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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1948

Page

4

Isacson Passport Fight Sparks Debate On Rights

Congressman Leo Isacson seeks a State Department passport to attend a Paris aid conference for an anti Greece group. The department denies it, arguing the council disagrees with U S policy. The case raises questions about rights and government precedents amid a rising tourist surge and a long term oil outlook.

Isacson State Department Paris Greece American Council For United States Council Congress Congress of Washington

Oil outlook grim warns of tight supplies this summer

The source notes that summer in the Midwest could bring crop losses from shortages and that petroleum products will remain scarce and expensive for at least five years. Ball cautions a tough winter ahead unless refining rates stay up, coal strikes are avoided, and driving is reduced, with potential steel and refinery bottlenecks looming.

Midwest Ball

Key turning points in postwar Berlin crisis analysis

Current Opinion argues the Berlin partition is a completed fact and the Control Council no longer exists. It outlines four possible actions for Western powers, warns of Russian leverage, and stresses limited allied military options and dependence on French and British cooperation for airlift and bombing capabilities.

Berlin Pravda Germany Control Council West Flbe Oder Russia America Britain France Europe

Easter Sun and Fire Scare Reach Warren County

Winchester enjoyed a bright Easter as temperatures hit 85 degrees. A Sunday fire on Sulphur Springs road spread to Senseny road before five companies brought it under control. Churches held Easter services despite the blaze. Julian Updike of Front Royal was named clerk of the Warren County circuit court. The State Forester's office reported several large forest fires out of control.

Winchester Julian Updike Front Royal Warren County Circuit Court State Forester's Office

Democrats nominate three candidates for First Ward Council

Ten years ago in 1938 Lawrence C. Hollis C. D. Barnett and Fred W. Forney were nominated by Democrats of the First Ward to fill three council vacancies. Dr. William Wade of the United Lutheran board of deacons gave the Lenten sermon at Grace Lutheran church.

Lawrence C. Holiis C. D. Barnett Fred W. Forney First Ward William Wade United Lutheran Board of Deacons Grace Lutheran Church

Early apples damaged by cold spell. car stolen. Kiwanis rosters challenge

1923 report notes some damage to early apples from a cold spell but not serious. A Ford touring car was stolen from H. Clay De Grange, president of the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association. Kiwanis issued a baseball challenge to Rotary club members.

H. Clay DeGrange Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn Kiwanis Rotary Club

Water pumping tops four million gallons in March report

Council water committee notes March pumping station output over 4,000,000 gallons. C W Ramsburg reports his English rabbit produced 36 young in past four months. Peter Ham Harmer, brother of Edgar Harmer, dies at home in Front Royal.

C. W Ramsburg Peter Ham Harmer Edgar Harmer Front Royal

DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES AND ANSWER LIST

Across clues include items like door handle fellow river Afr stocking and more while Down clues cover rascal number on a baseball team ancient plead leaf stalks of artichoke and other terms. Yesterday's Answer 86 Gazelle Tibet $8 Highest mountain Philippines Islands

Ireland New England State Tibet Phil. Islands

Cultivating a Good Habit At Church

In a church service a young couple with a child illustrate the value of early churchgoing. The writer argues children can learn decorum with proper behavior and parental firmness, and that compulsory attendance can build lasting appreciation rather than dislike.

Eeos

How to Be Popular Fortune Telling Booklet Ad

The Winchester Evening Star promotes a 15 cent booklet titled fortune telling with palm reading cards tea leaves horoscopes and dreams. Postpaid from Information Bureau 316 Eye St NE Washington DC. Also notes bond purchase limits for F and G bonds: single buyer may purchase 100000 total per year across both types.

Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Eye St N. E Washington, D. C

Love and choice loom as Kit faces a future

Kit confronts emotions and commitment with Mike’s blunt honesty about marriage and love. Tracy pursues reflection over passion, while Kit navigates romance with Kirk and Tracy, balancing friendship, aspiration, and a looming October departure.

Mike Kit Kirk Tracy White House Cecil

How's Your IQ A A Question Quiz From The Past

A quiz style page asks ten questions covering history, literature, and civic topics. It includes queries about Cassandra, Herbert Hoover, cockerels, I Love You Truly, the White House Correspondents Dinner, the Big Six pitcher, the Gaspe Peninsula, Edward A Condon, Highland Mary, and Roosevelt’s burial site, with accompanying true or false items and stray notes.

Cassandra Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge White House Washington, D. C Canada Gaspe Peninsula House of Representatives Edward A. Condon National Bureau of Standards Franklin D. Roosevelt Arlington Ree Cemetery

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