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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1949
Page
4
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A religious proverb citing Luke 22 26 urging humility and service among followers. It frames leadership as serving others rather than ruling. The verse emphasizes equal stature and humble conduct within community.
The Reverend Paul Hardin Jr conducted Week of Prayer in Winchester last week. His sermons urged that news focuses on evil deeds, while good is treated as normal. He argued hope remains if proprieties are considered unusual.
The article discusses Formosa as a strategic shield against communism in China while noting local hostility to Chiang Kai-shek using the island as a base. It recounts 1947 Formosan revolts, brutal suppression, and shifting Kuomintang leadership, with Formosa’s geography, history, and role in postwar geopolitics.
Commentator argues recognition of a new government for China by major powers would be hard to deny, given its jurisdiction and standing. The piece weighs implications of international acknowledgment and the balance of influence among nations.
Veterans of the 116th Infantry recall 3 a.m. maneuvers in the Carolinas in 1942 when ice cream, issued as part of the garrison ration, was eaten at breakfast to boost morale and supply efficiency. Regimental trains delivered it at midnight for early meals before dawn offensives.
Bladen County claims the original name source for hush puppies. Legend says during Cornwallis’ 1770s stay at Harmony Hall a slave race to warn of attack. Mrs. Richardson dropped cornmeal cakes to quiet barking dogs with the words hush puppies. The story endures as local culinary lore.
The English parliamentary system contrasts with ours with a recognized opposition leader, Winston Churchill, paid to oversee criticism of the ruling party. Opposition sharpens governance and daily life by forcing reflection. The piece notes opposition in life from critics, bosses, and social whispers, ending with a remark on color blindness.
A three day mission at Christ Episcopal Church in Charlottesville will open in the church chapel led by Rev. Herbert O. Donovan. The event includes guest speakers and religious programming for parishioners and community members.
The Brooks Pharmacy in the Cooper building on East Piccadilly Street will open tomorrow morning. The Johnny Jones quartet from Baltimore will give a 30 minute concert at the Empire at 9 p.m. A charity ball carnival tonight features an auction of excess food and farm goods.
In Romney West Virginia two prominent residents fight on Mainz Street over a political issue. The Handley Board of Trustees meets and declines to elect a treasurer. Aunt Betty Hargroves is cleared of smallpox rumors. Mrs. Julia Harrison, wife of Judge Thomas W. Harrison, dies at home from pneumonia.
This piece explains that buzzing in the ears often stems from circulatory or nerve disturbances rather than the ear itself. It notes drugs, infections, tumors, wax buildup, dental issues, nasal problems, and anemia or high blood pressure as contributors, with emphasis on medical evaluation.
A compact crossword clue list presents across and down prompts with numbered entries. Includes definitions for tree bark coat desert to last king of Troy and other classic wordplay items plus a fill of down clues like spool, return, keyed items, and plant coverings.
Governor William M. Tuck says he wants to go home after his term and would not spurn a political job. He offered little on his three years in office and said he would let the record speak for itself.
A fragmentary 32 page booklet offer explains dreams using ancient practice, priced 15 cents postpaid. The Vienna Choir Boys were founded in 1498 by Emperor Maximilian I, initially a religious group, later expanding to popular tunes as Habsburg patronage waned after World War I.
A quiz feature presents 10 questions with multiple choice guesses on thermometers beds Sonja Henie films long playing records Great Lakes Roosevelt facts and more. It asks True or False and asks who owns a radio program and which mandate governed Palestine.
In Roanoke a judge refused a request to halt the citys five per cent transient room tax. Judge Kirk A Kuyk ruled the ordinance is presumed valid until merits are heard and that plaintiffs including several hotels and tourist outfits failed to show irreparable damage.
In a tense scene Mrs. Collwell explains to Donna how her husband agreed to fake a suicide to force a resignation. Donna rails against the plan while her mother insists it will be handled as a private, careful matter and notes the husband wanted to spare scandal.
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