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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1949
Page
4
The Charlottesville Daily Progress asserts Appalachian fruit, though superior in flavor and color, loses prestige due to mishandling and poor packing. It notes bruised, unattractive fruit reaches consumers and calls for improved handling, grading, and origin identification to compete with western markets.
The Labor Department reports wholesale prices have fallen in 10 of 16 weeks from mid September to mid January, with the week ending January 11 down 6 percent from August 1948 averages. Retail prices reflect changes with a lag, and factors such as emergency freight rate hikes and expected wage increases may slow the wholesale decline.
Retail food price declines affect the overall price index as stores cut inventories after Christmas. Professor McNair predicts that consumer willingness to buy will drive 1949 business conditions, with severe dislocation if prices fall far and unemployment rises, or continued activity if price drops modestly spur spending.
Erwin D Canham argues at Williamsburg that Communism is not a revolution but a return to medieval state dominance. He defends American Democracy as the real revolution, praising freedoms of speech press assembly worship property and elections as essential to governance and individual rights.
The piece argues that protests by ousted university staff claim academic freedom, noting that this plea often appears when teachers are fired for laziness incompetence politics or poor judgment. It suggests presidents may doubt their own judgment and reconsider terminations that lack vocal objection to academic freedom claims.
Northern Virginia Power Co announces plans for a new steam electric plant one mile below Riverton on the Shenandoah. Winchester hospital conducts a citizen poll on services rendered. Virginia Senate endorses a constitutional amendment to limit the presidency to two terms.
Heavy fighting south of Rome sees German forces attempting to drive Allied amphibious units back into the sea at Nettuno. American bombers strike in the Pacific sinking or damaging 14 Japanese ships aiding enemy supply lines. Dr H Hanford Hopkins of Baltimore appears as Kiwanis guest speaker.
Ten years ago in 1929 W L Whisson a tobacconist from South Loudon Street died two hours after addressing the Woodmen of the World. Marion Meyers leaves for Annapolis to attend mid winter hop at the Naval Academy. Four persons held in raid of C W Leake s hennery near Vaucluse.
A 1924 item notes President Coolidge asks a congressional investigating committee for a complete Teapot Dome scandal report. Also reported are the burial of Mrs. O W Dellinger and bids opened on the Gore highway project.
A report dated fifty years ago shows Winchester real estate values up thirteen percent from the previous year. Mrs. Elizabeth Kurtz visits friends in Washington. Robert Brill is ill at his home on E Picca.
Alabama Governor Jim Folsom fends off hostile lawmakers amid a national Truman influence. He argues the people demand his program and vows to win support next year if needed. He cites rising teacher pay and repeal of the poll tax as key achievements.
Edward Murphy, hospitalized in Cumberland, identified his next-bed neighbor Princey Bozella as the knife attacker who robbed him of $30 in an after midnight street holdup on Jan 2. Bozella, 48, is jailed on felonious assault charges and denies the accusation, claiming he was in another hospital that night.
Martinsburg chamber of commerce and other groups push to locate the proposed West Virginia University medical school in the city. The plan would start with about 75 students split between medical and dental programs, with a public clinic, classrooms, and dormitory facilities included.
A reflection on reading scripture in original language to sense its true meaning. The narrator recalls a former New Testament teacher who read Bible passages with reverent astonishment, then discusses a retired professor who repeats the original reading for public occasions.
A dated quiz feature outlines a ten day IQ test with daily scores and rank labels Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good. It includes ten sample questions referencing Francis Biddle the Decalogue the Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty and Omar Khayyam among others. It notes page 2 contains correct answers.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Winchester cites funding and staffing shortages that hinder prompt responses to cruelty and animal abandonment cases. In 1948 volunteers handled 47 lost pets, 40 cruelty cases, 83 humane destructions, 162 rehomes, and 132 other calls on about $200.
The Winchester SPCA relies on $1 annual dues and gifts, with about $200 raised in a 1948 appeal. All services are donated with no salaries, so calls are sometimes referred to police or the Sheriff or left unanswered until funding improves. Cruelty to Animals, Winchester, Va.
In a quiet family moment Red affirms belief in God and prayer as Donna and Mark plan a wedding. Donna asks Red to officiate, Mark secures a pastor, and the Collwells prepare a hopeful, supportive atmosphere as they discuss ceremony details and future life.
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