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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1952
Page
4
Jacob seeks a blessing through trickery but the text highlights that God grants sonship and honor without deceit. The article contrasts Jacob's deceitful act with divine generosity and emphasizes rightful spiritual blessing over subterfuge.
The Wythe County News editorial touts the Virginia Assembly as superior to other legislatures. It notes members sacrifice financially, works during a tight sixty day session, avoids protracted speeches, and aims for a disciplined, productive year.
The Richmond News Leader attacks President Truman's pick for Attorney General as a poor clean-up choice. It cites McGrath's role in past misconduct, noting Caudle’s firing and the Alien Property Custodian’s office as problematic in his department.
The piece portrays Howard McGrath as unfit for a new post, detailing alleged ties to executives and a tax avoidance scheme. It cites his roles with a Sydney auto firm and Leica board connections, and criticizes his prior justice and political stances. It ends warning Truman may suffer if further whitewash occurs.
Mrs. Elisabeth Sloat observed her 103rd birthday at Maple Wood Nursing Home. The article notes other local events including the Winchester Memorial Hospital cornerstone ceremony with several clergymen and physicians listed among the participants. It also mentions the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Lester D. Arnold Jr, with Mrs. Arnold identified as the former Miss Ann Light.
Mr and Mrs Charles M Hurst announce the engagement of their daughter Marion Taylor to Robert B Puller son of Mr and Mrs Arthur B Fuller both of Winchester Mrs Orville Crowser who had been a patient at Memorial Hospital with pneumonia has recovered enough to go home on Kerr Street Mr and Mrs C Rhodes Stephens City visiting them Miss Mae Ginn
Mr and Mrs Herbert Harmer entertained in honor of Mr A Newcome on his first birthday. Mr and Mrs Donald Duvall received congratulations on the birth of a son. Mrs Duvall is the former Miss Geraldine Trigxus. James William Brown, son of Mr and Mrs William Brown of Middle Road, is confined at home with measles.
H. C. deGrange named director of the Apple Blossom Festival and Andrew Bell named aide manager of publicity. The Bank of Clarke County elects William A. Bradford Joseph F. Moore Richard P Whiting Charles T Hardesty BE G Conner Harry C Warden and H H Bell to its board. Mrs J Few Brown and Mr Henry Brown return home after a visit to Mrs Winthrop Taylor in Long Island.
S M Whitacre of Cross Roads School died after a brief illness. H D Fuller, cashier, reported deposits on the first day at Farmers and Merchants Bank totaled about 30000 dollars.
The article asserts President Truman used a security order to curb news access, naming Anna Rosenberg and Joe Short as responsible. It paints Short as temperamental and beholden to power, and Rosenberg as press wary, arguing their actions suppress critical reporting and threaten democratic information flow.
Past 24 hours ending 7 am yesterday January 12 recorded rainfall. Cumulative rainfall to date 1.79 inches in 1952 and 179 inches for the year. Average monthly rainfall over 39 years from 1912 to 1951 listed by month with values including January 2.45 inches and December 2.50 inches.
Baby bones are soft and treatable early. Corrective care before six months can yield a normal foot without surgery. Casts start between one and two months, then Denis Browne splint and special shoes guide growth. about 90 percent reach normal feet if started early, with relapses possible in 10 to 15 percent and surgery as a last option.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports three distinct polio viruses, named Von Lansing and Brunhilde, found worldwide over three years of work funded by March of Dimes. Each virus can cause all polio forms, but immunity to one does not protect against others. Discovery timeline spans 1937 to 1939 with names tied to Los Angeles, Lansing, Michigan, and Baltimore cases.
Old Hank died yesterday and will be buried soon in eternal fields. Ten years earlier he led a large office force and once seemed destined for great things but drank and cancer ended his life. The tale warns against liquor and urges self control to avoid the downward path and wasted energy.
A quiz style page outlines scoring by daily correct answer rates from 9 to 10 as Memory Genius to 4 as Good. It offers a page 2 answer key and presents ten sample questions on wartime bases naval hero boxes Forrestal nepotism Iceland Pontiac Madame Mexico telegraphist accent.
The 1950 Northwest Airlines DC-4 crash into Lake Michigan near St. Joseph, Michigan during a storm killed 58 people on June 24, 1950, cited as the nation’s worst aviation accident.
The passage states that of all the billions of birds hatched each year only about 15 percent survive to maturity. The rest are killed by enemies or the elements, and birds with weaknesses usually do not grow up.
Hollywood reviews Cecil B. DeMille’s colorful circus film The Greatest Show on Earth with supporting praise for Betty Hutton Jimmy Stewart and Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey elements. Also preview of Decision Before Dawn about German prisoner spies and a light A Girl in Every Port with Groucho Marx and William Bendix.
Paul Andrew Dever born January 15 1903 in Boston rose from poverty to become lawyer and politician. He served as attorney general of Massachusetts from 1935 to 1941 and later became governor as a Democrat noted for championing the little fellow. He enjoys music and attends the Berkshire Music Festival.
Egypt is believed to have a higher divorce rate per 1 000 married couples than the United States, making the US not the sole leader in divorce prevalence.
Donald Kent is named new Group Leader for the year. Captain Mapes returns with tales from distant places as Anne, Constance, and Cynthia Randall react to the evening. A girl abruptly leaves as Sam begins to speak about Army Mite.
ALICE ROSS COLVER sketches Barth’s Sunday morning service and the NY City visit for restoration. He seeks a unifying spiritual principle as Christmas pageantry and organ music stir his soul amidst family, community, and era defining questions.
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