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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1952
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star records show daily publication at 2 4 North Kent Street Winchester Virginia. Historic note credits I F Byrd Jr as editor and publisher with local circulation details for Frederick and Clarke counties.
A Canadian cigarette tax aimed to raise 30 million annually instead cuts revenue by up to 20 million as Canadians buy US made cigarettes. Smuggling by bootleggers along the border thrives with 25 cent tax per pack. RCMP struggle to police 3,000 miles of border while customs remain largely unmanned.
The piece warns of daily motorist deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning, often winter asphyxiations from warming cars in closed garages or exhaust leaks. It explains how smelless gas causes drowsiness and fatal accidents, with citations to dangerous manifold or muffler leaks.
A cautionary note warns that engine exhaust gas can kill with as little as 0.04 percent carbon monoxide in the air. It urges drivers to ensure ample ventilation and to check spots where gas could escape into the vehicle.
A breezy Vermont vignette shows residents at a village inn trading Turkey red muslin for church fay prospects. A storekeeper quips his stock is fresh out and won’t be restocked soon, leaving a curious customer hopeful and perplexed.
W Fair Hall argues that at the poles time becomes relative to position on a moving head. Noon at the nose implies noon at the left ear 64 mm away and moment at the right ear, while other head points experience all the time.
The article notes U S daily water use ranges 160 to 200 billion gallons with surface water accounting for most. It highlights falling water tables, rising per capita use since 1935, growing industrial demand, and high water needs per product from rubber to steel. It cautions that population growth to 200 million will intensify thirst.
A preacher accepted a rare wine bottle and in gratitude thanked the donors in his sermon, praising both the grapes and the spirit behind the gift.
A Coast Guard Magazine humor piece centers on a father and son exchange about Johnny's frequent school absences. The dialogue features light domestic banter and a dig at class resentment.
Charlie Harper announced Handley Board of Trustees election results naming W Nelson Page as vice president and C Vernon Eddy as secretary treasurer. Marion Anderson becomes captain of the Friendship Fire Co. Mrs Robert Grove leads the Girls Athletic Association succeeding Mrs Paul Tomney.
Master Larry Strowbridge improves in Memorial Hospital with double pneumonia. Jesse J. Donald, 19, stationed in Nordenham Germany. Lon Carpenter hosts East Piccadilly gathering for Mr and Mrs Vinton Sarver 50th anniversary. Mrs Dallas Kremer and daughters Ann and Yvonne arrive home. Miss Ann Cover to Harry R. Kern engagement announced for January 16. Harry M. Sartelle takes bank position in Smithfield West Virginia. J Franks installed as Noble Grand of Madison Lodge of Odd Fellows.
James N Moling was reelected captain of the Sarah Zane Fire Company Mr W H Bosserman returned home from a business trip to New York Mr and Mrs Edward L Grimm of South Loudoun Street hosted their daughter Mrs J Turner of Belle Vernon Pa as guest
Washington reports say Treasury Intelligence checkups show a shadowy coup between underworld figures and police protectors. Officers in large cities are indicted or resigning as racketeering is exposed while honest rank and file benefit from reform and renewed morale.
The American Iron and Steel Institute notes the common adage that a ton of steel needs half a ton of scrap, but this varies with material supplies and costs. Open hearth furnaces, which dominate production, usually mix a bit more pig iron than scrap, yet steel can be made with more scrap or entirely without scrap.
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 7 a m shows none. January to date 1.11 inches. rainfall to date 1.11 inches. Average rainfall over 39 years is 36.75 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1951: Jan 2.45, Feb 1.99, Mar 2.88, Apr 3.02, May 3.83, Jun 3.99, Jul 3.62, Aug 3.62, Sep 2.63, Oct 3.27, Nov 2.56, Dec 2.50.
A medical piece stresses gout affects both rich and poor, clarifies its link to uric acid metabolism, and notes cortisone ACTH and colchicine relieve attacks. It describes signs such as tophi deposits around the ear and the common first joint involvement of the big toe, plus dietary and diagnostic guidance.
Earl and Douglass D D present a devotional urging faith before life’s walls. The piece cites Song of Solomon 2 9 and argues that God stands behind obstacles to help or guide believers. It likens walls to tests that may require turning back or trusting divine power with the refrain My beloved standeth behind my wall.
The Parson and Constance discuss inviting Sam back to speak to the Youth Group during his leave. They praise his service, humor, manners, and suitability to lead. Anne notes social plans and a Vatican interview, while the Melicks discuss a vivid colonial room redesign.
Anne confronts her scheming fiancé Joe as his father boasts of a Vatican visit and a global tour. The family dynamic reveals a dying matriarch’s shadow and a plan to marry Anne for status, while Anne questions loyalty and love in this ongoing melodrama.
A Polish military court sentenced five Poles to death after they pleaded guilty to spying for the United States. The one day trial alleged they worked with American espionage networks in Germany and with a White Russian American spy center aiding escapees.
The Military Surgeon notes Reticulose, an Indianapolis drug from Chemo Laboratories, as a treatment after radiation exposure. In U S Air Force tests on rabbits, six untreated rabbits died, while only one died with the drug given 24 hours after exposure, suggesting potential postnuclear exposure benefit.
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