Behold how good and how pleasant a thing it is for brethren to dwell together
A brief devotional excerpt from Psalms 133 1 cited for the date Wednesday January 5 1948 highlighting unity and fellowship among readers.
Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1949
Page
4
Year of Prophets The unlamented year 1948
The piece reflects on 1948 as a year of failed prophecies by pollsters and soothsayers. It cites Burns, Joel, Matthew, Edna Millay, Virgil, Poe, Lowell and Byron to mock prophets who overstated foresight and faced public scorn. It notes public derision toward scientists and forecasters whose predictions proved wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
Joel
Edna Millay
Virgil
Poe
Lowell
Byron
Seniority system shapes Congress chairmanship balance
The seniority system keeps chairmanships based on uninterrupted service, favoring Southern Democrats and limiting Administration support on many proposals. It places administration allies in key posts like Foreign Relations, while key budgets and rules power center on Sabath. Ends noting chronic conflicts in committee assignments and South-dominated leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Rep. Sabath
Rep. Cox
Georgia
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
Coughton
N.C
Rep. Cooper
Tenn
Retiring Chairman Warns Against Electing Chairs
Rep. Eaton of New Jersey, retiring head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, argues that electing chairmen would waste time and energy in endless political contests, causing disunity and weakening lawmaking processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
R. N.J
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhowers warning on free enterprise vs state ownership
In a reflection on Crusade In Europe General Eisenhower argues private ownership underpins representative government, warning that state control of industries risks dictatorship. He notes American self reliance and initiative as core to national strength and cautions against surrendering property rights to government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Europe
America
New Year Hostesses and Holiday Returns Noted
Misses Marjorie and Juanita Omps hosted a New Year Eve party at the Legge home of Mr and Mrs Clarke E Legge. Major and Mrs Asbury Jackson return to Evansville after visiting Mrs Jackson's mother Mrs L P McKee. First Lt and Mrs Allen K Legge and son Kenny go back to Columbus GA after holidays with Clarke E Legge family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie
Juanita Omps
Clarke E. Legge
Major
Asbury Jackson
Evansville
Jackson
L. P. McKee
North Ave
Allen K. Legge
Kenny
Columbus
Clarke E. Legg
RAF pounds Berlin and northern France in daylight raid
Five years after the great daylight assault nearly 3,000 British and American planes dropped about 3,000 tons of bombs on Germany in follow up operations. In the Balkans Hitler’s forces tighten grip on Bulgaria as Sofia endures cabinet crisis while a railroad bridge near Dupnitsa is hit by Allied bombers. Misses Massie Hawthorne and Eleanor de Granve return home after a week in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAF
Berlin
France
Balkans
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Sofia
Dupnitsa
Capital
Massie Hawthorne
Eleanor de Granve
New York
Winchester Kiwanis Elects Sam Brooks President
Sam Brooks yesterday was installed as president of the Winchester Kiwanis club for the ensuing year, succeeding C Arthur Robinson. Dr W A Burke of the State department of Health, who has been conducting a dental clinic in Frederick county schools, is a patient at Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam € Brooks
Winchester Kiwanis Club
C. Arthur Robinson
E. B. Cooper
Douglas Cooper
Florida
Cooper
W. A. Burke
State Department of Health
Frederick County
Memorial Hospital
Opal Robinson to head girls athletic club 1923
1923 report shows Opal Robinson chosen to head the girls athletic club. Walter Huntsberry of Rouss Fire Co. received a gold watch at ceremonies. Announcement of the marriage of Vera Brill of Lehew West Virginia to William A. Larrick of Trone was made today. Elizabeth Steck hosted a tacky party for guest Margaret Nelson of Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Robinson
Girls Athletic Club
Walter E. Huntsberry
The
Rouss Fire Company
Vera Brill
H. A. Brill
Lehew
W. Va
William A. Larrick
Trone
Elizabeth Steck
Margaret Nelson
Atlanta, Ga
Rev. E. B. Jackson Speaks on Nations and Rules
