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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1950
Page
4
The fragment appears to be a newspaper masthead and a quotation about foes and friends, with no clear news item or event readable for summary.
The quote attributes a warning about deficits to Franklin D. Roosevelt, spoken on October 18, 1932 during his presidential campaign. It contrasts living within income with long term deficits and hints at national bankruptcy if sacrifices are not made.
Reports from Korea describe atrocities by both sides including seven American soldiers found killed with hands bound and machine-gunned. A U N observer cites South Korean police beating guerrillas before execution as part of wartime violence.
The text discusses non-signing nations like Japan and Russia, historic atrocity reports, the Bryce Report’s disputed accuracy, Gen Charteris admitting a WWI fake tale, and MacArthur’s warning seen as signaling postwar war crimes trials similar to those after WWII.
Dr John Hutcheson chancellor of VPI reviews 75 years of Virginia farming in The Progressive Farmer July issue. He notes Virginia wheat yields up 30 percent in 25 years and tobacco up 100 percent vs national gains, plus 10 percent peanut growth, aided by fertilizer research and better crop and livestock balance.
The piece portrays a farmer as a gambler who bets on rain by watching clouds. He weighs showers against haying schedules, using instinct over meteorology, and treats thunderheads as half bluff, half beauty.
A reader found a spider in a newspaper and asked if it signaled luck. Mark Twain replied the spider’s presence was neutral, simply surveying ads to find merchants not advertising and urging the spider to spin a web and enjoy peaceful life thereafter.
Ten years ago the clerks office distributed a printed form to people seeking to marry amid constant inquiries about the new marriage law. Secretary of Labor Perkins issued an open forecast that Franklin D. Roosevelt would be renominated for the Presidency.
Twenty five years ago Winchester residents discussed hosting slum-dwellers from large cities. D W Ritenour a prominent local life insurance agent caught three black bass in one hour with the heaviest weighing four pounds claiming a local championship for the area.
One year ago Commissioner of Revenue P McVicar was confined at home with sunburn from a fishing trip. John Whitacre reported catching a two pound bass in his farm pond at Whitacre, the stocked fish growing from one and a half inches the previous year. Mr and Mrs Strother Shiley of Amherst Street announce the marriage of their daughter Geraldine to Harry Lee Arnold, son of Mrs Elizabeth Arnold of Berryville.
Five years after a famed Opequon creature sighting, Herman Adams reports a black and tan eight foot long animal prowling near a pig pen in Lamps School House District. Also noted, Mr and Mrs Rickhard Sudduth announce the birth of daughter Sandra Kay at Winchester Hospital with Kathleen Waters as former Mrs Sud duth. Three Winchester men inducted into the Army include Robert Scott Ryan and Godfrey Eu- though the sentence cuts off.
A Braddock St Methodist Church weigh in party was held at Mrs E J Evans home on North Loudoun St. Little Helen Rice daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis F Rice was nearly gored by a pet cow at their home nearby after other children teased the animal before she arrived.
Washington weighs drastic reform of the Atomic Energy Commission as experts urge more capable engineers and leaders. General Leslie Groves backs major changes while critics note the current panel’s lack of hands on atomic experience and political constraints by President Truman and Congress.
Parents ask if child tonsils and adenoids should be removed. Doctors weigh obstruction infection and allergy risks, noting summer removal may relate to polio risk and seasonality. Decisions must be individualized with careful consideration of benefits and harms.
Weather data shows 24 hour rainfall of .04 inches and daily totals to date 3.22 inches for July and 21.38 inches for the season. 37 year average rainfall posted at 36.56 inches with monthly averages listed for 1912 to 1945 including January 2.50 February 1.92 March 2.86 April 3.09 May 3.77 June 3.78. Data courtesy Laboratory.
Officials claimed progress on atomic warheads and artillery while admitting no solid facts. Bradley and Collins conceded lack of evidence as Pentagon silence continued, highlighting a political standoff over the nation's atomic program.
A quiz style prompt lists questions on politics, nursery rhymes, census timing, grammar, bridges, and geography. It explains that lightships act as floating lighthouses with crews of 6 to 15, and notes the use of lightships where building a lighthouse is impracticable.
The Forest Service advises clearing a 6 foot diameter area down to mineral soil, removing inflammable material. Build a small fire away from trees or logs, and fully extinguish it before leaving by soaking until no smoke rises.
Doctor Brian Ives is ambushed on the Sombra Range and jailed in Hammer as tensions flare between colonists and farm owners led by Colonel Carradine. Elisha Lund visits Ives, bonds with him, and suggests a path away from violence before the tale continues.
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