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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1949
Page
4
On its quarter, secrecy shrouds charges like atomic energy. Mistakes within the Maritime Commission appear as hard to hide as a 10,000 ton transport hull.
New Yorker Faye Emerson Roosevelt shines on a radio television quiz program. In four appearances she out-quizs experts and celebrities including H V Kaltenborn and Elliott Roosevelt, drawing praise for beauty and brains. Emerson hints at hosting her own TV show.
A 10 day quiz scores question set asks about earth circumference in miles the 1948 US conventions location a troy pound ounces Hydramatic shift luxury car Vatican excommunication false reading a Communist book the secret secretary Grace T y for Franklin D Roosevelt and a test on intelligence quotient using mental age over chron Age.
A brief devotional note reflecting on living beyond dust and using divine powers, citing Psalms 2 7 and a Jehovah quote. The message emphasizes prayer as a aid to spiritual strength and identity as a son of God.
The piece notes Maryland and Virginia passage of anti extremist laws aimed at the Communist Party, with the Ober and Moncure Acts ruled ineffective or unconstitutional. It also reports on Representative Hardy continuing inquiry into the U S Maytime Commission, its subsidies, and past hearings finding poor judgment but no dishonesty.
Current Opinion argues that George and McCabe align on tax cuts to lift national income. It favors a 10 percent dividend tax credit, earned income relief, and reduced excises to broaden investment, productivity, and long term growth while warning against taxing too heavily on corporate profits.
Senator Robertson of Virginia notes testimony showing John L. Lewis has a monopoly in coal. The remark is compared to a humorous elephant in the kitchen, illustrating the strength of labor control amid congressional scrutiny.
In Berryville Frances Crampton is named clerk of the draft board. In Bluemont a girl is born to Mr and Mrs Garland McCloughry. the mother was formerly Miss Frances Durham.
Chiupiniin of Academy at Berryville volunteers for U S Navy. Pounéts Pose Chapintt 27, son of 3 Mit. German tenons y fireig Gai &e4 me Japanese death full oon Supa. African amas pureh Geom werd Prat teaches 44 AoG. Grocr 19.
Earetd tied 1.4 e Diractent, EL TL. Snider is honored by the Vulsonia State Ellis Ason for his work in making the thirtieth State meeting a success. The McCrory Company is lauded by Ma Winchester for its remodeling job at its new location.
Twenty five years ago a playground committee struggles to raise 400 for debts as attendance climbs to 150 daily. A group of 74 agriculturists from North Carolina visit Winchester while Herbert S. Larrick is elected president at the Virginia State Elks meeting in Richmond.
In 1899 a Robinson circus tent collapsed during a storm injuring forty. A local man was seriously cut by an exploding beer bottle. Two chain gang members paroled for the event were captured after a fight by authorities.
Earl L. Douglas reflects on the prodigal son and the elder brother. The parable reveals God's joy at repentance and the enduring value of patience, loyalty, and duty in family life. The elder brother’s steady work yields deeper dividends than flashy returns.
The article discusses early ambulation after major surgery, detailing a first day plan to get patients upright within hours, with two hourly turns, deep breathing, leg exercises, and short walks. It notes benefits for circulation, clot prevention, and lung clearance, plus shoe height guidance and incision protection. It ends with a brief Q and A about boils and staphylococcal infection.
Madison College weather station in Harrisonburg logged 9.54 inches of rain from Sunday 5 p.m. to Wednesday noon, an all time level for the 63 year history. The heavy rain, occurring ahead of and during Monday's Black's Run flood, caused about $250,000 in city damage.
A quiz question asks what IQ stands for in the phrase describing underage ages. Another item asks whether Tovarishh means friend or foe. It inquires which beach sand type has round grains versus sharp grains. The final item asks which Psalm contains the line My cup runneth over.
Nedda plans to buy land to force change as Kit’s illness lingers in August 1918. Marvell returns to care for Kit while Nedda contemplates love and a dangerous emotional gamble. The scene blends longing with risk as they edge toward a decisive moment.
Blacksburg August reports warn that flies, not heat, trouble meat-wool flocks. George Litton of VPI urges vigilance, noting stragglers invite infestation. He recommends using Smear 62 as a maggot destroyer and fly repellent, with dipping or spraying for ticks and lice to reduce fly-strike and keep flocks healthy.
Virginia’s State Water Control Board assured complainants it is monitoring progress in abating pollution in Four Mile Run, which drains Arlington County and Alexandria into the Potomac near Washington. Delegations cited odors at Washington National Airport and adjacent residential areas and pollution of the Potomac just downstream.
Litton noted that providing water helps sheep regulate their body temperature even on very hot days, emphasizing the link between hydration and thermal comfort for livestock.
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