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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1950
Page
4
The issue presents a religious reflection with lines about a father who made and upholds all things and memories of heavenly oversight. It appears within the Winchester Evening Star page alongside routine notices and old verse. No further event or person names beyond the author’s biblical references are readable.
A newspaper note explains John Strachey’s rise to British Minister of War and cites his 1945 book Socialism Looks Forward. It quotes his praise for the Soviet Union and the Russian army, and his view that socialism evolves into communism, while noting access to US secrets and dollars.
A 1945 view recalls the 120 mile Luzon highway north of Manila crowded with U S military vehicles as Filipinos cheered liberators. Veterans return five years after Manila’s recapture and confront changed feelings about war and occupation.
The Hukbalahaps, a Communist led guerrilla group, are a minority in Luzon but pose a civil war threat to the postwar Philippine government. Manila’s approach to treating them as a political force has failed, raising the likelihood of broad martial law on the key island as the Huks demand extensive reforms and oppose the new government.
Federal Trade Commission issued cease and desist orders to two major tobacco companies and warned two others they face action next. The agency challenged slogans claiming medical benefits or misrepresenting products as medicines. Old Gold and Camel slogans from years past drew FTC scrutiny, with officials noting the offenses were outdated and not repeated.
Senator Millikin of Colorado presses witnesses at social security hearings on ending discrimination against older workers who remain able to work. He argues benefits should not favor retirement at 65 and notes private pensions worsen job prospects for middle aged and elderly. Laws and schemes must protect older people who choose to work.
The Christian Science Monitor notes Kansas City as a focal point in a national push backed by federal authorities against rackets and machine politics. The Democratic river wards boss and his lieutenant, both ex-convicts, were assassinated. Boss Bi naggio is linked to gambling and suspected underworld ties.
J. G. Fosbrink was reelected president, L. L. Schreck named vice president, and Muriel E. Fosbrink named secretary treasurer. Chilly Hollow Beauty owned by R. A. Grubbs won a Bald win Memorial Trophy leg at Poolsville Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sisk welcomed a baby girl, and local high school students traveled to Harrisonburg for a District Latin tournament.
A brief incident recalls morning snowfall that quickly melted upon impact with the ground. The event notes the weather change and a subsequent fall, with no injuries described.
H Russell Potts writes to The Star urging funds to buy the town fire siren before it is shipped back to the factory over unpaid debts. A fire causes $2000 damage to the stock and building of C W Ramsburg. Mr Courson from Shenandoah Valley Academy takes a holiday in New York City.
Fire develops in two of the new kilns erected at Stephens City by the M. J. Grove Lime Co. Charles St. John of Southern Pines N C bought the $100 000 Winchester Hotel property on St Stewart St It was rumored efforts were being made to form an Elks Club with about fifty prospective members signed up.
Washington reports President Truman’s wholehearted endorsement of the Brannan farm plan, seen as ill timed by congressional tacticians. The article notes opposition from Harold D. Cooley and others, while CIO tied groups defend the two price scheme and public reaction to surpluses and tax costs loom.
The article notes more than 2,000,000 people in the United States are color blind, all men and boys. It describes degrees from nearly total color lack to difficulty distinguishing red and green, and emphasizes that no cure exists. Blue yellow color schemes and adjusted labeling can aid work and safety. individuals should adapt rather than seek a cure.
Report covers 24 hour rainfall ending 7 a m with trace. April to date 1950 rainfall 7.76 inches. Average annual rainfall over 37 years 36.56 inches. Monthly averages 1913 1949 period list January through December with values from 2.40 to 3.93 inches. Courtesy citation included.
A vintage quiz notes 10 daily questions measuring memory and knowledge. It lists scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good with Page 2 providing correct answers and includes questions on acoustics rulers geography history and World War II.
A devotional excerpt reflects on providential deliverance and the unseen guidance of God at the helm in life’s crisis. It recalls Robert Louis Stevenson’s image of an unknown steersman guiding a ship and the mysterious power shaping outcomes.
A speaker contrasts belief in chance with faith in a loving God who steers life through storms to calmer seas. The unknown steersman at the wheel brings us safely through tempests, and we emerge renewed, like a well-handled ship under divine guidance.
Dick grows restless and Elsa wrestles with new motherhood duties as Jenny tracks Dick's schooling and Brent stays on to paint. Elsa expresses fears about raising a boy and Faith prepares for a secret engagement while Max and Ken's friend ties into the family turmoil.
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