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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1946
Page
4
National representatives DeLisser Inc lists address in New York. Rates shown for major motor route and carrier delivery with terms for one year six months three months and one month. Bible verse Proverbs 16 32 closes the page.
The nation faced its greatest shipping strike as 2,000 ships anchored and 5,000 freight cars sat idle. AFL seamen leader Harry Lamdeberg demanded wage-policy changes by the War Stabilization Board, framing the action as a government coercion battle rather than a labor dispute. Public opinion weighs government response against labor pressure in this crisis.
Dr. Robert D Meade head of Randolph Macon Woman's College history department in Lynchburg notes in the Richmond Times Dispatch that Virginia primary ballots reached a record total of 223528. He cites gains over prior years and urges citizens to vote to sustain sound government.
The market plunges with experts unable to agree on a solid cause. While a range of factors is blamed from international tension to foreign selling, analysts doubt these fully explain the drop. Despite the slide, strong demand, high employment, and ample production capacity suggest a temporary dip rather than a lasting downturn.
The speaker argues that the postwar boom has not failed but will sustain. There is reason to believe a ready market will exist for goods that can be produced for several years, forming the basic basis for a prosperous economy.
Current Opinion criticizes Louisiana Governor Jimmie Davis for accepting a Hollywood role in a film titled Louisiana praising his willingness to abandon gubernatorial duties for screen work. The piece contrasts Davis with Virginia leaders and notes Bilbo's past refusal, arguing the public mood may oppose such moves.
The U S representative to the United Nations deposited a declaration accepting compulsory jurisdiction of the World Court after a Senate vote of 60 to 2. This marks the first time the United States agreed to such international tribunal jurisdiction though with reservations. The move contrasts with past isolationist stances and Borah’s celebration of entry setbacks.
Report notes a two way telephone system for private motorcars where users say commands and hear responses as if the operator were in the back seat. The feature described emphasizes clear transmission and practical in car use.
Claude M. Henkel of Winchester was among the officers of the freighter Steel Seafarer sunk by a bomber in the Red Sea on Sunday September 7. Thurman Brumback of the Mt Airy Club won first in the first annual 4-H fat pig sale. Mr and Mrs Henter Strawbridge depart for Miami for a several week visit with relatives.
Mr and Mrs Harry Smith left today for Philadelphia to attend the 59th wedding anniversary of Mrs Smiths aunt and uncle. Miss Alice Flickinger headed to Carthage College in Illinois. Mr Brooks Flickinger will enter Kirksville College in Missouri. Beverly T Nelson of St Louis bought 3 acres on the old White Post Road for a building site.
A lone burglar, likely an amateur, is active in the community with three more residence robberies reported in 36 hours and six in five days. Two city automobiles collided at Main and Fairfax Lane this morning. Harry H. Lynch, son of Worcester lawyer Maurice M. Lynch, has joined Commonwealths Attorney W. T. Lewis to assist in legal work.
The Horsey and Atn2 clothing shop at Woodstock was entered by unknown persons Saturday night. Mr. Rouss will treat friends at the Fair Ground on Thursday. Peaches are being shipped in large quantities from the county to eastern markets. The 27th annual Sherandoah Agricultural Society fair opened today.
A humorous three way talk shows concern over the UNO and Russian influence, with a phrasal debate on Sweden Ireland Iceland and Afghanistan and a grim warning of war fears. The dialogue touches Molotov Bevin and Bevin’s holiday, the Paris peace talks, and the risk of misperception in Russia. It ends with a stray query about Armed Forces Leave Bonds.
Twenty five years ago a middle aged woman and her husband were in a boating disaster when rammed by another vessel. The woman lost a leg but vowed not to let affliction hinder her usefulness and now in old age she moves with a cane and shops with relatives. She adapts by re routing energies as new capacities emerge.
The Winchester Colored churches unite for a two week revival at St. Paul Methodist led by Rev H V T Cherry with John Mann Methodist hosting morning and evening services. Members are urged to report outstanding rally totals and attend prayer meetings to support the effort.
Thomas Junior Hawes is granted an absolute divorce from Margaret Ferrell Hawes on adultery grounds. They wed in Stephens City in December 1939. The father receives custody of their one child. The second sentence notes goldfish origins from the olive-green carp, wild in Japanese waters.
A vintage quiz page asks seven questions about ocean regions leaders awards bonds aviation bonds and diplomatic salaries. It references Sargasso Sea, a commemorative coin, Armed Forces Leave Bonds, Twirly Birds, Evatt at Paris, Wheeler Reed rail bill, baseball commissioners, ambassadors’ salaries in London and Paris, and Treasury silver pricing.
The seaside laboratory at Buzzards Bay hosted the first summer school by Harvard University. The University of North Carolina offered private summer courses from 1877 to 1884, revived by UNC in 1894. Wisconsin started in 1887, Indiana in 1889, and Cornell in 1892.
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