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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1948
Page
4
The fool and the brutish person perish
A brief biblical verse is cited, noting that both the fool and the brutish perish.
Church and Flag Clash Over Vet Funeral Ruling
At Hopewell Presbyterian Church a pastor opposed bringing the flag into worship as a symbol, but the church governing body overruled him. The piece argues flags and church honors can complement each other and cites ships where the church flag flies above the national flag. It values freedom of worship and democracy as foundational to both symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell Presbyterian Church
W. E. Hill
Mr. Hill
U.S. Naval
America
Washington Segregation Report Attacks City and Press
A 91 page National Committee on Segregation report says segregation of blacks in Washington is worse than sixty years ago and accuses city business interests and the federal government of creating ghettos. It criticizes The Washington Post for liberalism and meddling in Southern affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee On
Washington
Washington, Post
POST
South
New York
Price of Speed Threatens 1948 Traffic Toll
Nationwide traffic safety pushes fail to curb deaths as 1948 may match or exceed last year’s toll. Ten months show 25 720 fatalities versus 26 060 in 1947, with October alone adding 3 290 deaths. Rural areas rise while cities improve. only 20 of 48 states report gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Speed blamed for rising traffic deaths in 1930s warning
At the present rate more than 30,000 persons will be killed in traffic this year. Speed is held mainly responsible as efforts to improve safety continue. American motorists are slow to recognize that the price of speed is often death.
The Mess of Moving as Mrs. Truman Describes
Mrs. Truman calls moving day a mess highlighting sentimental clutter. The piece notes how memories attach to objects from daguerreotypes to wedding anniversaries and how the First Family avoids clutter by storing keepsakes at the National Archives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Truman
Mayer brushes off reporters as mere interviewers
Louis B. Mayer, honeymooning magnate, complains he is insulted by requests for interviews. The piece defends reporters as essential to newspapers, noting Mayer values only newspaper owners or news service heads. The author dismisses Mayer as misidentifying the role of press and calms the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Louis B. Mayer
Mayer
Europe
Mr. Mayer
Handley Judges open season with 40 to 7 win over Strasburg
Handley Judges opened their basketball season with a 40 to 7 victory against Strasburg. The city logged 147 arrests last month across 25 offenses, with drunkenness leading at 47 incidents per Chief J. Thomas Boyd's release via Desk Sgt. Warren Rudolph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Strasburg
Warren Rudolph
J. Thomas Boyd
Soviet forces press west of Kiev in major 1943 battle
Five years after 1939 Moscow reports the Soviet army is retaking the offensive in a great battle west of Kiev with new gains in the Dnieper bend. In China the Japanese retreat in central China under land and air attack while counterattacks occur near Changteh. Mrs Nancy Bowly Ryden departs for Miami to meet her daughter Mary Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Kiev
Dnieper Bend
China
Changteh
Nancy Bowly Ryden
Miami
Mary Anita
Local Notes and Historical Snippet From 1948
Mrs. Henry B. Gilpin describes a trip abroad at an AAUW meeting. Mrs. Dora Waldeck wins first in a spelling bee sponsored by Shepherdstown Chamber of Commerce. Salvation Army plans a Christmas stand on Main Street for donations. Postmaster Page requests public help with heavy mail. 1923 twenty five years ago notes: B and O officials visit Winchester area, Dailey R. Slonaker elected worshipful master, Goff M. Cooper returns to Harrisburg, and local meat prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Gilpin
Dora Waldeck
Stephenson
Chamber of Commerce of
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Salvation Army
Matthias W. Bott
Main St
Page
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Dailey R. Slonaker
Winchester Hiram Lodge
A. F
Fire at John Green residence sparks city records case note
In 1898 the Kent and Cecil Streets home of John Green burned as the city prepares to sue the county over Market Square ownership. The common council street committee meets to discuss a Main and Piccadilly sewer line. A Paris signed treaty ends the war between the United States and Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Green
Kent and
Cecil Streets
Market Square
Street Committee of Common Council
Main
Piccadilly St
U.S
Spain
Paris
Local Boys Home in Virginia Seeks Help for 75 Boys
The Voice of the People notes a Virginia Boys Home near Covington housing about 75 boys from across the state. Director Robert Burrowes runs a shelter short on beds furnishings clothing and Christmas gifts, seeking large scale repairs and smaller items as a community responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Father Flanagan
Boys Home
Boys Town
Nebraska
Virginia
Robert Burrowes
Episcopal Church
Covington
Itching at the bowel opening treated as allergy case
A 1948 King Features Syndicate medical Q and A describes a stubborn itchy condition around the lower bowel opening. It covers allergy theories, ice packs and zinc oxide skin care, pyribenzamine antihistamines, diet restrictions, and local hygiene measures as relief methods.
Crossword clues from Daily Across and Down puzzle
A readable OCR of a newspaper crossword with across and down clues including numbers and hints such as Growing white percolated and phrases like Part of to be Bible names fairy like creatures and Mandarin tea. It lists clues for American Indians Hebrew measure mother of pearl lariat dagger town in Belgium and other terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belg
Kitty Dozier Staunton Va. project aims to reach youths
Kitty Dozier in Staunton Virginia plans a program to impact seventy five young lives. The effort seeks community support and volunteers to engage local youths in activities and mentorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Dozier
Staunton, Va
Divine Dimensions in Strength For The Day by Earl L Douglas
The sermon argues many worship a God too small for life’s breadth. It contrasts the Bible’s God as creator and ruler over all aspects of life with a God limited to Sunday or sanctuary. Listeners are urged to measure their view of God against the needs and ambitions of daily business, politics, and community life.
Austrian Schools Get U. S. Supplies
Vienna reports American Army Headquarters in the occupied zone purchased education equipment valued over $20 000 with a congressional appropriation. Items include seven film projectors 15 sewing machines 10 wood and metal working lathes 97 desks and chairs and 28 other classroom furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
How's Your I Q A Quick 10 Question Quiz
A vintage quiz asks if Jesus birth date is certain or uncertain and tests knowledge on Mt Holyoke and Smith colleges in Massachusetts. It covers Cyprus colonial status, WWII agency led by Byron Price, Eielson Air Force Base location, Red Cross HQ, a retired official nicknamed Cactus Jack, Speaker of the 80th Congress, and whether the dodo could fly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Mt. Holyoke and
Smith
U. S
Congress
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Byron Price
Eielson Air Force Base
American Red Cross
New York City
Washington, D. C
St. Louis
House of Representatives
Dr Williams Closes Strasburg Office
Dr T A Williams of Middletown closes his part time Strasburg office and will practice from his home in Frederick County. The Shenandoah county office opened during wartime doctor shortages in Strasburg. He is assisted by his daughter Louise Williams in running the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Williams
Middletown
Strasburg
Frederick County
Shenandoah County
Williams
Louise Williams
New York dormitory life reveals a tight knit boarding group
Donna Collwell shares an upscale six story apartment with fellow business girls in New York. The house runs on strict self sufficiency with door rules and a no nursemaid policy. Donna’s mother visits the setup and approves of the orderly, private living arrangement amid wartime constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Callwell
m@mage
Mark Banister
Mark
Iost
Donna
New York
Maude
Jean Coliwell
Ethel Hueston
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