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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1949
Page
4
How's Your IQ A 1948 era quiz scoring guide
A daily 10 day IQ style test yields ranks Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good. The questions cover film stars presidents spelling grammar dentistry geography and reading comprehension with answers provided including Truman and river rise physics. The piece blends quiz instructions with sample Q and A and notes a page reference for correct answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Cooper
Ingrid Bergman
Bing Crosby
National representatives seek readers to report delays
Subscribers to The Star are asked to notify the office of any delay or failure in delivery. Prompt reader action will aid in maintaining a perfect delivery system. Subscription rates by mail or motor route are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Sueeke
Verse Quote Prompts Reflections in Chronicle
A religious quotation from St Paul is shared on January 21, 1949, linking faith to perseverance. The text cites 1 Corinthians 13 12 and frames a moment of contemplation for readers.
Virginia pilots new alcohol rehabilitation division
Virginia creates a State Division of Alcoholic Studies and Rehabilitation funded by liquor sales profits. Dr J J Scherer chairs an advisory committee to study the program with high public confidence, highlighting Virginia as a pioneer and the uncertain outcome of the experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Roper
J. J. Scherer
Truman and Barkley Inaugural Ages Highlight Historic West Coast Roots
The piece notes Harry S. Truman as the first president from west of the Mississippi and outlines ages at inauguration for Truman and vice president-elect Alben W. Barkley. It compares birthplaces, prior offices, and records for several presidents and their spouses, including remarks on inauguration ages and family milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Truman
Mississippi
Taylor
Virginia
Truman
Barkley
Inauguraion
Anna Symmes Sarrison
Capitol Hill tax battle clouds Truman budget plan
Current Opinion notes Senate Byrd and others push economy to halt tax increases, proposing large staffing cuts. It argues most budget goes to postwar costs and defense, with limited room to trim without harming national programs, urging targeted spending reviews and possible tax rise to reduce debt.
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Capitol Hill
Truman
Byrd
Virginia
FBI
Hoover Commission
Senator Robertson
Representative Taber
New York
Bridges
Europe
Messrs
Taber
Vandenberg
House
Senate
William McKinley
Blair House
Apple Blossom workers meet to plan 1948 festival
A group of Apple Blossom festival workers meet at the home of president H Del mar Robinson to discuss festival plans and form the 1948 policy. Marvin D. Weaver is appointed general chairman of the Red Cross membership drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Delmar Robinson
Marvin D. Weaver
Red Cross
Frontline pushes widen from Leningrad to Novgorod area
World War II report details Soviet forces advancing on a 125 mile front west of Leningrad and Novgorod with claims of 40 000 enemy captives in six days while 250 000 Nazi troops face potential encirclement near Stalingrad. Naval actions include a British submarine sinking a Japanese light cruiser near the Malacca Strait and Allied bombers targeting Japanese ships in the Bismarck Sea and Marshalls area. Local civic notes mention Apple Blossom Festival planning, Frederick County supervisor candidates, and the Roanoke Lutheran Synod opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Leningrad
Novgorod
Stalingrad
Pacific
Malacca Strait
Malaya
Singapore
Bismark Sea
Marshalls
Mrs Gilpin to Host Charity Card Party for Memorial Hospital
An announcement notes Mrs Henry B Gilpin longtime Winchester hospital friend will open her residence Scabby at Boyce on Wednesday afternoon for a card party benefitting Memorial hospital urgent needs. A special Common council session is set for 7 30 p m to discuss installing a new pump at the Rouss spring water pumping Station. Mrs Clark H Purcell is confined at her N Braddock Street home after a fall down stairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Gilpin
Winchester Hospital
Boyce
Memorial Hospital
Rouss Spring
Clark H. Purcell
N. Braddock St
Gambling condemned as vice in week of prayer sermon
Grace Lutheran church minister preaches against gambling as a major city vice during a week of prayer. Sam Noakes injures his hand with a chisel at the new post office interior. Merchants expect an ice plant to join local industries. Joseph T. Brown guesses closest to the jar of beans at Sarah Zane bazaar and wins Star shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Sam Noakes
Joseph T. Brown
Sarah Zane Bazaar
Streptomycin Tested for Newborn Epidemic Diarrhea
Early English studies report streptomycin given by mouth to affected infants easing vomiting and bowel symptoms, speeding weight gain, and shortening hospital stays. No systemic absorption occurs. results vary by case, and further trials are urged to assess broader usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
James and
Kramer
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas D D
Christian should frequently consult the Bible and also review the date book and check book. The piece urges measuring faith by time and money given to church and good causes, noting inflation and rising living costs affect community work and church pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl L. Douglas
D. D
Church of Christ
Official Index of Prohibited Books published by Vatican Polylot Press
The Vatican Polylot Press in Vatican City Rome Italy issues the Official Index of Prohibited Books and an English edition. Francis S Betten S J expanded brief explanation in the Roman Index of Forbidden Books, Loyola University Press Chicago 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican Polylot Press
Vatican City
Rome
Italy
Francis S. Betten, S. J
Loyola University Press
Chicago
Exchange Club Plans Year At Luncheon Meeting
Clarke T. Cooper president of Exchange club will discuss plans for the year at a luncheon at the George Washington hotel. Joseph Schroth leads the program committee. Board members Robert McNally Jr. Dr. James E. McIver and Rodney Freeman were accepted. James March becomes publicity chairman issuing the club news bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke T. Cooper
Exchange Club
George Washington Hotel
Joseph Schroth
Board of Control
Robert McNally Jr
James E. McIver
Rodney Freeman
James March
Carl Haines
Parrots Span Global Realms Including Frigid Tierra del Fuego
Across the world there are about 809 parrot species. Some species inhabit extreme locations such as Tierra del Fuego, far south in the continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frigid
Tierra del Fuego
Industrial output in Rhine zone hits 78 percent of 1936
In December, production in the British and American zone of Germany rose to 78 percent of the 1936 level, a sixth straight postwar record. Vehicle output led with a ten percent December gain, while overall December was three points higher than November and 27 above June.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Biport Commerce and Industry Group
Donna and Mark Seek Detective Help Amid Family Ture
In a tense scene Mark offers to hire a detective from New York to locate Donna’s estranged husband, asking Donna to wire an address and monitor him. Donna pressures a rapid effort as she fears a suicide risk and clashes with her mother and siblings over the plan.
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Sammy
Rea Islip
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Beaver
Mrs. Callwell
Alan
Magee
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Darling
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Dad Collwell
Kitten
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