In the Week of Prayer services Rev. E. B. Jackson delivers the talk on Nations and Rules. John McFadden returns from Roanoke. John Crim suffers inflamed hand and ceases work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Jackson
John McFadden
Roanoke
John Crim
How's Your I. Q. Memory Genius Happy Scores
Quiz item list asks 10 true or false style Qs with multiple choices on topics from Winston Churchill to anatomy. It presents sample answers and score ranges 9–10 correct equals Memory Genius, 7–8 Very Superior, 5–6 Excellent, 4 Good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Pacific
U. S
Winston Churchill
Estep Elected Rockingham Board Chair
Charles S. Estep was elected chairman of the Rockingham County board of supervisors after 22 years as county commissioner of revenue. The piece notes a separate estimate that about one million Americans live with permanent disabilities from rheumatic diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Estep
Rockingham
New Drug Heparin Advances Frostbite Treatment
A 1948 medical summary explains that heparin slows blood clotting to improve circulation after frostbite, reducing tissue loss when started within 48 hours and continued for seven to nine days. Treatments require sterile dressings and temperature control, with penicillin dressings for blistered skin and limited tissue loss in severe cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Daily Crossword 10 11 12 Across Clues List
A compact list of crossword clues including edible mollusk month and plants, with entries for Noahs boa Arabic Z prepare for publication behold an animated negative reply, type measure, mant beverages, male adults, keel billed cuckoo, fetish Africa, June bug, depart, aloft, a light lunch, radium symbol, send forth, wither droops in the middle down clues ferryman on river styx class assistant native of Brazil question ate dinner hail carting vehicle triangle with two equal sides music note land American author and editor unable to speak musical dramas letter salutes cereal grain yesterday's answer cut narrow woven strip a ship s sail poem wine receptacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wither
Droops
Ferryman
River Styx
Brazil
Ate Dinne
Highway Forces Had Busy Months Repairing Roads
Frederick county 1948 program notes heavy work after winter damage. State highway department reports funds and crews opened roads and maintained routes. Resident Engineer B. D. Fleener cites three new secondary bridges and 34 others repaired and strengthened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
State Highway Department
Ne Or
B. D. Fleener
Chilling Stops Growth in Social Life
A meditation on how a cold, frigid atmosphere halts the sap of social life. The piece compares winter stillness to human estrangement, noting how cold homes, unforgiving friends, and hostile offices extinguish happiness and purposeful living.
Railroad Loses Plea to Keep Snow Plows Out of Pass
The private railway linking St Moritz with the outside world asked the cantonal government to withdraw snow plows from the Julier pass amid financial strains. It argued a winter blockage would force a tunnel solution for traffic. The appeal faced strong Motorist and hotel opposition and was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Moritz
Switzerland
Julier Pass
Julier
Pastor Calls for Parliamentary Democracy in East Germany
In Berlin on January 5 Pastor Ludwig Kirsch of Chemnitz urged moderation of communist aims in the Soviet occupied zone. He argued that Germany should adopt a parliamentary democracy based on reforms rather than a dictatorship or people’s democracy and cited Switzerland and Sweden as peaceful examples. He stressed Germany must live in peace with the Soviet Union and the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Neuwe Eit
East
Ludwig Kirsch
Chemnitz
Christian Democratic Union
Russia
Potsdam
Pastor Kirsch
Switzerland
Sweden
Soviet Union
Donna and Mark confront Donna's choice and family ties
Mark visits Mrs. Collwell to discuss Donna and his surprise that she will not marry him. He learns Donna based plans with Sammy Ingram and Red Islip focus on a shared goal. He senses unresolved conflict between duty, love, and Donna's independence as Alan’s Fords departure looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Collwell
Mark
Donna
Chicago
Alan
Dad
Dave
David
Doc Chalmers
Sammy
Mrs. Cailwell
Red Islip
Donna Alan
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