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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1952
Page
4
An aside in the Winchester Evening Star urges readers to keep faith. The short item closes with a religious exhortation about faith and understanding, presenting a moral nudge to the newspaper’s audience.
The Columbia University varsity football squad, 41 players strong, completed 210 courses with 21 A’s, 77 B’s, 1 C, 2 incompletes and 2 F’s by mid semester. Failures hovered lower than non players, while enrollments spanned many subjects showing earnest study amid nine week practice and play.
Richmond dispatch notes public backlash over a film incident where actor James Mason slapped William Saroyan for talkative behavior. The piece argues chatter persists and suggests impractical soundproof rooms, concluding no universal remedy exists.
The St Augustine sea gulls once fed by the shrimp fleet now face starvation as the fleet moves to Key West. The birds relied on scraps from nets and did not learn to fish, threatening their future as a symbol of liberty.
A voice denounces dependence on government handouts and urges Americans to maintain thrift and independence. It argues that reliance on outside goods threatens future generations and calls for self creation and national self sufficiency.
Mrs Alan Olcott of Berryville and Mrs James R Livengood formerly Betty Anne Duvall of Winchester welcomed a son and a daughter respectively as friends and family congratulated the couples.
Berryville residents Mr and Mrs Reginald Morrison expect a daughter. Mrs Morrison is formerly Miss Jane Pugitt. Charles Grim Jr leaves West Germain Street for the season in Miami and Havana. Carl Seabright returns home after surgery at Memorial Hospital. Colgate W Darden Jr takes oath as Virginia Governor. Herman I Piter named coroner for Winchester and Frederick County to fill an incomplete term. James Miller in the Navy. Grover Cooper, air raid warden, reports 116 volunteers. Harriett Brent visits Washington, D C to see Martha Cook.
Ramon Navarro stars in Ben Hur shown at the Empire Theatre. Little Catherine Fletcher, three, daughter of Mr and Mrs Levi Fletcher, is slowly recovering from burns sustained while playing with fire at home. Mr and Mrs Omar Jackson returned home after a month in Clarendon Virginia.
Vehicular traffic on county roads was brought to a standstill by drifting snows causing travel delays and impassable stretches. Local crews worked to clear drifts as motorists faced lengthy waits and detours.
The Donner Party tragedy unfolded in the Sierra Nevada as the wagon train faced a brutal winter with starvation exposure and cannibalism. Amid storms in late 1846 to spring 1847, 42 died and survivors endured extreme privation before rescue efforts reached Johnson's ranch and Sutter's Fort.
Melt suet until liquid then pour into mufflin pans. Add seeds and raisins while hot. When soft, insert a string for easy handling.
Rainfall for past 48 hours ending 7 am shows 1.96 inches. Year to date totals reach 1.96 inches with average monthly rainfall across 39 years from 1912 to 1951 listed as 36.7 inches. Monthly values include February 2.45, March 2.88, April 3.02, May 3.83, June 3.99, July 4.82, August 4.82, September 2.63, October 3.27, November 2.56, December 3.60 inches.
A new method uses procaine with high dose vitamin C taken by mouth to treat severe allergies including hives rashes penicillin reactions and asthma. In 10 patients the combination produced superior results and is still experimental though increasingly favored as an allergy aid.
A reader quiz compiles questions and concise answers from a 20th century reference page. Topics include Levi Strauss as origin of blue jeans, Turkey army size, U. S. House whip duties, island public domain status, Archangel naming, Coriolis effect, winter rainbows, Edison patent for vote recorder, and Audubon drawings published 1845 to 1848.
A reflective piece on the seasons and the moral design of creation. The author contrasts modern science with ancient nature worship and suggests reverence for the natural world within contemporary faith. It cites weathered imagery and ends with a poetic tribute to divine guardianship over the hills ocean and skies.
Francis Hackett born January 21 1883 in Kilkenny Ireland authored The Story of the Irish Nation and Ireland a Study in Nationalism He moved to America in 1901 and joined journalism including the Chicago Evening Post The piece also notes a question about safe desk working distance recommending about 16 inches from the eyes with proper upright posture.
A reader quiz with 10 daily questions grades memory and reasoning. It asks 10 items including what the CIO United Steel Workers member counts, Death Valley state, demonyms for southern Belgium, stock market terms, allegiance definition, West Point English equivalent, post Hull Secretary of State, Mr Pickwick, Saint linked to a nervous disorder, and a grammar correction.
Household visits and family travel dominate this weekly note. Mr and Mrs Hinkle Pitcock and daughters Carol and Sharon of Opequon spent last Sunday with son-in-law Mr Harry Hershman. funeral services were held for Miss Etta Haseman in Stephens City with former resident Mise Haseman visiting friends locally. Mrs Paul Glynn vacationing with her son-in-law and daughter in Florida. Recent visitors at Reuben Hulver home included Conrad Sirhaugh and Sandra Lee Millwood, and Harry Glynn and sons Penny Samuel Michael with Mrs Harry Helshman and family. Gary Green US Navy on leave visited grandfather Mrs A Richard in Stephens City. Mrs Bryan Richard confined at home with an infected ankle.
Louise overhears a tense family exchange as Alvin and Joe plot to manipulate Randall over Donald Kent. The scene shifts to Louise's weary retreat through a cluttered home while plans for coercion unfold, hinting at a heated Saturday night.
On New Year’s Eve in Crestwood, Constance and Barth confront power and duty. Ivan Borowski battles paralysis while recalling his son Pieter, a World War II hero, as Barth steadies him and urges resilience for the family.
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