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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
4
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A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt notes Guadalcanal natives, after three years of American rations, see a return of British rule. Islanders from Malaita visit the Guadalcanal settlement with blowguns and spears signaling a dangerous turn as tensions rise postwar.
Reuters reports rising tension in a British settlement as Malaitans reportedly declare war after deliveries of flour and rice arrived while locals subsisted on fish and coconuts. The severity of the situation remains uncertain.
Ethiopia at Lake Success informs the United Nations it will renounce reconstruction aid in favor of other members more in urgent need. Haile Selassie is restored and Ethiopians claim self sufficiency as external support is deemphasized. The piece highlights a surprising turn in global aid expectations.
Miss Beatrice O Connell of this city sails for New York then Le Havre France and Geneva Switzerland to enroll at the University of Geneva. Plans for the Northern Virginia Beauty Pageant are shaping up. Dr. Thomas Gibson a major in the army who submitted a question used on Quiz Kids received a radio prize. The Winchester and Clarke Garden Clubs announce an exhibition on October 9 and 10 featuring Victory Garden produce.
Robert J. McNally announced a campaign to recruit more members for the National Concert Association of America. Organizing date for a Ladies Bowling league is set for next Monday, modeled on last year’s successful season.
At a special meeting the Rouss Fire Co unanimously decided to attend the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Fireman's convention in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. The longest will on record was probated in the Corporation Court today the will of Mary R Smith containing twenty codicils. Officer Lewis Legge shot in the lung last week has been moved home and is steadily improving. Berryville voters decide by a great majority that there will be no more saloons in the town.
Seven quiz items test knowledge on organizations labor guides Casey Jones All Quiet author Ford German born admittance Roosevelt with Del a ware duPont marriage airman long solo flight Netherlands loan source NSLI minimum veteran CINC WWI zodiac sign for late September to late October.
The English man of letters Gilbert Chesterton argues Christianity has not failed but is found inconvenient and not adequately tried. He suggests we excuse our own failings and blame God when His teachings appear slow to work.
The Link Trainer, an aviation training device, is named for Edwin A Link. While in Binghamton New York he learned to fly and developed the trainer which later cut required flight time to train a pilot by about fifty percent.
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