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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1952
Page
4
A 1952 Winchester Evening Star issue presents a brief editorial note on time as the fourth dimension. The text references moral themes with a line about how the wicked way is turned upside down. The page also prints standard newspaper details and pricing.
The column argues there is no real meeting of minds in Korea and that a master plan of obstruction aims to gain time for a Communist strategy. It spots Formosa, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Indo China and Burma as likely targets with Hong Kong and Indo China elevating in immediacy.
The text argues that a Korea truce cannot ease broader Asiatic pressures. It states no easy path exists and stresses continued vigilance and efforts to build strength for a genuine settlement of major Asian issues.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that at its Arco Idaho site a turbine ran on steam produced by nuclear fission yielding 100 watts of electricity. This event signals a new scientific era with potential peaceful uses though broad adoption remains uncertain.
Mrs Bo Ws Largent entertained the Past Matrons Club at her South Stewart Street residence. President Mrs Alvin W Shade presided as members gathered for the meeting. Mrs Hattie Taylor of East Gerrard Street was reported improving after a recent automobile accident.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gibson and Mr and Mrs. M. S Canter departed for St. Petersburg Florida for a three week vacation. Mr. William P. Massey of this city visited his brother in law and sister Colonel and Mrs William D Woodruff in Pairhope Alabama. Mrs. J. F Bly returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs. Robert Leech in Bethesda Maryland.
Melvin Estis a clerk at Solen berger's store was sworn in as an aviation cadet in the US Army Air Corps in Richmond. Others awaiting examination include Ralph Summel Courtney Jones Bill Pollard and John Rhodes. Mr and Mrs Irwin Painter celebrate the birth of twin daughters. Mrs Painter is the former Ruth Lewis. Miss Charlotte Sirbaugh is confined at Shawnee Avenue with measles.
Miss Kate Boxwell of Charles Town West Virginia visited Miss Elia Brown at her South Braddock Street home. Mr and Mrs Turner Sencindiver welcomed a son with Mrs Sencindiver formerly Miss Mary Snyder. Mr and Mrs Walter R Talbot and daughter Marian spent a month in Wilmington North Carolina.
The Rouss Fire Company received a $1500 check from C B Rouss New York millionaire to cover banquet costs. Golf Club records show George Haddox with a 48 low score, Marion Orndorff a 50, and George Sheetz a 52.
Washington views the Michigan 17th Congressional District intra party fight as a microcosm of GOP power loss in Washington. Factional tensions center on Dondero vs Higgins with Public Works chairmanship at stake and Angell positioned as liberal ally versus party bosses.
Present and past rainfall data show 0.34 inches in the past 24 hours ending 7 a m. January rainfall to date is 2.33 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 1912 to 1951 is 3.36 inches with monthly figures: Jan 2.45, Feb 1.99, Mar 2.88, Apr 3.02, May 3.63, Jun 3.90, Jul 3.82, Aug 3.82, Sep 2.63, Oct 3.27, Nov 2.56, Dec 2.50.
A medical column notes that tuberculosis of the kidney is a severe, recurring disease often spreading from the lungs via the bloodstream. It discusses drugs like streptomycin and chaulmoo gra oil, and mentions adding Diasone or PAS for improved outcomes over 30 to 46 days, with over 100 cases showing success. A second Q&A item addresses heart palpitations and possible causes.
The passage argues that a single district race between two men can influence grave national problems and demonstrates how congressional continuity in office affects national policy. It emphasizes persuading non-Southern sections of the bread-and-butter value of stable representation.
Hollywood notes recount Joyce MacKenzie’s souvenir xylophone from Trinidad for troops and Alan Ladd’s flu scare on Botany Bay set. Mini bios cover Marilyn Maxwell in Military Policeman and Gale Storm’s curtain miscut, with Dove tale of Walter Brennan recalling Cry of the Swamp and Anne Baxter’s daughter role.
A reader recalls waiting at University Store as a student ahead paid his bill and received 125 dollars change. The piece argues that such cash could tempt a nineteen or twenty year old toward folly, vice, or waste, urging reflection on whether youths should have more money to spend and how it might affect their morals.
A quiz test offers 100 questions over 10 days with daily score bands Mem ory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good. It lists questions on senators shrike Hawthorne Napoleon Lajoie poinsettia Field Museum agerkin English captain New Zealand boiling point hemophobia sex cells and a Smithsonian note on cellular differences.
A 70-year-old recluse, Adam Kulak, has lived for two years in a packing box shelter on the Detroit outskirts. He scoops a trench, sleeps on rags, and keeps warm by a front fire, wary of bombs and noise as war fears loom.
Washington lawmaker Rep. Steed reports Defense Department study on expanding wounded in action notices for Korean War casualties. Proposals include a follow up telegram after injury extent or replacing telegraphic notices with air mail reports detailing injuries and condition. He calls it a humanitarian move.
Frank Carlson born January 23 1893 near Ia Kansas an immigrant Swedish parent Republican senator from Kansas and former governor. He advised on tax and agricultural issues in Washington. Carlson born on a farm remains a farmer and stockman becoming active in politics in 1924 as a precinct committeeman.
Constance and Barth discuss Anne Melick’s search for personal freedom and dedication while Anne’s husband Donald returns from a dance in a pale, angry mood. They reflect on Virginia and Philip’s example as Anne eyes a similar pattern, fearing social compromise yet seeking a deeper purpose.
A guest recalls an awkward club party where he entered thinking familiar faces would greet him. Invitations and misread signals lead to a chilly reception as guests ignore him and a woman quietly urges him to leave. He plans to resolve the misunderstanding.
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