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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1949
Page
4
The Virginia governor William M. Tuck marks three years in office amid debate. The piece lauds his decisive leadership during 1946 1947 labor crises and his measures on public utilities strikes, pay raises for teachers, education funding, and a liberalizing Tuck Election Bill while noting increased appropriations and health initiatives.
The field of taxation and public finance in Virginia is expected to shape 1950 laws. Bill Puck completed three years with satisfaction after hard work for the state. Governor Tuck is praised as forthright, vigorous, and willing to fight for his beliefs.
Current Opinion endorses Congress member Burr Harrison’s request to the post office department to establish two highway post offices in Virginia. One route would serve Amherst Buckingham and nearby counties, aiding communities cut off by reduced James River mail service and helping Lynchburg merchants reach rural patrons. The plan follows recent HPO expansions in several states, and supporters hope for approval to boost mail delivery and regional commerce.
A Staunton News Leader summary notes Trusts and Estates finds among 120 top U S manufacturing firms only four have individuals owning at least ten percent of voting stock. Seventy thousand plus stockholders own most shares, with 24 of 62 reporting no single holder above one percent. Institutions hold about nine percent of stock, controlling 41 percent of shares through schools, hospitals, cemeteries, and investment and insurance firms.
Winchester native Mrs Ann Virginia Mc Kreishner passes away at age 103. The 1948 notice notes her long life in the community and is part of the year’s obituaries. Also listed are a birth for Larry Keith Gordon and the Apple Blossom Festival parade committee meeting.
Russia reports Red offensives west and south of Leningrad pressing stout German defenses with Moscow claiming German losses near half a million in two months. U S forces improve grip on Arawe Peninsula as Allied push to dismantle Southwest Pacific defense keystones. Virginia city youths urge for training as Captain Baker notes about 32 boys responded to draft age call for training program.
H. C. Light of Clearbrook declares candidacy for the Frederick County Board of Supervisors from Stonewall district. He spoke at a George Washington hotel meeting as preliminaries begin Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival preparations.
Reverend E B Jackson delivers an address on intemperance at Market Street church. The Turner Ashby camp of Confederate Veterans plans a parade and exercises in honor of Robert E Lee's birthday. Electric lights dim as boiler repairs affect Winchester area. Mrs Bertie Hicks hosts a party for friends on Pughtown Pike.
A college president and guest speaker return from a country drive to find a skunk blocking their path delaying the commencement. The incident leads the speaker to reflect that life’s delays test patience and remind us that schedules are not paramount. A digression about a weather almanac joke follows.
A 1949 Features Syndicate medical note outlines a rapid treatment for leg ulcers in elderly patients caused by circulatory issues. It involves injecting scar-ing substances around varicose veins, cleaning the ulcer, rest, and daily injections of penicillin with local anesthetic around the femoral vein to dilate the large leg vein, then continued for five to ten days.
The page shows a daily crossword with numbered clues covering across and down entries. Included are definitions for cut loud sudden outcry light boat and many others along with references to Greek and Roman terms, mythic figures, and common objects.
Those gray pennies have a second life after retirement at the Denver mint. Zinc-coated cents are melted and added to steel scrap by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation, then used to produce steel rails, structural steel, fence wire, nails and spikes.
A reader quiz outlines daily IQ scoring with 10 day plan and four performance tiers. It lists ten sample questions covering manners of speech arithmetic scripture and history and invites to turn to page 2 for answers.
In Hinomachi Tokyo a doctor announced a party switch provoking his wife to discard red cloth and his red medicine. The couple clashed over politics and the doctor briefly realigned but secretly returned to the original organization. The wife fled to her mother after the dispute. The article ends with a note on the etymology of mile from Latin thousand paces.
The State Corporation Commission schedules February 2 hearing on Virginia Transit Co. request to raise street car fares in Richmond Norfolk and Portsmouth. The company seeks fare boosts matching bus fare increases. A public bus hearing in Richmond was postponed by the city council for six to eight weeks.
Donna probes her mother and the Chicago and New York offices seeking clues about her father, a 65 year old malefactor in flight. They worry over his plan to leave Chicago for Minneapolis and St Louis and fear exposure and a possible police alert as they debate how to locate him and what to do next.
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