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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
4
A brief office listing identifies DeLisser Inc at 11 East 44th Street New York with phone numbers for business office the news room and the Associated Press notice. The pricing line shows rates of 6.50 2.00 and 5 for unspecified items.
A provocative old-time parable urges husbands to describe a wife as three things without imitating their extremes. She should resemble a snail by staying at home yet avoid stacking her life on her back. She should echo when spoken to yet not always have the last word. She should keep time like a town clock yet not speak so loudly the whole town hears.
The Arkansas leader offers a state action based program balancing non segregation in interstate travel with limits on social change via law. He urges effective anti lynching laws and respects constitutional bounds to avoid political football.
A Virginia Democrat, Senator Byrd, urges President Truman to trim seven billion dollars from the fiscal Fifty budget. The quip echoes a seasonal editorial line, signaling optimism for reduced government spending.
News from 1948 reports a trio of Winchester children ages ten and eight arrested for petty larceny after stealing a cowboy suit. Also noted are Mary Janice Fletcher visiting relatives in Sunnyside and a birth announcement in Winchester hospital.
In 1939 the city and county clerk issued fifty nine marriage licenses before 2 pm. Eight hundred children attended the Fellowship Club party at the Capitol Theatre where Gene Autrey Mickey Mouse Donald Duck and Our Gang entertained the youngsters for two hours.
A quiz feature presents a 10 day scoring plan with daily results ranging from Mem ory Genius to Good. It asks readers to turn to Page 2 for the correct answers and lists eight sample questions about politicians capitals unions parishes naval ranks Greek letters journalism and a retiring civic figure.
The fragment asks if a gourmet is someone who overeats and inquires about the father of Bite Hayworth Princess Alyan, noting a dancing master. It presents true false style questions tied to a cultural context.
The text discusses large scale human migrations caused by war and fear of persecution. It notes refugees fleeing tyranny, with Europe filled by displaced persons hindering recovery and challenging international statesmen to respond.
Present and past rainfall data for the Winchester area show 24 hour precipitation ending 7 am none. December rainfall to date 1.06 inches. 1949 rainfall to date 40.20 inches. Average annual rainfall over 36 years 36.42 inches. Monthly averages 1913 to 1948 include January 2.47 and December 2.43 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
Washington reports the heaviest mail in post office history for the day. City carriers will make one delivery on Christmas Day. George Washington hotel hosted social gaiety over the holidays.
Fifty years ago in 1899 John H. Brown, a local photographer, is ill and cannot continue work. Firecrackers set off under a horse driven by John Snapp frighten the animal, throwing Snapp from the buggy as it bolts.
A historical sermon or editorial calls for prompt global action led by America to address immigration bitterness and humanitarian obligations. It argues against self interest and comforts, urging the church and nation to set aside objections in favor of mercy and a steady conscience.
In December 1859 Lincoln prepared a short autobiographical sketch at the request of Jesse W. Fell, a Illinois politician, to print in a West Chester Pennsylvania newspaper amid rising interest after his rise in national prominence.
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