes that critics of Britain's loan were right in hindsight, though perhaps only for their own peace of mind. It suggests the loan's initiation did not fully satisfy either side and reflects on the political stakes surrounding the decision.
In 1942 Dr. Robert F. Cline closed his Medical Arts building office on N Braddock street and will report for active duty as a captain in the army medical corps. Also noted is local boy John Bunny Lamb Jr returning home from Tilhammers with a 14 pound catfish from the Shenandoah River.
The Star urges readers to pledge safe driving as schools reopen. The appeal emphasizes protecting children, especially in school zones, and asks drivers to commit to stopping for darting children and treating every cross street and signal with heightened care.
The reader is asked to turn to page 4 for correct answers to seven quiz questions. Questions cover royal marriage date, hostage killings, GM price increases, U S Air Forces commander, wartime aircraft contract, starfish points, fortnight length, dark continent, Voice of America cuts, and Highland Fling dance origins.
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