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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1950
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star established 1896 is the daily paper serving Winchester Virginia and Frederick and Clarke counties. It lists editors in chief and national representatives, contact numbers for business and news, and subscription options including rates by year half year and month.
A reflective piece from August 19 1950 notes that a strong legacy fades in seven years yet a life well lived endures for generations. It contrasts a good name with wealth, praising loving favor over silver and gold.
The piece denounces E P Miller for mudslinging in the governor race and cites the Senate vote on Hutchinson for the Federal Trade Commission. It lists Democrats who opposed Hutchinson, arguing the defeat was bipartisan and not proof of Southern anti Democratic sentiment.
Paul H. Davis argues in The Current Opinion that the United States shows a false sense of readiness after Korea. He contends defense cuts harm the ability to repel invasion, strain reserves, and threaten domestic liberties, urging a more realistic approach to national security.
A mid 1950s style reflection notes dramatic shifts since 1950 as U S Navy carriers gain momentum in Korea. It cites lawmakers Johnson Maybank McCarran McKellar O Connor Tydings Byrd Robertson and Congressman Robeson predicting rapid modernization and expanded carrier operations with 112 ships funded by Congress.
A Smithfield motorist reported a unusually calm drive on Highway 301 from Benson to Smithfield with no speeding or passing until he stayed directly behind a State Highway Patrol car, challenging the highway’s notorious nickname Bloody 301.
J V Arthur Jr joined his father’s insurance firm. Mr and Mrs Guy Snead welcomed a daughter at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Henry Kern Jr hosted a birthday party for her son Henry III at 3 W Monmouth St. An invitation from the Young Democratic Club invited a speak at its annual outing at Ralph Pifer’s cabin on the Capon River. Dan Wright back from Europe suggested Stonewall Jackson deserved credit for tactics later used by Hitler.
Mr and Mrs Paul I Smith celebrate the birth of their son Ronmie Lee at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mrs Smith is formerly Mildred Eaton of this city. Kirk led Round Hill to a 6 to 1 victory over Middletown. Ralph Mulvey Johnny Mann and Maurice Blosser organized the Junior Chamber of Commerce Victory Dance.
City Manager L. R. Dettra announced Winchester faces a serious water shortage. Out-of-town guests attended the marriage of Mrs. Lucy Willis White to Mr. Frank Hack in Baltimore, a union of two prominent local families.
Troop A Calvary Units of the Maryland State National Guard halted without notice during a practice march, drawing a cool reception. A runaway horse caused a buggy to overturn, but two young children escaped injury while awaiting their parents on a city shopping trip.
The letter column discusses U S and Soviet atomic arsenals with estimates of 300–400 American missiles and 10–20 Soviet devices, noting Russia may reach 200 within years. It argues nuclear superiority offers limited peace and stresses broader weaknesses like oil and transport. It also covers Roosevelt and Communist China in the UN debate and ADA policy-maker claims about Senator Douglas.
The editorial argues Western democracy grounded in Christian tradition stands against Communist propaganda. It notes Americans seek reasoned paths to the good life through industrialism and democracy while warning that socialism and communism betray their early promises. It highlights the United States and the British Commonwealth as global powers shaping mankind’s fate.
Recorded rainfall for the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. today shows none. August total stands at .33 inches. year to date 24.76 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 37 years 1912 to 1949 is 36.56 inches, with monthly figures: 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 Winchester Research Laboratory.
A local clipping identifies Herbert S. Larrick and a September 1924 date in connection with an Empire related query.
The piece presents electric clocks as perfectly accurate when set correctly because the power house continually corrects them. It uses this analogy to urge setting feet and thoughts to align with God's laws, noting divine power never fails unlike a clock when power cuts occur.
Senate Democrats refuse to let Republicans decide which anti communist bill to bring up. Senator Myers says the decision will be made by Democrats, while Mundt and Ferguson indicate they will push to tack their bill onto a home-front mobilization measure. The mobilization bill faces a Senate vote Monday and would grant wage and price controls along with rationing powers.
The question and answer state that race track measurements are taken around the inside rim rather than the outer edge. This reflects a convention where the inner curvature defines lap distance measurements for fairness and consistency.
A quiz shows daily scoring from 9 to 16 correct giving ranks Memory Genius to Good. It lists questions on authors, grammar, math cuts, vocabulary, anatomy, grasses, crops in Korea, Spanish American War, gibbon gallows myth, desert in the Southwest, Maine sinking with 260 lives in Havana Harbor February 15, 1898.
Ives and Colonel Carradine thwart a Stoll ambush as clues reveal a long game of revenge. Stoll manipulated events, using Tom Feather and past shootings to ensnare foes, with Ives exposing the deeper motive and the chess-master behind the violence.
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