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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1948
Page
4
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The fiscal year closed with the largest budget surplus in history, near eight billion dollars. Treasury officials expect final figures to firm up, while noting the surplus supports a sound financial basis and challenges opposition to tax reductions.
Britain's Labour government invoked the 1920 emergency powers act to end a two week London dockers walkout. The workers return to their jobs with no guaranteed gains, amid irony that a Labour regime uses a tool once wielded by Conservatives to end a general strike in 1926.
Belgrade challenges Cominform in unprecedented move and accuses Moscow of lies. Yugoslavia refuses to accept slave state status and says it will discuss the dispute with the Soviet Union only on equal terms, signaling a bold break with Kremlin.
The fragment argues that Yugoslavia’s challenge to Moscow tests the Soviet grip on Eastern Europe. It suggests this could embolden others and sees the dispute as a significant postwar development rather than a mere quarrel, warning against premature conclusions.
Rebecca West vents about the convention's nine PM start, arguing it alienates tired attendees after long days. She blames television schedules and mechanical devices for reducing audience focus and inflicting heat and fatigue on participants.
Preliminary work on a Democratic platform signals unity on foreign policy and the Truman Marshall program but deep splits emerge on domestic issues. Labor calls for Tate Hartley repeal, tax cut vetoes split Democrats in Congress, and civil rights divides North and South ahead of Philadelphia debates.
A Missouri veteran reports structural problems four months after moving in. Cracks appear in walls and basement, the garage leans, and fittings do not align, leaving the home with serious quality concerns.
Holiday accidents across the nation claim over 500 lives in 1947 as authorities continue to search for answers. The public remains unsettled as officials review reports from December incidents.
A 1948 Features Syndicate medical column explains normal blood pressure ranges and two broad types of low blood pressure secondary and primary. It covers causes such as fluid loss glandular shortages heart disease and infections and notes orthostatic hypotension with symptoms and simple management tips.
Present and past rainfall figures show 72 hours ending July 25 1948 and yearly totals to date. The 35 year average annual rainfall is 36.20 inches with monthly means ranging from 1.94 inches in February to 3.92 inches in June. Data courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
Joseph B. Correll aged 77 father of Charles Correll known as Andy of Ames and Andy died after a two week illness. Clarke brothers worked at night to garner grain.
Ten years ago in 1938 city officials pledged to enforce a radio interference ordinance. Japanese claim large successes at the end of the first year of the China war. Dr. R. E. Blackwell, Randolph Macon president, dies after teaching four generations. Twenty five years ago in 1923 Senator Underwood warned that war in Europe was imminent. Famous Marine 2nd Army bands were coming to Winchester for a festival.
Fifty years ago in 1898 Owen Knight damaged his bicycle considerably in a collision with Leonard Copenhaver. Carson Crabill split the ends of fingers in a 3 Machine at Jones Creamery.
A quiz page asks 10 questions covering figures like Charles W. Nash and W Averell Harriman, asks about major insignia and corsairs, borders seas of the Caucasus, and a White House marriage in the Roosevelt era with a New Dealer. It directs readers to Page 2 for correct answers and notes monthly averages and memory gains.
The excerpt discusses Aldous Huxley's fictional world of universal happiness where each person is created to fill a necessary social role. It compares that ideal to real life and questions whether happiness arises simply from the act of going through daily routines.
Happiness comes from the contrast with pain and the pursuit of meaningful ends. Enjoyable activities like music reading or sport provide temporary relief from daily cares, yet life would lose meaning without struggle and effort.
Lorenzo C. Lewis of Berryville was fined $100 and given a 30 day stipended jail sentence for driving under the influence. He announced plans to appeal. Judge John Rice presided in Police court.
Dr Benjamin Seger told Front Royal Rotary that labor would like to back Associate Justice William Duglas as Democratic nominee but would offer only reluctant support to President Truman. He noted only 20 percent of southern textile workers are unionized while 80 percent in northern states are organized.
Camp Wakanda at Powell's Fort Valley opened yesterday with 125 campers. Staff include James Miller Miss Elizabeth Halvosa from Winchester Rev H S Roane and Mrs Roane from Middletown and Willia Mae Kackley of Berryville. A large junior group from Braddock Street Methodist church attends. A senior group will arrive next week.
Mrs. Potts recounts Joan’s childhood with her father a spendthrift who lost a fortune after a stroke. Joan’s mother Mrs. McClure rebuilt life in Branfield by selling the big house, moving Joan back with sewing and rent from three apartments. Andrew learns Joan’s fear aligns with her father’s fate and resolves to prove his commitment.
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