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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1950
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star front shows an April 14 1950 issue with a quotation about devotion and wealth. The note highlights the newspaper's staff addresses and AP membership while presenting a religious reflection about people who wait on the Lord inheriting the earth.
Representative Cannon of Missouri, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, warns the 1951 budget cannot be balanced as deficits rise. He cites peacetime borrowing, growing civilian spending, and economic strength yet unresolved debt, urging bold measures similar to France’s postwar reforms to restore financial stability.
Current Opinion party leaders urge balance and halt reckless spending. They accuse President Truman of no economy and doubling civilian outlays over two years, claiming public revolt and Congress must curb government spending to save the nation from financial chaos.
Bainbridge Colby, former Secretary of State, who in 1920 argued the United States could not recognize Soviet Russia as a legitimate government, has died. The piece reflects on his stance that friendly state relations require mutual trust beyond political systems.
The West Virginia senator seeks a five member commission to regulate soft coal prices, district producers boards, a national distributors board and consumer counsel to fix mine prices and regulate production. Critics warn it advances socialism and shifts costs to consumers while easing potential nationalization of coal mines.
Maine accounts for sixteen percent of the national potato harvest with 5300 farms run by 4500 families and companies. Growers received 67 million dollars from over 200 million dollars spent on price supports last year. Thirty one farmers got checks from 100000 to over 450000, 146 got 50000 to 100000, 468 earned 25000 to 50000, and 1200 received 15000 to 25000.
Paul Terretta a VPI chemical engineering graduate was named executive vice president to replace the resignation of James N. Mason at O Sullivan Rubber Company. Also reported were births, illnesses, and local incidents including a ten year jail absence, a poultry raid on the Boyd flock, and a planned prayer service at the Presbyterian Church.
Lt Col Henry H Covington former assistant manager of the Northern Virginia Power Co moved from the Pacific theater to the War Department in Washington. Middletown improved to 2-0 with a 10-0 win over Stonewall as James Cooley and Eugene Clem teamed for Middletown while Stickers and Lamp shared duties for Harry Brown sixth grader won the kite contest.
Twenty five years ago the Stonewall Chapter UDC planned placing 100 grave markers for Confederate soldiers buried in Green Hill Cemetery. The community noted a marriage announcement for Miss Isabelle Virginia Wigginton and Mr Herbert Smith Anderson. J C Penney Co advertised light weight union suits at 49 cents.
The Baltimore Conference appointed the Rev. W. H. H. Joyce as the new pastor of Braddock Street Methodist Church, replacing the previous minister.
Washington analysis says German fear of subjugation under Franco-British policy could push Western Germany toward Moscow and boost Communist gains. McCloy warns Adenauer era risks, while Hoover reform plans face Capitol Hill skepticism amid costly federal bungling and waste.
Question and answer outline Henry VIII’s break with Rome led to Parliament and Cranmer in Canterbury proclaiming the king head of the Church of England after 1534 while papal authority waned and church payments to Rome stopped. The Q and A explain the Defender of the Faith title and the separation from Rome.
In 1919 Dr. J E Church of the University of Nevada began measuring snow depth and water content in the Sierra Nevada. Private firms later joined, and Congress in 1935 authorized the Agriculture Department to do the work. Since 1939 the Soil Conservation Service has run it, with about a thousand snow courses across 12 Western States.
Present and past 24 hour rainfall shows none. April rainfall to date is 12 inches with 7.76 inches for the year to date. Average annual rainfall over 37 years is 36.56 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1949 list January 2.50, February 1.92, March 2.86, April 3.09 inches and so on through December 2.42. Data courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
A devotional urging readers to seek the good in surroundings and people. It argues that environment shapes perception and that positive focus reveals real goodness. The piece encourages transforming drab neighborhoods and unattractive homes by action and love, elevating small things into something bright.
A brain teaser score based on 100 questions over 10 days with daily grade bands from Memory Genius to Good. Questions cover abolition history, defense leadership, WWII airships, Bullitt ambassadorships, grammar correction, National Guard pay, Lincoln’s assassin, Dutch royal husband, Allied nicknames for Germans, and Commodore Perry opening Tokyo.
Jenny urges Faith to tell her mother the truth about Max, while Faith worries about hurting Mrs Owen. Jenny juggles crises including Diane Natalie and Brent as she contemplates love, family tensions, and a hopeful reunion at Sunday dinner. Brent returns and Jenny fights mixed feelings, ending with a hopeful kiss and unresolved questions.
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