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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1949
Page
4
A 1949 newspaper fragment lists office phone lines FRHONES Business Office News Room and a Bible verse John 4 12. It notes Associated Press republication rights and second class matter at the post office with the date August 27 1949.
The article discusses teaching investment planning and how securities are bought and sold to help determine good versus bad investments. It notes increasing investment from lower income groups as higher earners face heavy taxes, with financial houses aiming to convert the group into loyal customers.
A New York Times Magazine passage about General George C. Marshall at his Leesburg home notes his nine daily entries from the garden, removing gardening shoes before entering the house. The piece contrasts martial heroism with domestic etiquette and questions masculine rebellion.
The piece compares President Truman's clashes with the 80th and 81st Congresses. It notes the 80th Congress' defeat of many GOP members, shifts to the current Congress where Lucas and Rayburn pressure the administration, and argues Truman's domestic proposals falter while foreign policy advances. It questions if much trouble stems from ill conceived plans and dangerous ideas.
The Richmond News Leader calls for strict budgeting on Capitol Hill as Virginia begins budget requests. It notes only the Virginia Home for Incurables asks for any reduction and urges governors and officials to resist unnecessary increases, recommending the Advisory Committee return unreasonable requests.
The financial world promotes a 'school for women investors' as women, who control 73 percent of wealth and spend 80 percent of money, seek more financial knowledge. Sponsored by investment firms nationwide, courses cover all investment subjects and attract thousands of women from rich and poor backgrounds. The effort includes outreach to lower income groups to convert payroll savings into informed investing.
A Greensboro News item discusses perspiration and heat relief, noting sweating as the body's response and offering simple advice to rest in shade or under a fan while awaiting relief from weather changes or cooler seasons. It references Marlene Dietrich and a tennis gallery analogy.
Charles Evans Hughes former chief justice dies at his Osterville Massachusetts home. Also reported a birth to Mr and Mrs Robert Willis of Bloomery Star Route a girl born to Mrs Willis formerly Emma Bly. Henry Wallace campaigning on Progressive ticket spent the night in a Negro home at Durham North Carolina.
In Charles Town West Virginia Dr E T Clark serves as moderator at a Shenandoah Association of Baptists gathering Otis Sargent issues first call to Handley gridders American spearheads advance to within 83 miles of German soil Red Army reportedly reaches Bucharest after capturing Plosti oil fields
Judge Philip Williams appoints J. W. Baker to the county clerk’s office to complete the term of the deceased C. C. Brannon. Report notes chewing gum production has tripled over 25 years. Winchester Junior board loses 5-3 to Hagerstown in softball, ending chance at Eastern tournament.
1924 report notes the George Washington hotel purchases the Hotel Jack for ninety thousand dollars. T. J. Cooper and his daughter Miss Grace Cooper will arrive in New York this week from Naples after a European tour. H. C. Browne defeats E. V. Weems Jr. for the Winchester golf championship. Miss Susan Carson defeats Mrs. Ann Dutton for the women's title.
John S. Robinson, formerly a Cumberland Valley railroad brakeman, is named a second lieutenant in the regular army. He proceeds from Fort Meade to duty in the Philippines as part of 1899 events Fifty Years Ago. William Flemister harvests a second strawberry crop while Capon Springs hosts a grand farewell ball with several hundred guests.
Discussion questions the 35 000 payment to Bridges and the pension plan amid welfare fund actions. It notes Bridges resigned as a trustee, Charles Lewis and Van Horn in labor talks, and secrecy around the payment. Also touches on Tito and Soviet desertions and Western aid debates in Congress.
Mrs. Suzanne Faulkner, age 97, insists she will not slow down, dancing on her last birthday and recalling a gala Park Ave party. Her daughter Betty teases as the family chats about aging, marriage offers, and a famous opera photo that caused a global stir.
An essay on reserves in energy money health and faith urging readiness to draw on built up reserves. It likens life to a wound clock spring releasing power as needed and cites religion as a source of divine reserves available through faith.
A quiz style prompt asks 10 questions with scoring labels based on daily performance. It lists sample answers and asks page 2 for correct answers. Questions cover law, education terms, false statements, Gainsborough, Getulio Vargas, Black Sea straits, WWII EMC program, mail class, psychology, and pronunciation of gist.
Marvell grows closer to Kit while Art Furse proves unreliable as a partner and the fire tests loyalties. After Nedda’s house survives and Art vanishes, Marvell urges Furse to act on his dream. Furse reveals family history and explains his motive to settle in Colcord.
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