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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1950
Page
4
Forgotten veterans hunger for visits and human kindness
VA officials call attention to mentally ill veterans labeled forgotten men. More than 17,000 have not seen relatives or friends for a year or longer, with one veteran lacking a visitor for 12 years as others rely on ward staff for support. The piece urges compassion and spiritual healing through love and friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veteran's Administration
Washington
Radar beams test bird migration in Manitoba marsh
Wildlife officials in Manitoba used radar to study flocks of ducks to learn how birds migrate and stay on course. When a beam hit a southbound group the birds scattered in a shotgun-like flare before regrouping, raising questions about what guides migration and how temperature and food affect departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Wildlife Management Institute
Radar and Ducks Migration Mystery Explored
The piece discusses how birds migrate cues beyond daylight, possibly a sixth sense. Manitoba studies suggest radar impulses disrupt duck navigation, implying ultra short wave electronics affect their compass. Researchers aim to pinpoint the mechanism, hoping electronics hold the key to migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
State Senator Proposes College Records for High School Comparison
Current Opinion discusses Garland Gray proposal to have state supported Virginia colleges keep records to compare graduates from different high schools. Advocates say it could highlight underperforming schools and judge statewide high school effectiveness, while noting small school data may be unreliable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Gray
Virginia
Gray
General Assembly
The Case of Dr Sander
The New Hampshire physician Dr Hermann N Sander is charged with murder for a mercy killing of a cancer patient. The community supports him while acknowledging moral issues but agrees law should not grant one doctor sole authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermann N. Sander
New Hampshire
Dr. Sander
Forrestal Stay on Defense Post and Parade Plans Highlight Year Ago
One year ago James V. Forrestal indicated after talks with Truman he planned to remain Secretary of Defense. Major General Gardner Waller announced plans for participation in Truman's parade. Frederick County school board sought a $55 increase to a $345 177 budget. Marilyn Deavers announced marriage to Paul Clifford Frazier. Handley Library reported 27 599 books with 800 added that year. Mayor Anderson named Sirbaugh to head the Birthday Ball. E Blackburn Moore pushed a pre marital syphilis test bill. Governor Price entertained legislators and spouses at the mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James V. Forrestal
Truman
Handley Library
K. Sirbaugh
Anderson
E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
James H. Price
Governor's Mansion
Western front retreats despite Allied advances in snow
German withdrawals shortened by Allied push through mined fields as American forces from the First and Third armies pressed forward in deep snow. War Mobilizer James F. Byrnes urged households and public buildings to heat to 68 degrees to conserve coal. Admiral Richard E. Byrd received the Legion of Merit for a covert Pacific mission. Ten years ago, Létrames Vernos Eddy reported wet conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgian Budge
James F. Byrnes
War Mobilizer
George W. Stover
Winchester
Adm
Richard E. Byrd
Pre Roosevelt
Legion of Merit
Pacific
Frederick County Confederate veteran Isaac Lamp dies
Isaac Henry Lamp, 90, a Frederick County resident and Confederate veteran, died yesterday. Theresa Owen opened a beauty parlor in the George Washington Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Henry Lamp
Frederick County
Theresa Owen
George Washington Hotel
Lime Kiln Plant to Open at Stephens City
Fifty years ago Lt. Phillip M. Walker of Winchester served in Manila with the Third Infantry. Twenty-five men began work on the lime kiln of the M. J. Grove Co. at Stephens City. In months 100 workers will be employed. The plant is the valley’s largest industry and will ship more lime by rail once in full operation. Output planned at 1600 beresia per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip M. Walker
Winchester
Manila
M. J. Grove Co
Stephens City
Truman Faces Opposition From Congress On Fair Deal Push
Washington reports that President Truman pressed ahead with his fair deal agenda despite heavy opposition from congressional leaders. The big four and Vice President Barkley urged a leaner session and economy moves, including repeal of wartime taxes, but Truman kept his broad program as a target, betting on political leverage if key bills fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Sam Rayburn
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Senate
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
White House
Barkley
Jesse James Mystery Stirs Old Missouri Town
HAL BOYLE recalls a bedridden claim by J Prank Dalton that he is Jesse James and argues the tale would disgrace the legend if true. The piece contrasts Dalton’s tale with history that James died in 1882, notes public fascination, and reflects on how legends endure in Missouri memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Jesse James
J. Prank Dalton
O d
St. Joseph
Mr. Howard
Bob Pord
Dalton
Jesse
Charlie Bigelow
Charlie A. Jesse
Federals
J. Frank Dalton
Ole Frank
Ole Jesse
Missouri
James
Kansas City
Chesapeake and Ohio removes dining cars from coal trains
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway announced a dining car removal from its remaining coal hauled trains in Cleveland on January 11. Sandwich service will replace meals due to high coal costs, with diners already removed from Chesapeake division runs and others laid up when they reach home bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Lornee
C & O Checaneake Division
Rainfall Statistics From Winchester Research 1913 1949
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation ending 7 a. m. none. January rainfall to date 0.25 inches, 1950 rainfall to date 0.25 inches. Average annual rainfall for 37 years 36.56 inches. Monthly averages for 1913 1949: Jan 2.50, Feb 1.92, Mar 3.86, Apr 3.09, May 3.77, Jun 3.78, Jul 3.81, Aug 3.93, Sep 2.58, Oct 3.34, Nov 2.47, Dec 2.42. Courtesy Winchester Research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtesy of
Winchester Research
Strength For The Day By Ear
An editorial muses on how Jesus would act as a modern statesman prioritizing human welfare and sound economic principles. It argues Jesus would avoid prescriptive legislation and instead offer guiding principles to surmount all difficulties, as he did in his own era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Ford
Mr. Howard
Jesse
Skunk
Ole m Jesse
Adolf Hitler
Christ
Jesus
Earth
Heaven
How's Your I. Q. Memory Quiz Challenge
A 10 day Q and A prompts score based on 100 questions. Daily results classify memory level from Memory Genius to Good. Page 2 reveals correct answers and includes ten sample items about tools, trespass, car makes, relativity, fauna, oak growth, wombat, Jefferson money, a nut nicknamed by a racial slur, and Downing Street address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Chevrolet
Thomas Jefferson
U.S
Thrilling midnight pursuit in Miss Tassie’s garden
Fran slips from her room to chase clues about a stolen painting and a midnight rendezvous. She weighs Myles’s motives, the pageant of suspects, and the jewel chest as conspiracies knot the villa. The chapter ends with a tense move toward the summer house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fran
Myles
Natalie
Becky
Ken
Blake
Betsy Digby
Miss Tassie
Gene
Grimes
Trent Place
Nat
Phooey
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