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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1946
Page
4
Public notice from The Evening Star Publishing Co. in Winchester Virginia requests subscribers report delays or irregularities in delivery. Includes subscription rates and delivery options by motor route and carrier with advance payment terms. The notice ends with a biblical quote.
Watch Steelman at the White House conference with Dr. John R. Steelman as the Wage Stabilization Board faces a potential reversal of its stance on wage increases for maritime union members. The piece warns of a possible government surrender to powerful union leadership and questions the balance between government and organized labor.
President Truman orders indefinite postponement of the third Beval atom bomb test planned for spring. Joint chiefs, War and Navy secretaries, and the atomic test commission cited sufficient data from prior blasts to judge effectiveness. Some fear continued tests worsen international tensions and reveal new weapons. A later portion notes a B 29 mission from Honolulu toward Cairo to demonstrate U S vulnerability to Arctic attack with accompanying equipment aims.
The Army Air Forces plan a demonstration to show air power capabilities in case of a future emergency. The event echoes General Spaatz on defenses being open at the top and aims to sway public opinion toward strengthening national defenses. It notes Arctic incursions by Russian airmen nine years ago and cites advances in aviation since then.
Current Opinion notes Martinsville will gain 64 square miles effective September 1, becoming Virginia’s fifth largest by area and surpassing several larger-population cities. Arlington County faces a November referendum on city status that could shift Virginia’s city rankings and county structure.
An 11 year old youth in this city faces transfer to Richmond after being found guilty of a spate of burglaries. The report notes accompanying local incidents and regional events from the period.
The text urges facing organized opposition to good aims with inner discipline. It stresses preparing the conscience and will to act rightly against external pressure, asserting that this is the only path forward.
Phoebe Snow was a character created by an advertising artist to praise the Lackawanna Railroad as it burned anthracite coal. She became a symbol of cleanliness in travel, with jingles around 1900 detailing her white dress and travels. These ads continued until the first World War when railroads switched to bituminous coal under federal control.
A columnist recounts a politician who breaks a campaign pledge under outside pressure and faces a beguiling reply about inside pressure. The piece argues that every person wrestles with conscience against external influences and cautions against excuses of external pressure defining action.
State of Virginia Frederick County Circuit Court August 27 1946 suit to construct will of O B Ritter and to secure sale of realty and adminster estate. Floyd V Ritter non resident must appear within ten days of publication to protect interests. Clerk N Whitacre. Attorney Herbert S Larrick.
A quiz page prompts seven questions covering Congress salary taxation Social Security tax rate ex-GI ousting a machine in a state dynamite case Queen Elizabeth birthday age Jesus T Pinero Governor Territory Victory Day date Bermuda car access and the first American capital ship sunk by a naval action.
Fragmentary lines discuss VA employee counts and veteran status estimates and raise a question about when the S-cent rate letters become effective. The text is incomplete. no clear events, dates, or entities beyond VA and rate letters are established.
Honorable John Barton Payne and wife return to Chicago after visiting Mr. S. H. Hansbrough. The University of Virginia has been completely rehabilitated since the fire last fall. Mrs. C. W. Spangler and children depart for Harrisonburg to establish their future home.
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