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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1947
Page
4
A religious quotation from Matthew 16 26 asks what profit a man has if he gains the world but loses his soul. It frames a moral reflection on earthly wealth versus spiritual value.
A discussion notes Rep Arends of Illinois favoring a constitutional amendment to require only a majority in both houses to override a veto. The piece defends the veto as a prudent authority and rejects stripping the President of veto power despite controversial uses of labor and tax bills.
The article argues hail storms in Sedgewick and Sumner counties Kansas favored buffalo over cattle, noting buffalo hair and wide hooves helped them endure. It reflects on civilization’s struggle with nature, erosion, floods, and weather’s check on human progress.
Dr. Robert B. of Harvard advances a method to synthesize substances identical with proteins. The breakthrough follows a long tradition linking theory to practice in science and aims to accelerate disease research and treatment.
Organic chemists long sought to join amino acids. Dr. Woodward achieved a breakthrough enabling synthetic proteins. The field offers near infinite production, with potential medical uses for tissue repair and pathogen fighting, plus industrial aims like synthetic wool and leather.
The piece notes increased wheat planting in Virginia east of the Blue Ridge and along highways, with uniform quality and heaviest growth in hills where soil conservation is practiced. Observers see a shift toward more food crops, promising economic and land health benefits.
Harold Potts Berryville attorney is elected president of the Clarke JET for the ensuing year. Rev Dr R S Wilson departs for a 10 day course at Princeton Institute of Theology. Lt Carl B Keller Jr arrives home from the ETO after 26 months to visit family. Ruth Cuthbert wins Virginia Clay Target Tournament ladies championship. C J Renner wins Singles handicap and all around championships.
Attendants merchants and residents report the Fourth of July traffic was the slimmest in years due to the new U S Rt 50. John Hawkins reports 33 bushels per acre from a 20 acre wheat field near Boyce. Town officials face water supply concerns for a new swimming pool, needing 17 000 gallons which could affect fire safety. Clarke county schools chief says Boyce high school will be ready for 1942 43 session.
Ten years ago in 1937 J Sloan Kuykendall the Berryville attorney was slated to address the Berryville Chamber of Commerce on probable changes in Congress of President Roosevelt's Supreme Court plan. Ma Winchester criticizes irresponsible persons who damage public property as rewards are offered for information leading to arrests for county school break ins. Peston J Marshall Jr. visited the Boy Scout World Jamboree in Washington with his grandfather Rev Dr Noyes Tyndall. Local ladies golf team defeated Hagerstown 12 to 3.
At the convention here Pennsylvania and Virginia firemen formed strong bonds. Details note Winchester's Hotel Evans charging 25 for a month’s room and board. A dog bark prompted Mr Ran McGuire to investigate a dark figure near his chicken coop, with no chickens missing. Mrs B M Knight, riding on Martinsburg pike, collided with a carriage and is now confined to bed after avoiding the men.
Dr Herman N Bundesen reviews causes of varicose veins and risks including edema and ulcers. He notes family tendency and age related vein weakening. Treatments include injections to obliterate small veins, elastic bands, and in severe cases surgery tying off the greater saphenous vein combined with surface vein injections and bandaging.
A Princeton ceremony recalls President Dodds receiving 75 cents from a teenage boy that sparked the Dillon Gymnasium project. The boy vanished in the crowd, yet his small donation began a fundraising chain with later generous gifts from donors, illustrating humble generosity.
A note states night fliers regularly adopt diets rich in vitamin A to improve eyesight. The claim links vitamin A intake with enhanced vision for nocturnal birds or bats.
Everard Kidder Meade presents Frederick Parish Virginia 1744 1780 a compact study based on Frederick County clerk records. The 70 page work from Pifer Printing costs 1.50 and blends religious history with controversial irreligious elements revealed in archival documents.
The piece praises a new volume tracing Frederick county from 1743 to 1779, examining church and state links in Lower Shenandoah. It credits scholar Richard E. Griffith Sr. and notes the author’s ties to Cunningham chapel parish and the Clarke County Historical Association.
The author E. K. Meade presents a well crafted study with careful documentation of every aspect of the story. The reviewer notes the book's value and predicts many editions will be demanded as descendants of pioneer settlers seek to identify with their ancestors.
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