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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1949
Page
11
Measles and mumps continue to affect local schools with thirty pupils absent at John Kerr and at least that many at Virginia Ave. Some rooms show improving attendance while others still feel the epidemic's impact as students return to classes.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p m tomorrow at Leeds church cemetery near Hume for Theodore M Triplett Jr a prominent North Faquier County resident and Markham merchant who died 7 25 a m yesterday at Winchester Hospital He is survived by his widow three children and several brothers and sisters Also noted is that the U S Treasury 39 states and 30 municipalities receive revenue from tobacco taxes through the source text.
Drawings and specifications for the addition and alterations to Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg Virginia are available from architect Clarence Wenger. Bidders must file promptly, deposit 75 dollars for one set, with 65 dollars for additional sets. refunds described. Bid opening at 10:00 A M February 24 1949 in Nurses' Home classroom. C G Price secretary.
The article outlines a developing rift in Virginia politics with the Democratic party split between liberal and old guard factions. It notes the Young Republicans plan to exploit the divide to win votes from anti administration Democrats and Dixiecrats, while promoting grassroots organizing and a two party system anchored by closer ties to the people.
An AP wirephoto shows Aga Khan with his son Ali and Rita Hayworth while Berryville resident J. G. B. Campbell stands behind him. Campbell, long known as Josh in Berryville, is an officer at Guaranty Trust Bank Paris and trustee for the Khan fortune. He is a New Jersey-born son of the late James Campbell and is expected to return to the United States soon.
President Truman indicated he would like to attend the Washington and Lee University bicentennial at Lexington on June 18 if his schedule allows. Dr. Francis P. Gaines extended the invitation during a White House visit. The university plans to award him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Von Papen, once Hitler’s ambassador to Austria and Turkey, was freed by a German denazification court. The court downgraded his conviction from major Nazi offender to offender and immediately released him from a labor camp, reducing his fine to 9000 dollars.
Newport News reports a $3 500 000 FHA financed housing project to begin Feb 1 on a 55 acre tract near Langley Field in Elizabeth City county. One story bedroom units planned across the site. A question about prohibition on killing rats in coal mines is answered by the Bureau of Mines noting no law against it and local taboos may exist due to rats signaling mine danger.
Virginia Republicans stress youth energy to energize campaigns. Everett Weakley urges opposing every Democratic candidate. Glen Williams cites strength in young members and calls for local office focus. Earle Lutz urges new blood to sustain two party system. J. David Heaphy says victory requires deeper effort and unity statewide.
Berliners flood fortune tellers for relief and forecasts as 1949 expectations mix with food ration rumors. Astrologers, psychics, and yoga practitioners offer glimpses of a better summer and a lifting of the Soviet blockade in early 1950, amid widespread hardship and searches for reassurance.
In wartime Berlin editors debate fortune tellers as a sign of morale. Some papers seek to undermine them while others ignore the prophets of a brighter future. Editors argue belief sustains residents. many fortune tellers still operate as the city lies shattered.
The new code does not embody fundamental changes and keeps scoring the same. Principal changes cover revokes leads out of turn and insufficient bids. The International Code, effective October 1, 1948, is subscribed to by players in most nations except Soviet Russia.
Martinsville votes to scrap mayor council system in favor of city manager setup. Citizens approve 1284 to 58 after recommendation by Mayor Nick Prillaman and majority of city council members.
The Geiger counter is named for Hans Geiger who began work on it in 1908 and improved its sensitivity by 1920. When pointed at radiation it detects radioactivity and shows the degree of exposure on a dial.
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