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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1949
Page
9
The State Department cites Soviet bloc tactics in the United Nations as hindering UN activity and argues that a North Atlantic security pact is needed to restore confidence and promote postwar peace. The outline links UN weakness to Soviet pressure and stresses the goal of restoring security for world recovery.
The text argues that armed aggression underpins insecurity and that collective action by free nations, coupled with economic recovery and political stability, offers the sole satisfactory antidote to fear.
Martin Wheelbarger of Winchester wins first in a community hybrid corn show by Southern States. He will enter US 13 yellow hybrid corn in a district contest in Baltimore next month. W. R. Ritenour and Don Lemley place second and third with red and white ribbons, respectively, in 1949 planting.
A jumble of letters and phrases references 350 and city rates with unclear context. The readable fragment hints at concerns over local pricing or taxation but no concrete details or names are extractable.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, U.S. representative to the U N and chair of the human rights commission, said she has sent dozens of appeals to the Soviet government seeking release of GI brides from Russia. Only one brief acknowledgment arrived, she reported at the State Department during a meeting with civic and government representatives.
Virginia introduces a Tagged for the Consumers grade and label system to raise poultry standards and aid housewives. Virginia is the first state to implement federal state grading and labeling in processing plants with Grade A blue labels and aluminum shoulder straps. Four processing plants grade and tag about 200000 pounds monthly.
In Winston-Salem on January 15 Governor W Kerr Scott pledged to stop dodging the Negro question and ensure fair opportunities and training for minorities as part of the state's growth. He linked entrenched racial issues to historic sins and argued discriminatory legacies affect industry and progress.
Bowing through the standings, players led by Dick Carter and Troy Rhea posted high game and set scores. Rustic Tavern topped Team Game with 602, while Market St. rern and nearby churches posted strong team sets in a dense metro league recap.
Tonight at 7 15 at the armory Winchester Business College and Plumly lumber teams square off to decide last place in city basketball. WBC seeks a win to tie Plumly, which has one victory and four defeats.
VPI cage team travels to Lexington to face William and Mary after Washington and Lee star Bob Goldsmith scored 10 points in a 42 39 loss to the Indians. Chet Giermak led Mary with 15 as Roanoke beat Gallaudet 66 39 and Randolph Macon topped Lynchburg 51. Tonight W and L meet N C at Lynchburg and William and Mary visits Virginia Tech.
Crissy has been elected president of the Opequon Golf Club at Martinsburg succeeding Garland L Dunn who had headed the club for several years.
County supervisors approve their share of a $2 bounty on 52 foxes killed in the county since December 14. The supervisors and County Game Association will divide the payment per fox.
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