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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1945
Page
4
Tire Shortage Warns Postwar Drivers To Protect Patched Tires
As gasoline limits ease, motorists face rising tire demand while supply lags. Factory output next year aims for 66 million tires, but 20 million go to new cars, leaving under two tires per old car in 1946. Drivers must conserve and Care for battered recapped tires.
Get It Over With For Rapid Reconversion Speech
The speaker argues for rapid reconversion to peacetime production, asserting that lifting controls now will reduce uncertainty and restore industry freedom. Acknowledging a possible short term drop in business indices, the plan aims to eliminate burdens and boost purchasing power by ending wartime restraints.
Nations poised for prosperity with green light to proceed
The passage notes that with approval granted, the group can access required quantities and proceed toward national prosperity. It emphasizes confidence in future benefits and the broad desire for growth across the country.
Editorial criticism of peacetime draft and military influence
Reprinted editorial argues that military cliques can seize power in nations and cites Marlborough and Wellington. It lauds Gen. Pershing for avoiding political ties and warns that the Army clings to the Selective Service system. It condemns extended draft for eighteen year olds and post discharge parole-like controls as undemocratic and illogical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Duke of Marlborough
Queen Anne
Duke of
Welington
Waterloo
John J. Pershing
Congress
Army
Acmps
Winchester fire alarm system plan discussed with city council
Winchester Volunteer Firemen's Association formed a committee to seek City Council aid for a new city fire alarm system after years of work. The Rev. Joseph A. McMurray was elected moderator of the Winchester Presbytery at its opening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Byrd Trophy final at Winchester Golf Club pits Hayley and Goss
Ten years ago Jack Hayley and Ed Goss met in the Byrd Trophy finals at the Winchester Golf Club. The item notes sanctions against Italy over Ethiopia and a League of Nations stance on Mussolini. The American Legion National Convention again urges immediate payment of the soldiers bonus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hayley
Ed Goss
Winchester Golf Club
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Mussolini
American Legion
Fifteen Years Ago Sales Meeting of Potomac Edison Company
Over 150 members attended the Potomac and Edison Company second annual sales meeting. President Fred L. Glaize of the City Council announces committee structure. Fines and costs totaling $658 are levied in liquor cases in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac and Edison Company
Fred L. Glaize
Right to Work bill analyzed as uncertain policy move
Washington dispatch critiques the right to work bill, noting unclear origins, political manipulation, and potential legal limitations. It traces roots to farmers unions and Roosevelt rhetoric, warns it may declare policy without guaranteeing rights or legal recourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
CIO
Farmers Union
Farmer Branch
Roosevelt
International Labor Office
Philadelphia
William Beveridge
Thomas
Utah
Murray
Amender
Taft
Supreme Court
Aluminum
Government spending and job rights debate in classifieds
A reader questions the meaning of a proposed policy linking unemployment funds to government support. A statistician notes 3,000 job seekers in the Sunday classifieds and discusses whether the bill guarantees the right to work.
Rotary Program Focuses On Fellowship This Week
This week's Rotary program centers on Fellowship. Speakers will be Homer Alberti and Dr. H. R. DuPuy. Meeting is tomorrow at 1:00 PM in Sarah Zane Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Homer Alberti
H. R. DuPuy
Sarah Zane Hall
Recipe for Apple Pie Morality in Film Sparks Debate
The piece argues that motion pictures often stray into propaganda but a few well chosen lines can convey a strong message. It cites a scenario where a wife pens a world view for a film and urges ingredients like happiness prosperity peace and mercy to guide a new world order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manchuria
Ethiopia
Munich
Seven Quiz Questions on World War II Facts
A quiz asks seven items on wartime history covering the surrender time for Japan, the Marine Corps Commandant, the fate of the submarine SQUALUS, Nazi party legality in occupied Germany, the American intelligence network, Commodore Perry’s opening of Tokyo, and the real surname of Josef Stalin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
U. S. Marine Corps
Portsmouth
Germany
Tokyo
Commodore Perry
Spain
Trondheim
Josef Stalin
Alligator Reaches Longer Length Than Crocodile
The common alligator attains a maximum length of about 15 feet. Crocodiles are ten feet longer but their bodies are not as heavy.
Berryville clash injures Kerfoot duo in buggy crash
Thirty years ago Alfred Kerfoot and his mother from Berryville were hurt when George Levi's Berryville auto sideswiped the Kerfoot buggy. Great Athens crowds join Allied demonstrations as war support grows. Cumberland Valley Railroad hosts annual inspections with officials debating which branch wins the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Kerfoot
Berryville
George Levi
Athens
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Local boys in China service and veteran camp address
Forty five years ago Hunter Seabright and Robert Forney are the only two local boys with the U S Army in China. General Fitzhugh Lee, Confederate officer, addresses the Turner Ashby Camp of veterans here. Miller Supply Company attracts attention with their new acetylene lighting system a better light than with gas or electricity they claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Seabright
Robert Forney
China
Fitzhugh Lee
Turner Ashby
Miller Supply Company
Strength for the Day scripture guidance from Earl L. Douglas
The piece argues that scripture has clear core truths despite some difficult passages. It asserts visible design in creation proves a sustaining intelligent power and that Jesus’ teachings are understandable, urging practical religious living and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wilberforce
God
Jesus
Salute to Rubber Industry Program Planned by O Sullivan Radio
The O Sullivan Rubber Company said Equitable Life advised a Friday 8:30 p.m. EWT radio segment of This Is The FBI would honor rubber industry workers. The broadcast aims to highlight the industry's vital war year contributions and its role in supporting the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Equitable Life Assurance Co
United States
FBI
EWT
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