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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1950

Page

5

Defense Chief Urges U S to Stay Powerful and Alert

Johnson in his first annual defense report calls for continued strength and international cooperation. He warns of possible surprise attacks from the opposite hemisphere and notes Russia's atomic secret research. He cites unification of armed services and scientific developments as key to security while stressing countermeasures against biological, radiological, and chemical warfare and the Sandia base in New Mexico that teaches atomic bomb use.

Washington Johnson America Russia U. S State Department United States Defense Department Sandia New Mexico

Horseshoes mostly steel with few aluminum racing shoes

Practically all horseshoes are made of steel. The exceptions are some racing shoes of aluminum. To produce the 20 million shoes needed each year, about 20,000 tons of steel are required.

GOP Split On Electoral College Vote

A Senate GOP split over a proposed constitutional change to abolish the electoral college pits Taft and Lodge against each other. The plan would allocate each state's votes by the statewide popular vote, potentially aiding candidates from smaller states and broadening campaign reach nationwide. The measure requires two thirds of the Senate to pass.

Washington Senate Taft Ohio Lodge Massachusetts Senate Gop New York Minnesota

Ruth Warrick offers philosophy of acting in Hollywood chat

The column sketches Ruth Warrick discussing her approach to acting and method, citing Lao-tse influence and Corinthians guidance. It notes her choices, personal life, and belief in a larger power guiding existence. A bracketed Q&A adds a Potsdam piano anecdote about President Truman.

Hollywood Ruth Warrick Ruth Lao-tse St. Joseph Giza President Truman Potsdam Paderewski

Whitacre Birthday Dinner Party Held for Mr. Peacemaker

A Saturday afternoon birthday party honored Mr. George Peacemaker at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Peacemaker with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Homer Peer Winchester and Mrs. Bertha Calvert Winchester. Relatives visited Sunday and other locals attended and hosted.

Walter Largent Darlene Homer Peer Winchester Raymond Omps Willa Lee Irving Hammock Bloomery W. Va Gilbert Whitacre Capon Bridge Bertha Calvert Russell Calvert Carrie Grove Cross Junction John Miller Whitacre Margaret Anthony Harry Anthony Russell Wener Ruth Erstown Simon Adams Wilpurt Pugh Blanche Pugh J. Goode Landon Whitacre Homer Spitzer Paul Hetsy Emma

Why Cashmere Shawls Cost 80

The shawls cost 80 due to sourcing from the Cashmere goat’s fine undercoat. It takes fleece from ten goats to make a single shawl of about a yard and a half square. Every shawl is hand woven, and the process can take roughly a year.

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