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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1948
Page
4
Current Opinion notes Lloyd C. Douglas will not serialize or adapt The Big Fisherman and criticizes book clubs for shaping reading choices. He emphasizes supporting booksellers, risking $300,000 to reject club influence and defend the bookseller's integrity.
An awning at the Silco store on N Loudoun Street was damaged by fire. A cold wave from Canada blanketed much of the nation with Winchester Research Laboratory reporting 27 degrees. Miss Virginia Brown was guest of honor at a Kennilworth Inn dinner. Pre-nuptial parties for Miss Sara Moling were hosted by Mrs. Andrew Babb, Mrs. Fred Stine, Miss Dorothy Cooper and Mrs. John Wolfe.
From Stockholm Draja Mikhailovic vows Chetniks will battle Gen Josip Broz s partisans over a government opposing King Peter. Rommel's Axis forces press a full scale offensive in Yugoslav territories. Renegotiations of war contracts heat Washington talks.
Mrs. Joseph Massie returns to her Newport News apartment after visiting J. B. Beverley H. K. Russell Rose MacDonald of Berryville. Jack Munhall of Washington spends weekend with Dr. P. W. Boyd. Mrs. Fred L. Glaize Jr hosts luncheon for Mr. and Mrs. Lewis N. Barton back from a wedding trip to New York and other northern points.
The Star reports Mayor W W Glass selects four youths who resemble Jackey Coogan after a judging at the Empire Theatre office. Donald Clowe and Lawrence Fries are deemed the closest lookalikes. J R Dettra is reelected city manager for another year. Frank Wilson, 13, finds a likely Civil War relic while fox hunting on Massanutten mountain near Signa Knob.
Mr. John Barr sustains severe burns in a press room accident at the Pitts burgh Daily Times where he works. Dr. Gustavo Hanzig remains the sole local homopathic physician candidate since Dr. Clinton Maynard's passing. Sol Goldman suffers a hand bite while attempting to command Ralph Savage's bulldog. Peter Shirley, a noted Greensprings bark hauler, dies at his home.
Kansas City December reports show dealers accepting cows motorcycles and mining stock as payment for autos. Jack Klausen tried trading a 1940 Chevrolet and a 1948 Buick for cash but prefers selling cars and refuses further livestock swaps after a flood of rural barter offers.
A personal witness on trusting God in prayer. Jack Bannick recalls a 1937 job setback followed by an unexpected opportunity from a stranger, arguing that surrendering to divine will brings better outcomes. The piece extols Not my will but thine be done and links faith to spiritual discipline and emancipation.
Textron Inc officials announce that Chatham Manufacturing Co of Elkin NC will take over the Waynesboro plant to manufacture baby crib blankets. The same Dallas and Boston reports note Sen Tobey plans changes to federal tax laws after a final hearing on Textron operations.
A vacant building once used by the Nicholas Poultry Co. at Stephens City, now owned by H. B. Long of New Market, has been inspected by a potential lessee. The facility, previously a poultry and meat processing plant, is described as suitable for a factory.
A quick ten question self test assigns ranks from Poor to Genius based on score. It prompts turning to page 2 for correct answers and asks eight trivia items about state repeal of dry laws, car registrations, Lincoln, boxing, Czech history, a pony, Thurmond voting, and a New Jersey Republican chairman.
A fragmented quiz item lists questions about a congressman's payroll irregularities, alien draft refusal rights under the 1948 Selective Service Act, and Italian Fascist shirt colors. The text includes a stray reference to a 1948 act and suggests true or false prompts.
Shenandoah county teachers are scheduled for an annual dinner fete at 6 30 p m tomorrow at Strasburg Christian Church.
A humorous tale describes Bud Swanson blasting the radio at night causing widespread sleeplessness. Neighbors hint to close windows or lower volume, which quickly stops the insomnia. The author prefers beer with cheese before sleep.
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