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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1951
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star reports local updates from Frederick and Clarke counties. Details unreadable. article appears formatted as a standard newspaper masthead and notices section.
A brief note praises Christian upbringing and nurture in the home as superior to secular methods, asserting no one has improved on this approach in child psychology. It emphasizes strengthening character through religious discipline and guidance.
The piece notes a steel crisis as scrap iron and steel become crucial for war production. It highlights the need for scrap to conserve iron ore, coal by products, and limestone, with 60 million tons more scrap required this year. Robert W. Wolcott warns that without scrap, mills would need more labor, machinery, and freight capacity.
The steel industry warns of a vast dormant scrap supply and urges nationwide cooperation to collect metal from farms and factories. A national committee mobilizes 9,000 salesmen across 2,000 communities to find salvageable iron and steel, with local leaders like W. Nelson Page directing efforts in Winchester through the American Legion.
Current Opinion discusses Ralph Clark’s childhood habit of leaving daytime worries on a chair with his clothes and picking them up the next morning. He believes the worries look less daunting in daylight, making it an automatic nightly practice.
In Charleston a Gazette column argues the Korea conflict has costly tolls on both sides. It notes American casualties and billions in expenses, while Red casualties and efforts rise. The piece laments war as a flawed method to settle disputes, awaiting history’s verdict.
Mrs R F Cline on Tennyson Avenue visited friends in Cleveland and Chicago. David L Kinter Jr pledged to Roanoke College Sigma Chi. Jimmy Sirbaugh underwent tonsillectomy at Memorial Hospital. Jessie Foster hosted a birthday dinner for his mother. Ensign Charles Harper on leave from Yorktown spent three weeks with his parents.
Five years ago Mr and Mrs Melvin J Peace of Prederick County left for San Francisco to attend a National Farm Bureau meeting. Andrew B Babb of this city escaped the Wynkoff Hotel fire in Atlanta Georgia that killed 114 and injured 100. Marshall Buddy Reynolds and George P Greenhalgh Jr were named to head a new cavalry reconnaissance troop of the 29th Division National Guard in Berryville.
Japanese planes conducted a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii causing heavy American casualties and significant material damage as the United States prepared to enter World War II.
Mrs J W Cornwell hosted Mr and Mrs Clyde Clem and family and Mr and Mrs John Green at dinner in honor of Jack Matley from Harrisburg PA, guest of Mr and Mrs Marcellus Anderson. H R Myers of North Loudoun St traveled to Baltimore to see his critically ill son Meredith Myers who had just returned from Europe.
Fifty years ago F A Cochran sold a 303 acre farm on Apple Pie Ridge to R T Barton for fourteen thousand five hundred dollars. Dignitaries from St Louis Missouri visited Virginia to urge state and city exhibits at the Great St Louis Exposition scheduled for summer.
Washington columnist Ray Tucker discusses President Truman’s frequent denials of press reports as part of a historic pattern in handling embarrassing disclosures. The piece compares Truman with earlier presidents and argues that heightened war efforts and domestic strain demand more truthful government reporting.
A letter writer urges the mayor to host an open forum Monday December 10 to organize an Eisenhower for President club in Winchester and Frederick County. The appeal emphasizes peace abroad, democracy at home, and opposition to the current administration. Linda R Scheffler cites local and national concerns and asks readers to support projected political action.
Rainfall data shows past 24 hours ending 7 am none with December to date 1.20 inches and 1951 to date 33.98 inches. Average over 38 years is 36.73 inches. Monthly averages range from February 1.95 to December 2.46 inches, with other months labeled in the record.
A quiz offering 100 questions over 10 days with daily scores classifying performance. Nine or ten correct means Memory Genius, seven or eight Very Superior, five or six Excellent, four Good. Turn to Pace 2 for the next steps.
The Wadena council approved a $100 appropriation for improvements at the Lown skating rink after reporting no damage from Halloween pranks this year.
In Italy during the Po River flood, Ferruccio Carretta, 35, and three villagers closed a 150 foot gap with sandbags and built a raft from gasoline cans to rescue neighbors. Town calls him the Tarsen of the Po for halting the crest and saving others.
In Calgary Alberta Scheel trustees discuss deploying a germicidal mist in school rooms to cut infection risks during winter months. The plan aims to reduce illness among students and staff and may involve pilot testing and safety reviews.
Mollie and Nicholas coordinate a risky plan to move Johnny Ormond from City care to Children's Hospital. The operation is set for ten tomorrow with Dr McIntosh and Dr Voss present as public interest swells.
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