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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1949
Page
4
National RE Representatives DeLisser Inc announces subscription rates for Va and W Va residents, detailing mail and carrier options, prepaid terms, and pricing for one year six months and quarterly periods. Local news coverage remains AP exclusive for republication.
A devotional meditation quotes Proverbs 23 7 affirming thoughts shape character and destiny. The message urges guard and direct thoughts since they precede actions and define a person.
A. H. Teske reports a 25 to 30 percent decline in Virginia apple tree populations over 15 years with a further 20 percent drop forecast in the next decade. Frederick County shows over 11,000 acres of ten‑year plus trees, more than half a million total trees in 1949, while new planting lags. Despite a poor 1949 season due to frosts hail and weather, the newspaper remains optimistic about the industry’s long-term prospects in Winchester, Frederick, and Clarke.
A British critic’s remark on American parenting highlights how disorganized home life and constant mobility strain discipline. The piece argues for early limits on desire and speech, warning that too permissive, noninhibiting childrearing leads to immature, ill‑adjusted adults and social friction.
For years the elevators in the plant have faced maintenance and safety concerns. Workers express persistent worry about closures and production disruption as management negotiates repairs and policy changes.
Argentina's President Peron targets the long standing papers Nacion and Prensa with safety gate concerns and zoning probes. Elevators shut in the Nacion building while investigations probe legal compliance amid ongoing harassment of a free press.
One year ago in 1948 the coldest spell of the winter drove temperatures to eight degrees but caused no noticeable damage locally. Ralph P. Yount spoke on tax law changes to Kiwanis. Postmaster Nelson Page urged citizens to spread ashes on icy sidewalks due to mail carrier shortages. Lewis F. Dodson, missing since December 6 in German air action, is listed as the son of Mrs. Lucy Dodson and the late W. H. Dodson of 110 West Cork Street. Chief Boyd warned it is illegal to ride hitching a ride on a sled from a car.
In 1939 a car crash involving Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and his wife injured both, when their vehicle collided with a National Fruit Products truck near Berry's Ferry. A separate note mentions a New Year turkey shooting at Rouss park and a Polish Relief dance attended by seven hundred at Scaleby in Clarke county.
Washington reports organized labor plans a 1950 1952 smear campaign against Dwight D Eisenhower and Robert A Taft. The AFL Labor League for Political Education fronts the attack in the League Reporter as New Dealers and White House aides back the effort. Critics say the aim is to undercut potential GOP candidates and boost liberal figures in Democratic circles.
HAL BOYLE recalls a humorous Christmas tale about Santa delivering a couch that would not fit through the doorway to the brown study. The column reflects on reader goodwill, a belated gift mishap, and Boyle’s wish to confront Santa at the North Pole, ending with a playful jab at holiday logistics.
Present and past rainfall figures show 7 a. m. to 57. December rainfall to date 2.09 and 1949 rainfall to date 41.23. The 36 year average annual rainfall is 36.42 inches with monthly averages from 1913 to 1948. January 2.47, February 1.92, March 2.91, April 3.07, May 3.68, June 3.88, July 3.81, August 3.82, September 2.58, October 3.34, November 2.50, December 2.43 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research.
The piece argues that clocks cannot tick in unison due to individual personalities. Emphasizes that while people should align on core principles, each person retains a distinct tick. Applying this philosophy to life, strive for synchronized outcomes yet honor individual differences to solve problems.
A historical quiz page lists 19 day scoring with daily results and a series of 10 sample questions plus a longer section on rent decontrol actions. It includes trivia on Barkley birthday ages, grammar, color meanings, cashmere origin, supreme being in Islam, Truman vacation state, E Pluribus Unum meaning, January birthstone, Princess Royal title, and fertilizer value of burnt leaf ashes along with rent control decontrol figures from 1949.
Fran and Myles discuss the gallery theft and a missing enamel box as suspicions fall on Gene Sargent. The pair weigh money, bonds, and motives while a party in Morrie Grove unfolds with romantic intrigue and shifting loyalties.
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