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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1950
Page
4
H F Byrd Jr editor lines up national representation for eShaser Inc as address at 11 East 44th Street New York City shown alongside financial data 67.80 2.36.
A poignant prayerful passage from August 30 1956 speaks of seeking mercy and comfort from divine aid during dark hours, urging turn toward God for relief in desolation. The brief meditation reflects a universal plea for healing and hope amidst hardship.
United Press reports show Omaha and Milwaukee doctors averaging $450 to $1,125 per day for x‑raying draftees this month. Officials defend under Army rules while taxpayers, especially middle and lower earners, face heavy direct tax bills.
State Senator Harry Flood Byrd Jr returns to form urging fewer laws by holding more frequent sessions. He argues 1200 laws in 60 days flood the General Assembly, leaving lawmakers unaware of each statute. He notes the Virginia Code exceeds 3,000 pages and questions why people break laws they cannot know.
Hanson Baldwin of the New York Times argues against the Air Force approach in Korea. He and a British expert contend that bombing deep behind front lines at industrial targets does not win the battle of the spirit.
A reader voices mixed views on strategic bombing in Korea. Critics warn of moral costs and political fallout, urging targeted strikes on rail and industrial hubs. The infantryman emphasizes air power's direct impact from B 29s toward rear areas, prioritizing a soldier’s perspective over wider ethics.
State Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. of Winchester urges studying a Maryland style plan with 60 day sessions one year and 30 day budget focused sessions the next. He argues 1,200 bills in 60 days is inefficient and that a shorter budget cycle could improve revenue and expenditure forecasting and overall legislative efficiency.
One year ago Winchester Police aided two teenage runaways, giving them free rides back to their Romney home. The report notes various local events including births, Rotary Club speakers, a horse show champion, and a theater release, alongside a police raid seizing synthetic whiskey.
The Rev. R. O. Bryant names the Rev. W. O. Talbert as temporary pastor of the White Post Methodist Charge. Mrs. Madeline Myers announces a weekly War Food Bank canning goal of 500 tins in Winchester Frederick County. Miss Jane Stuart Bickers returns to Winchester after a stay at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Advance notices show Clarke County Fair programs to be announced.
Fifty years ago John C. Grove became manager of the old paper box factory in town. W. H. Crawford was named president, W. H. Baker secretary, and Shirley Carter treasurer of the Virginia Woolen Mill Company.
The piece argues that Congress and the White House clash over military and diplomatic strategy, with critics singling out Truman Acheson and Johnson. It notes Congress seeks limits on executive action, questions of universal military training, and a push for more oversight of foreign and economic policy amid postwar tensions.
The rat tail spoon dates to the Queen Anne through King George I era. It earns its name from the joint where the shaft meets the bowl. The shaft extends along the back, forming a pointed tail-like look.
In a letter to The Star, The Little Garden Club commends an editorial on hazardous traffic in Winchester and Virginia. It urges driver education for youth and stricter enforcement, pledging support to Governor Battle, the State Police Superintendent, and local authorities.
Present and past rainfall data show none in the last 24 hours ending 7 am today. August rainfall to date is 1.75 inches, 1950 to date 26.18 inches, with a 37 year average of 36.56 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1949 list inches for each month, led by August at 3.93 and June 3.78. Statistics courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
The 1924 date appears for reference. The structure notes a building completed in 1902. Dr Hunter Holmes McGuire led as president from 1901 until his death in January 1949. John H Rosenberger became president on May 10 1949 and served thereafter.
A reader notes a quiz based on 100 questions over 10 days with scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good. It includes true/false items on suffrage, open city in war, the Immortal Bard, cadaver, stethoscope users, Lord Haw Haw, sponge kingdom, Song of Hiawatha author, Sir E S Creasy book title, and dry ice solidified gas.
A reflection on how views of the world change with travel heights and life stages. The piece notes countryside from road to plane, and suggests maturity education culture and faith alter perception, citing St. Paul that in Christ a new creature emerges.
A student Walter of Gurnie from Oxford discovers Friar Roger Bacon with fellow students at the Sign of the Ruffled Grouse. Bacon denounces old dogma and declares that science must be learned through observation and reason rather than relied on untested beliefs, promising lessons in a plain tongue.
Walter of Gurnie agrees to travel to Cathay after a Roger Bacon discussion hints at distant wonders. A search for knowledge and risk of punishment at Oxford follows as news arrives that his lord father, Earl of Lessford, is dead at Bulaire. Walter is summoned by a master’s man with an iron collar.
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