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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1949

Page

4

Psalm Verse Quotation Marks February 1 1949

A faith based quotation from Psalm 68 13 is cited in a Tuesday February 1 1949 publication. The snippet frames a religious or inspirational note as part of the page.

End of PM Stirs Reflections on a Failing Newspaper

A column reflects on the demise of PM, once the New York Star, noting Marshall Field's costly venture failed to win readers. The piece criticizes the paper as bigoted and ruthless, arguing money cannot buy character or public trust, and suggests the Nation is not harmed by its end.

New York Star Marshall Field Chicago America Field New York Daily Worker Communist Party The Daily Worker Idle Rich

Heated Highways Offer Snow Clearance Solution

As blizzards grip the North from California to Maine, hundreds of plows and trucks clear main routes at multi million dollar yearly costs. Heated highways in Oregon and Michigan test warm pipes and electric systems to melt snow, controlling when heat runs and tracking costs to compare two and three lane surfaces. State departments eye wider use if trials prove cheaper than conventional plowing.

California Maine Detroit Michigan Highway Department Michigan North

Traffic kept moving by linemen and plumbers

Electric power workers and a few linemen or plumbers with pipe wrenches may be the only men required to keep traffic moving over the worst spots.

Linda Christian plans to have babies two at first

The columnist notes Linda Christian, now Mrs Tyrone Power, intends a baby program of two children at first and later three more. He compares her plans with Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun who sings of papooses and motherhood, suggesting Merman’s delivery is sharper.

Rome Linda Christian Tyrone Power Hollywood Christian Ethel Merman Irving Berlin Miss Merman

Editorial Warns Labor Relations Bill Reverses Taft-Hartley

The administration proposed labor relations bill would abandon key sound Taft-Hartley provisions. It would allow unions to coerce workers and curb good faith bargaining while easing penalties for unfair union practices. Accounting to members would vanish and political contribution limits would favor corporations over unions. Conciliation services could be weakened by moving them under the Labor Department.

Congress NLRB Conciliation Service Labor Department

Mayor Lomax Parker outlines widening R 11 through Stephens City

Winchester residents weigh buying a quonset hut for a teen club while H E Potts on Front Royal Road marks his 83rd birthday with a chicken dinner. Garber's Ice Cream quint loses to Berryville American Legion Post 45 50.

Lomax Parker Stephens City Winchester H. E. Potts Front Royal Rd Garber’s Berryville

Forces advance from beaches toward Rome and other fronts

American forces push inland from invasion beaches south of Rome toward Cisterna and Campolamento while reports say troops landings in the Marshall Islands and Russian forces cross the Estonian border. Gov Darden names Judge B P Harrison to the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit by VA General Assembly. Wendell Barney reports the Fourth War Loan Drive sold 759 bonds for $210380.

Rome Cisterna Campolone Tokyo Marshall Islands Virginia General Assembly B. P. Harrison Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Darden Wendell Barney

McVicar elected president of chamber of commerce

At a directors meeting CP. McVicar was named president of the chamber of commerce. Roy's club opens in the McVicar building with T. M. Swann and William McIntyre serving as counsellors. Winchester Straight Shooters beat Broad way 41 to 33. Rev. Herman Womeldorph is appointed head of the Winchester Frederick Red Cross.

CP. McVicar Chamber of Comerce Roy's Club McVicar T. M. Swann William McIntyre Way Herman Womeldorph Winchester-Frederick

Woodrow Wilson Nears Death as Attack Shocks Washington

In 1924 a minor attack on Woodrow Wilson becomes grave as the president nears death. Pathe and Fox cameramen document the scene in the city with 1500 Handley foundation school children. First Christian Church shifts bell to start Sunday service earlier while Rev. Robert B. Nelson is named chairman of the Winchester Cooperative Education Assn.

Woodrow Wilson Washington Pathe and Fox City Handley Foundation First Christian Church Robert B. Nelson Christ Episcopal Church Winchester Cooperative Education Assn

Dog attack on walker near 8S Market St shocks local street

Vance W. Stricker is knocked down and slightly injured by Edgar Carper's dog while walking on 8S Market St. The school board notes $4000 spent on maintenance is lower than in any similar city. A University of Virginia student is arrested for gathering scrap paper in a city trash heap claiming it supports his senior thesis.

Vance W. Stricker Edgar Carper Market St. School Board Commonwealth U. of Virginia

What's On Mind of South by Hal Boyle

Hal Boyle catalogs Southern attitudes on economics civil rights and culture during a winter trip. He notes booming industry religious pride in flowers and the stubborn split over Truman's civil rights program amid regional dialect and humor.

South Harry Truman Frank

How's Your I. Q. How to Score Based on 100 Questions

A quiz prompts readers to rate their IQ with daily results over 10 days. Sample questions cover literature, geography, chemistry, business, finance, history, and social security rules, ending mid sentence with a prompt about a Grand Army of the Republic.

Pole Henry Ford Ford Motor Co Basle Berne Geneva Lausanne Zurich Grand Army of the Re

Sprain Facts and Wrist Knee and Ankle Injury Notes

Medical explainer outlines sprain types, joint and muscle injuries, and wrist navicular fractures with Murphy sign. Discusses cast or splint use, imaging timing, back fatigue causes, knee ligament tears, and ankle treatment options with physician guidance. Also answers whether heart can be normal after rheumatic fever with endocarditis.

Groundhog Day Observance Date Help

Public query asks which war veterans organized the public event and the Groundhog Day date observed. The veterans are linked to the event. Groundhog Day is traditionally observed on February 2.

CIO Textile Union Grows More Active

Lynchburg February 1 Boyd E Payton area director of CIO Textile Workers Union says there is more interest in organization work now than in the last two weeks He announced three new international representatives assigned to area headquarters Here the union claims about 37000 members in the upper south area of Virginia West Virginia and Maryland and aims for 65000 still unorganized

Lynchburg Boyd E. Payton CIO Textile Workers Union Upper South Virginia West Virginia Maryland

Strength For The Day By Ear L Douglas D

The referee’s whistle stops play as slugging costs a team a touchdown and harms a college’s good name. Tempers flare and penalties shift momentum. A single punch wrecks a game, a marriage, and business partnerships, teaching wisdom on restraint.

L. Douglas, D

Gaspailla Carnival Date in Tampa Florida

The Carnival will take place this year on February during the Florida State Fair. Jose Gasparilla, a daring pirate, cached his treasure in the Tampa area.

Jose Gasparilla Tampa

Beechcroft Mystery in Emilie Loring Estate

Deborah Randall, granddaughter of Molly B, visits Beechcroft a mansion housing secrets and a missing diary. A revolver and government papers lurk as family members and guests converge, while a houseboy is summoned to locate the owner of a stolen bag amid looming danger.

Beechcroft Molly Burton Deborah Randall Washington Deborah Sal Emilie Loring

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