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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1948
Page
4
Present and past rainfall figures cover 24 hours ending 7 am and June to date. Historical totals show 1948 year to date at 17.93 inches, with 35 year average annual rainfall at 36.20 inches and monthly averages listed for 1913 to 1946. Statistics courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
Display ads must arrive by 12 the day before publication. Transient rate is 60 cents per inch. Contract rates on application. Classified rates shown in classified columns. National representatives DeLisser Inc, 11 East 44th Street New York. Subscription by mail or motor route rates page lists $6.50 $3.50 $2.00 per period.
Subscribers to The Star are asked to inform the office of any delay or irregularity in delivery. Prompt reader action will help maintain a perfect delivery system.
A brief biblical citation from Matthew 11 29 inviting readers to find rest for their souls. The line stands as a devotional prompt without additional context or events.
The article honours Independence Day and the 1776 Declaration of Independence. It recounts Richard Henry Lee’s early call for independence, the Jefferson drafted document, and the commitments of the signers to liberty and governance by consent.
An editorial draws a parallel between the 1212 Children’s Crusade and postwar Europe’s orphans. It cites Britannica on 50,000 lost children seeking refuge, many sold as slaves or drowned, and notes 1948 refugee camps and Greek claims of 8,000 to 10,000 kids taken to concentration camps as dogma dominates policy.
A veteran office-holder's guidance to a hopeful government job seeker urges concealing weaknesses and seizing any role. The piece notes Nathaniel Hawthorne, once fired from federal payroll, wrote on resilience and self-promotion before becoming famed for The Scarlet Letter.
The editorial function is to interpret not to reform and to explain basic principles fairly. When principles are sound and explained tolerantly their application to issues is logical. Action then rests with informed people who seek change and betterment and reject endless propaganda from editors.
A quick 10 question quiz with answers on royalty, politics, cars, elections, Derby winner, Sequoia Park, the National Anthem composer, veterans, young hare terms and ergophobia. Includes instructions to check page 2 for correct answers.
Earl I Douglas argues the true source of freedom is truth not liberty alone. He cites Jesus saying the truth shall make you free and notes inner freedom comes from submission to spiritual truth. The message applies to nations and individuals, stressing truth as the path to freedom.
A family laments the end of the school year as children depart for camp. Parents anticipate two quiet months yet miss their kids, relief mixed with sorrow as trunks are hauled from the attic and routines shift.
In Lee Allens The Cincinnati Reds a tale recounts Tip O Neill asking a local preacher if he attends games on Sunday. The preacher replies Sunday is his busiest day, then both joke about being in the right field and the sun being terrible.
News from 1947 notes a two hour parking limit on Berryville Main Street approved. Truman's trip to Monticello for July 4 amid wartime notes and C P Telephone planting extensions are mentioned. Drought threatens farm and garden crops. Navy damage in Kula Gulf reported. Park defeats Middletown in a 13 inning game.
The Full Gospel Tabernacle of Winchester announces a building program for a new church on Elm Street near Woodland Ave and asks friends to contribute. Donations gratefully accepted, mail to Rev. I. L. Stonesifer Rt. 1 Winchester Va. (7-2-31)
Ten years ago, 1938, news notes Americans in Japan facing danger from a Kobe flood while the U S warns a 32 nation refugee conference about migration politics. Chamberlain spurns haste on Italy pact as conditions for agreement are not met. Also notes Rotary club appointment of Dr. McFaden and a Greenwood road livestock poisoning alert.
A factory employee at Winchester Knitting Mill raises a big U S flag amid formal ceremonies. Two boarders sought by Mrs J B Haines in a Star Ad. The American fleet destroys all Spanish warships except one in Cuban waters.
The suit seeks to attach the property of G G Lewis and place it to satisfy a debt of 292.05 plus interest from December 19 1947. Lewis is non resident with last address in Washington DC and cannot be served in Virginia.
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