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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
4
The Commerce Department tallies $30 billion in visible foreign aid since the war end, with indirect aid higher. President Truman plans several billions more while the budget is in the red, forcing higher taxes or inflationary deficit spending.
Quote from Isaiah style sermon appears in the 1950 issue urging vision faith and courage to spread good tidings. The piece frames a long view of hope and divine anointment guiding timely message.
Questions test general knowledge from olives as fruits to the Einstein question on the date line. The passage also lists states with short divorce residence requirements Arkansas Florida Idaho Nevada North Carolina Wyoming and notes Ford's Theatre history linked to Lincoln's assassination.
The talk argues that incarnation extends beyond Christ to daily life and practice. It emphasizes living out beliefs over mere creeds, citing enduring faith in the face of hardship by parents, breadwinners, and grieving individuals as the strongest testament to Christianity. Center Point Knob in Pennsylvania marks the 2028 mile trail midpoint.
Radiant Rita Hayworth wed Aly Khan in Vallauris in a ceremony blending Hollywood glamour with eastern splendor. The ten month courtship culminated in a film era alliance as Rita, 31, became Princess Aly Khan, 38, heir to millions.
The piece supports cutting wartime excises but warns against hasty repeal. It cites Senator Harry F Byrd urging caution, noting his concern about balancing the federal budget and reducing expenditures rather than financing deficits. It contrasts Byrd with President Truman on tax policy and fiscal restraint.
Seven charter members attended the Winchester Lions Club founders day program including Hoye Riley Gibson Baker Joseph Newlin M J Baptist John Stal Harry Lovett and Herbert Schutte. The group joined the club chartered in 1924.
State Senator Aubrey G. Weaver takes over as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee succeeding W A Garrett. The Star reports annual statements from six Winchester and Frederick County banks showing total deposits near seven million dollars.
John W. Rosenberger and Co. occupies a new brick building at the northwest corner of Braddock and Wolfe Streets opposite the old German Smith sumac mill, replacing a structure that housed Henry Baker’s former wheat fan factory years ago.
Miss Mary J Grim wed Henry Benjamin Pope of Clarke County yesterday. The couple will reside near Wadesville after the ceremony. James B Russell and Brother advertise eating flannels.
This report lists 24 hour precipitation ending 7 am with no rainfall, year to date totals for January and 1950, and a 37 year average annual rainfall of 36.56 inches. It provides monthly averages from 1913 to 1949, including January 2.50 and December 2.42 inches, courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
The arrival of Austrian art treasures is linked to the USS Malabar, a Navy refrigerator ship, made available to preserve the collection at 70 degrees and low humidity for transport to the United States.
In this reminiscence Scoop Blake recalls a newsroom moment with Joe Marsh at the Clarion. Blake credits Marsh for teaching him to seek facts and later notes Blake’s election as sheriff after learning the craft. The piece ends with a lesson on avoiding premature judgments.
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