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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1949
Page
2
A devotional meditation urges thanksgiving for silent contemplation as a path to healing. It contrasts worldly noise with a deeper stillness where the soul hears God, calling for surrender to the Father’s will through the Master’s prayer. It ends with a quiet prayer for alignment and Amen.
APR 14 1 p.m Robert Eagle Berryville Pike just east of Winchester City Limits items include household goods furniture and broader house supplies. APR 16 1 p.m Estate of J W Baker 214 S Braddock St auto personal property. APR 20 1 p.m Wm Fogleman 309 S Cameron St household goods. APR 21 1 p.m B H Potts 2 mi south of Winchester on US 11 furniture and household goods.
Rep. Joseph W. Martin designated three House members Leonard Hal Francis Case and Donald L. Jackson for the Republican National policy committee. Senate members Owen Brewster Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and Hugh Butler were named to join the panel. The moves follow a broader GOP vote drive push amid Truman’s Capitol Hill visit and a lengthy Senate speech.
Correct quiz solutions listed include equal party totals with 23 Democrats and 23 Republicans, the elephant as symbol, John Tyler with 14 children, Cantons, science of surgical appliances, hanging, speed of trains, 20 ee, aged person, and Gen. Menri-Honots Giraud.
The United States Britain and France cut the number of German plants to be removed from Western Germany from the reparations list to 159 units. Some plants will retain equipment. steel, metal, chemical, and non ferrous plants are listed with their retained capacities and regional impacts. The move aligns dismantling with the European Recovery Program and Germanys path to economic self sufficiency and limited self rule.
Vlasta Vraz head of American relief for Czechoslovakia since 1945 has been in custody since last Saturday on charges of political activity. Her Berwyn Illinois address is listed as 2102 S Elmwood and she planned a mid May return to the United States. The U.S. consular officer in Prague and a Czech Foreign Office representative spoke with her as she awaited investigation. She expressed hope of returning later as a news correspondent. The article adds a note about fish surviving freezing and hot water conditions.
New Delhi reports a bill by law minister B. R. Ambedkar could redefine Hindu family law. It mandates monogamy, allows divorce, changes inheritance to favor mothers, preserves dowry, and shifts property control from father to wife, despite cultural opposition and long‑standing traditions.
New York April 13 The moon vanished for an hour, a rare eclipse described as the first in over a century. The event marked a milestone as television brought sky gazing into homes and bars drawing gripes from patrons who preferred boxing and wrestling.
Washington remains without a local newspaper for the third day as AFL pressmen stereotypers and publishers refuse further concessions. Union demands include an $8 weekly raise and a 35 hour week. Publishers say concessions exist but 13 points remain disputed and only four are in contention.
The article notes wisdom teeth can erupt outside the common 18 to 25 range with cases at ages 14 and 65. It explains the eye teeth name due to roots reaching upward toward the orbits of the eyes. It also mentions Buenos Aires meaning good air and cites a claim that Boston hosted the first American coffee house in 1689.
The Parliamentary Council rejected a communist demand to reject the occupation statute handed to Western Germany by the three Western Allies. Max Reimann protested as the council overrode a bid to include him in a delegation. Western Allies reportedly drafting plans for a separate Berlin entity with its own parliament.
The average female flea can jump five to eight inches upward and ten to 13 inches horizontally.
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