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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1952
Page
4
A compact Winchester paper from April 2 1952 notes publication details including editor H F Byrd Jr and staff, with Associated Press rights and subscription rates. The main text reflects a biblical quotation about Sarah and beauty, followed by commentary on Egyptian perceptions of beauty.
The piece argues that Attorney General J Howard McGrath and his special deputy Newbold Morris should both resign after a failed corruption inquiry. It says Morris cannot fairly investigate his superior and criticizes McGrath for appointing Morris and resisting the Morris questionnaire. The author urges the President to act, declaring the investigation a fiasco from the start.
A brief note in The Wall Street Journal reflects on monopoly power and public response. The piece surveys how firms with dominant market positions shape competition and policy debates. It highlights concerns about consumer choice, regulatory balance, and evolving antitrust scrutiny.
A critique argues that wage and labor monopoly in steel mirrors ham and eggs scarcity. It claims Murray and unions control steel labor, forcing government intervention, and warns that without curbing monopoly privileges another broader collapse of production could occur.
A New York newspaper man Mr Keats Speed is remembered for his habit of calling colleagues Mr Speed. The piece contrasts old Kentucky and Maryland manners with today’s rush to first names, praising self discipline once common and questioning its loss.
W Ford Berry elected president of the Winchester Tuberculosis Association succeeding C F Schenck who led two years. City Council raised the tax rate from 1.40 to 1.65. H T Green Sr hospitalized after operation. Jimmy Miller 13 in Memorial Hospital with a fractured leg from an auto crash. C Irvin Cather installed as Exalted Ruler of the Winchester Elks Lodge. Mr William Archer Wright hosted Sunshine Club at his South Washington home.
A fragment reflects on a decade past involving Liculepany Goong Miles, hinting at an early career moment and notable local context. The sparse text offers no clear event date or outcome. Further details are not provided in the readable segment.
Nat B. Page of Clarke County and John W. Phillips of this city held the Chevrolet agency for Woodstock. Misses Elizabeth Jean and Dorothy Stuart with Mrs. John Stuart were in Washington for several days. Mayor and Mrs. Julian F. Ward were on a two week vacation in Charleston South Carolina.
The Confederate Pension Board met with Brisco Shull presiding. Much progress was reported on Clarence Miller's North Wales Direct real estate project, which has been extended.
Washington reports General Alfred Gruenther conducted off the record discussions to boost Eisenhower’s political prospects. He portrayed Ike as a capable organizer and diplomat, and his theater of influence suggested a possible four to eight year White House tenure despite GOP opposition and Taft–Hoover critiques.
Presentation of past 24 hour rainfall ending 7 a m and year to date for 1952. Includes 39 year averages from 1912 to 1951 with monthly values: January 2.45 inches, February 1.99, March 2.88, April 3.02, May 3.83, June 3.99, July 3.82, August 3.82, September 2.63, October 3.27, November 2.56, December 2.50.
Some newer antibiotics can cause severe diarrhea with long use. Doctors warn against self medication while noting these drugs rid hard infections like pneumonia and kidney infections. Diarrhea may involve fatty stools and may relate to gut bacteria and vitamins. liver extract injections have been used to prevent it under supervision.
A quiz style item lists daily IQ ranges from memory genius to good and provides sample questions on breeches buoy Korea Valley of death Little Eva and other topics. It includes a Q and A section noting two women addressed Congress Queen Wilhelmina and Madame Chiang Kai shek and states that antibiotics can shorten typhoid carrier illness with medical supervision.
In a Federal Building cubbyhole Byers and Lid dell discuss Goldy’s role in breaking the crime ring. They note Goldy’s contacts with the Chinese and how the mob used her while Hong worked with them. The exchange reveals why Lid dell was kept out of the case to protect her and plans to avoid compromising her life.
Johnny Liddell confronts a client and reporter Muggs after a botched undercover operation. Byers explains the fatal misstep allowed dangerous players Lunfar Brin and a bodyguard to escape, while Liddell regrets his amateur misread and plans to report to his client.
In a tense scene Kaiming and Liddell debate who killed Hong and who orchestrated the operation. Brin and Celia are ruled out as sources of the military secrets, while Kaiming hints at another insider with access to Chinese circles. The situation remains unresolved as the plot continues.
The Geological Survey notes Bonneville Salt Flats depths of 32 feet in a 150 square mile area west of Salt Lake City with a maximum depth of 5 feet reported. Methods for counting fish eggs include tray counts with multiplication and weighing counts per ounce to scale totals. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill began with one student, Hinton James, who traveled 170 miles arriving February 12, 1795. The shrimp fleet numbers about 120 diesel boats, 50 to 75 feet long, often at sea for days.
William T. Ellis notes a 1926 claim that only seven of ten thousand high school students sought full time religious work. He observes seminaries now overflow with men and women preparing for ministry and education. Churches face funding needs to train these eager youths, a hopeful trend for the church's future.
The Post Office Department says a 6 cent air mail stamp may be used on mail to a service man in Korea or any other country overseas, provided he has a military post office address. He must have an APO or NPO number.
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