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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1949
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star page notice announces display advertising deadlines two days before publication with rate details. It lists national representatives DeLisser Inc at 11 E 44th St New York and references contract and classified rates.
The Star asks subscribers to report any delay or irregularity in paper delivery. Prompt reader action helps maintain a perfect delivery system.
Rates listed for mail and motor route delivery include one year in advance six months three months and one month options. Carrier delivery details show annual six month and one month terms with weekly and single copy options.
A brief devotional note dated Saturday January 8 1949 cites Proverbs 12 28 about life from righteousness. The item presents a moral scripture reference rather than a news event.
The nation mourns the loss of a great public servant yet welcomes George C Marshall as he retires from the State Department. The former Army Chief of Staff, famed for guiding wartime strategy and selecting Eisenhower, will spend retirement in Leesburg, Virginia with his wife.
The Senate retains Reverend Peter Marshall as chaplain after a contentious selection process. Marshall, a Presbyterian, was installed two years ago by the Republican majority and is praised for short, reverent invocations that stir listeners.
Current Opinion critiques President Truman's State of the Union as advocating bigger government. It warns that expanded federal responsibilities would raise budgets and federal employment while reducing individual initiative, and it notes the self-sustaining growth pattern of government.
Col. Clarence E. Barnes of the Reserve Officers Association accuses the Army of discriminatory promotion directives toward reserve officers on extended active duty. He urges Secretary Royall to reform the policy, warning that unfair treatment harms morale and volunteering for active duty. If unaddressed, he taunts Secretary Royall with reserve colonel Harry S. Truman ready to intervene.
The Portsmouth Star notes that the current sequence marks the first time since 1856 two Democrats won consecutive elections. It recalls James Buchanan’s 1856 victory succeeding Franklin Pierce, and comments that Roosevelt’s four victories resemble two wins for two presidents.
A Christmas box sent by local Rotarians to members of the Winchester club arrived before the holiday, per a thank you letter to President Ronald Wilson. Cpl David H. Allen visiting two weeks with his parents at "Glen Allen" in Clarke county after a furlough from Oklahoma.
Miss Mary Virginia Steck departs for New York City after holidays on S Washington St. Virginia Russell improves from a severe cold at 8 Stewart St. Mrs John Barnes Carr and daughter Mary Greenway visit from Clarksdale. Mrs Sarah A Kemp of Baltimore guests of Mrs Hunter M Stine at Fort Collier. 1924 twenty five years ago notes rehearals for minstrel show and Handley high school basketball schedule. Recognition in Senate of Soviet government. Charles R Forbes charged with fraud. 1899 fifty years ago notes Marshall Willis named Baptist superintendent and Mary Spangler party.
Congress will be asked to provide funds to begin the $20 million Washington slum clearance program authorized two years ago. Mark Lansburgh, head of the redevelopment land agency, says Congress has not released any authorized funds and a $3.4 million request for the current budget will be made to Trumann, with the rest likely needed over several years.
Virginia commission on state and local revenues will survey state localities to gauge school construction needs. Senator Gerland Gary chairs the panel and an on site team will be announced next week. The inquiry follows a November report listing city and county needs at 396 million dollars. The panel also retained an expert for the tax study. The draft horse pair record stands at 4225 pounds set in Kaleras Michigan on September 2 6.
Mothers learn colic is common in infants and may stem from bowel passage narrowing or feeding issues. Treatment depends on exact cause and doctor guidance, with diet adjustment or substitution of formulas, and sometimes hospitalization for severe cases.
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Winchester Cold Storage Company notes with sorrow the death of Ray Robinson a board member since 1917 secretary of the board since formation and a member of the Building Committee He was a large stockholder patron and valued adviser whose loss will be felt by the company Henceforth the board expresses regret and remembrance through Co R McCANN J Fred Thwaite H Clay DeGrange.
Mrs Thomas J Preston once blinded for years after her husband Grover Cleveland's era learned braille and used a braille typewriter. She restored sight after treatment but continued regular monthly transfers of edited magazine articles and books to a Navajo blind teacher until her death at eighty three. Her charitable act stood as quiet testimony to Christian love.
A 70 million dollar expansion at Oak Ridge will add a uranium production plant to boost basic element output for atomic bombs and weapons. Work starts in six months and finishes in two years, with Lilienthal calling Oak Ridge the world capital in peacetime atomic energy. The city will open to the public March 15, though the three atomic plants remain off limits.
A farm machinery repair class opens at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Berryville high school agriculture shop. Frank P Yowell will conduct sessions each Tuesday and Thursday, starting this week.
A 1940s IQ style test offers questions on U S sports polls, alphabets, reptiles, Panama trade, senate terms, homonyms, paper sheets, Lent days, Berlin voting, and oyster lifespans. It includes scoring by daily answers and answers on page 2.
Donna confronts her mother about a life choice eight years ago with Alan, arguing many women choose divorce and reform, while Donna insists on staying with marriage as societal norm. Mark visits Red Islip and Sammy Ingram to seek advice for a lunch appointment at a four story walkup.
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