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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1952
Page
4
The periodical notes aging readers may feel life stale yet encourages perseverance. guidance suggests greeting tomorrow’s sun as winter turns to fragrance, urging to take life one day at a time and omit dark thoughts.
At a Shenandoah Valley Inc gathering in Staunton a toll-financed super highway was debated. Proponents argued Route 11 traffic harms towns and that a separate toll road could serve commercial transport while keeping tourist travel on route 11 free for visitors. Opponents warned the project could burden land values and hurt regional tourism.
The piece argues for legislation to require large truckers and bus operators to fund new highways alongside Routes 1 and 21. It suggests toll-backed financing and bond sales as practical options, with leadership and capital from the industry and related groups.
A Virginia newspaper column argues against socialist policies urging voters to protect independence and thrift. It claims internal decay and federal handouts empower communists, warning that choosing security over liberty could weaken the United States and allow oppression at home and abroad.
Mesers Charles Fleming Enzio Solomon Lawrence Pope and Evan Creswell have returned home after a vacation in Ocean City Maryland. Miss Brook Carper and Anna and Corinne Gano spent several days in New York City. Master Marshall Hollis returned to his National Avenue home after two weeks at Camp Lupton near Woodstock.
Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven reappointed J Henry Renner of Kernstown as deputy sheriff and jailer Ruth Lovett hosted Miss Davida Bender of Chicago as her guest. Miss Nettie Carbaugh of Stephens City vacations at Rehobeth Beach.
Miss Mary Maxwell Bond visits Miss Sylvia Lewis in Rockville Maryland. Ralph Harry son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Harry returns home on Kerr Street after a tonsillectomy at Memorial Hospital. Cadets Gail Robinson and Bill Butler visit with parents from VPI staying several days in town.
Mr and Mrs George Parrish hosted Mrs Gladys Berryhill of Washington and Mrs Anna D Gray of Hopkinsville Ky visiting Mrs Thomas G Kirby at her home here. Mr and Mrs Vernon Haines and Mr and Mrs Donald Weems vacationed in Virginia Peach.
The County School Board decided that all schools in Winchester must have 15 pupils to be classed as an institution. Manager Hable announced that John Philip Sousa's Band would open the season at the Auditorium. City Council voted to repair the bridge over the town run on Kent Street.
Readers ask about Stevenson's fair deal stance and opposition to centralization, Eisenhower security remark, Nixon tidelands vote, and the Cid's meaning. Answers summarize each point with named figures: Stevenson, Eisenhower, Truman, Taft-Hartley, UN, Nixon, Sparkman, and Ruy Dias de Bivar.
Weather figures show 24 hour rainfall ending 7 am today at 0.30 inches with year to date totals of 1.65 inches in 1952 27.22 inches. Average 39 year rainfall is 36.79 inches. Monthly averages by 99 year period list April 3.02 May 3.88 June 3.99 July 0.342 August 3.82 September 2.63 November December 2.50.
The article warns against overexposure to the sun and outlines sunburn and sunstroke dangers. It notes early signs such as headache and dizziness, high fever, rapid pulse, and possible heart complications. Prevention includes gradual exposure, use of tanning oils, and prompt treatment with cooling methods and medical watch.
A confiscated still described as a possible laboratory instrument was seized by the Internal Revenue Bureau. The officer said it cannot be sold and may be kept as a curio while superiors decide its disposition.
Quiz style questions cover topics from psychology to history. Items include identifying correct answers to questions on spider legs octopus arms tomato plant origins nursery rhyme and Herbert Lehman’s governorship. The entry blends misprints and garbled text with multiple choice prompts.
A devotional piece explains the Holy Spirit as God operating in the world. It argues the Spirit guides life indirectly, urging discipline and faith to keep hearts open to its beneficent influence, with happiness found in following its guidance.
Deneys Reitz wrote Commandos about an elite amphibious force modeled on a book that inspired the British to call their raiding troops Commandos. The work outlines an early form of spearhead raids against German held continental Europe.
Richmond to Williamsburg Jamestown and Yorktown form a compact historic circuit. The route highlights Colonial Williamsburg 18th century tours Jamestown 1607 monuments and Yorktown site of the 1781 victory. Visitors can cross the York River via the George P. Coleman Bridge returning to Richmond.
Leonide Massine born August 9 1896 in Moscow to musician and opera singer. He rose as a famed dancer and choreographer popularizing Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in the United States during the 1920s era of Roaring Twenties. He began dancing at age 12 and gained fame as ballet master when Roxy Theatre opened in New York.
A wave of Justice Department resignations is reported with several district attorneys expected to depart. Ross L. Malone of Roswell New Mexico is slated to become deputy attorney general, replacing Devitt Vanech who resigns to seek the Democratic nomination for an unexpired term. The changes suggest a sweeping turnover from the McGrath and Clark eras under Attorney General James P. Wert.
Blaise offers shelter to Thatcher and crew after a cavalcade arrives. Rennie reaffirms plans to meet at Las Montana, while Blaise and Hal decide to guide the group toward the Valley and Los Angeles to file claims, avoiding further trouble with Leonis and the Scorpions.
On a rough trail Blaise and Hal are tailed by four wary men who claim they ride with Scorpion. The cadre halts their approach and eyes Blaise and Hal as they head toward a distant ranch house where a large map emerges from secrecy.
A 43 year old Canadian cyclist announces his final tour spanning 9000 miles through the United States and Mexico. He says he has gone everywhere he can by bicycle and plans to quit after this crossing.
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