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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1949
Page
4
Periodic subscription pricing listed by Mall or Motor Route and by carrier with terms for one year six months and three months plus single copy and weekly options. Bible verse Psalm 120 7 appears as a quoted motto accompanying the notice.
Senator Malone of Nevada and Mr. Churchill praise his Boston address. The piece argues Churchill protects British interests better than U S leaders and suggests adopting his tactics would benefit the United States and world affairs.
The Federal Reserve Board reduces margin requirements, easing credit buying and curbing inflation fears. The move ends major push for standby inflation powers and follows a prior easing, signaling deflation as a current condition. Vice Chairman Eccles deems the shift a healthy development for the country.
The Hoover Commission calls for appraisal of functions across federal, state, and local levels and a revision of tax systems to preserve local revenue. It argues local governments have been starved by current arrangements and urges action now.
Illness retirement and other losses thin the group shaping American foreign policy. The Joint Chiefs of Staff are left with three service representatives General Bradley General Vandenberg and Admiral Denfeld. General Eisenhower is ill and out of harness indefinitely. Fleet Admiral Leahy has retired and Forrestal has retired.
Gen. Walter Bedell Smith has resigned as U S envoy to Russia after serving in three key defense roles over eight years. With General Marshall unavailable and April 1949 signaling leadership strain, critics note a shortage of suitable administrators and the President faces a flurry of crucial decisions.
The Current Opinion commends S Otis Bland's announced retirement from the Eighty-first Congress after 15 terms. It recalls Bland’s long service representing Virginia's First District and notes his rise to the Merchant Marine and Fisheries chair, urging voters to retain proven leadership.
One year ago in 1948 Bing Crosby accepted an invitation to serve as Parade Grand Marshal. Apples escaped damage as a 30 degree night in a cold spell. Berryville placed three and Stephen City one in a district literary meet at Woodstock.
Five years ago in 1944 Allied bombers staged a daylight attack on Budapest. A U S task force caught Japanese ships anchored at Palau and sank them. Dr Allen T Hawthorne bowled 427 to win a local handicap. A mad dog bit two children and an adult near Bluemont. Rufus Boyce, son of Thurman and Mrs Boyce of 515 Highland Ave, stationed in Italy, would like to hear from Winchester friends.
Ten years ago, 1939, radio comic Jack Benny paid a 10000 dollar fine for jewel smuggling. Festival dates set for April 27 and 28. Billy Co, a brown gelding owned by Mr. and Mrs. George P. Greenhalgh, wins the Chevy Chase horse show. John W. Rosenberger and Co. announce the opening of their new paint and hardware store.
Geologist Gordon Campbell publicly denies paying Senator Wheeler of Montana to secure oil lands. Titzell Construction Co of Harrisburg Pa lands contract to improve Grace Suthern church. Jackie Coogan stars in title role of Oliver Twist at Empire theatre.
New York April 4. Gilbert and Millicent Ward hire a landscaper to cross breed trees. A fast growing beanstalk like hybrid grows over their house while a dwarf thorn apple hybrid misses growth. A tree psychiatrist is called in before the couple decides to plant plain elms instead.
A vintage style quiz feature presents 10 items with multiple choice like categories. It includes questions about Eddie Cantor's daughters, a New York Communist trial judge, spinning jenny invention, word choices for collaboration, toe conditions, a World War era islands group, Portia's Shakespeare play, and comparisons of land areas Greenland versus Australia along with the U S Senate Democratic Leader.
One of the best examples in history of spiritual weapons over carnal is the career of William Penn. The young Englishman of distinguished birth joined the Society of Friends and was sent to Paris to divert him from religious beliefs. He returned to resume his former faith and life.
An overview of paralysis agitans or Parkinsons disease detailing symptoms such as tremor rigidity and shuffling gait. It notes no cure but reports various treatments including hyoscine belladonna stramonium amphetamine and Benadryl, with Dr. Joseph Budnitz using Benadryl showing partial improvements in eight patients after 6 to 14 months.
Penn obtained a royal grant for land in America and paid the king's debt by the grant. He purchased land from the Indians and made a solemn treaty, said to be sworn to and never broken. No Quaker harmed an Indian and no Indian harmed a Quaker. His peaceful gesture surpassed military power and reflected Pauline love.
The country hosts almost 7,000 concerns that manufacture ready-to-wear outer garments, indicating a sizable industry workforce and production capacity across the sector.
About 65 percent of all coat suit and dress makers are located in New York, indicating the city’s central role in apparel production. The concentration suggests regional specialization and economic impact within the garment trades.
Norfolk April 4 Funds totaling 30000 from the estate of Mrs Julia E Truitt who died last September 15 will go to Hampden Sydney college for the establishment of two ministerial scholarships. The circuit court ordered the money turned over immediately. The gift brings the college closer to a 100000 grant promised by the Rockefeller Foundation if Hampden Sydney can raise 400000 by June 30. Including the Truitt bequest the college has 392000 toward the goal. Mrs Truitt widow of Capt Albert James Truitt was a prominent resident of the Indian River area of Norfolk county.
Beatrice Farish, ten years married to Porter, confronts a growing rift as his morose mood and a spat with their daughter Marianne strain their home. Beatrice reflects on her lonely past, her complex family history, and the life she built in New York before Porter.
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