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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1949
Page
4
Winchester listing notes national representatives DeLisser Inc based at 11 East 44th Street New York City with business and newsroom phone lines provided for contact in the Evening Star pages.
In Current Opinion the Wall Street Journal notes General de Gaulle calls France to reserve judgment on the Atlantic Pact until the extent of American military aid is clear. It argues U S involvement is a stronger deterrent than arms spending and critiques the timing of aid plans.
The author argues the Atlantic Pact was linked to Western European arms programs and criticizes U S policy for tacitly endorsing a view that the pact requires a Europe wide rearmament. The piece questions whether this entanglement reflects deft statesmanship or a diplomatic error with hard to untangle roots.
Harold Stassen spoke in Boston Friday night urging Congress to appropriate a billion dollars for "A MacArthur Plan" in Asia. The proposal reflects a misplaced faith in large aid sums and an Oriental counterpart to Marshall aid, showing a flawed understanding of the region.
Democratic party renominates Mayor Anderson for another term as primary signals reelection bids from five councilmen. P W Boyd donates a five bed hospital ward to Winchester hospital.
Reported heavy fighting rages as German forces defend Odessa while U S bombers strike German held airports at Zagreb. Republican delegates chosen to attend the Harrisburg convention. Fire from the conflict threatens Wardensville business district.
Ten years ago in 1939 Ben Bernie and Don Bestor were slated to perform at the Apple Blossom festival. Kitty Stephenson was named crown bearer and J Thomas Kremer became president of the Junior Board of Trade.
Otho J. Hardesty a Clarke county farmer dies at his residence at 120 West Cork Street. The Colonial theater presents the hit show White Tiger which is drawing crowds.
In 1899 a new bicycle ordinance requires an alarm bell to sound no less than 50 feet from crossings and imposes a six mile per hour speed limit. Samuel Atwell of the Friendship Fire Company leads the Star Watch contest as McKay and Hicks purchase hogs for shipment to Southern markets.
Essay urging vigilance against tolerance for evils in society and self. It argues tolerance can degrade character and excuses mediocrity while calling for deliberate effort in school business politics research and moral growth.
HAL BOYLE reports Omar Bradley in New York praising the peacetime U S Army with 38 years of service and five ribbons. He notes stricter enlistment, higher reenlistment, and a push for capable leaders while recalling battles past and warning war is not a game.
A reading quiz outlines daily 100 questions with score brackets from Memory Genius to Excellent. It asks ten sample items including miscegenation law, Roman numeral DCC, Cavalleria Rusticana, Puerto Rico status, Nordic ambassadors, Louis Johnson’s War Department role, James Gordon Bennett, L E A unit, Francis Scott Key, and the Opening of the Declaration of Independence, plus a room color question about perceived space.
State Senator John S. Battle, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, argues surpluses reflect revenue estimates 30 months ahead and should fund capital projects not recurring programs. Support pours in from Sen Ben T. Gunter Jr. and local backers O. L. Roach Jr. and Burgess E. Nelson.
Horseheads New York earned its name from a massacre during the Revolutionary War, a grim event tied to the village’s historic identity. The town’s designation recalls the bloodshed and its lasting memory in local lore.
Georgia teachers rally over pay and school funds as voting on new taxes triggers walkouts. In Polk and Chattooga counties teachers abandon classes, with two Chattooga teachers resigning and others debating strikes. State Superintendent M D Collins warns of a mass exodus, estimating about 5000 will seek higher paying jobs in other states.
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