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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1950
Page
4
Publication page excerpt lists editorial staff and national representatives. It outlines advertising submission deadlines and rate structures for display and classified ads, with contact numbers for the business office and news room and mentions subscription arrangements.
A short dated quote section contrasts reliance on old religious texts with contemporary encyclopedic or medical writings. It proclaims the Psalms and Sermon on the Mount as lasting guides while asserting that worldly wisdom will be confounded. The excerpt references a biblical prophecy about destroying wisdom and understanding the prudent.
An Associated Press dispatch from Paris argues that a real will to fight in Europe is lacking. It urges the United States to promise or deploy at least five divisions to Europe, warning that expanding arms aid without American troops risks betrayal of Soviet pressure.
Current Opinion urges tougher highway enforcement in Virginia as five more deaths raise the toll this year. Governor Battle orders stricter compliance, Senator Byrd pledges cooperation, and the piece critiques lenient local courts and a lack of road courtesy as key dangers.
President Truman moved to replace two RFC board members amid Senate scrutiny over loans and bailouts. Fulbright's subcommittee had criticized actions on Lustron and Waltham Watch loans, warning that renomination could be blocked. With three new board members expected, a larger change seems likely.
The item notes a record August 21 low of 54 degrees in Winchester's 36 year lab records, a 19 ounce Hale fruit found in Angers Store orchard, an engagement announcement for Miss Peesy Hingle and Richard B. Owens, a surge in birthday books from 2 600 to 27 000 volumes, wartime artillery in the Dover Straits, farmer Robert Lee Withers reporting 39 19 bushels per acre wheat yield in Clarke County.
Twenty five years ago dogs killed and mangled about 12 sheep on Hunter Stine's farm north of Winchester. Minnie Woods visits Mrs Cornelius Webster and her infant Mary Jane at the Gaunt home. Water rationing reported as supply falls. Annie Whitacre injured in a runaway on the Pleasant Grove road. Rev W H H Joyce, a Methodist minister, delivered a strong sermon against militarism.
Four Winchester youths aged 11 to 15 were ordered to repair and repaint a torn porch at 8178 Kent St. Game Warden F. W. Pingley said he inspected eight dog licenses and 48 fish and game licenses in July. A Junior Board of Trade fleet collected tin cans and waste paper for the war effort. Ten years ago the Handley Library was observing.
A Washington compilation argues President Truman spent more than 200 billion dollars on big business, industry, and agriculture since V‑J Day through deficits, subsidies, and the Marshall Plan. It notes many loans favored large firms like Du Ponts, U.S. Steel, General Motors, and General Electric, while small farmers and workers gained less. It critiques unmet domestic promises and the Taft‑Hartley Act, urging view of fiscal policy through the lens of corporate beneficiaries.
The article notes footwear can trigger dermatitis from moisture-repellent materials and adhesives, with three contributing factors including linings, waterproofs, and pressure from straps. It suggests going barefoot to identify substances causing irritation and mentions night sweats often result from excess covers or chronic infections like tuberculosis.
Rainfall in the last 48 hours reached 1.40 inches with August total at 1.73 inches. The 1950 year-to-date rainfall stands at 26.16 inches, compared with a 37 year average of 36.56 inches. Monthly averages for 1912 to 1949 list values from January 2.50 to August 3.93 inches, culminating in the Winchester Research Laboratory monthly figures.
Local quiz item notes two historical facts: distance from Washington is 75 miles and from Harrisonburg is 68 miles.
The text lists 1949 average loan amounts by industry including autos and equipment, finance and real estate, and oil, coal, and gas, then quotes Paul on persistent prayer and discusses rhythm in prayer and practice. It ends with a How's Your I.Q. quiz featuring ten questions on diverse topics.
A brief religious excerpt notes Spurgeon’s style of vivid spiritual imagery in discussing prayer. The text recalls his line about prayer pulling a rope that sounds a bell above in listeners.
Ives confronts Marco Stoll in Benedict's jail after a tangle of schemes aimed at forcing him to quit the nesters war. Carradine relinquishes his gun in a gesture of retirement, and Cory Lund prepares to reinforce Ives as Stoll awaits a fated lighting.
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