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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1948
Page
4
Publication notice from The Evening Star Publishing Co. Winchester Virginia outlines daily edition availability except Sunday. It lists ad deadlines, rate details, and national representation with a Bible verse quotation.
Current Opinion from the Kansas City Star notes English teachers in Britain abandon It is I for It is me in preference lists. The piece suggests the public may ignore grammar rules, while a common man may keep using natural speech despite guidance. The article questions future usage choices.
Washington Star comments on John Lewis’s defiant stance and tainted rhetoric as he testifies before a coal strike fact finding board. The piece argues his actions mask toughness and craftiness with potential broader aims beyond a pension dispute, signaling risk to the country.
The author argues that James Lewis could nullify the Taft-Hartley Act by resisting a pension settlement and notes the law’s limited remedies. It claims government efforts would only force an eighty day pause and warns that stronger regulation could follow if leaders like Lewis continue challenging public rights.
A lunchtime store scene ends with a handsome man asking for auto accessories. The pretty young bookkeeper answers with a clever line, saying she is the only accessory available.
A 1947 note highlights Miss Jean Cartwright Lane daughter of Maryland Governor Lane chosen as queen of the 20th Apple Blossom Festival. Also mentioned are Henry Ford's death in Dearborn Michigan and local tax levy increases by Clarke County Board of Supervisors.
C A Heller opened a new department store in a remedied building. R T Barton was named to the Mt. Vernon board of visitors by Governor Tyler. Dr John S Lupton bought the Conner Block on S Main St for 4260 dollars.
A historical medical note reports diaper rash in infants treated with a quaternary ammonium antiseptic. Fifty babies were observed. 31 showed partial clearing, 18 full recovery, one unchanged after three days. Rash recurred after stopping, then cleared again with reapplication. Night diaper soaking suggested for prevention.
A WWII era Army colonel seeing a lone crucifix among bombed rubble in a church moves his regiment to honor sacrifice. He urges mission and discipline, arguing that the cross stands as a beacon of sacrifice guiding soldiers toward rebuilding a better world.
A short quiz offers IQ ranges from Genius to Poor with scoring rules and a prompt to turn to Page 4 for the correct answers. Questions cover metric weight units camel physiology Servicemen act Kemal Pasha first president Kenny Institute polio Sofia capital divorce laws and a mention of Old Iron.
On September 1, 1939 World War II began with Hitler's invasion of Poland.
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