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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1948
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star records a public notice from DeLisser Inc of New York at 11 East 44th Street regarding representation or agency action. The notice serves as a formal announcement of a corporate or legal matter requiring attention from interested parties.
The editorial argues the FBI shines but falters in politically charged crimes and urges divorcing the Justice Department from politics. It compares the Attorney General’s independence to the Comptroller General and cites Missouri vote fraud and historical concerns as justification.
Superintendent G. Tyler Miller doubts Virginia county and city estimates of local ability to pay for a 10 year school building program. He says local shares vary from 100 percent to zero percent and that most localities could pay about 50 percent while poorer areas might manage 30 percent.
Richmond News Leader summarizes Governor Tuck’s reply to Secretary Speck of the League of Virginia Counties. He defends delaying sales tax decisions while the General Assembly’s interim Tax Study Commission reviews state and local revenue and school construction funding. He warns against hasty action before full data and data-driven recommendations are available.
City police pursue two rolls of tar paper stolen from a truck owned by James Fiddler in Berryville. The South End Fire Co. bowling team is honored at a shrimp party for winning the first half of the tournament. Christmas season opening event hosted by Mr and Mrs William Clagett with 75 attendees.
Eye witness reports describe a German rocket powered glider bomb unleashed on a large Allied convoy. Oslo harbor suffers a great explosion with bombs raining down, fires and shelling as munitions are unloaded. In the Pacific, U S forces approach Arawe air field in New Britain with a three way push toward Rabaul.
Civil aviation authorities inform city manager Arthur M. Field the Municipal airport will be developed as a federal landing field. Out-of-town guests attend the wedding of Miss Gertrude Dougherty to William Bell Watkins Jr. in Boyce. Elk’s basement at Braddock and Piccadilly converts to rooms and a grill. John Mann church hosts a program titled The Dawn of the New Day.
In the Whiteway district three young women staged a free for all fight amid Christmas shoppers and evening promenaders on Main Street. Julius Lipkins, shot a week earlier, remains in guarded condition though slightly improving. Mrs. A Mowery returns home after visiting Mrs. Fred Shull of 366 National Ave.
In Charlottesville, 1898, Miss Marianne Virginia Mason daughter of Major and Mrs R F Mason of this city, marries Mr B Saunders Minor. A M Baker is elected eminent commander of Winchester Commandery.
Berlin reports that Der Abend claims the eastern Berlin communist rump government plans to seize western sectors after Christmas with staged street demonstrations and building seizures. Deputy American commandant W T Babcock dismisses the plot as unlikely and notes the Dec 5 election disappointed the communists. He adds West Berliners would resist any invasion and says no future threat is feared.
Virginia Republicans appoint fourteen five member committees to study state issues and draft platform recommendations for the 1949 elections. Chairman Robert H. Woods says findings will be pooled for a unified platform with final action expected in spring. The plan targets governor lieutenant governor attorney general and House of Delegates races.
Excessive sweating affects hands feet and armpits and can be caused by disorders such as toxic goiter rickets and overweight. Treatments include skin care changes comfortable clothing powders lime salts and, in some cases, X ray therapy. medical advice advised.
A dense set of crossword clues across and down with numeric positions and brief prompts. Entries include common words and abbreviations such as free, bear, employ, wait on, and bog, plus period style references like Shoshonean Indians and Virginia abbr. The puzzle interweaves synonyms, antonyms, and thematic wordplay across two directions with multiple overlapping solutions.
A sermon warns parents and teachers against fearing to correct youths and urges granting responsible adulthood. It argues against caving to peer pressure and labels excessive caution as craven and stupid while stressing moral guidance and accountability.
The passage argues that youths resent overbearing behavior and prefer respectful dialogue from parents. It notes they value love and sympathy, may mock advice, but respond to fair and honest discussion. It warns against moral appeasement as a harmful substitute for firm, just leadership.
Howard Trevathan, a former Marine and grocery owner, began rewarding children with candy after giving a youngster a treat for a good report. Now around 100 students line up every six weeks for report card inspections to earn candy or bubble gum for good grades.
A reader quiz lists 10 questions about history currency geography and culture. It asks about the Green Mountain Boys, new $20 bills, Mandalay, Russia, wedding anniversaries, naval ranks, wool sources, Moby Dick, the empire with the sun never sets, and Moocha as a term.
Donna Collwell and family plan an after Christmas party with saved edible gifts and thrift. Mark Banister arrives with gifts as the tree is prepared in mud water and bucketed soil to keep the tree fresh, recalling past Christmases.
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