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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
7
A religious reflection urging preparedness for death and judgment. The speaker warns that modern life is fragile and accidents kill suddenly, urging readers to settle affairs and live spiritually solvent. Includes meditation on memento mori and fiscal prudence as metaphors for readiness.
The annual Labor Day picnic and yard party will be held at Friendly Grove. Several local families and visitors from Winchester to Philadelphia and Hampton are noted visiting relatives in the area, with trips to Skyline Drive and Luray Caverns mentioned.
Mr Williams and Mrs Russell Feeley host relations from Yonkers and others from Powells Fort Valley and Staunton attend church camp and visits. Dorothy Bell returns from Washington trip. Labor Day picnic at Mr Williams grove features Bergton game as highlight of afternoon events.
Mayor William O'Dwyer will bid farewell from City Hall with a Broadway parade and a 5,000-strong marchers crowd as he leaves for a California vacation before his ambassador to Mexico nomination goes to the Senate. Vincent Impellitteri becomes acting mayor until year end. The 1949 race looms.
White Hall family and friends attended a birthday dinner for J Luther De Haven in Hagerstown Maryland. Visitors included Rev Jeffery Horner from Martinsburg and multiple Luttrell relatives and guests throughout the week. Kenneth Holliday faced work absence due to an injured arm.
Marlboro area socials include the Funk and Carpenter visit to Breakbridge Madison County and a Grange picnic at Jordan Springs with Mrs. Grace Hayden and others. The McDonald reunion is set for Meadow Mills Chapel. funeral for Isaac Orndorff, Marlboro area, noted. UN charter amendment query answered: two thirds in General Assembly and ratification by two thirds including permanent Security Council members.
A Russian presented protest against American intervention in Korea drew cautious skepticism and denunciations in the United States. The message, purportedly signed by 39 U.S. officers held in North Korea, urged withdrawal of U.S. forces and an end to bloodshed. Officials could not verify the prisoners or how their names were obtained.
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