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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1949
Page
4
A brief dated line cites the proverb Pride cometh contentions from Proverbs 13 10. The snippet presents a religious, moral reflection tied to the calendar date Saturday April 16 1949. It functions as a devotional or literary teaser rather than a news item.
Winchester Common Council approves a modest appropriation increase to adopt an eight hour day for local police effective July 1. Mayor Clowe notes officers currently work about eleven hours daily and the reform aligns police with other city officials. The change aims to attract and retain competent personnel.
Mr. Reardon retires due to health after 17 years as City Solicitor and 42 as Commonwealth Attorney in Winchester. The community thanks him for faithful service and wishes a speedy recovery. Dabney W. Watts will succeed him in both roles and faces the task of following a long and faithful tenure.
The Hoover Commission reports waste in the defense budget with 10 percent of defense funds vanishing. Calls for immediate congressional scrutiny of all Army Navy and Air Force requests and a defense budget cut of about 1.5 billion dollars. The piece criticizes Alaska Air Force housing costs and urges urgent steps to curb lavish, padding, and inefficiency.
The excerpt notes the Army sought funds to modernize tanks on Guam and lists budgets for housing and research. Hoover claims no single culprit, but urges Congress to investigate past excesses and prevent such waste in the future.
Branch Rickey applies mass production training to Dodgers at Vero Beach Florida. The facility uses pitching machines to deliver curve knuckle and slow balls and devices to test hitting stance and pitcher control. A photoelectric system records pitch accuracy.
Senator John S. Battle, a gubernatorial candidate and defender of the administration, challenged former Congressman Flannagan on Virginia road progress. He cited the 20 Year Plan and urged that Virginia’s farm to market roads compare favorably with Southern states, rebutting Flannagan’s criticisms and highlighting ongoing highway development since VJ Day.
In other year news from 1948 bids for a local sewage plant and water line run about 50 percent above the engineer’s estimate. Valley broilers are expected to post output well above last year’s totals. W and W reelects Froshrink, reports a good year. Miss M Miller, last of her family, dies in her sleep.
A World War II Easter meditation on soldiers praying in foxholes across battlefields. Boyle notes a shared faith among Allied troops, the loneliness of atheists, and brief Easter services near front lines in Tunisia, reflecting on peace and divine doubt.
Easter morning speaks to broken hearted women and broken minded people. The risen Christ reassures on the Emmaus road and offers comfort, guidance, and peace for a world at odds. His counsel can dry tears and clarify life’s path for troubled hearts today.
In good corn soil the late ral corn roots are about 3 and one half feet in length those growing downward are usually 5 to 6 feet sometimes running to the depth of 7 or 8 feet depending on the soil
Severe pain from a stone may mimic gallbladder or ulcer problems and requires physician study with X rays. Most stones show on ordinary X rays in 95 of 100 cases. cystoscope manipulation, IV dye studies, and hot packs help. Some stones pass, others need surgery or catheter relief while an acute attack is treated with pain relief.
Five years ago in 1944 Senator Ben Connally advocates peace framed like an old league. G Gratton Crawford dies at his county home. Japanese yield New Guinea coast positions to the Allies as General Henri Gireaud is expected to leave the French command post.
Ten years ago in 1929 Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were reported meeting to discuss alliance. Silas Cather underwent a serious operation at Winchester hospital as part of the year’s medical news. Officials urged local children to join the Apple Blossom parade.
In Franklin West Virginia twenty five years ago the business district burned, destroying stores and structures. Stewart Castleman aged seven died at his S Main Street home after several days illness. Mrs J H Somers died in Clarke County after lingering illness.
In Braddock, Dr. 8. K. Cox resumes his duties at the Braddock Street Methodist church after his re appointment. Attorney A. J. Tavenner returns from Woodstock. Dr. Dakota Ray, a White Indian doctor, is in town selling Tiawana.
A quiz style guide describes scoring levels from Mem ory Genius to Good. It lists ten multiple choice prompts about geography language books and history with options and asks to turn to page 2 for correct answers.
Arthur Root, 65, a creamery employee in Detroit, was told to sit in the sun when ill. He spotted smoke at the plant, grabbed a fire extinguisher, and rushed to the roof to help. The fire caused $1500 damage and Root died of a heart attack as the smoke faded.
Beatrice accompanies Mrs. Ramey to a chiropodist as talk shifts to wills and control. Mrs. Ramey reveals plans to leave wealth to Marianne, decrying relatives as parasites while flaunting power and money over Beatrice and others. Beatrice senses danger and questions the price of loyalty.
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