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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1945
Page
4
A national notice outlines advertising deadlines and rates. An opinion piece warns that marginal lands will no longer be profitable as technology boosts yields with less labor, urging veterans to pursue farm schools and seeking preferential access to government lands to avoid heartbreak and disappointment.
In earlier generations copy books taught penmanship with sentences carrying advice such as There is no excellence without great labor. The rise of the typewriter brought mock patriotic lines about aiding one’s party and shifted focus from individual effort to Uncle Sam. The piece warns against promises that inflate a national debt beyond control.
The article warns returning servicemen and war workers pursuing farming face scarce land. It cites about 750,000 farms expected to become available in five years, with many veterans lacking prior farming experience and uncertain futures ahead.
Reprinted editorial notes General Eisenhower’s proclamation to Germans in Allied controlled areas. It highlights law and order, future plans for economic revival, and assurances of free press and unions, while warning of winter fuel shortages and the need to renounce military ambitions.
The piece argues that language shifts reflect broader changes from religious to material perspectives. It notes prophetic claims of a new religion, questions how such insights arise, and asserts change as a universal life law driving mental and spiritual shifts alongside economic ones.
A Columbia University conference argues for a single world under national control of atomic energy. Philosophers see a crisis as chance to unite nations and harness the bomb for peaceful uses. They warn that only cooperation can prevent disaster and ensure humanity's comfort.
Stonewall High School plans to open football against Boyce. Berryville returns after a 1942 hiatus with a 6 man squad of 20 players coached by George Grove. City post reports 200 overseas packages mailed daily.
The Frederick County School Board advances a plan for a modern high school for northern pupils to be built on Fairmont Avenue extended. Also noted is a 20 percent cut in freight rates on apples across four states and a mass movement of Ethiopian tribesmen toward the northern border amid potential conflict with Italy.
Fifteen years after retirement from the Virginia American Legion B M Roswell is proposed as a candidate for national commander at the upcoming convention. Moses S Miller of Stephens City dies from injuries in an auto accident. Fire nearly destroys Anger One, the Covers home at Piccadilly and Fairmont, causing about 20 000 dollars in damage.
Prominent banker and manufacturer W. H. Baker has died at his residence in Winchester. The obituary notes his leadership in local business and his impact on the community. Greece mobilizes entire army as border tensions between Serbia and Romania threaten wider conflict. Balkan unrest may draw in major powers and alter regional stability.
Forty five years ago S H Hansbrough was chosen chairman of the finance committee of the newly formed Board of Trade. Lt Key Meade died of tropical fever in the Philippines while stationed with the U S Army, life weakened by a wound from a recent battle.
An article by Earl L. Douglas argues that bearing heavy loads is an art not pure strength. Movers illustrate how proper grip and posture maximize effort. The piece urges relying on the Lord to rest burdens and conserve inner power.
A list of ten quiz questions about World War II and postwar events. Topics include the Japanese surrender signing, occupation troops, pen usage, British nicknames for Germans, Tokyo election date, the cruiser Houston, and ambassadors Bullitt.
The report notes Robert Hannegan’s take on Truman’s stance as Left or Right or just wrong or right. It cites Ickes as a fire-builder pressuring for CIO lines, and details shifts in cabinet, budget, and labor policy. Canada’s merchant flag history follows with dates.
The article discusses kidney stone formation caused by abnormal kidney secretions, including high cystine, parathyroid-related lime salts, and uric acid from liver disturbances. It notes possible roles for vitamin A deficiency, oxalates, and infections, and outlines surgical removal for large stones and prevention through urine alkalinization, diet changes, and high water intake.
A reader asks about Canada using airplanes and parachutists in forest fire suppression and notes parachutists are often unnecessary due to lakes. Other queries cover discharge timing after war, Army Air Forces strength at 2 300 000, and service detention for skilled enlisted personnel.
Bill Steuben and Carlotta pursue a risky outside lesson while Eleonore Lawrence observes from a mountainside. Tension rises as Carlotta hints at danger, and a distant brush circle hints at a planned approach, with a cliff edge and a spying sequence building toward a cliffhanger continuation.
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