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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1945
Page
4
National Representatives Delir Inc provides publication deadlines and advertising rates for The Star. The notice requests readers report delays or irregularities in delivery to maintain a perfect system and includes a biblical quote about seeking help in trouble.
One year ago Frank Sinatra traveling from Hollywood to New York dropped a bow tie and part of his shirt in a brief Chicago stop yesterday. Dorothy Hawthorne, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Allen T. Hawthorne, had an original band poster reproduced on the back cover of Minute Man. Benton Snider, local sportsman, served as a judge at Sewicky Field Trial Club events near Pittsburg.
Lloyd Wilson steps down as president of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies after steering the Virginia unit through wartime demands and disruption. The company earned Army Signal Corps recognition for supporting the Army and civilian needs during a critical period.
An OPA official once said high priced salesmanship was unnecessary to move wartime civilian goods. Now Hed R. Gamble, national director of the war finance division at the Treasury, expresses the opposite view, signaling a shift in official stance.
The department notes about 160 billion in vestments in War Bonds shape the economy for years ahead. It warns American business must persuade people to spend on American products and notes buyers resist gadgets unless salesmen demonstrate clear benefits.
The editorial argues production and sale of goods and services drive national progress. It links full production, full employment, and high wages as a single equation for prosperity. It warns that self interested groups distort the national interest and hamper overall growth.
Richmond News Leader outlines a tenor career as a business. John McCormick’s success requires safeguarding his voice and prudent contracts, with risks from early exclusive records and unscrupulous temptations, plus the need for a stable marriage to protect a great gift.
The Truman administration moves quickly to wind down wartime controls canceling 360 of them and keeping 40. Price controls slacken gradually while distribution controls fall as deemed appropriate. Unemployment fears rise with 7.5 million service members to be released, but veterans seek jobs, not aid, as private enterprise is unleashed for peacetime production.
The Rev. William B. Obaugh, after five years as pastor of the Winchester Circuit United Brethren Church, is appointed pastor of the United Brethren Church of Roanoke. Britain reports 98 Nazi planes shot down in ongoing air battles as a planning committee led by Wendall Barney meets in the American Legion building tonight.
The League of Nations calls on the United States to cooperate with sanctions if Italy attacks Ethiopia. In a separate incident two derelict brick storefronts in the city center burn overnight, raising fire hazard concerns. John H. Scully Jr. is named chairman of the annual Boy Scouts fund drive here.
The 34th Infantry of the U S Army pitched camp here over night at Rouss Park. Robert E Whitacre, 65, dies in the Whitacre section of the county. Donald Cochran, son of Mr and Mrs Clayton Cochran, wins title of champion baby in Better Baby Contest.
Week old Allied push in the campaign area continues as observers note ongoing heavy shelling and attacks. In local news, Middletown physician Dr T A Williams and Charles Ash are injured in a collision between an automobile and a motorcycle. A county memory notes a clock vs observatory debate atop Rouss city hall. Edward Lowers reports a black squirrel killed during a hunt in the western county.
An essay argues liberty is freedom from external restraint to follow conscience, not license. It cites James Madison and Horace Greeley, links liberty to morality and faith, and warns destiny rests on renunciation as democracy recovers from war.
Questions cover key events 1939 to 1945 including Hitler invading Poland on September 1 1939 V J Day proclaimed August 15 1945 ship coal aid to Europe winter 1947 Bernadotte nephew of Danish king who was aboard Missouri during surrender Congress return date OPA administrator who is it skip bombing and meaning of gesurdeit a term from the period
The piece notes American writers and officials clashing with Molotov and Stalin over the Atlantic Charter and Romania Italy and Yugoslavia policy. It argues the London council exposed a void between aims and denies a surrendering path, predicting a cautious but constructive shift for U S foreign policy. It also reports Byrnes's friction with Baruch and aides Cohen and Dunn shaping policy ahead of Rio de Janeiro talks.
A dense crossword with across and down clues covers shade tree part of locomotive Biblical name and many others. Entries include Bird of peace, Hebrew letter, river items, colors, states, and tools, with numerous two to five letter answers across and down.
The structure stands as the world’s fourth tallest dam, ascendant at 480 feet above foundation rock, marking a landmark in hydroengineering.
Eleonore and Sukey suspect a local shop may be a be a cover for secret messages as Jones asserts control over letters. Clem warns of radio interference and Fifth Column plots while Eleonore brands the cavern ads a potential clue and laments quiet dangers near home.
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