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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1950
Page
4
A July 5 1950 newspaper page notes Christ and the kingdom within, linking God to all life and growth. It presents a churchly meditation amid classifieds and notices from H F Byrd Jr, editor, with standard bureau ads and rates.
A historical overview recounts how the League of Nations avoided full military sanctions in key agitations. It cites Poland and Lithuania over Vilna, Memel disputes, Corfu with Italy, and Japanese Manchuria actions, highlighting the Council’s half measures and the League’s limited authority amid rising tensions.
The text outlines the Lytton commission's role in Manchuria, Japan's League withdrawal, and later sanctions during Mussolini's Ethiopia conquest. It notes Britain’s Suez stance, US munitions limits, and ongoing trade among Italy, Germany, and Japan, plus the League’s response to Albania and Russia.
Kilroy travels by air lift to Korea. he treats air transport as a convenient method, citing prior use in Berlin. He remains a homebody with a serious mien, dedicated to his work and his public, leaving his mark yet sentimental about fallen comrades. He embodies simplicity as strategic strength.
A man lost control of his car but survived the crash. He had been teaching his son to drive, an incident highlighted in a cautionary note about driving with learners.
Washington debates how to field ground troops for Korea and reinforce Britain, France, and the Dutch amid a looming broader clash with the Communists. Critics blame demobilization and postwar limits while allies fear insufficient Western arms and manpower.
An overview of auricular flutter caused by prior heart disease, its diagnosis by electrocardiogram, and treatment with digitalis often restoring normal rhythm, with quinidine as a secondary option. It emphasizes physician supervision and that regular ECGs aid early detection in middle-aged and older adults.
Short editorial observation notes men seek approval rather than counsel and value friendship when decisions are already made. It emphasizes restraint and cordial agreement over offering guidance.
Mr and Mrs Robert Boyce of Winchester welcomed a baby girl with the mother formerly Freddie Wilkins. A Fourth of July birthday dinner honored Mr Harry Fahriestock hosted by Mr and Mrs Frank Gordon on Orchard Ave. Two 14 year old boys were held by Winchester Police for ice cream theft at Winchester Park. J Leslie Reid of Clearbrook caught a four pound bass in July. Bomb blast investigation at the World’s Fair led to mass radical arrests with the Metropolitan police for the case.
W Lomax Parker of Stephens City announced plans to open a hardware store at 7 S Braddock St. A barn and shed on Mrs A A Baldwins farm near White Post were destroyed by fire midday with no animals or feed inside. Reginald G Morrison named manager of the Berryville Telephone Office.
More than 1,500 members of the Virginia Worl ch Co. were to attend their annual picnic at a local park, with planned outdoor activities and company hospitality.
Twenty five years ago Philip Klompus won first prize in the Rotary Club story contest and received the memorial coin during festivities at the Golf Club. Four young men in the southwest part of the county were surprised by Sheriff Pannett and two deputies while making liquor. they were caught in the act.
On a crisp evening more than two thousand people gathered at Reservoir Park for a fireworks program. Mr and Mrs Harry Seabright celebrated their wedding anniversary. An official count showed Miss Lela Baker won The Star designation.
Rainfall data shows 48 hour total of 1.49 inches and July rainfall to date 1.51 inches. 1950 rainfall date 19.67 inches. Average rainfall over 37 years is 36.56 inches. Monthly figures from 1912-1949 include February 1.92, March 2.86, April 3.09, May 3.77, July 3.81, August 3.93, November 2.47. (OCR text includes unreadable trailing terms.)
A memory quiz lists 10 questions about the Declaration of Independence from 1776. It asks who proposed the resolution from Virginia, the author of the Declaration, the engrossed parchment material, signers, and Congress location. It includes true false items about slave trade and copies to the states.
The dialogue presents a set of quiz questions with brief answers. Topics include national debt interest figures, a 1907 U.S. Atlantic Fleet world cruise, Abd el Krim’s residence after 1947, the Canadian Governor General’s appointment and salary, and the deep-sea fish Chiasmodon capable of swallowing larger prey.
G M R A reports Colonel Washington was nominated to command all Continental forces on June 15 1775 by Thomas Johnson Maryland delegate and approved unanimously. It also notes Medal of Honor counts by branch and a 1638 Plymouth quake with Berkeley seismograph in 1885 and explains the abbreviation no deriving from Latin numerus.
The Dow Theory originated with Charles H. Dow, founder of the Wall Street Journal, with writings around 1900. It was further developed by William Peter Hamilton and Robert Rhea.
In Norman A. Fox fiction, Dr. Brian Ives returns to the frontier town of Tamerlane where Colonel Carradine needs him. After a confrontation with Cory Lund, Ives aids Brule wounded by a snake bite, then is found by a young woman who helps him toward a buggy as Brule’s fate and Ives’ path on the trail unfold.
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