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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1951

Page

4

Winchster Evening Star Editorial Urges Moral Path

A religiously toned editorial exhorts readers to follow a righteous path and avoid vice, urging steadfast adherence to moral conduct and self discipline in daily life.

Women and Men Drivers Compared by Iowa Study

A study by A R Lauer of 7692 Iowa drivers finds men have higher skill but drive more, with 91 percent of accidents. Women are less aggressive and law abiding, offsetting skill advantage, especially in ages 20 to 25. The study notes overrating of skill among young men and cautions against generalizing results.

Iowa A. R. Lauer Iowa State Lauer

Atlanta Constitution Struggles to Stabilize Operations

The Atlanta Constitution faced financial instability in a city of about 500000, with disclosure slow to emerge but now understood in relation to the paper’s ongoing efforts to find sustainable footing.

The Atlanta Constitution

Newspaper economics and mergers threaten The Constitution's survival

The piece argues that declining newspaper profits mirror a national trend of rising costs outpacing revenue. It cites The Times as an example, noting 1948 expenses 144 percent higher than 1947 while gross income rose only 11.4 percent. It suggests mergers or closures may rise until tech advances ease the strain, stressing the need for competitive journalism.

Journal Atlanta New York Times The Times On Nation

Battle over educational TV channels in the United States

The FCC faces a choice on allocating remaining TV channels for educational use versus commercial use. Educators backed by the Emergency Committee on Educational Television and the National Association of Educational Broadcasters urge support to ensure cultural programming remains accessible to the American family.

John Crosby Federal Communications Commission Emergency Committee On Educational Television National Association of Educational Broadcasters New York

Unequal Punishment Calls for Reform of Fines and Jail Time

The piece argues courts ignore current inflation, making fines more punitive for the poor than for those who can pay. It notes many statutes from an era of a dollar per day and urges restudying criminal law to align fines and imprisonment.

Battleship Missouri runs aground in Chesapeake Bay

From the files of the Star reports the battleship Missouri grounded 1.5 miles east northeast of Old Point Comfort. Other notes include seven masked gunmen in a 1.5 million Boston hold up and local figures Allen Staples and Woodrow McGolerick with new dwelling permits.

Chesapeake Bay Old Point Comfort Boston Brink Money Transportation Firm Allen and Evelyn Staples Parkway Woodrow McGolerick Woodland Avenue

Frederick County Virginia Bi Centennial Celebration Plan

Judge Philip Williams and others discussed plans for a 1943 celebration marking the Bi centennial of Frederick County Virginia's organization. The item notes Black Yates, a 10 year old girl, as part of the referenced context.

Philip Williams Frederick County Virginia Black Yates Daugh

Reverend Clarke Accepts Call at First Baptist Winchester

Twenty five years ago the Rev. E. T. Clarke accepted a call from the First Baptist Church and was to arrive in Winchester after graduating from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. Former Mayor J. Tyrone Sprint died at his home in Boyce, and Rear Admiral Louis M. Nulton entertained Japanese naval officers at a luncheon.

E. T. Clarke First Baptist Church Winchester Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville Kentucky Boyce J. Tyrone Sprint Louis M. Nulton Naval Academy

North Frederick Turnpike Could See City Takeover

Fifty years ago a strong possibility existed the city might assume control of a mile of the North Frederick Turnpike. The Sarah Zane Fire Co bazaar opened with a parade down Main Street to the Hartman Building on Piccadilly Street, where the event was staged.

Frederick Sarah Zane Fire Co Main Street Hartman Building Piccadilly Street

Senate Probe Targets Communist Ties in U S Life

A Senate group plans a wide inquiry into alleged Communist influence across politics literature and government. Led by Pat McCarran and James Eastland, the panel will review the Amerasia affair Hiss Remington and the Tydings committee’s wartime actions while probing anti Truman and anti Acheson positions.

Washington Senate White House Pat McCarran Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee James O. Eastland Mississippi Tydings House Committee On UN McCarran Senator McCarran Eastland Herbert R. O'Conor Maryland Commerce Sawyer Department China Remington

Doxology Not Part of Lord's Prayer Found In Didache

The doxology is a liturgical addition first found in the Didache dated around A D 100. It does not appear in the oldest manuscripts of St Matthew's Gospel and is not part of the original Lord's Prayer.

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Causes and treatments for high blood pressure discussed

The article reviews how high blood pressure links to many conditions, notes uncertain causes, and highlights diet, drugs, and surgery as paths to improvement. It covers salt restriction, protein intake, sedatives, vasodilators, nerve-blocking drugs, and possible pituitary and thyroid gland connections, plus cautions on surgical nerve cutting.

King James H. Hutton Chicago Pituitary Hutton

Rainfall Totals and Averages for 38-Year Period

The report lists present and past rainfall figures. It shows January rainfall of 2.48 inches, February 1.95, March 2.86, April 2.99, May 3.83, June 3.91, July 3.64, August 3.90, September 2.65, October 3.33, November 2.53, December 3.46 inches.

Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglass

A sermon reflects on the gospel as good news from God for forgiveness, noting how church tradition often clouds its simplicity. It cites William Tyndale and cites 2 Corinthians 5 17 to stress inner spiritual renewal through faith in Christ.

William Tyndale Jesus God

How's Your I Q Based On 100 Questions10 Days

A reader quiz tests IQ with daily scoring from memory genius to good. Questions cover quotes Bible wisdom Muscles Shoals project McCarthy medical dosing and hospital classifications plus a note about Indians in New Mexico occupying Villianes ancient lands.

George Washington Muscle Shoals Power and Navigation Joseph R. McCarthy Wis Senate United States

Death and Letters by Elizabeth Daly

Sylvia Coldfield seeks who killed Glendon Coidneia as detective Henry Gamadge investigates a family scandal. He and Harold abduct Sylvia from the Coldfield home, defuse tensions, and plan refuge while unraveling motives behind the alleged murder amid a literary and scientific circle.

Wee Glendon Coldfield Harold Gamadege New York Hudson Valley Gamage Sylvia

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