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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1950
Page
4
A July 1 1950 Winchester Evening Star editorial asserts that modern godless states harbor hatred and hunger and stresses the sole path to salvation. The piece condemns secular ideologies and urges adherence to faith as the only way.
The piece analyzes President Truman’s notion of a real Democrat versus voters' choices in North Carolina Florida and Virginia. It contrasts Truman’s favored policies like Brannan Farm Plan socialized medicine and FEPC with voters backing Pepper Smathers Battle and Miller, noting wide splits within the party.
President Truman stands at a politically charged crossroads over nominating Martin Hutchinson to the Federal Trade Commission. Senator Byrd's faction may block the confirmation, testing Truman's will to oppose the Byrd-Byrnes coalition and shaping 1952 party strategy in the South.
The Commerce Department notes April personal incomes grew by 600 million, signaling more spending power and higher payroll employment rather than wage increases. This supports forecasts of economic strength despite dollar value decline and challenges unemployment predictions.
The article notes that included WWII veterans special insurance dividends would raise April income by nearly a billion dollars, but such non recurring items cannot be counted. National income reaches about 213 billion dollars annually and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia says business barometers indicate high activity, possibly record levels.
Virginia now has 3 230 000 residents an increase of over 20 percent in the decade with 42 percent living in four metropolitan areas Hampton Roads Arlington Richmond and Roanoke. Urban areas extend into counties adjacent to cities reshaping the old rural majority.
James R. Alexander Jr. was named Lion of the Year. In Frederick County R L Ayler succeeded Leslie D. Kline as schools superintendent and Clarke G Burton succeeded Archie F Robertson in Clarke. A 15 gallon still and 2.5 gallons of moonshine were confiscated on Jackson Ave by ABC officers. LaVerne Tavenner underwent a tonsillectomy at Winchester Hospital. G C Thomas of Williamsville Bath County was robbed two miles east of Stephens City of 170 dollars. By 1 pm the day before 142 couples had licenses for June weddings. British papers linked Wendell Wilkie nomination to end of isolationism.
Wade Shoemaker of Kern and Smithfield reported a Peeping Tom at his home who fled after a shotgun blast. Newly installed Winchester Police radio system picked up a message from Rockville Maryland stating signals were clear. Miss Naney Tevemmer, daughter of Mrs.
A heavy hailstorm lashed Frederick County with strong winds causing property damage. The Red Cross rushed aid to victims of the Santa Barbara California earthquake.
Washington reporting on the clash between the White House and the petroleum lobby over the Kerr Natural Gas Bill. William M. Boyle Jr. advised veto to protect Truman renomination plans, while ties to the Independent Natural Gas Association surface and probe into Boyle’s lobbying abuses unfolds.
R J Scott critiques Louis Johnson and the Korea stalemate. He argues U S backed South Korea lacks weapons and industry while the North enjoys trained forces and Soviet support. The piece urges large scale reinforcements from Japan, the Philippines, and the mainland, risking a broader clash with Russia.
The article reviews four kinds of anemia treatable with specific therapies including secondary and macrocytic forms. It details liver extract injections to boost red cells, folic acid for mouth or injections, and vitamin B-12 often with liver extract, noting effectiveness and cautions for nervous system damage. It also answers a reader question about menopause symptoms and heart trouble, recommending estrogenic gland extracts.
Report shows 24 hour rainfall ending at 7 a m today none for July to date none for 1950 to date 18 16 for Pitcicn over 37 years 193? 195? Average monthly rainfall over 1912 to 1949 decimal figures listed for each month with highest in August at 3 93 inches and lowest in February at 1 92 inches.
Hemet Calif residents inspect citrus trees for red scale. The Hemet Valley Citrus Pest Control District offers a $25 reward for reporting infestations. Only four red scale cases were found last year.
Most of the island’s contemporary architecture arose during fifty years of Japanese occupation, a period that deeply influenced Formosa’s urban design and building styles.
A reader quiz outlines 10 day scoring with 100 questions and daily grade ranges from 9 to 1 correct. It includes items on seeds in fruit the Dionne quintuplets May birthdays spelling errors geography biographies and U S government facts. It asks ten questions and directs turning to page 2 for answers.
Dr Brian Ives returns to frontier town life in Tamerlane as he prepares to travel to Hammer. He reflects on colonel Carradine and Cory Lund while confronting old memories from his youth and fear of the vast prairie. He plans a swift departure tonight, aided by Stoll’s buggy before continuing the story on the road.
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