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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1948
Page
4
The notice lists in advance pricing for subscriptions: one year six months three months one month with prices 1.50 3.50 2.00 15 indicating advance payments and possible rate structure for the Winchester Evening Star.
Tim 1 7 is cited with the message God gave not a spirit of fear but of power and love with discipline. The quotation appears as a devotional line for the day.
Six years ago on August 7 1942 American forces began a campaign that culminated in victory in August 1945. The battles around Guadalcanal made the name symbolize courage and resolve in the South Pacific. The following days marked a grim naval loss off Guadalcanal with the sinking of the Quincy Vincennes and Astoria.
In a contest by the American Trailer Coaches Association the Trailer Industry receives top honor for benefiting the public through temporary living quarters amid a critical housing situation. Production plans call for 60 000 more trailers this year and 1 800 trailer camps nationwide costing about eight million dollars.
Current Opinion obituary recalls Maj. Gen. Julien Lindsey retired cavalry officer who joked that Japan might not have surprised Pearl Harbor if old fashioned cavalry were still in service. He said soldiers would be feeding horses at daybreak and on deck for the sunrise attack.
A Baltimore broker’s wife buys an expensive lace at 300 dollars. He sends the money as a COD payment in coins. She rejects the lace as too costly and vows to economize, despite the bulk of coins sent.
The State Health Department is commended for reporting all polio cases and revealing localities to prevent panic. The effort keeps Virginians informed through AP coverage, notes that August remains risky, and stresses ongoing precautions and prepared responses.
A Wall Street Journal verse on patience under pressure uses trout fishing as a metaphor. It contrasts quitting during rising fish with perseverance, suggesting true martyrs remain steadfast. The quip invites readers to reflect on resolve in hobbies and daily life.
R Meade Dorsey was named secretary to Representative Burr P Harrison. Grover Teets sought a Stonewall district board of supervisors seat. Frederick Board of Supervisors approved a pay increase for non registered forest fighters. Dr Leslie M Bell resigned as chief surgeon at Front Royal hospital.
Thousands jam Washington streets to honor Douglas Corrigan the supposed wrong way Atlantic flier. The report notes other local items including Rev. Carl Honeycutt named supply pastor for Grace Lutheran Church and a Burnt church fashion show with men modeling. It also recalls 1923 events such as Harding’s entombment in Marion and Rotary founder Fred Clark’s farewell testimonial.
Fifty years ago: 189 Captain Kurtz is again elected president of the Virginia State Board of Embalmers. Dr Randolph Shields, once a guest of friends, leaves for Lexington and then Natchez Miss to practice medicine. Dr Harry Baetjer, Winchester X ray operator, has hands disfigured by constant X ray use.
The article explains cardiospasm as a narrowing at the lower esophagus causing food to lodge rather than pass to the stomach. It notes varying onset, remedies such as drinking fluids or applying pressure, and that stretching the contracted area with an inflatable tube usually provides permanent relief after one or two treatments. It contrasts symptoms with lower esophageal tumors and mentions X-ray checks.
Grimes Virginia reports include engagement of Wade S. Kerns to Wanda Lee Pitt o Joplin Missouri and visits by the Hensell, Smallwood, and Bailey families. Others travel from Washington DC and Columbus Ohio. several locals attend a Clearbrook yard party and a Capon Park Sunday School picnic. There will be Galilee services on the third Sunday with Rev. C. S. Quenzel away.
Capt Larrick of Middletown receives the Bronze Star for meritorious service in France and Germany from November 1944 to May 1945. As a platoon commander with Company A, 1269th Engineer Combat Battalion, he aided infantry in the Maritime Alps and aided assault troops in capturing key intelligence targets. Vast peat bogs aided Po Valley’s fertility.
A listing of crossword clues with 39 across items and 38 down items. Entries include Young goat point Erbium symbol gain broad cushion obstacle kill river Switzerland cent abbr grass cured for fodder friar's title king of Bashan lubricate clock face belongings, and more. Saturday's answer appears, along with related clues for weathered wordplay.
A trivia quiz offers 10 questions on weapons, fleets, battleships, capitals, ranks, animals, pulleys, veteran preferences, horse racing, and railway control. Readers are directed to page 2 for correct answers.
A historical essay notes a London symposium where Huxley argued for facts as leaders of the future. A Parliament member adds all facts and the greatest fact is God, warning that science without belief risks annihilation and that modern problems are essentially theological. General MacArthur is cited.
Michigan manufacturers promote new heaters costing 350 dollars each to protect tomatoes strawberries and oranges from frost. Each unit burns kerosene at about ten gallons per hour and radiates heat claimed to blanket a full acre. They contend the devices outperform smudge pots and infrared lamps in frost defense.
In May, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from Mrs. Cloade seeking help to locate a missing person linked to a spirit guide. She cites spirit writing, a Ouija board, and cryptic clues about Robert Underhay and Rosaleen, testing Poirot’s beliefs and methods.
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