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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1951
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text from a Winchester Virginia post office notice mentions second class matter and display adverts with rates. It references classified rates, contract terms, and a motto about committing works unto the Lord. No clear event or person names emerge in readable form.
The piece mocks campaign rhetoric by noting Republicans lack catchy names for 30 and struggle to rhyme with Harding Coolidge or Eisenhower. It lampoons poets failing to craft snappy lines and hints at the challenge of memorable political branding.
A rhythmic pro EI kampaign piece praising Eisenhower with rhymes and lines for voters. It contrasts other candidates like Hoover Landon Dewey and Taft, then extols Ike as a strong choice for V-8 power and national leadership.
A Wall Street Journal verse notes hens and roosters claim social status as poultry gains prestige. It jokes that even cheaper chickened meat shifts status, making poultry favored by the elite and sidelining cattle in a playful satire.
The Daily Oklahoman notes France faces 82 cent gasoline with 67 cents in taxes per gallon and tobacco prices up due to new taxes to curb a deficit of a couple of trillion francs. It compares the situation to the United States where deficits run in billions.
Public health bulletin reports two pox cases one measles case and three coughs in Frederick County. Memorial Hospital records deaths including Mrs Mary Elizabeth Cather and the passing of Charley Rouss Tavender Jr. Events span weddings honors and social entertainments in Berryville and Barryville with local officials speaking.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Omps entertained members of the Young People Choir of the United Brethren Church. Mr and Mrs J K Wheeler and Mr and ... hosted a social following.
Mr and Mrs Addison Henry hosted Mrs Leslie Cage and her sons from Brunswick. Meters Lawrence and Mason Herrell attended a Century Rubber Company meeting in Chicago. Mr and Mrs R Fr Hatcher welcomed Mrs W A Nelson from Washington, a former Fort Loudoun Seminary student.
Directors move forward with a mortuary chapel project at Mt Hebron Cemetery entrance costing $10,000. George McFarland narrowly escaped injury when a shotgun he used while hunting exploded from an overly heavy load of ammunition.
Republicans forecast impeachment for Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark and Attorney General J Howard McGrath next January over roles in scandals at the Department of Justice. The inquiry focuses on Caudle and alleged failures to investigate vote frauds in Kansas City 1946 and Caudle’s improper dealings while Clark led the DOJ. Impeachment moves await the King Committee report and Minority Leader Martin’s return in early January.
A reader asks about a 10 day IQ scoring plan with daily results and references 100 questions. The item lists true false prompts on organizations, locations, and language puzzles. It hints at an answer page and a correction task for a sentence about statuary.
A columnist recounts a college vote calling a student conceited and notes the paradox of self belief. It argues that confidence can elevate one’s opportunities while humility remains virtuous. Self regard influences how others value our judgment and abilities.
The report lists 24 hour rainfall ending 7 a m today at 0.02, December to date 1.20, 1951 rainfall to date 33.98, and 38 year average 36.73 with referenced month figures 2.98 and 3.83. Data appears garbled but shows cumulative totals and long term averages for the period observed.
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