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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1945
Page
4
A fragment from a Winchester publication notes a moral reflection on greed and self-respect, citing a biblical quote about gaining the world but losing the soul, attributed to Mark 8 36. The snippet frames a contrast between material pursuit and inner integrity.
The article recalls Singapore as the former keystone of British Far East defense and its defeat as a major blow. It notes the strategic shift with American base proximity, evolving naval doctrine, and postwar display of British influence contrasted with Soviet and American rise in the Pacific.
The article warns that farm land prices are 57 percent above 1935-39 levels, risking a 1920s style boom. It states that buyers during booms risk a declining market and potential bankruptcy, urging farmers to seek reasonable returns on capital investments and avoid inflated land prices.
The piece warns that land bought at high prices yields small profits once costs and labor are counted. It notes margins vary by price per acre and cautions 800,000 veterans may flood the market after service. The lesson: values must reflect what farms produce, not future sale prices.
Reprinted in the Salem Times Register the piece notes Dr LeRoy Gresham of the Salem Presbyterian Church cited The Christian Century editorial America’s Atomic Atrocity condemning the bomb. He counters that all warfare is atrocious and asks what warfare would end the conflict quicker while condemning inhuman methods used by both sides.
The piece cites William James on why people pray and why prayer is necessary. It discusses universal prayer as a natural response to stress and the inward restlessness that seeks divine rest, drawing on Beecher’s metaphor of wine freeing a cork and God shaping the soul for Himself.
Seaman Hugh Rhode of Metcalf Illinois wrote to Edgar County Sheriff Allen Bell seeking to serve jury duty in his hometown. He asked for arrangements to return and fulfill the obligation despite being aboard a ship near Okinawa.
One year ago Harry McCann county treasurer left for the annual League of Virginia Counties meeting in Roanoke where he served as president of the County Treasurer's Association of Virginia. Captain W A Baker notes an appeal for ten more members for the local company. Local employers express pleasure with German prisoner labor per the report.
Five years ago Bob Riley plans leave for Army Air Corps service. Jimy Doman of Front Royal to manage the local orchestra. About 100 attend a non denominational banquet at Stephens City. Dr W W McIntyre urges patriotism as heritage of the church. Lester Arnold wins the Governors Cup at Winchester Golf Club. Dick Kern to play for Virginia Tech against Catawba College as field general and back.
The Star publishes a picture of Adolf Hitler as the leader of the Fascist party in Germany reporting their substantial gains in the latest elections.
Thirty years ago William H. Baker, a leading local banker and manufacturer, dies at his home at the Washington and Boscawen corner after a prolonged illness. Also, Martin D. Thornton, a Northern Virginia Power Company lineman, is electrocuted by a high tension wire in Charles Town. Germany demands U S steamship lines fly tall flags on Atlantic routes.
Dr. Hunter McGuire a renowned southern surgeon died in Richmond. He was native to the area. J R Doran refurnished his North Main street saloon with new woodwork described as handsome. The Republican Day at Winchester County Fair failed to produce an orator.
Fifteen years ago Dr Hugh Clark was installed as commander of the R V Conrad American Legion Post. The 1930 Virginia apple crop was projected to be about half of normal according to Agriculture Department reports.
Eben and Mercedes recall a hobnobbed after party at the Sweetsburg Country Club while rumors swirl about new neighbor tensions and a dancer Pixley. Eleonore grows uneasy about possible Nazi sympathies as old foes loom in wartime suspicion.
The fragment asks about a quiz on page 2 with seven questions. It mentions milk intake for children and asks for the name of another item or person. The readable text suggests a magazine style quiz page prompting readers to turn to page 2 for answers.
Questions cover George Washington's mother the U S Combined Chiefs of Staff four members state named for a president newspaper by Horace Greeley Aesop bloodhound size second husband of Mary Queen of Scots and location of the Black Hills in South Dakota
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