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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1950
Page
6
Clarke county March of Dimes drive aims to surpass last year’s gifts due to polio year 1949. General chair Clay B. Carr urged donations twice those of 1948 as public events and a full list of leaders will be released next week.
White Hall reports Mr. Holmes Chiles and family moved from Pat Barr's farm to a dairy farm. Sgts Edgar I Smoke Jr and wife visited his mother Mrs Anna Smoke in White Hall over the weekend. Neighbors and relatives attended visits and minor health notes appear alongside a Q and A about a moose defense in snow.
Health insurance supporters outline a long-range campaign to advance the proposal piece by piece. They acknowledge slim chances this session but insist on continuing the fight, with some senators open to compromises while keeping the principle intact. President Truman frames the need for extending medical care as part of a broader health system expansion.
Athens reports King Paul named John Theotokis speaker of parliament to form a new cabinet with power to dissolve parliament and call elections. The move follows the resignation of Premier Alexander Diomedes amid a rift between Royalist and Liberal members over timing of the 1950 elections. The Liberals push for an earlier vote, potentially advancing the balloting date.
Reynolds Store items note social visits and travel as families like the Hutshels and Moores host relatives. Mr Hoover Luttrell returns to Camp Meade after a home visit with Wood Luttrell. Mr W B Nesmith also spent time with family, reflecting community connections in January.
In a local items column the report notes visits by Mrs. Ernest Fletcher and others including John Kent Omps who is ill, and visits by Mrs. Clarence Shelburn. A Q and A recalls cigarette tax history with the Federal levy starting June 30, 1864 and stamp system beginning July 20, 1868 followed by Iowa’s 1921 state tax effective July 4, 1921.
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