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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star publishes weekdays and Sundays with classified rates. Advertising offices list addresses on North Kent Street and contact numbers for display and classified rates and postage.
A short, devotional line cites Psalm 49 14 describing power resting with the righteous and the upright gaining dominion in the morning, reflecting a religious exhortation about divine justice and rightful authority.
The Virginia campaign yields Francis Pickens Miller a Civilian post after garnering 110000 votes. He announces plans to devote full time to organizing Democratic forces, signaling a shift from amateur to professional political activity.
The article profiles Francis Pickens Miller moving from prior public roles to become full time organizer and executive of the Francis Pickens Miller Association for Free Society in Virginia. It notes his past service in the Virginia House of Delegates and other boards, and suggests the new role will demand full time leadership across eastern Virginia while challenging Senator Harry Byrd.
News of Other Years reports in Stephens City Lutheran Rev. A Hayne Boozer held his first service. Miss Anne Ridgeway got engaged to Mr. John W Bell. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles L Ritenour in Stephens City, and Mrs. Ritenour is the former Marguerite Clark.
In a wartime update the Allies aim to destroy the cream of German troops in a closing ring over northeastern France. Germany concedes loss of Osowiec a key Polish communications hub. Mercury hits 102 as the city endures its hottest spell since 1936. Miss Betty Jane Forrest marries William Clark Jr.
Ten years ago in 1939, seven local boy scouts joined scouts from Shenandoah area council to visit the New York World's Fair along with other regional groups.
Daily scoring plan promises IQ ratings from Memory Genius to Good based on 10 days of 100 questions. Items include geography Charles, water flow, grammar fix, Jefferson Davis, Allied command in West Germany, single president never married, Seoul location, Goliath size, poker hand reveal, and Themistocles Sophoulis as premier.
Lucky Strike runs the largest laboratory of its kind in America to ensure tobacco quality. Richmond Virginia processes analyze samples from every growing area and report to buyers who select finer tobaccos for Lucky Strike.
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