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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1951
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star details its masthead with editor H. F. Byrd Jr and national reps DeLisser Inc, noting daily publication on weekdays at North Kent Street, Winchester Virginia. It lists Associated Press membership, postal filing status, display ad deadlines, and transient rates.
A brief 1951 newspaper thought notes that civilization is judged by how women are treated and honored and echoes a religious exhortation guiding husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church.
The note praises two Virginia leaders Governor John S Battle and former Governor William M Tuck visiting the Winchester Berryville area tonight and tomorrow. It lauds their integrity forthrightness judgment and common sense and asserts Virginians will have honest competent progressive government while Battle and Tuck occupy the chief executive chair.
Negotiations at Kaesong end with China taking initiative and no clear path forward. Observers view move as part of Soviet strategy to tie down American troops in Korea and drain U S resources. Many officers, including General MacArthur, had warned of a prolonged stalemate.
Secretary of State Acheson received Vladimir Prochaska, the new Czechoslovak ambassador, as the United States already has an ambassador in Prague. The Czech envoy may visit William N. Oatis, AP Prague bureau chief jailed as a spy after a trial described as a farce with no American legal counsel or pretrial access.
The letter accuses the State Department of propaganda and dishonesty over the Oatis case and Formosa remarks. It argues for embracing the Czech ambassador due to principles of free speech and fair trial and calls for a housecleaning in the department. It frames Acheson as misstating policy and condemns misleading statements.
Political outlook for 1952 sees limited Southern support for a North South GOP merger. Eisenhower Taft and MacArthur options are weighed, Dewey would likely lag as in 1948. Mundt proposes a North South electoral college coalition while Southern leaders explore state by state strategies and possible separate conventions. The South shows strong anti Truman sentiment but remains reluctant to back a straight GOP ticket.
Cardinal Spellman remarks on the disciplinary actions at West Point and states that dismissed cadets may be admitted to Catholic colleges in New York. He urges forgiveness without condoning the breach of moral code, while warning against turning the cadets into martyrs deserving rewards.
Legislators debate federal tax increases scheduled for this year and whether higher personal taxes should rise by percentage or by points per bracket. The paper warns that tax totals are perilously high and questions if the load should be shifted or left as is to protect future economic stability.
Mrs. John Kanade of 348 National Ave named City Health Nurse for the Frederick Winchester Health Department. Postmaster W Nelson Page attends the postmaster convention in Roanoke. Other items note MA sociology degree for William Barnett. visits and births. trips to California and Camp Shaw-Mi-Del-Eca news.
John H. Beal Jr traveled to Tuscon to visit his son Jack Seal who is stationed there with the U B Army Air Corps.
Twenty five years ago a list of residents including Joseph Newlin J M Orndorff Andrew Bell A C Slonaker R B Jolliffe J M Hiltzheimer Hoye Riley G W Riley and Dr Hawthorne returned home from a trip to Romney West Virginia Mrs Howard Jones recovering from an operation for appendicitis was improving and Mrs Maggie Wood an Emmetts Store employee was taking her annual vacations.
The local hospital project received a $360 donation from the Washington architect firm that drafted the plans. Rumors persist that the B and O and Pennsylvania Railroad may consolidate services into a single union depot here.
A reader letters discuss reburial debates for General Daniel Morgan and suggest moving a Gates County Confederate monument issue to Gatesville. The Gatesville article recalls the 1915 unveiling of William P. Roberts statue misfitting a cap and a northward face, and notes weather damage and the monument’s history.
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 7 am today shows none. August rainfall to date 0.63 inches. Cumulative rainfall to date 1951 26.60 inches. Average rainfall over 38 years is 96.73 inches. Monthly averages for 1912-1950 include January 2.48, February 1.95, March 2.86, April 2.99, May 3.83, June 3.91, July 3.84, August 3.90, September 2.65, October 3.88, November 2.53, December 2.46 inches.
The article recalls General Roberts buried near a Confederate monument in Gates County Virginia and notes his postwar roles as state auditor and 1875 convention member. It critiques a donated Union cap on the statue and reports a private funding dispute over a replacement hat. It also comments on democracy, communism probes, and political corruption debates.
Tonto rides toward the Slash & ranch yard grappling with a growing fury as he deduces that the arson and Ruby Sevier’s role tie to Rick Staples’ murder. He reckons Bart Overby seeks Ruby and may be lurking near the bunkhouse, while Laramie hints at a dangerous chase ahead.
Tonto plans a midnight raid on Bart Overby in Avrillo after a trail of arson and killings. Tex joins as they circle the town to approach from the back of the Golden. Vic Ellers may join if handy, and Tonto aims for a decisive showdown rather than a backshot.
The structure features Doric order on the exterior faces and Ionic order expressed in the central section, with inner columns of Ionic style set between two Doric facades.
A reflection on how doubts haunt daily choices and the myth of fearless greatness. It notes Admiral Farragut faced danger yet pressed on, and biblical figures Moses and Peter doubted God’s call but prevailed, shaping history.
The stylus was made of bronze, ivory, iron, or wood. It was painted at one end. The other end bore khob which was used to erase what had been written on the wax surface.
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