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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1952
Page
4
Community notes and advertisements from Winchester Virginia including rates and service details. The page mentions the Associated Press and newspaper rates for mail and carrier delivery, plus a reflective proverb about focus and excellence.
Robert Baker of Clarke County was fined 10 dollars after a circuit court upheld a lower court ruling for possessing a wildcat. The decision exposes a paradox in Virginia game law as Baker faces three options to dispose of the animal or risk further court action.
A St Louis Post-Dispatch note reports on British trade journals Cloth and Clothing and Tailor and Cutter criticizing pajama wearers and praising roomy nightshirts. The debate frames pajamas as unmentionables that ride up at night while nightshirts are comfortable.
A fragmented essay contrasts nightwear styles with old fashioned nightshirts and garters, then shifts to praise of anonymous wartime courage. It highlights Herbert A. Philbrick, a Massachusetts salesman, who exposed a political movement by informing the FBI and aiding the fight against subversion.
Approximately 905 bushels of apples stored in four Winchester cold storages. Mrs Webb Jenkins and Mrs William McMullen hosted a tea for Mrs Anton Zuckerman. The Star relocated to the corner of Kent and Boscawen Streets. Local social items include visitors from Huntington and Willian and Mary College student Mary Louise Gereenank returning home. First group of county selectors left for Roanoke, listing multiple names. George W. Shackett won the Evening Star amateur photographers contest.
Miss Thelma Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Siilas A Smith married Rov Mitchell son of Mr and Mrs M Mitchell. Miss Mayme Spellman was spending several days in Baltimore on business.
Mrs Nancy Coble entertained at a large card party at her home on Washington Street. Icy conditions on downtown sidewalks and streets made walking or riding hazardous.
A review of White House maneuvers shows President Truman using internal party intrigue to keep his grip on the Democratic nomination. It notes plots to block Kefauver, assemble loyal delegates, and deter rival bids from figures like Eisenhower and Humphrey, with key players including McMahon and Arvey in the background.
A compact remark notes that presidents before have tapped successors and allies to maintain power and influence. It claims the current leadership is similarly maneuvering to preserve prestige and party grip using available men and methods.
A 95 year old rookie policeman, Joseph Foster, led undercover operations in six Texas cities breaking up high school marijuana rings. He enrolled at Wichita Falls High, busted peddlers in Wichita Falls, Waco, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Houston, buying marijuana to amount to about 50 thousand dollars in two weeks. Foster reported seeing at least 25 students smoking weed including athletes and organized wild parties to build cases. He described a border smuggle of 100 pounds of marijuana entering Wichita Falls and a knife fight in San Antonio as part of the effort.
Blacksville report notes that pruning out dead diseased canes and insect infested wood reduces disease in future crops. VPI plant pathologist John M. Amos urges collecting and burning pruned wood and rubbish to cut vinegar troubles next year. He recommends dormant ime-sulphur spray to kill fungal spores and oil emulsion as an alternative, warning oil and lime sulfur are incompatible.
Rappahannock County won the 1951 Better Sires contest with 94 meat animal sires placed. George Herring of VPI notes 56 bulls 360 rams and seven boars in the county. The award reflects a joint basis giving more credit to counties with smaller livestock populations.
The article compares halftime reversals in football to the Christian practice of spiritual retreats. It argues for temporary withdrawal as a means to recharge physically and renew spiritually amid modern life’s rush. It cites Jesus retreat to the desert and Robert Frost's Birches as examples.
Past 24 hours ending 7am shows none. January rainfall to date 2.33 inches and 1942 to date 2.93. Average yearly rainfall over 39 years is 36.78 inches. Monthly averages: January 2.45, February 1.99, March 2.44, April 3.02, May 3.83, June 3.99, July 3.82, August 3.82, September 2.63, October 3.27, November 2.56, December 2.80 inches.
An overview discusses heredity and environmental factors in birth defects, noting that many causes are unclear and some may relate to maternal illness or prenatal exposure. It cites German measles and syphilis as risks and mentions X-ray exposure as a factor, with optimism about prevention as medical knowledge expands.
The passage explains that Mercator maps distort size, making Greenland appear as large as Australia though their areas differ. It notes directions and shapes are accurate but areas are not, especially at the poles, and asserts a globe provides the correct representation of the earth’s surface.
There is no evidence that trimming hair makes it grow faster. Hair growth occurs at the scalp from follicles and is not influenced by short-term cuts. Regular trims may reduce split ends and make hair look healthier.
A short excerpt listing an IQ style test with 10 questions and scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good. It includes items on Virginia product Noah's Ark material, creme de cacao, light speed in media, Mr Milquetoast creator, Army rank, vaccination vs anesthesia, Old Ironsides, presidents born west of the Mississippi, and a baseball goose egg.
County agents and the VPI agricultural engineering department in Blacksburg offer plans to build circular base concrete mailbox posts. G D Kite notes three to six posts can be made together for a whole community. Materials include one bag cement two cu ft sand two and a half cu ft gravel and reinforcing rods. Extra gravel on road shoulders helps prevent ruts. Planting grass and shrubs around the box improves appearance. The draft question: agriculture is essential but deferment is not guaranteed and is decided per case.
Don learns at a Country Club event that Anne can use club privileges without joining. Ostrom Randall and Caldwell press him about Edina Horow ski and his membership status as the youth group host. The conversation reveals courtesy extended to Anne due to her father’s position and the social expectations of club life.
Don confronts rigid rules about guest invitations as insiders discuss who could intervene. Anne returns distressed, defending Don and denouncing the public disgrace she witnessed, while family tensions surface over loyalty and authority.
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