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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1950
Page
4
A Winchester Evening Star clipping discusses national representatives DeLisser Inc and a New York address with a column quoting a proverb about youth versus experience. It emphasizes parental hopes for children and warns against rejecting valuable guidance.
Senator Aiken cites a Minnesota address by Secretary Brannan costing between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars with 5000 captive listeners paid eight dollars a day plus travel. Senator Ferguson calls it a law violation and asks the Attorney General to act, though expectations are low.
The piece explains that taxes take one-fourth to one-third of a family’s income. Using a $50 weekly wage example, direct federal taxes amount to $291.20 annually, withheld by the employer and remitted to the government in weekly deductions over 52 weeks.
Current Opinion condemns government payments to farmers for attending a St. Paul meeting to hear Secretary Brannan promote the Brannan Plan. It notes per diems and travel costs exceeding 40 000, with Brannan’s entourage inflating the expense and calls the use of public money for audiences outrageous amid a large national deficit.
The text argues that indirect taxes hit workers harder than direct taxes, citing examples like a 2100 automobile where 700 is tax and other goods with high tax portions. It attacks President Truman for not curbing government spending and for proposing a 50 percent increase in domestic civilian outlays.
News of Other Years lists Anne Kerr Largent and Emily Kuykendall as Queen's trainbearers for the Apple Blossom Festival. John Altland and Mary Kronk celebrate the birth of a boy. John Malloy from Temple University set to lead a clinic for softball and hardball and direct a massed band concert after the parade feature A Trail Of The Pink Petals.
Clubs that announced plans to play in the city league include Virginia Woolen O'Sullivan Royal Crown Capitol Restaurant and Winchester Star. The death of Sergeant Frank L Boersig son of Ada Nichols Berryville after wounds in Germany is reported. Eugene Clem pitched Middletown High School to an 8 0 victory over Stephens City.
Richmond approves a WPA grant to fund Winchester street improvements. The city would receive 4007 dollars if it supplies an additional 4102 dollars. Maurice Spitalmy, renowned concert violinist and symphony director, accepted an invitation to continue his artistic outreach.
Shirley B. Price, prominent county fruit brewer and city resident, was found crushed beneath a tractor sprayer in his orchard by his wife. The scene showed the tractor had run over him, ending his life. Harold Wissler, a young local businessman, suffered appendicitis and drove himself from Greensboro to a city hospital for immediate surgery. The Girls Athletic Assn. hosted a dance at the George Washington Hotel with music by Joe Verzi’s orchestra.
Fifty years ago workers on a nearby Southern Railroad branch walked out with company men. Bessie Shull and Lela Baker led The Star popularity contest in the county division. Easter services at Grace Lutheran Church were interrupted when gas lights flickered and went out.
The Kefauver investigators will find postwar gangsters investing profits in interstate firms and small industries. They hijack boards and take over hotels, laundries, taverns, and utilities through stock moves or forceful persuasion. SEC and Internal Revenue scrutiny rises as authorities demand access to files and extended funding to expose crime behind legitimate fronts.
A 1966 medical note explains leg ulcers in the elderly heal better when patients stay active. Treatment features deep massage, elastic bandages or stockings, and efforts to restore circulation while reducing tissue swelling. Remedies include topical agents and occasional antiseptics or penicillin-type ointments.
Report provides 24 hour rainfall ending 7 am none and April to date 0.12 inches. Year to date precipitation 7.89 inches. Average annual rainfall over 37 years 36.56 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1949 list January through December with values. Courtesy Winchester Research.
A piece by Earl L. Douglas argues weather, especially dull or stormy days, has calming effects and builds resilience. It notes storms shape character like a twisted pine against adversity, suggesting strength grows from adverse winds.
Local TV performer Jack Fretwell appeared with Don Patton on WNEW Washington at 6 30 last night. The segment discussed water quality near oil wells noting that water can be potable without being pure and stressing sample analysis for bacteria or minerals to determine safety.
Jenny and Brent search for apples and pumpkins for Thanksgiving but cancel plans after a tense exchange. Brent defends a kinder view of life while Jenny fears harming him. A later gathering with friends reveals tensions and generosity as they prepare a celebratory meal.
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