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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1949
Page
4
The North Carolina governor urged a bond referendum for $200 million to fund road construction, paired with a gas tax rise to seven cents. The piece argues Virginia's pay-as-you-go approach, already decades long, outperforms NC's bond financing, citing mileage and cost differences.
The statement notes Virginia has zero debt while North Carolina still owes a substantial portion of funds borrowed over two decades ago for highway construction.
The piece reflects on Charles Ponzi's death and the lasting lure of get rich quick tactics. It notes ongoing frauds from stock watering to bucket shopping, warns that reform efforts like the SEC have not eliminated the appetite for quick profits, and cites pension schemes and auto forgeries as modern echoes.
In a hospital ward a surgeon asks six students to diagnose a patient. Each student says no operation. The surgeon plans to operate, but the patient objects and, with humor, quips that six to one is a good majority and demands his clothes.
Norvall Hottle, chairman, calls a special softball committee meeting to discuss installing lights for night games at Senseny Road field. A. R. Marks forwards proposed charter to Delegate Blackburn Moore. Senator A Willis Robertson seeks retention of Front Royal remount station with blooded European horses. Mrs. John R. Hollar returns home to Front Royal Road after illness in Winchester hospital.
Winchester reports 20 men for induction in Front Royal. Virginia Woolen calls a mass meeting of employees to launch the Fourth War Loan Drive. Japanese losses total 54 to 60 planes as American air forces strike Rabaul.
R Gray Williams and Clark Cooper are named chairman and vice chairman to head Apple Blossom Festival committees. The Burnt Church area principals and Clarke county candidates Oscar Carr Glenn Burch and Samuel Thomas announce bids. A.J. Tavenner presides on first malicious cow shooting case. A Rhodes Drugstore ferret ratter was involved with a mink at Silco store.
The 1924 banquet will feature Minnesota Senator Magnus Johnson as guest speaker. A Winchester hospital benefit carnival at the Williams home proves highly successful. Mayor Glass awards $20 gold pieces to the Empire Theatre for the city slogan contest. Mrs. Robert Beverley of S Stewart Street is hospitalized at home with a foot injury.
A 1899 item notes the Winchester Southerns favor federal protection of Confederate graves at Stonewall Cemetery if Congress passes a bill. The Telephoe Company extends lines to Shepherdstown with a through wire to Baltimore. Electric Light Co fixes a street light on Potato Hill after an arm injury. Ladies of Sarah Zane Fire Co auxiliary honored at banquet with male members as servers.
Hayle Boyle profiles Jimmy Faulkner Baldwin Times publisher at 32, a young political figure and B 25 pilot. A generous stranger funded his paper’s revival with two $1000 gifts, teaching a lesson that kindness fuels communities and newspapers.
Daily scoring ranges classify results: 9–10 correct equals Memory Genius, 7–8 Very Superior, 5–6 Excellent, 4 Good. Page 2 lists correct answers. Questions cover UK regions, US presidents, citizenship by marriage, Brazil capital, adage, freight car term calaboose, architect Lamps, Tennyson line, Balaclava location, and AFL leadership after Gompers.
Dr. Herman N Bundesen outlines migraine as head pain with nausea and vomiting, usually on one side. Causes are unsettled, but environment and lifestyle adjustments may reduce attacks. common missteps include irregular sleep, skipping meals, lack of rest, overwork, and excess sweets or chocolate.
A column by Earl L. Douglas, D. D., discusses tough mindedness in leaders as a strong trait that often becomes a liability. It warns that stubborn judgment and moral certainty can alienate others, harm relationships and business, while noting that such individuals are frequently right yet unable to accept opposing thinking. It ends with a joke Q A about opening oysters, noting a shocker can open 600 oysters an hour by hand.
Mark and Donna hatch a scheme using a humorous newspaper stunt to lure Donna's father back. They recruit a Chicago reporter friend to publish a spoof about a decorated pilot and a missing father, hoping stories spread to pull him toward the wedding. Sammy and Red visit to lift spirits as tension builds.
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