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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1949
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists circulation exceeding 7,500 copies sold daily with Sunday edition. Publication details place the newspaper at 4 North Kent Street, Winchester Virginia serving Frederick and Clarke counties.
The Hoover Report faced pushback from the Post Office Department over a proposed message “For Better Government, Support The Hoover Report.” Rinehart and Company used the official postage system to mail the appeal, but Washington denied approval as too controversial. The incident underscores tensions between Hoover’s reform task force and federal agencies.
A conference of about 200 American city leaders in Cleveland discusses expanding tax authority to cover gas, tobacco, theater admissions and sales taxes. They push removing legislative limits and enabling cities to tax virtually anything. Existing examples include Pennsylvania and Ohio income taxes, with St. Louis and Louisville already enforcing them and Portland set to vote in May.
Arlington County Firemen's Association calls for driver cooperation as vehicles repeatedly fail to pull over for fire trucks. John Paul Jones, president, notes multiple alarms impeded and police efforts to enforce the State code have not eliminated violations.
The quote attributed to Lenin before his death claims he foretold forcing the United States to exhaust its resources and destroy itself through prolonged economic or military strain. The remark frames a critique of U S power and expenditure as self-destructive.
In November Country Gentleman reprints a Hereford ranchers view on beef and government paternalism. He warns that reliance on Washington threatens liberty and that sound agriculture rests on self reliance, not state control, across producers, packers, and retailers.
Virginia farmers earned 451.9 million dollars in 1948 with livestock and livestock products accounting for 51.2 percent of farm income. The report notes Virginia ranks high in income per farm but low in overall cash farm income and crops, highlighting small farm size and need for efficiency.
The visiting Highway Safety Director spoke to a college class of students many with their own cars. He claimed that alcohol and gasoline mix, then added a punchline about the mess they make, eliciting a stunned reaction.
The 18 year old James Dye of White Hall takes $125 top prize in a nationwide 4 H and FPA corn growing contest. City officials plan to bring Miss Marnye Reinhart to teach local children. Also noted is Capt. Bentley Kern receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944.
Ten years ago in Brucetown Rev R B Moore newly appointed pastor of the circuit is pounded. A Star article urges temperate water drinking.
Twenty five years ago in 1924 airships aided ore operations in Fort Valley peach country. The star story notes heavy dusting and Georgia news as Mayor Julian F Ward calls a meeting of all volunteer city firemen. Lewis F Barton, faculty member at the college, appears in the report.
In a 1899 advertisement J T Fisher notes coal prices are rising while the coal going down in the cellar signals cheaper fuel. The odd juxtaposition hints at market shifts and local commerce in the era.
Washington lawmakers press Army Navy and Air on what counts as small business and list contracts deemed awarded to small firms. Patman aims to require agencies to ensure a fair share of procurements for small businesses despite preferences for large units.
A humorous reminiscence by Hal Boyle about nightly checkers with a phantom gorilla named Bongo, his wife Frances doubting the tale, and a twist into chess that ends with the narrator returning to work. The piece blends surreal play with a sickroom backdrop and a reader Q A on toad survival in stone blocks.
This excerpt presents a 10 day I Q based test with 100 questions and scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good. It includes questions about Nellie Melba Pennsylvanias founder and other general knowledge items and ends with a narrative about a woman who finds purpose in Christian work to lift her self focus.
A woman with a gall bladder disturbance was told by an impatient doctor that she was a mental case and advised to see a psychiatrist. The woman left in anger, insisting she was not a case and would not accept the label.
A cautious reminder stresses crossing safety at roads and highways, urging drivers and pedestrians to stop, look both ways, and proceed with care to prevent accidents. Authorities emphasize vigilance at intersections and near crosswalks.
Myles Jaffray confronts Fran and Nat about a mysterious visitor reported by Fran. Blake Sinclair arrives with flirtation and tension as a moon trip rumor and gallery authenticity talk mix with stormy weather and plans to escort Fran home.
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