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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1952
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text from Winchester Evening Star includes stray phrases about editors, addresses in New York, a note about outside Virginia and West Virginia mail rates, and a stray biologist remark on life and God. The readable content is minimal and scattered.
The Richmond News Leader notes debates over whether national convention nominees would appear on Virginia presidential ballots. Governor Battle’s pledge to reveal no breach fuels votes shifts among state spokesmen while Adlai Stevenson picks Wilson Wyatt as campaign manager with ties to liberal groups and past Truman era roles. The piece contrasts party factions and civil rights fears voiced by southern papers.
A historical critique recalls the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and its enforcement battles. The piece argues federal power and Southern resistance shaped postwar politics, citing bonds in South Carolina and Florida printing costs to illustrate corruption claims under Reconstruction.
The Lynchburg News reports Public Safety notes 1952 first four months saw 10 650 highway deaths in the United States, up from 10 610 in 1951. Despite propaganda and laws, the increase is only a limited safety gain. Roanoke World News figures show six months in Virginia with insufficient improvement. hope rests on new safety and enforcement laws from the General Assembly.
The Mayor of Cowpens along with two others visited Mt Hebron Cemetery and asked Superintendent Oscar Harry to turn over the remains of General Daniel Morgan. He refused. Mrs. J C Horn returned home after a month long trip in Mexico.
Thelma Weakley hosted a dinner for James Hook with guests including Alison Cooper and Anne Hatcher. Berryville hosts celebrations as Mrs Cobb, formerly Frances Funkssener, receives congratulations on the birth of a son. Five years ago Lucy Strosnider and Myrtle Puller visited Myrtle Barr in Charles Town. Dorothy McCann and Lou Hollis returned home after a Shenandoah River visit. Mrs George Kern entertained Helen Hoff of Cumberland, Md.
Fifty years ago the new Winchester mayor W C Gratchen proposed a city plan. The Handley Board of Trustees voted to buy more property for an addition to John Kerr School. Miss Julie Adamants became engaged to wed Prof. Thomas Beardsworth.
Washington reports Adlai E. Stevenson faces pressure from campaign reformers to win Estes Kefauver’s support. Kefauver’s primaries, televised hearings, and past clashes with party leadership fuel calls to placate the Tennessee senator, despite leaders deeming him unfit for the ticket.
The Pentagon was constructed during World War II to save steel. The unique ringed design reduced the amount of material needed and could reuse available steel efficiently.
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 7 a m shows .19 inches. August total reaches .73 inches. Year to date rainfall varies by month with figures noting 26.30 inches by February 1.90 inches, March 2 88 inches, and monthly totals through December 3.50 inches.
The article explains ulcerative colitis a serious colon inflammation with persistent diarrhea mucus and blood. Most patients respond to bland diets and anti spasmodics giving long relief though a minority face severe disease with risk of complications and possible surgery. It notes about eight in ten respond to medicine while twenty percent have a severe form.
A Hollywood columnist recalls Anne Baxter watching her own work in a dark projection room and quotes sharp reactions from actors and technicians. The piece notes Robert Mitchum vacations in Louisiana and discusses J Arthur Rank facing high costs and limited film making to studio rents, plus debate over lighting on set.
The page presents a multiple choice IQ style quiz with a 10 day average scoring system. It lists questions including wartime atom project leader, nicknames for Tippecanoe and Napoleon, succession rules if presidents die, Archimedes identity, and a riddle about a young cow and a trip completion phrase.
A devotional meditation on self sacrifice citing Christ's endurance of the cross for the joy set before him. The piece urges readers to imitate the pattern of giving for others to achieve true happiness and spiritual blessedness.
fragmentary OCR notes mention keeping fresh water in a cool place and wetting tour pots and livestedt with unclear context.
RELMAN MORIN notes the flying saucer legend dates back over a century with Charles Fort collecting similar reports from the north coast of England and sightings described as hovering above houses. Fort’s teleportation ideas are mentioned as part of early fringe theories, while questions about observers and interpretations persist.
In moonlit mountains Blaise and Thatcher pursue a lost party including Rensie's trail and Vasquez's men. The group considers following the trail after partial canyon searches while fearing a longer, daylight bid to locate Hal and the giant’s daughter. They resolve to return to Las Montanas and wait, hoping for daylight to aid their pursuit.
Leonis recalls a past failed kill and a kidnapping by Vasquez. Blaise questions Rennie’s disappearance while Thatcher presses him to clear a crime linked to the Chaves murder. The dialogue hints at rival schemes and dangerous motives in the frontier setting.
Mars is not as large as Earth and has a day similar in length. Its year is about twice as long, with seasons like Earth but longer due to orbital eccentricity. The planet shows land water and clouds with a reddish appearance from clear atmosphere and solar color. Northern spring runs 191 days, summer 182, autumn 149, winter 147.
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