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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
4
The Richmond News Leader editorial opposes Senate Bill 91 the civil rights measure to curb lynching arguing it would invite federal overreach and create new bureaucratic layers under the Attorney General. The paper condemns courtly violence and warns of expanded federal intrusion into state and local affairs.
The text argues federal overreach in handling lynching, noting several states especially in the South pass anti lynching statutes. Virginia previously defined lynching as murder twenty one years ago and reports no lynchings since. It notes a decline in lynching nationwide and cites higher fatalities from auto crashes over a holiday.
A Columbia University English professor argues that many traditional grammar rules were invented. He notes the split infinitive and ending a sentence with a preposition are no longer wrong and urges clear communication over strict adherence.
Robert Newton Sisson, three time McGuffey Society spelling champion, visits his brother Logan B. Sisson at 132 W Piccadilly St. Charles E. Bass is reelected Frederick County School Board chairman. White Sox overwhelm Shepherdstown 27 to 6 as Smith goes 5 for 5.
Five years ago in 1944 reports say German troops on the Russian front revolted while Allied air attacks damaged German transportation. Captain Paul Thomson of 107 Morgan Street is reported killed in Pacific action. Captain Miflin B. Clowe and Paratrooper Beverley Byrd recover from invasion wounds together at Welch hospital.
Madison Lodge IOOF entertains Grand Master L. G. Heflin of Richmond. Eugene Branch, manager of the George Washington hotel, named president of the Virginia hotel association. Lightning destroys R. H. Baker barn.
Gilbert Rosenberger son of Mr and Mrs A L Rosenberger has left for Lynn Massachusetts where he accepted a job The Red Cross aided the aged parent of the ex service man Grant Seabright reports a belled buzzard sighted flying in the Clearbrook region a suspicious sign of something according to Seabright.
A humorous New York column riffs on the highbrow middlebrow and lowbrow labels. It treats taste, culture, drink choices, and salon chatter as a class war, noting heated debates in Manhattan during a heat wave and the folly of snobbery. It ends with the narrator choosing to sit out the cultural clash.
The Richmond News-Leader editorial prompts readers to scrutinize proposed government regulation cited by a vice president. Linda R. Scheffler cites Thomas Jefferson’s warnings against excessive government power and debt. She urges public awareness to preserve freedom and independence.
The article recalls Dwight L. Moody’s early spiritual struggle. Kimball and a Mt. Vernon Church committee doubted his readiness, delaying membership for a year as he studied to meet church standards. Moody later became America’s leading 19th century religious figure despite his initial illiteracy in faith.
The famous colonial publication Poor Richard's Almanack propelled Benjamin Franklin to wealth, establishing his status as a celebrated printer and thinker of the era.
A reader quiz questions set on IQ scoring over 10 days with daily results and a page 2 answer key. Includes questions on colors numbers shapes stamp collecting bird state divorces Niagara Falls time designations and a note about federal land in Texas with a brief historical line.
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