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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1950
Page
2
Virginia news notes twins and triplets born in Norfolk on Monday with birth times 11 57 PM 12 02 AM and 6 AM. Frederick and Mrs Richter celebrate their first children after four years of marriage.
Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 15 P M at the Presbyterian Church. The arrangements are handled by Jones Funeral Home.
Virginia tax officials report 1949 eleven month gasoline collections reached 39,972,087 dollars, surpassing the full 1948 year total by over 00,000. In Chester a collision on Route 10 near here killed Mrs. Pearl Clark and injured the Rev. Clyde Melton, 30, both of Chester, when their car collided with a truck.
Richmond officials of the State Board of Elections and Arlington county electoral board will meet tomorrow morning to consider approval of a voting machine for use in Virginia.
The document lists six quiz answers: Formosa Quicksand John N. Garner Treasurer False Victor Herbert. It notes that more than 400 war crimes trials have been completed by U S Military commissions in Yokohama and Manila.
The Senate appropriations committee backed an omnibus bill to fund all federal appropriations for 1951, aiming to streamline the process. House support was not formalized, but Chairman Cannon indicated the House would follow suit.
London plans to recognize communist China by Friday or Saturday in a move prepared with the United States. The step is described as a prelude to notifying both Nationalist and communist China.
President Truman signals potential tax changes to reduce inequities and spur business while keeping wartime excises under review. He defends a budget aimed at balance with spending limits and warns against deep cuts that could harm national strength and peace efforts. He plans a special tax message later and releases a fiscal plan for the year starting July 1.
The President urged a new tax framework to ease current inequities, spur business activity, and raise a moderate amount of additional revenue. He pledged specific steps to advance the plan in the near term.
Mrs. Sarah Esther Beach age 84 widow of Elmer Ellsworth Beach died at 3 15 am at her residence 3208 Washington native of Newcastle Pennsylvania She leaves three daughters Mrs Elizabeth Van Ness Winchester Mrs Charles Maxson Baltimore Miss Myrtle Brown California and three sons Bertram Brown Maryland Allen Brown Pennsylvania Walter Brown California Graveside services 3 pm Friday Mt Hebron Cemetery Rev William Eisenberg will officiate Body at Kurtz mortuary until services
Lester Burkhart of Winchester as his 1941 Mercury caught fire early afternoon. George Butler of Northern Virginia Power Co. truck arrived with a fire extinguisher and extinguished the blaze before heavy damage. Damage believed slight.
Funeral services for Mrs. Edith Meadows Dix 29 a former Winchester resident were held in Alexandria. Police seek Carl Blackwell a two year old missing since Dix was found unconscious Dec 30. Investigators note a prior Monday altercation and fatal injuries from a brain laceration.
An advertisement for a miniature encyclopedia titled Mighty Useful Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas. It highlights 378 pages, 16 pages of four color world maps, 25 000 definitions, and a wealth of supplemental data including synonyms, autonyms, parks, measures, legal and musical terms, city and state populations, and Earth statistics. Priced 40 cents postpaid with coupon from The Winchester Star Information Bureau, 316 Eye St NE Washington DC. Name City.
Chrysler Dodge and Oldsmobile roll out 1950 models as Chevrolet lines up Saturday displays. Olds offers 19 styles with price cuts on the 88 series and hydramatic option. Chrysler debuts the Newport hardtop convertible amid styling tweaks including a larger rear window and new grilles. Dodge emphasizes space and comfort with ten new styles and longer rear fenders. No price changes announced.
The first in a series of colored teen-age dances starts at 8 tonight in Finley’s Recreation Center on N Kent St. It is open to all teens with Charles F. Denny as dance committee chairman. Subsequent dances run on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays and square dances on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month.
Winchester VFW post 2123 has opened talks to buy the frame dwelling at 222 E Piccadilly St to serve as a post home. If approved repairs and alterations are planned including a possible one story concrete block addition. The lot measures 40 by 115 feet and the sale is handled by a local real estate concern. James Himelright leads the purchase committee. The first VFW meeting of 1950 is set for Jan 11 at 32 Rouss Ave.
Winchester Rotary will induct ten new members at Thursday's luncheon in the George Washington hotel. Dr. Harry M. Crim will deliver the address and official charge, introduced by Dr. Ronald Wilson. Inductees include Carl L. Campbell Henry H. Covington Jr. Robert B. Puller Abe Leven Fred A. Naegely Don K. Rennie Basil F. Starkey Charles S. Toan Edward P. Turner Paul S. Vance. Curtis Fray is January program chairman.
The text notes Alcor in Ursa Major as a star used by ancients to test eye sight. It mentions Alcor was regarded by Arabs around 80. The star is faint but visible to those with normal vision, and the passage references Spain, the Near East and Greece supplying raisins for centuries.
Estate of John W Reed listed for sale at the Freder icke County Court House front area. Pattons Warehouse at 425 N Cameron St offers antiques and household goods. James P Reardon Trustee schedules two real estate lots for sale at the Frederick County Court House. Real estate on Front Royal Road is listed for January 14 at 11 am.
A clipped, partial reader sketch listing numbered items related to gifts favors publication forms music note and a cryptic line about suffering and peas the text appears as stray fragments from a larger note or glossary.
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