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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1948
Page
4
Publication policy and advertising rates for The Evening Star Winchester edition dated April 13 1948. Includes postal notice subscription prices by mail and carrier and a Bible verse to close.
Italy faces a high stakes vote as Christian Democrats and the leftist Popular Front compete for power in the first postwar parliament. Moscow backs a Soviet friendly outcome while Western powers warn against a Communist led government and seek Trieste and UN support.
The article notes Communist spokesmen promise factory ownership to industrial workers and land to farm laborers if they gain power. In a country with many living near starvation, such pledges have strong appeal and may influence Italy’s path toward a left totalitarian regime, challenging existing order.
The piece contrasts a 19th century style breakfast with modern morning routines. It notes longer meals and structured day for the older generation versus a rushed, varying routine for the grandson with a preference for snacks, quick drinks, and earlier work starts. It suggests possible moves toward a second breakfast or a earlier, more substantial morning meal.
Winners in the Handley High School district literary meet include Wendell Seldom Virginia Yates Betty Cather Jimmy McCoy James Miller William Stryker Elizabeth Baker Lila Lee Robinson and Ann Beverley Wright at Harrisonburg. H. W. Butler Jr. installed as commander of the local VFW post. Forest warden Raal Anderson reports county forest fires causing serious damage.
Dr. Leslie M. Bell passed American Board of Surgery examinations five years ago in 1943. Harold G. Brown returned from a district Rotary conference in Roanoke. Dr. Charles S. Milton of Charles Town announced plans to practice in Winchester.
The bureau notes parts of five states suffered serious damage from recent cold. Bond issues to finance a water filtration plant and a municipal swimming pool were rejected by city voters. The newly organized JBT named committees to plan a local Natl Air Mail week observance.
In a 1923 item the county fair is scheduled for August 2031. Friendship Fire Co. rendered service at two nearby Berryville pike fires. Handley High School announces a 21 game baseball schedule.
Fifty years ago Willie Collins James McFadden James Russell and John Lillis led Catholic Sunday school play. Baltimore Herald recounted the Col T R Sharp theft of a railroad shop in Martinsburg and a wartime car theft sought. Many residents left for gold fields of Klondike in Alaska.
Don Gray of Winchester writes from Honshu that earthquakes in Japan are more nuisance than danger. He notes minor bed shaking disrupts wire connections and causes maintenance work. In airmail to his parents Mr. and Mrs. George D. Gray Sr. of 35 W Piccadilly St he says he has served 15 months and expects to return home for Christmas after completing his tour with Company B, 62nd Signal.
A short government booklet advertisement explains growing plants in pots requires controlling light air humidity soil moisture and temperature. Readers are invited to order House Plants a 30 page illustrated guide from the Information Bureau Washington DC by sending ten cents.
Readers are invited to test their IQ with a 19 question quiz scoring ranges from Genius to Poor. The page promises monthly averages and memory improvement notes and directs turning to Page 4 for correct answers.
A devotional piece explains that prayer is a daily life posture not just petitions. It contrasts positive prayer with not fainting, urging constant spiritual focus amid chaos and trust in God's sovereignty. A reader Q A clarifies how Supreme Court opinions are formed through secret votes and writing assignments.
The report lists average annual rainfall over 35 years at 36.20 inches. It provides monthly average precipitation in inches for the same 1913 to 1946 period, detailing typical monthly totals and noting year to year variability.
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