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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1948
Page
4
Debate Over Alien Enlistment in Army Bill Amendment
Senate approved Selective Service Bill includes Lodge's amendment to enlist 25000 aliens. Senator Gurney opposes, arguing it signals a fundamental shift in policy and risks foreign criticism of American democracy. Proponents note a reduction of 25000 American draftees while opponents say Americans should defend the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Lodge
Massachusetts
Gurney
The
Armed Services Committee
Ameri
America
Name calling heats up political debate
The letter argues that both the President and Congress resort to personal insults during campaigns and debates. It contends such language harms the office of the President and urges a return to respectful public discourse focusing on issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Cal'inz
Flag Day and the enduring meaning of Old Glory
The nation observes Flag Day on June 14 as a reminder that the flag symbolizes home family and country for Americans serving in Europe the Pacific and beyond. The piece urges renewed patriotism and to see Old Glory waving from every building as a bond of Americanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Pacific
Milk demand rises as dairy farming gains urged in Texas
The MUK Industry Foundation argues the present is ideal for expanding dairy herds due to rising population and wages, while milk demand outpaces supply. Despite more cows, Texas ranks third in cow numbers but forty-fifth in average production per cow in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MUK Industry Foundation
United States
Texas
Byrnes Defends You All Usage Amid Southern Debate
Former Secretary of State Byrnes tells Aiken high graduates that using you all in the singular is wrong, but claims some outsiders overuse the phrase. He notes Southerners object to misrepresentation while Hollywood and Shakespeare show the term in broader usage with Marc Antony’s line cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrnes
Aiken
South Carolina
Hollywood
Broadway
South
Marc Antony
Marc
Safety First: danger of front seat passengers
Bill Vaughan notes safety studies show the area beside the driver as most dangerous in a car and suggests reasons why young women ride there with male drivers.
Substantial honors at Newport church and Canter elected president
The report notes community events including the Pilgrim Fellowship Medal Convention at Newport church near Winchester. M Canter was elected president of the AOC, with involvement from national and state war agencies and the Richmond coc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ten Years Ago 1938 Local Actions Reported
I1SS5 notes say Lors ore to close after noon except on Wednesdays. Trittuga Ord Fellows Assn met in Winchester Wines area claiming the best apple output in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lors ‘Ores
Trittuga Ord Fellows Assn
Winchester
Flood Prep Marks 1923 Ar kansas and Oklahoma
Years ago with flood fears looming in Arkansas and Oklahoma, a 1923 senior class staged Clarence by Booth Tarkington at Empire Theatre. Germans carry guerrilla actions in the Ruhr as occupying forces face resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Clarence
Booth Tarkington
Empire Theatre
Ruhr
Harris opens new city restaurant in 1893 flashback
In a 1998 column a fifty year lookback notes Joseph H. Harris opened a new restaurant in the city in 1893. The report also mentions Thomas Keating discussing a trial tele phone conversation with his brother in Cumberland and J C Van Fossen delivering diplomas to John Kerr High School graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Harris
City
Thomas Keating
Brother
Cumberland
J.C. van Fossen
John Kerr High School
Chool
Douglas rider wins gruelling 125 mile Wyoming race
In a neck-and-neck finish at Douglas, Charles Wyman 52 of Ten Sleep rode 125 miles from Gillette in 13 hours 45 minutes 40 seconds to win a $1000 purse. Twenty-one of 25 starters finished. one horse died. Walt Hurner of Laramie was 2 hours back at the halfway rest at Antelope. Last year’s winner was Jack Moore of Teckla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Wyo
Gillete
Douglas Coup
Charles Wyman
Tensleep
Walt Hurner
Lamber
Wyman
Bombers Tackle Martinsburg Here At 3 P M Tomorrow
The West Virginians edged the local nine 5 4 last week and the rematch set for N Kent St diamond at 3 p m tomorrow. Gene Parker, who relieved Mitchell Burkes last week and blanked Martinsburg in the final innings, is expected to start on the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Brown Bombers
Martinsburg AC
N. Kent St
West Virginians
Gene Parker
Mitchell Burkes
Martinsburg
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas
A farmer resists a sales pitch for agricultural books, saying he needs stimulation not information to improve his farming. The piece argues most people are capable of more with inner motivation, purpose, and revitalized inner life, aided by religion.
How's Your IQ A World War II IQ Test Card
A reader quiz asks ten questions on history science and civics with answers on page 2. It covers Maj. Gen. Hershey’s postwar role Dr George Washington Carver the two U S states ending with Y Oregon primary elections Seabees NLRB fish the purpose of a carafe and the painter of Elderly Man Seated in an Armchair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
George Washington Carver
U.S. States
Oregon
Delates
Robert N. Denham
NLRB
Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas Ad
A compact advertisement promotes Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas a 378 page miniature encyclopedia with 16 color map pages and extensive supplementary material including synonyms antonyms and city state statistics. Order price thirty five cents postpaid via The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster's Illustrated
Rainfall figures show June totals and monthly averages
Present and past rainfall data list the 24 hour precipitation as none, June year total at .53 inches, and 1948 year total at 15.64 inches. It also gives the 35 year average annual rainfall of 36.20 inches and monthly averages from 1913 to 1946 for each month. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
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