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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1946
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates by mail or motor route for one year six months three months and one month in advance with an extra dollar for outside zones. It also shows carrier options including one year six months and one month in advance and weekly rates. It ends with a biblical verse and a dated personal inscription.
A New York theater proposes $124 80 annual passes granting the same seat twice weekly with a guest rights option. If demand stalls the seat may be sold for the holder, theater costs are listed at 900 000 dollars for 600 seats, and the concept could extend to other scarce goods.
Five members of the House Military Affairs Committee returned from a 38000 mile Pacific tour convinced the United States must retain and strengthen its network of defense bases. The piece contrasts broad peace aims with the need for robust national defenses amid uncertain global stability.
An article notes a Chicago presentation on a new sulfur based treatment that could permanently curl hair, challenging beauty salons and prompting questions about lifelong style. It discusses potential risks if curls fail or later change, and ponders who benefits from such permanent technologies.
The Richmond News Leader weighs a battle between Henry Wallace and Claude Pepper as John Sparkman reshapes party speakers. Pepper and Wallace quarrel over foreign policy and party purity, risking a two party split and Republican capitalizing on Democratic divisions ahead of November elections.
A devotional piece recalls early Christians loyal to an unseen king while pledging loyalty to earthly rulers. It cites Coligny’s reply We have a King to rally troops and notes believers live righteously under heavenly sovereignty amid persecution.
Examiners of the Civil Aeronautics Board today recommended the Yellow Cab Company be granted authority to operate helicopters. The service would link Cleveland Airport with downtown Cleveland and the suburb of Euclid.
Recap of old local news including a city wide Girl Scout canvass planned for next week, a dinner honoring guests, Beta Sigma Phi convention plans, a wedding, water supply bond endorsement, WPA property survey completion, and a cold morning with thin ice. Also mentions a 1921 wedding and a planned performance of The Mikado in Winchester and Frederick County.
Washington reports say Averell Harriman was tapped by President Truman for commerce secretary amid conflicting theories. Byrnes favored the pick, with Farley and New York politics fueling speculation about party strategy and foreign policy stance. Harriman, a former Moscow ambassador and New Dealer, is seen as a business-minded choice unlikely to push aggressive policy against Russia.
Question four asks about CPA ceiling prices, while other items quiz on overseas pay for servicemen in Alaska, whether male mosquitoes bite, and a retired Supreme Court critic who died at Walter Reed Hospital aged 84.
Questions cover car pricing compared to “as is” sales convalescent leave rules for veterans a Fleet Admiral quote about freedom of navigation beaver meat palatability Ossining prison heaviest metals and original peasant use of platinum in Renaissance Europe.
Mrs Marion Heterick who recently bought the Scott Afflick house on North Braddock has moved to this city and will make her future home here. Then Misses McCoy hosted a delightful party at their North Market street residence last evening in honor of Miss Stella Frye from Baltimore.
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