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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1948
Page
4
The notice states ad materials must be in the office by noon the day before publication. It lists transient rates at 55 cents per inch and references contract terms on application. Bible verse from Romans 4:20 is included in the text.
Washington warns of fuel oil and gasoline shortages for years amid rising demand from domestic use and a growing air force. Officials urge lower home temperatures and reduced car use while calling for a massive expansion of production to avert a national defense crisis.
Walter S. Carpenter Jr. becomes chairman, Crawford H. Greenewalt takes the presidency at 45. The change follows a long DuPont pattern of promoting capable leaders, with 74,000 employees and 97,000 stockholders watching closely as management quality impacts company and national prosperity.
Celebrations in Bristol honor General Julius Franklin Howell the lone survivor of General James Longstreet's corps from the Civil War. Movie stars attended and Virginia Intermont College girls filled the crowd with celebratory greetings.
The article describes a veteran named Howell receiving a portrait at a college where he once served as president. It recalls his youth and service, from Thoroughfare Gap to Second Manassas, the Wilderness, Petersburg, and Longstreet’s corps, and reflects on memory fading as time passes. The narrative shifts to future commemorations and the enduring aura of past battles.
Dean Ackerman of Columbia's Journalism School urges Attorney General Clark to ease visa limits on foreign educators journalists and writers. He questions the fairness of barring Latin American journalists and argues open study travel promotes democracy. The piece calls Congress to seek justification if rules remain unchanged.
The Star moves to a new building at Kent and Boscawen Streets after 43 years. Winchester marks Judge John Handley’s 112th birthday. A 2 month old dies in a gasoline can explosion.
A missionary note highlights Paul’s claim that Jesus Christ came to save sinners, not the worthy. It recounts a Moslem convert cherishing First Timothy 1 15 as central to his experience, emphasizing that salvation comes through faith for all repentant sinners, not the spiritually superior.
A reader exercise lists ten items to grade intelligence from 1948 leap year status to capital of Argentina. Questions cover leap years, mayoral city, Guam natives, Athens country, strongest bone, Volga delta, Marshall Plan stance, state populations, hippo sweating, and Argentina capital.
William Gold died at his home after a brief illness. Lillian Haines infant daughter of Mr and Mrs D F Haines was seriously burned after falling on a stove at their home. J H Savage has resumed his Kernstown business after closure for repairs for several months.
Average rainfall figures for each month from 1913 to 1946 are listed. January 2.46 inches, February 1.94, March 2.91, April 3.02, May 3.67, June 3.92, July 3.82, August 3.76, September 2.57, October 3.31, November 2.44, December 2.38. Data drawn from the Inchester records.
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