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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Page
4
A devotional line proclaims a steadfast faith vigor against tormenting fear. The snippet appears in a Winchester Evening Star page header, reflecting the paper's era and religious sentiment alongside its local circulation details.
A Durham Morning Herald column notes two young men were arrested for street racing on the Raleigh Durham Highway. A highway patrolman chased them at 97 miles per hour but failed to catch them until they stopped near Raleigh, highlighting the danger and suggesting harsher penalties for deliberate high speed.
A sharp brief line mocks intra party rhetoric as a spouse delivers cutting words and critics voice that the party’s lions are reduced to a mouse in public debate.
One year ago W A Havermale reported finding a native chestnut tree near Ivy Moon West Virginia while visiting. Mrs Joseph Robinson of White Post welcomed a baby girl born to her, former Hazel Starliper. Kenneth Cather won the jalopy race at the local track before about 4000 spectators. First Brethren Church trustee Kenneth ing replaced Dore Fletcher who resigned. Traffic in July showed no injuries and nearly perfect records.
Dr J M Casey of Boyce was elected commander of the Lloyd D Williams Post 41 American Legion in Berryville. A Winchester native helped the atom bomb effort, with Margaret R Cuthbert, daughter of Mr and Mrs E Buiter of Valley Pike, reported employed at Ridge Tennessee.
Local police were asked to keep a lookout for four convicts who escaped from Camp 29, prompting heightened patrols and a search across surrounding areas.
Funeral services were held at DeHaven for John Gageby, a young engineer killed when a threshing machine pipe burst and scalded him to death. Hugh G Rudolph, son of Jacob F Rudolph, was issued a license to wed Mattie L Ewing of Stephens City. Both are from Frederick County families.
Common Council names architect F H Jackson to oversee City Hall construction and maintenance. A local vagrant received a 30 day vagrancy sentence after causing a disturbance with the street cleaning crew. A. B. Bentzel reports his horse stolen from the city hitching yard, the second loss in a month.
Washington reports Democrats push fresh names to replace Acheson and Johnson. Donovan is tapped for State and Vinson for Defense, aiming to restore confidence and win congressional support. Truman faces senatorial courtesy hurdles and ADA risks in New York politics.
A Hindu temple has been established in the Garden of Meditation at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, outlining a religious facility integrated into the campus landscape.
The article connects Jesus sense of purpose with the notion of twelve daylight hours and notes his unhurried pace. It then shifts to reflect on modern time and mentions a 600,000 hospital bed figure for the mentally ill and a note on asbestos history after the Roman Empire.
Rainfall for the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. today records trace August rainfall to date at 0.30 inches and year-to-date 24.73 inches. The 37 year average is 36.56 inches with monthly totals from 1912 to 1949: January 2.50, February 1.92, March 2.86, April 3.09, May 3.77, June 3.78, July 3.81, August 3.93, September 2.58, October 3.34, November 2.47, December 2.42. Statistics courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
The item notes Friendship Fire Company organized in 1831 and identifies Herbert S. Larrick who began practicing law in Winchester in 1897.
Rangoon journalist reports Saya Ohn Thin foresees America and Britain at war with Russia by mid September. He says the conflict lasts eleven intense months with an Anglo American victory and that Communists gain military headway until January 21.
Quiz style page presents scoring levels Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good with daily results over 10 days. Includes ten sample questions about language history and famous figures with multiple choice options and corrections.
By day Peter Zeolla supplies marble fireplaces for wealthy homes in Los Angeles. By night he carves delicate designs from marble or onyx, turning ashtrays bookends and lamp stands. His latest piece is a scale model of a C 47 plane from onyx, completed in two months.
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