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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1948
Page
4
Senator Fulbright suggests a compromise exempting states with adequate anti-lynching laws, citing Virginia's 1928 statute as a model. He argues a federal law should not intrude on purely local enforcement, noting Virginia has seen no lynching in 20 years.
The editorial argues Justice William O Douglas lacks judicial propriety by courting political influence and associating with the CIO in Portland Oregon. It contends a Supreme Court member should stay aloof from party politics and warns that his bid for leadership or future political power risks undermining public confidence in impartial justice.
In Washington after the election the old guard Republican pressed a prominent Democrat for a nickel. The terse exchange hints at ongoing political maneuvering and favors amid partisan tension.
Agricultural experts refute Soviet claims of a grand 15 year plan noting U S achievements. They cite 25 249 miles of cultivated wind breaks vs 15 000 000 acres planned in Russia. U S forests 461 000 000 acres, 172 000 acres planted in 1947, 80 000 collective farms vs American private farms.
Dr. Leslie Weatherhead described a patient cured of a serious skin disease after he forgave someone instead of hating. He told Bristol delegates ministers and doctors could work together to treat distress rooted in emotional states, noting cures when love of God replaces hate and malice.
A Louisville Times note warns against the easy payment plan promoting rapid wealth with multiple purchases. It cautions readers about scams tied to buy now pay later schemes and advises prudence.
News from 1917 reports Laurens Jones named chair man of Shawnee district for the Boy Scouts. Also Winchester stores set 9 am to 9 pm hours from Dec 17 to Dec 23 and homes will decorate mainly indoors this Christmas. Farmers vote today at five Frederick county polling places for delegates to the U S Agricultural conservation program.
A 1923 report notes the Mexican rebellion continues to spread while thieves break into W. B. Snider and son store. Ada Belle Yowell recovers from tonsillitis in Boyce as Nathanson Co. advertises ladies dresses priced at 3.95 4.45 and 7.95.
Miss Mary Willis weds Jacob E Baker Jr in Loudoun Street church on December 14. An instrumental trio Mamie Conway Mamie Spellman and William Reardon provide music for a Catholic bazaar. A masked mob attacks E H Randall Mrs Merchant and Collin Scott on a highway near Bartonsville. Captain Charles Koontz is injured after a runaway team strikes him in the market place.
Senator Langer proposed re introducing a bill to grant 60 days of paid maternity leave each year for government employees. He argued many married women in government jobs are childless due to lack of paid time off to have children.
The employer deducts union dues and assessments from workers’ pay and transfers the funds to the union. Some agreements use automatic checkoff, others require employees to authorize deductions.
An accounting expert and a Harvard economist told a congressional committee that cheap dollars distort profits. Professor W A Paton of the University of Michigan argued that current methods do not account for cheap money, making business profits appear higher than actual.
Gavrilo Princip was sentenced to 20 years in an Austrian prison for the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand because he was 18 and not eligible for the death penalty. He died in a fortress near Prague on May 2, 1918.
Elderly readers learn cataract symptoms: hazy vision, glare, double vision, and better vision in dim light. Diagnosis uses an ophthalmoscope. treatment can restore sight via surgery when both eyes’ vision fails, timing guided by daily activity and doctor.
A printed crossword with across clues including Harvest Cries as a sheep and seaweed. down clues cover metal mounting on a scabbard and lampreys. Clues mix puns and abbreviations, challenging readers to fill a grid with letters from 1 to 38 across and 1 to 38 down.
The U S Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for retrial a 237 500 libel verdict awarded to Gov Millard Caldwell of Florida against Cromwell Collier Publishing Co The court criticized the trial for running out of bounds and turning into a sectional spectacle with witnesses and jurors treated as in a sporting contest.
In a Paul Timothy appeal a prisoner in a Roman dungeon asks for the parchments the Bible and a warm cloak and books from Troas. The piece contrasts modern Bible printing with the enduring power of sacred texts and cites the need for spiritual nourishment beyond food.
A quiz feature presents ten questions with a scoring scale from Genius to Poor. It directs readers to Page 2 for correct answers and asks about the GI Bill, religious groups in the U S, a Hitler assassination attempt, a humorist, the final editor of Literary Digest, a Washington DC residence with colored rooms, the highest dam, and Nobel founder nationality.
A special legislative commission will organize at the State Capitol December 15 to study coordination of Virginia police functions. It will examine the Department of State Police, ABC Board police powers, and county police roles with a report due to the governor by September 1.
Donna Colwell and Mark Banister confront eight years of love with a conflict over marriage. Donna wants independence and rejects marriage though she loves him, while Mark seeks a traditional commitment. The scene ends with a painful forced separation after a snowy night confrontation.
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