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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1951
Page
4
Paul kept his beloved physician close while he lived by faith and prayer. The prayer of faith shall save the sick and the Lord will raise them up.
The article explains how to identify a supersonic plane by its sound pattern and notes the Navy flying laboratory’s speeds near 1,300 hours per hour, altitude above 63,000 feet, and the dangers of near-space conditions. It mentions potential future air battles at high altitudes and the cold, thin air and radiation risks.
Crop reports say rainfall boosts yields with Kansas producing around 150 million bushels of wheat and national wheat output possibly rising by about 10 percent. A billion additional bushels may be added to the total, with spring wheat states challenging Kansas as leaders. Cotton acreage exceeds 30 million, over 10 million more than last year, aiming for a record 1937-like yield.
The 18,000,000 bale outlook boosts prices to a record 48 cents per pound as the corn harvest is projected to exceed last year by 200,000,000 bushels and soybeans near last year’s peak. The report says ample crops strengthen America’s defense and deter Moscow expansionists.
Current Opinion argues for transparency as Congress weighs bills to open welfare rolls to public view. It cites Lehman and Pope defending disclosure while noting secrecy’s dangers, including political use and fraud risk, with Indiana repealing secrecy and several states unhappy with the policy.
Local peach growers were receiving 400 per bushel for their jubilces. Lions president Sam Johnston presented an American Flag to fly over George Washington's office at Cork and Braddock Streets to Harry O T Cook, chairman of the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society committee in charge of opening the historic shrine. Mr and Mrs Allen Bond entertained Lt and Mrs John Anderson of Washington DC as guests. Mrs J Gordon of West Cork Street returned home after visiting her son W W Jordan in Waynesboro. Messrs J D Cammer J W Cammer and L A Miller returned home after a trip to Columbus Ohio.
Esther Fuller of 309 South Kent Street catches a 125 pound catfish on the Shenandoah River, establishing a record for women anglers.
The piece portrays Oscar Chapman and Charles Brannon as pivotal figures for 1952, linking floods droughts and bumper crops to their influence over farm and public lands states. It notes Chapman's Bureau of Reclamation reach and Brannon's 90,000 advisory committee members, highlighting Hatch Act implications and the political leverage of federal farm payments.
Some surveys show that only one dream out of three is wholly pleasant. The rest are neutral or unpleasant, suggesting dreams more often mix or discomfort than pure happiness.
A discussion of suicide as the climax of long aggression management failure. Depression and guilt signal risk in ages 40 to 65, with weight loss, insomnia, memory issues, and substance use as warning signs. Psychiatric evaluation urged to prevent personal crisis reports. Streptomycin usage for infections is noted with minimal diabetes risk and labyrinthitis as a possible complication.
Francis W. Pingley of Chambersville was named game warden for Frederick County and the City of Winchester. Amos Schlack and his wife hosted visitors Mrs. Bernard Johnston and her daughter from Charles Town West Virginia.
After a lively summer effort to curb mosquitoes, residents face renewed nuisance as a flood memory returns. The Star recalls a 46 year old flood when youths swam on Loudoun and Water Streets and downtown area remained flooded for days.
Past 24 hours ending 7 a m shows no rainfall. July rainfall to date 3.05 inches and Agsf rainfall to date 25.97. Average rainfall for 38 years is 36.73 inches. Monthly averages for 1912 1956 include Jan 2.48 Feb 1.95 Mar 2.86 Apr 2.00 May 3.83 Jun 3.91 Jul 3.84 Aug 3.90 Sep 2.65 Oct 3.33 Nov 2.53 Dec 3.46.
A quiz booklet outlines scoring from memory genius to good based on daily correct counts. It asks ten questions about a 1960s era U S public school segregation ruling, gravity as curvature, young goat, snakes eyelids, soviet meaning, naval unit sizes, Roman thousand, the fifth Great Lake, matzoth, and grammar correction.
James M. Spence, 30, a World War II veteran, drowned in the South River near Buena Vista last night after diving from a tree limb and failing to surface. Local authorities recovered the body.
Tonto enters Avrillo General Store and meets local figures Sid Harper Matt Yardley Oscar Jackson Bill Bascom while feeling conflicted by Ruby Sevier's kiss. He contemplates belonging and the pull of Ruby versus fitting in with the town’s residents.
Tonto meets Owen Bradley and Bart Overby at the Golden while Old Baldy pushes for a drink. Bradley hints at Rick Staples’ failure to deliver while Tonto plans to reach the Slash S and hopes Ruby is nearby. (To Be Continued)
A concise sermon note on prayer stressing its necessity for spiritual health and growth. It argues prayer must be regular, sincere, and honest before God, warning against attempting to imitate biblical feats and urging integrity in all requests and actions.
The American Automobile Association states the ratio of men to women drivers is nearly 3 to 1.
A Salt Lake City auto dealer told the Senate Finance Committee that excise tax boosts in the House bill would lift retail car prices by about $50. The dealer, Charles C. Freed, argued the family car is a heavily taxed essential possession, citing South Carolina totals of $610 in taxes.
The State Milk Commission approved a penny per quart rise in nine southwestern Virginia counties. The increase, following a public hearing, raises Class 1-A milk and other grades, boosting prices by 35 cents per hundredweight and altering Class 1-A from five to five dollars and thirty-five cents.
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