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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1948
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising and subscription details. It specifies office deadlines for display ads, transient rates, and contract rates, with national representation by DeLisser Inc. and subscription prices by mail or motor route.
Readers are asked to report any delay or irregularity in newspaper delivery to help maintain a perfect delivery system and ensure timely arrival of The Star.
A brief line from Matthew 5 4 reads Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted expressing solace to those in grief.
A Tax Foundation survey shows state revenue up 58 percent over six years, with poorer states now surpassing wealthy ones per capita. Mississippi climbs from 15 to 34 dollars per person while Connecticut stays near 30. The piece calls for a full reform of the US tax structure to empower states and curb federal concentration.
The United States Atomic Energy Commission finances a cyclotron far stronger than current models. Berkeley scientists describe a 9 million dollar project promising energies up to 6 billion electron volts, with use possible in three to five years, signaling American leadership in fundamental science.
Current Opinion argues against church led defiance of the draft law urging youth to refuse registration. It labels circulating petitions by New York preachers and signed Virginia ministers as a move toward subservience to Moscow and a threat to American liberties and religious freedom.
Psychologists report rats learn to use one door when food is behind it then fail when the door changes. The piece argues many life problems need a new approach not more effort and tells of a Mohammed legend about moving the mountain by changing approach.
Present and past rainfall data for June with 24 hour totals and year to date figures. Historical rainfall totals over 35 years 1913 1946 show monthly averages from January to December with a high in June and a low in February. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
On his ninetieth birthday King Gustav of Sweden is praised as a man and monarch who guided Sweden through two world wars and multiple crises since 1907. He resisted abdication in 1914 as war loomed, embraced a democratic era, and remained loved on and off the throne. The piece notes his height, dignity, and loyalty from palace to tennis court, marking him as a symbol of a free Sweden.
A page presents a 10 question quiz covering topics from hybrid corn breeding and baseball to Voice of America and Holy Years. It notes scoring bands and instructs readers to turn to page 2 for answers.
One year ago in 1947 Winchester was chosen as the 1948 convention city for the 27th annual state convention of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks. Semplex derby announced they had 17 fatrauts.
Five years ago in 1945 Italians anticipated a 30 year conflict. A local company, cVPF, commits 80 men to the armed forces.
A 1938 report states four teeth unearthed at Limeton quarry are identified by the Smithsonian as lion remains. Also mentioned are 1923 items: a McIlwee Municipal band heat concert, a golf club caddy shortage prompting a 59 cent offer for 12 holes, and Edward Bok offering 100000 dollars for a US League of Nations formula.
Grace Lee Conner suffers a serious injury after a piece of tin cuts her limb. George H. Kinzel succeeds C. M. Gibbons as treasurer. Freeland Lewis’s young horse, troubled by lockjaw, was chloroformed yesterday.
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