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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1949
Page
3
Directory style notice listing church names pastors Sunday schools and worship times across Brucetown Carpers Valley Burnt Factory Salem Timber Ridge Mount Olive Reliance Hayfield Assembly Kernstown North Frederick Little Mountain White Hall Rest Middletown and Relief with service times and leaders for each congregation.
Sgt. Joseph A. Jagiello of Euclid Avenue led the Quantico pistol team with a 284 score as the unit defeated Cornell 1426 to 1276. Marines E. Keller and J. Stillarty of the local recruiting office announced the result.
In Frankfurt and Berlin reports, German billboards feature blunt “man wanted” ads. Women advertise for weekends with wealthy men and evenings with younger companions while men also post requests. The new trend follows currency reform and rising purchasing power. Ink as a weapon against Russian soldiers is proposed by a German commandant to identify offenders by ink stains on uniforms.
In Baltimore on January 23 a court convicted three radio stations and a news commentator of contempt for broadcasting excessive details of a murder case. The judge ruled the broadcasts violated the defendant's right to a fair trial and noted the court rules did not amount to censorship.
Edwin Lynch declares his bid for the Virginia House of Delegates in the Fairfax county and Falls Church district pending the August Democratic primary. A former member, he resumes political pursuit in a Fairfax area race.
Washington January 28 The Senate finance committee approved the nomination of Stuart L Crenshaw to be Virginia internal revenue collector.
The gap between the highest peak Mount Everest and the deepest ocean trench near Mindanao is just under 12 1 4 miles. Given Earth's diameter of 7 926 miles the surface height difference is relatively minor.
James Marlow reports from Washington that hearings reopen the fight to raise the federal minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents per hour. The piece notes 22 million covered workers, rising living costs since 1938, and debate between unions and employers over wage floors and inflationary risks.
Farmers in Virginia receive guidance on soybean variety choice for 1949. The recommended list includes Patoka and Lincoln for regions west of the Blue Ridge, helping growers select suitable varieties for planting this year.
A group of Virginia college presidents pressed for higher pay for faculty at state supported institutions before Budget Director J. H. Bradford and Personnel Director Harris Hart. They argued Virginia’s pay scales lag behind those in other states and the officials said a thorough review would occur, with a decision possible in about two weeks.
Front Royal bids asked for construction of the Warren Memorial Hospital. Bids will be opened at 3 p m on March 9 at the courthouse.
New Delhi reports the government has housed 1.45 million refugees from Western Pakistan. Relief and Rehabilitation Ministry says schemes for 750,000 urban refugees are being pursued with government approval. Financial backing totals about 1660000 rupees, nearly US $50,000.
A historical roll lists Winchester postmasters from Miller through 1926. Names include Atwell Dean Bruce Gibson Griffith Ferguson Hardy Kern Kinzel Shirley Carter J William Sibert Hunter Kern Harry Stouffer Elizabeth Kern and Page with service periods ranging from short terms to over a decade.
Charles V. Grimes of Warner Bros announces temporary employment of Cyril Mee as acting manager of the Masonic and Ridge theaters in Clifton Forge. Mee, former Warner Bros. manager in Harrisonburg and Frederick, will start Monday during the present manager’s illness. He and wife Mattie Mee run the Appleway Tourist Court nearby.
A large hole washed under Sandgate Castle reveals cracks in walls and new notices warning the public away. Workmen shore up the old anti invasion bastion built by Henry VIII in 1539. The castle, once a territorial armory, now belongs to a local resident.
Heads Bar Assn. George S. Aldhizer 2d of Wharton Aldhizer and Weaver has been elected president of the Harrisonburg Bar Association. Other officers are Lawrence Hoover and Harry Blatt.
Slabs worn by many footsteps on page 13. In the living room and hall a parquet floor was laid in 1910. An impressive dark Italian marble fireplace stands at the north end of the dining room. Mr Bell remodeled the dining room basement and will use it as his office. He added a small door through the north wall near the fireplace to reach the woodpile via a woodbox.
Mrs. Marvin Ellis of Hedgesville is president and Miss Amelia McKown of Bunker Hill is vice president of the Berkeley County Farm Woman's Council.
Woodstock will issue noninterest bearing bonds to raise 12000 dollars for lighting the baseball park. Four percent of the gate receipts will be set aside to retire the debt.
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