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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1951
Page
4
A local Bible verse admonition appears in the Winchester Evening Star urging readers to fear the Lord and follow his commands. The message frames divine laws as for our good and warns against disobedience.
The United Nations readies to reward aggression by offering Formosa and China's seat to the Chinese Feds in return for a ceasefire in Korea. The World Telegram notes past League of Nations failures from cowardly retreats in Manchuria and Ethiopia and calls out the current appeasement stance.
Commentary condemns the United Nations for backing a bribe to China and tolerating aggression after a Korea war. Gen Romulo denounces retreat from right principles as red lines are drawn by the great powers. The question centers on how the United States votes and the meaning of unity.
The article notes Brannan's assurances on sugar policy during the looming 1952 political period as Democrats grow wary of campaign schemes and shifts in public stance.
Decatur Herald columnist discusses the ex trovert child as a topic of parenting advice. The article notes the author’s father of four perspective and suggests broader understandings of temperament.
Highlights include John Stewart Battle sworn in as Virginia governor and a record 107 adults enrolled in jointly sponsored classes by Garland R. Quarles and the Winchester School Board. Other items note local tobacco proceeds of 771 dollars, 101st birthday for Annie V. McKericher, city finance figures, and various local appointments and events.
Fifty years ago the Winchester Board of Trade studied plans for the West Virginia Central Railroad passing through Winchester making the city a terminus. Mrs. J W Luke's Berryville house burned to the ground. Robert L Gray presided at the Winchester Odd Fellows annual banquet at the Hart Hotel.
A college student avoids failure from laziness and poor effort. The piece urges pushing through to complete tasks well, noting how many miss promotion or marriages fail from lack of full commitment and sincere effort.
The passage asks how close one is to becoming the person they dream of and whether worthy ideas merit a final effort for fulfillment. It also poses questions about daily persistence, grammar, celestial counts, and the state named “mother of Presidents.”
A fragmented news snippet presents an IQ scoring guide based on 100 questions over ten days with daily averages. It lists grade bands from Memory Genius to Excellent and includes sample trivia items about George IV to VIII, U S Army motto, Truman era questions, and a geography riddle about a house with southern exposure.
Letter to the editor urges prayer for President Truman and current policymakers, calling for divine guidance to avoid further missteps and to seek peace. The writer cites past actions, world tensions, and asks readers to pray for the United Nations and for Russian leaders to end the Korean War. Mrs Linda R Scheffler signs from 2118 Washington St.
Rosenberger and Mrs Ernest Shook spent the weekend at their home. James Ford of Winchester visited Mr Guy Frye. Visitors to Mr and Mrs Sven H Miller included Arthur White Holmes Spillman and Carson Allamong. Also present were Robert Bywaters and Orndorff of Marlboro Road. Marco Maclinee owns a new pick up truck.
Carols began as dances accompanied by singing. In the Middle Ages the Christmas crib set up in churches became the center of the dance.
Report lists rainfall for the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. today with January total noted as none and year-to-date at 0.69 inches. It also provides historical averages from 1912 to 1950 including 38-year totals and monthly averages from January to December with several numeric values.
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