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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1950
Page
4
A June 3 1950 issue quotes a proverb about prosperity and the contrast between outer shine and inner value. The brief page includes syndicated verse and a local newspaper masthead for Winchester Virginia with standard advertising and subscription details.
Washington and Lee University president Dr Francis P Gaines says there is a subtle undeclared shift in emphasis in American government. He argues the focus has moved from serving the public to what the government can do for the people at others taxes expense. He also opposes federal aid to education as a path to greater federal control of schools.
A reflective verse recalls Handley College in spring and summer scenes. The poet paints White pillared halls, sunlit windows, and a campus crowned by flowers. Humpty Dumpty and royal imagery appear amid a festive, patriotic backdrop before winter returns.
Outcry grows for reopening of the Amerasia case. George N. Craig demands a review of the entire affair while Senator Capehart cites 3000 confidential documents allegedly removed from files and urges accountability. FBI has reportedly reopened its investigation.
The text notes a $500 fine for Larsen and details four indicted individuals who avoided trial, including John Stewart Service the State Department official recalled from the Far East. Hobbs of Alabama says the Amerasia case was weak due to illegally seized documents. Tydings signals a low publicity probe, sparking debate over secrecy versus need for inquiry.
The U S Public Health Service reports 1949 marriages at 1 585 440 across the United States and territories down 30 8 percent from 1946 while divorces dropped 36 7 percent to 386 000 in the same region.
Miss Juanita Luttrell 17 of Acorn Heights died after the first blue baby type operation attempted at Winchester Hospital. Dr Harvey Neville of Bethlehem and Lehigh University Institute of Research led the effort. The report notes the historic procedure and its fatal outcome.
Twenty five years ago the local Chamber of Commerce secretary Andrew Bell planned hosting N E A members as they toured Virginia. Stephens City High School Senior Class presented Mammy's Lill Wild Rose at exercises, graduating eleven students.
Edward Kline recovered from a lightning flash while tending sheep on the Pughtown Pike. Winchester youths gathered at J. B. Beverley’s for a hayride and picnic on the Opequon.
Hal Boyle reports a crisis of skilled buttonhole makers in America as the industry relies on aging gimp workers. Jon Maxmillian Rappert, a famed craftsman, supervises 18 workers at Stuarts, making 12 000 buttonholes yearly and hoping to inspire youth to learn the craft before it fades.
The street honors Argentina's independence date July 9 1816. It is described as the widest, often noted as the shortest, and is near completion in Buenos Aires.
The text notes William J. Graves and Jonathan Cilley died from duels in 1838 involving Hamilton and Decatur. It poses questions about counterfeit money laws and Cape to Cairo Railway status, with brief answers indicating illegality of possessing known counterfeit currency, and that no complete Cape to Cairo rail exists with limited northward movement from Capetown.
The article explains ephelides and lentigines with differences in appearance and light exposure, notes freckles darken with sun and may never disappear, and mentions treatments and protective creams. It also covers beauty spots, skin reactions to agents like hydroquinone, and general care to prevent darkening.
Presentation of daily 24 hour rainfall ending 7 a m and year to date totals for June 4 1950 compares with long term averages from 1912 to 1949. Includes average monthly rainfall by month with values from January through December and notes courtesy Winchester Research.
The text states that declarations are required for certain amounts upon entry, and if the amount exceeds ten pounds, the examiner must enter it on the passport on arrival. No amount greater than what is entered may be removed when exiting the country.
The sea nettle, a small jellyfish, consists of thousands of cells each containing a tiny dart. Contact triggers a rapid discharge, launching darts that penetrate the skin. Although invisible, a dense swarm causes intense pain.
A reader quiz lists ten questions on general knowledge from Montevideo to World War II. It asks about a cannibal diet the Pearl Harbor date a Nazi parachute incident and Noahs age among other topics.
Marilyn endures a tense gathering as her plan to spark romance with George falters. Eliza arrives with George, while Chris Cameron and Jeremy Penny offer awkward company. Marilyn proposes a game to cope, revealing rifts and jealousy within the soiled social tableau.
Guests discuss books and a mill accident that harms Dave Wilson as George Cuthbert shows off to Eliza Forrestal. Eliza and Chris Cameron tease tensions while Marilyn worries about jealousy at the gathering. A thunderstorm interrupts, leading to a cliffhanger.
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