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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1952
Page
4
Current Opinion critiques President Truman’s midyear economic message. It argues inflationary effects from welfare expansion and government controls threaten the health of the economy while decrying the glossing over of facts about per capita income, dollar value, and the impact of security programs on growth.
Filks featuring orchestras and musicians from the Soviet Union and satellites arrive with friendly reception. They are judged on merit, though the note cautions against equating Musorgsky’s Boris with other works.
The article discusses unauthorized Russian recordings entering the American market, noting tapes approved by the Soviet Union and many without sanction. It critiques Russia’s refusal to grant exclusive rights and highlights the lack of action by makers, sellers, and buyers amid a cloak and dagger supply chain.
Mr. John Nixon announced the marriage of his daughter Betty Jean Nixon to Clyde SB Emswiler son of Mr and Mrs George P Emswiler. Mrs. George T Wallace returned home from Memorial Hospital. Miss Patricia Milburn of Pié Ridge hosted Esther Mayer of Shwood WV.
Mrs Rudy W Sawyer hosted a celebration at Reynolds Store in honor of her husband on his birthday. Mrs James Fiddler of Stephenson announced the marriage of her daughter Hattie Julian Fiddler to Clyde Edward Dinges of Shenandoah County. Mr Raymond Cooper returned home to New Orleans after a week with his parents on North Braddock Street.
A campaign salvaged 599901 pounds of scrap rubber for Winchester and Frederick county during the month. Mrs Annie Johnson of Washington visited Mr and Mrs J N Whitacre at Isaac Creek. Mr and Mrs T B Cooper hosted their son John R Cooper in training at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Miss Mary F Geld left New York for Italy to spend fall and winter. Kenneth Rush and Warren Eddy returned from a week in Atlantic City. Mrs. R S Moore hosted Mr and Mrs Adolph Jaeckle of Elizabeth New Jersey as guests.
The Star notes its publication at 4 South Main Street while improvements are made to the Star building. Berryville plans gas lighting to be supplied by Battle town Gas Company. Dr. W.8. Love M.M. Lynch and S.H. Hansbrough are qualified as Handley Board of Trustees members.
Government authorities advise trimming pine trees every other spring before growth. avoid removing more than a few inches per year on a full grown tree.
The piece reflects on the 1952 conventions marking the passing of a political era. It notes the death or departure of key Roosevelt Farley era figures, the shift in Democratic and Republican leadership, and contrasts 1932 strategists with the new generation including Eisenhower era organizers and rising figures. It highlights the change in national political power, personalities, and the role of television in campaigning.
John C. Fremont was the first Republican presidential nominee, defeated in 1856 by Democrat James Buchanan. Jefferson Adams Tyler Cleveland Hayes Wilson Coolidge and Hoover favored Shakespeare, reading the plays in youth and adulthood.
Report shows past hours rainfall ending 7 a.m. today zero. July rainfall to date 2.1 inches for 1952 and total 25 inches over 39 years. Average monthly rainfall over 39 years 3.02 inches with monthly values listed including June 3.99 and July 3.82 inches.
A seasickness drug, Dramamine, is used to reduce nausea after anesthesia. In a study of about 1,200 patients, vomiting dropped roughly by half with Dramamine versus no treatment, with even better results for certain anesthesia types and in brain surgery. Typically given before surgery and every four to five hours after, it causes mild drowsiness but few side effects.
Economists report higher dairy prices signaling the end of the seasonal downturn. Milk prices are expected to rise through year end while early June figures show dairy use and cash receipts increasing. Virginia producers sold more milk in 1961 than 1980 with milk cash receipts totaling $70,692,000, about 15.6 percent of farm product receipts.
Daily scores follow a ten day pace with quirky questions. It asks which language to use for translation in a test and references a famous poem and a 19th century political history query. It also asks who succeeded Lincoln and to correct a sentence.
Judge Wilbur F. Downs notes odd cases before his court in Long Beach California after a former actress is described as miscast as an alcoholic in a skid row role. The judge recently marked 25 years on the Long Beach municipal bench.
A devotional meditation questions what it means to be a Christian and emphasizes that belief is the starting point. The text argues that living a Christian life follows from faith rather than being an end in itself, warning against discussing the way of life without first embracing belief.
National Safety Council data show trucks involved in 2.11 accidents per 100000 vehicle miles, almost twice the rate of passenger cars. Eastern region averaged 1.28, western 0.86, with Samanta noted as safer in that period.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and numbers in a cryptic line. The readable elements include initials J. K. and scattered letters. No clear event or action is discernible to form a factual summary.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference naval matters and a person or group named Viguings in a Carolina context. The text mentions a continued presence or control in a location described as gontrellena, without clear dates or structured events.
Foresters in the Intermountain region battle a dwarf mistletoe parasite that robs host trees of nutrients. The plant slows growth, distorts shape, and can kill trees, threatening timber from Grantee to Targhee National Forests.
A memorial was dedicated on July 16, 1950 at the Bulge battle site to the 76,890 American soldiers killed wounded or missing in World War II. The star shaped monument features a central rotunda and five arms each 103 feet long.
Blaise and Hal push into ridges seeking grazing land for cattle. They meet Faro Raikes, Thatcher's foreman, who orders them off the land as they survey the high ridges near the Pacific. Raikes hints at rival claims and local ranching politics as the scene unfolds.
Blaise clashes with Raikes over boundaries and trespass as Thatcher, a wealthy East hawker turned rancher, expands holdings across Encino and Malibu. The men debate who holds title while the land warms to a potential showdown.
ST. JOHN'S Canada Don Moore recently earned a private pilot license and made a forced landing in a small plane. He touched down in a potato patch about 176 feet long with only the propeller damaged.
In Peiping a Russian hospital is opened by the Commu nists with Soviet experts directing, staffed by Soviet doctors nurses pharmacists and laboratory and x ray technicians under Soviet supervision.
The article notes Holyrood House in Edinburgh as the residence of the Scottish queen. It mentions the term na val stores and references B. P. R in relation to the topic.
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