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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1946
Page
4
Notice on mail delivery and subscription options for The Star of Winchester Virginia with rates for Major Motor Route and CarrierPlans. Includes encouragement to report delays and a Bible verse stamp from September 30, 1946.
Burr Powell Harrison, son of Thomas W. Harrison, follows into public service with a record of Senate and judicial roles. The elder Harrison served in the State Senate, as a circuit judge, and as a U.S. representative from Virginia. The son won the Seventh District Democratic nomination for Congress, following his father’s path and earns broad respect.
The piece argues that prices mirror a prewar pattern, predicting a deflationary downturn after the war. It cites 1919 stock declines and 1920 commodity price plunges with wheat corn cattle and hogs falling sharply, and notes expectations of farm crop shifts and consumer spending.
Rescue by helicopter crews in Newfoundland evacuated 18 survivors from a wrecked trans Atlantic plane. Workers used a makeshift landing area on swampy ground and battled difficult winds to reach and extract the injured. The operation adds to the helicopter’s war time record of decisive air support and evacuation.
The article discusses postwar views of helicopters operating from improvised bases and highlights rescue work at Gander, presenting helicopters as an aviation tool without territorial limits and suggesting commercial potential may still be unrealized.
A former military officer writes from current experience about demobilization and personal reconstruction. He explains choosing teaching over offers in government and business, and urges a return to educating youth to foster understanding, moral integrity, and brotherhood after war.
The Richmond News Leader questions the use of the term former Virginian for natives who now live elsewhere. It cites Dr. Helen Henderson of New York and Girl Scouts leadership, arguing pride in birth remains strong despite relocation and noting past objections by a Virginia exile. The piece argues against labeling living individuals as former Virginians.
In Middletown, Mrs. Simon Snapp and her daughter Miss Vergil Snapp were guests of honor at a surprise birthday party hosted by family members on Friday.
Miss Pocahontas Smith leaves for Loudoun county to teach school this winter. Mr. W. P. Carter, long in South America, visits his brother Shirley Carter. Workmen repair the glass factory engine and boiler on Monmouth street after a recent explosion.
The noted English writer John Ruskin is lauded for his vast generosity and strong Christian character. The tribute recalls his life, quotes his faith, and notes his belief that the Bible should guide daily life as captain’s orders.
A Biblical legend asks which king proposed to cut the child in two to settle a dispute over the true mother.
Sydney dispatch reports early tabulation indicating Prime Minister Joseph B. Chifley’s Labor Party would be returned to power with no Labor MPs unseated. The opposition Liberal and Country parties needed to win 1 seat to regain the House of Representatives.
Fifty two thousand seven hundred forty seven people live within twenty miles of Winchester center. Slower driving times to Northwest Virginia shopping center affect daily commutes and regional access.
Washington insiders weigh Stalin interview and Finnish treaty hints as the United States and allies await clarity. Officials hedge on war risk while counting on a Paris gathering shadowed by mixed signals and looming UN Assembly deadlines.
observers weigh whether the Big Four will advance demands for liberalization at Paris and how to handle issues like the Danube opening. Russia’s mood, whether conciliatory or propaganda driven, remains in flux as the conference unsettles officials and the public awaits final texts and decisions.
The oldest cooperative hospital in the United States was established in the early 19th century as a mutual aid institution and served as a model for cooperative health care movements nationwide.
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