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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1950
Page
4
Transient notices and press info appear in this Winchester Va clipping. A reflective verse notes a psalmist’s grief while a Christic message hints at joy set before the Saviour to endure. Local AP content accompanies standard office and advertising details.
The 1945 meeting brought 46 nations to craft the UN Charter while war still raged. It opened 13 days after President Roosevelt’s death as Germany surrendered, with Japan to follow weeks later. Alger Hiss played a leading role, aiding Dumbarton Oaks and Yalta plans, and carried the draft charter to Washington after the conference. Delegations totaled about 10,000 with large press and secretariat support.
Current Opinion argues Slaughter's Federal Court acquittal on a Lobbying Act charge exposes a contrast with Kansas City crime investigations. It links the Binaggio Gargotta murders to alleged political corruption and calls for expedited prosecution of election scandals before deadlines, urging President Truman to act.
The passage notes concessions to Russia at Yalta and postwar UN plans including Ukrainian and White Russian members and veto rights. It references San Francisco Conference votes where Russia failed on three veto-related proposals, leading to the UN Charter being ratified four months after the conference and the UN officially forming.
Charles B. Henry, 80, curb marketeer, died at his Loudoun Street home with estate details undisclosed. Handley won its 27th straight district track meet, edging Massanutten Military Academy 59 to 40. Bobby Green led with 13 points. Crown bearer Mary Steck named for Queen Shenandoah XVII. Mr and Mrs Wilson Fritts welcomed a girl. Reba Hawes is now Mrs Pritts.
Five years ago only 17 persons voted by noon in the election to name a delegate to the constitutional convention to abolish the poll tax and personal registration for armed forces members in state and local elections. Water Bursey, an 11 year old at Virginia Ave school, won a $10 prize in a Europe contest clothing collection. A Winchester schoolboy baseball team named Cullers Taylor Spaid Duckworth Coffelt Campbell Elliott Swanson announced it was seeking games.
Miss Gertrude Higgins of the District Nurses Assn aided fourteen sick cadets from visiting military academies overcome by heat during the Apple Blossom Festival. Jolliffe and Jolliffe announce a Real Removal Sale as they prepare to move their store to 146 North Main Street at the Main and Water Streets corner.
W G Wilson who went west in 1849 returned to town and found many changes. He visited relatives in Wardensville. Thomas Lillis was injured while working with a section crew in the Grimes vicinity.
Washington analyzes the North Atlantic Pact's fragility as nations balk at a unified command. Bradley and Johnson push collective defense but leaders fear surrender of autonomy, while Britain would supply air power and the U S naval core. Fort Monmouth's general jokes about charging for refreshments amid tax concerns.
In serious competition players must reach 30 moves in the first 2 hours of their own time and 45 moves in the first 3 hours, at about 15 moves per hour. Some tournaments adjust the rate.
A medical note explains eye infections such as iritis and sympathetic ophthalmia and suggests slow repeated typhoid vaccine injections into a vein. It covers dosage rates 20 to 30 drops per minute with temperature checks every 15 minutes and adjustments if fever rises too quickly.
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour rainfall ending 7 am today as none. April rainfall to date .77 inches. 1950 year to date 8.54 inches. Average annual rainfall for 37 years 36.56 inches. Monthly averages listed from January to December with values. Batistics provided through the courtesy of Winchester.
A columnist argues democracy and monogamous marriage are not on trial, noting faith in Jesus and stable family life as enduring constants. The piece contrasts public grumbling with credibility of core institutions and examines historical views on divorce and remarriage.
A reader questions scoring rules for an IQ test plan over ten days with daily bands Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent and Good. Page 2 asks to name a U C Supreme Court justice returning from injury and other trivia prompts.
As early as the 4th century St Augustine declared marriage to be a sacra ment. The text notes marriage shifted from civil contract to religious rite prior to Roman domination, with precontract negotiations akin to a marriage license required before the contract concluded.
Jenny remains calm as Elsa fears for Dick who vanished after school. Dick returns to the attic, refusing to go back, while Jenny quietly feeds and questions him about his plan. The scene ends with Dick announcing he will not return home.
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