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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1949
Page
4
Promotion text outlines display and classified ad rates and office deadlines. Includes national representative address in New York and subscriber delivery prompts. Lists subscription prices by mail or motor route and carrier, with runs through weekly and single copy options.
Foreign Minister Paul Reynaud urged the French National Assembly that the Marshall Plan is a European work and sacrifice program, not a Britain style restraint alone. It aims to modernize Europe under democracy and justice, else Russia may gain ground. Many nations resist sharing gains for narrow interests, risking failure of recovery.
The Time magazine Man of the Year selects Harry S. Truman for 1948 calling his election a personal victory with political miracles. The Richmond News Leader warns the victory could risk a Jehovah complex and urges Truman to use courage and common sense as he faces looming dangers.
The 81st Congress may vote a pay rise for the President soon after convening. A bill could raise the salary from 75 000 to 100 000 with a 50 000 travel expense allowance and possibly add a life pension for ex presidents. The move aims to avoid a late term political clash while debating raises for other officials.
A playful verse notes Junior’s eighteenth birthday with a somber tone and wry lament that he is no longer a tax reduction. The piece uses ironic, newspaper‑like phrasing to mock fiscal policy.
The year opens with a Winchester baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Boyd Davis of Wardensville. Ed Shirley relocates his barber shop to 212 North Kent Street. Dr W S Hough entomologist with Winchester Research Laboratory is ill in Chicago after a heart attack at a convention.
In 1943 Berlin endures a tenth major bombing raid as Britain intensifies air assaults on the capital. The Eighth Army engages along the Adriatic with harsh weather. Allied bombers strike the Italian Riviera and Terni rail yards near Rome. In the Pacific, American forces threaten Japanese sea routes at Saidor and Cape Gloucester in New Guinea.
Dr. Walter S. Hough entomologist at Winchester Research Laboratory is listed by the Richmond Times Dispatch on its Virginia honor roll of 1938. Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Schmidt of 3 Washington St discuss a mean resident in Winchester as their Christmas decorated spruce tree loses lights and ornaments. Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Snapp and son return from New Bern North Carolina to visit Mrs. Snapp's mother Mrs. M. McDowall Groves.
In 1923 Mrs. Martha E. Stowers declines a state welfare post to keep Red Cross work underway. Miss Lila Maude Rogers of Bartonsville wed A Ryland Conner of Winchester at the Presbyterian church on N Braddock St. Henry Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, notes improving agriculture and better times already felt.
The Star notes 1898 ending strong with rising business, 3-4 million dollars in bank deposits, limited receiver ships, city water works and brick pavements expansion. Main Street improvements, 20 buildings built with six under construction, 119 county marriage licenses, 39 city, Mt Hebron records 100 burials. Drought hits crops though 60 000 bushels peaches harvested and peach trees expanding, predicting a future peach belt on the Atlantic coast.
Quiz intro lists 10 questions on general knowledge with true false and multiple choice items. Questions cover kangaroos pouches, matching colored hose, British kings in 1936, The Old Curiosity Shop authorship, Aeolus, Liberia’s capital, standard deck cards, 1948 AL MVP Indians figure, fathom length, and zodiac sign for Jan 20 to Feb 18.
At age 30 St Simeon the Elder built a 6 foot pillar and then rose to higher pillars until he reached 60 feet after ten years. He lived on the pillar for 30 years and died A D 459. The Theodoret vouched for the facts Simeon knew personally.
Medical note summarizes research by Drs. James H. Hutton and Stanley Fahlstrom on over 800 people, comparing underweight normal and overweight groups with basal metabolism tests and blood cholesterol levels. Findings show low metabolism in two-fifths, only seven with high cholesterol, and thyroid-pituitary deficiency in those seven. Perthes disease described as hip bone head destruction treated by immobilization.
Crossword clues list with many missing entries outlines a large across puzzle. Entries include clues like Scrutinize Wandering workman Toward the lee and Sea N. of Europe with several theme terms and partial fills across numbers 1 through 39.
Louis Pasteur faced heavy opposition for his hydrophobia cure work. He risked death and disgrace to treat a mad dog bite victim, proving his devotion to human welfare. Pasteur died September 28, 1895, with a crucifix in one hand and his wife’s hand in the other, embodying faith and sacrifice.
The share of U S farm houses equipped with modern bathrooms rose significantly from 1940 to 1947, more than doubling in that period. The trend reflects improving rural living standards and increased access to home amenities.
The magnetic ants are a termite species building nests along the compass line with its long axis oriented north and south. Researchers have studied them in their native habitat near Darwin, Australia, the only place they are found, though the reason for the alignment remains a mystery.
Mark, Red, and Sammy converse in a dining room about leadership, sermons, and politics aimed at shaping future leaders. The trio debates the role of religion in public life, the ethics of campaigning, and personal plans for marriage, money, and family with growing tension and insight.
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