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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1949
Page
4
The Virginia Woolen softball entry from Winchester opened the State Tournament in Richmond with an 8-1 loss to the Newport News Copper smiths, ending their hopes in the first round. Two tractor trucks were forced off Rt 50 by an unidentified motorist who did not stop.
John Culver purchases the Largent property on Buffalo Lick Road for 4900 dollars. The 39 acre tract was sold at public auction with Dabney Watts as special commissioner and Coleman Dunn as auctioneer. Culver will occupy the house.
The record shows present and past rainfall for 36 years with monthly averages in inches. August to date is 6.07 inches and the year-to-date total is 30.37 inches. Monthly averages range from 1.92 inches in February to 3.88 inches in June, with December at 2.43 inches.
Washington debates a divide between Acheson and Johnson over aiding Tito and defending Western Europe. Analysts urge a Rhine or Elbe frontline, while some propose strategic bombing and backing from bases in Italy Africa and beyond to deter a Soviet advance.
Linda R Scheffler writes to protest how her August Readers Digest quotation from General Bradley was misworded in The Star. She argues the word should be in difference rather than interference and calls for public protest against government control.
A sermon on Jesus words judge not that ye be not judged. He warns that no one knows all factors behind another’s wrongs, so we should refrain from condemning motives. Strong convictions are fine, but presume not to assign precise blame or motives to others.
A 10 day IQ quiz offers scoring by daily accuracy from 9 to 10 correct to 1 to 3 correct. It asks about Luis Munoz Marin, milk souring by storms, TASS, Hervey Allen, Eos, Poor Richard, grammar fix, Rex Stout, Charles F. Brannan, and the judge at Judith Coplon's first trial with choices Reeves Medina or Kaufman.
Admiral Dewey was never placed on the retired list and was considered on active service at the time of his death January 16, 1917.
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