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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1951
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star details its history and circulation figures with 8000 copies published daily except Sundays, listing address at 4 North Kent Street and editor J. F. Byrd Jr. It also notes AP affiliation and subscription rates by mail including regional postage for outside Virginia and West Virginia.
Current Opinion argues liberty travels, arriving with Greek refugees to New York. The piece notes Liberty’s history from England to Greece, compares the Statue of Liberty with hot dogs at a welcome, and suggests America balances solemn ideals with casual celebration.
The centenary piece lauds Reuters for accuracy speed impartiality and facts in reporting. It notes the agency’s historic shift from government subsidies to independence like the Associated Press and highlights its London roots and international reach.
The piece praises Reuters for long unrivaled service in the Middle East and at Fast, noting competition now exists but Reuters stands up to it. It marks Reuters as an honored name wherever news is read and extends centenarian praise to readers.
A Moundsville penitentiary baseball relief pitcher vanished with another warming up and a horse in trouble. elsewhere at Maneto’s Waterside Theater the stage manager threatened convicts with a Very pistol but fired no rocket. The incidents, linked only by timing, leave readers awake with questions.
Mr and Mrs Howard Lewis Route 3 received a telegram that their son Charlie Lewis had been wounded in the Korean War. Pfe Lewis is named as the second local soldier reported wounded. Mrs Sydney Culver White Post suffered polio and is daughter of Basil O Connor head of the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation. Mr and Mrs Dorsey Mills announced their daughter Dorothy's engagement to Charles L Hartley son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Hartley. Dorothy and Louise Tevalt hosted a shower for Mrs Joseph Jenkins with guests including Misses Esther Lois and Peggy Thompson Shirley Grim Anna Jones Thelma Evans Elizabeth and Ella Marie Jenkins Delores Pigg ieman Juanita Jenkins Peggy Headley and Mrs A G Tevalt.
Mrs. Otis Brill Mrs. Clarence Williams and Mrs. Dayton Easter visited in Hagerstown. Little Miss Peggy Hottie daughter of Mr and Mrs Norval Hottie returned to Parkway home after a tonsillectomy at Memorial Hospital.
Hugh G Ramsey succeeds J E Cowles as agriculture teacher at Gainesboro High School. Officials sought the person who fired a 22 calibre bullet through a window at Harold Edwards residence on Fairmont Avenue. From Clarke County lists include C P Newcomb Ralph Ware George Grove Clarence Grubbs M F Wisecarver Henry Jenkins Guy Burch and Clay B Carr.
Twenty five years ago the home of Charles R Keiler in Frederick County was completely destroyed by fire. Sam Walter sustained injuries after falling from a scaffold at the Glaize Bros skating rink. Mr and Mrs Garland Hansbrough hosted their guest Miss Alice McCarthy of Washington.
War veteran Earl Brockelsby built Black Hills Reptile Gardens into a major snake and souvenir empire near Rapid City South Dakota. He claims 1300 reptiles 11 acre estate 2000000 in capital 250000 yearly gross 35 employees and seven percent commission for sales staff.
The reader learns that new popes usually pick a name from a predecessor whose sanctity or policy appeals to them. Examples include Benedict and Innocent with counts noted, and a brief answer on green tomato cracking linked to weather and growth rates.
Fifty years ago George Calvert formerly of this place now living in Huntington visited Winchester. Mr and Mrs J Few Brown hosted an alfresco at their National Avenue home. Joe Miller harvested a bumper wheat crop after floods wiped out his prior crop in Crooked Run.
The article explains the new moon is invisible and crescent appears after a few days. It notes the letter Q was never used on telephone dials due to confusion with O. It records Godey’s Lady's Book ending in 1898 after Godey and editor Sarah Hale left the company.
The passage notes ready-to-wear clothing as the largest Bos-Won industry in 1837. Hoopskirts were early garments, and a New York City factory in 1855 employed about 2,000 workers and processed steel wire from Krupp Works in Germany.
Readers question the Kefauver committee’s impact and Oatis Vogeler cases. Debates touch on publicity for OConor, 1952 reelection, and whether crime law reforms follow televised exposés. The letter also covers federal payrolls, government growth, and Dewey’s Far Eastern trip financing.
Leaves contain three pigments green chlorophyll yellow carotene or xanthophyll and red anthocyanin. Red color is linked to sugar or tannin accumulation in leaves. Maple red coloration is caused by leaf sugar content.
An article explains common causes of athletes foot including fungus and irritation from shoes. It notes many neglect the condition, outlines hygiene steps, and cites zinc undecyclenate as an effective treatment with relief in three to four weeks.
Rainfall data show today’s 24 hour total as none with July to date at 1.79 inches and 1951 year total at 24.70 inches. A 38 year average of 36.73 inches is reported with monthly averages listed from January to December ranging from 2.46 to 3.90 inches.
A dated quiz feature outlines daily IQ scoring and lists ten sample questions with answers on page 2. It covers Monroe policy, Beehive State nickname, a salaam, Spanish Main location, Hukbalahi activity, pineapple production, sampan, carrier pigeon bird, Cleopatra’s country, and a calorie counting note by Sanctorius.
Strength For The Day presents a meditation on the journey of wise men to a Babe who changed calendars and history. It cobbles questions and answers about wisdom, check usage, Little Women inspirations, and the Humble Baytown refinery in a sermonistic Q&A format.
Tonto Riley defeats Ken Frick in a confrontation near Avrillo New Mexico after tracking a rival. Tex assists and Frick is carried to a cottage, leaving Tonto to ponder his rough start managing the Slash S. A ruby Sevier and Bart Overby are referenced as figures in the unfolding tension.
Tonto wakes to a tense ranch scene as Frick remains absent from the bunkhouse. The foreman’s absence fuels suspicion about motives on the spread while Tonto weighs Frick and Overby as potential players in the murder mystery. Ruby Sevier’s link to Overby adds to the puzzle.
Tonto and Tex Jonas ride toward the Slash S cattle country. They discuss the Slash S longhorn herd, the rail line to the railroad, and the money tied to good beef. Tonto reflects on wakeful moments as they ride through wooded pasture toward a profitable market.
Fragmentary text notes praise for those who saw God’s hand in the sky and in history, reflecting a reverent view of providence and the divine in human events.
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