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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1949
Page
4
National Representatives DeLisser Incorporated based at 11 East 4th Street New York City handles agency functions for clients in the metropolitan area. The brief item notes their address and corporate identity as a representative office.
Senator John S. Battle reiterates support for right to work and public utilities laws amid a governor race. Opponent P. Miller claims the laws do not curb strikes while dodging a clear stand. Horace Edwards has not replied, leaving voters unsure of candidate positions.
A Baltimore circus pageant ends tragically as Rene suffers a broken ankle and Made line sustains a serious back injury during the Geraldos daring trapeze routine. The act, billed as intrepid and invincible, underscored that even seasoned performers face danger.
The Big Four foreign ministers meet in Paris and advance from one disagreement to another. No settlement on Germany is reached and Berlin issues remain unaddressed, dampening hope for a breakthrough.
Observers question Russian aims as Berlin blockade persists. Moscow hints at an economic arrangement to ease trade across the iron curtain, but Western demands assurance the blockade won’t resume. Without concessions, an economic accord seems unlikely, though a tactical courtoisie may mask eagerness to gain leverage.
Senator Battle spoke from Charlottesville on state agricultural issues and proposed a farmer oriented plan. He urged extension expansion, pest control, disease reduction, grass and crop research, better roads, rural hospitals, doctors, health units, electrification, and telecommunication services. He called for using undeveloped pasture land and criticized subsidies.
A Rocky Mount Telegram feature notes modern girls in blue denim pants with shirt tails out are valued as much as the dainty ones of old. The piece draws a contrast between past and present styles and social attitudes toward youthful appearance.
Gov. Tuck orders Atty. Gen. Almond to take over prosecution of 178 Buchanan county men in a lynch case. Miss Elizabeth Palmer Beverly marries Lt. Comdr. John P. Beardall of Berryville. Middletown Fire Company yard party has 50 cakes promised. Cherbourg defenses fall to Americans. Mark Clark advances Fifth Army north of Rome. Berryville mayoral contest sees 9 votes cast by 1:30 p.m. and 11 more expected. Sgt. Paul Tomney Jr. of Valley Pike is featured as Starman in service.
Mr and Mrs J W Keffer mark their sixty fifth wedding anniversary with family celebrations. Chick Curry homered to drive Berryville 11 to 10 past Columbia A C of Washington in a tense district matchup. Orchestra leader Johnny Long visits fraternity brother Charles Anderson here.
Notices recall Charles G. Dawes accepting the Republican nomination for vice president. Mrs. Algernon Sydney Sullivan offers a $40,000 trust fund to Handley school. Mr and Mrs D F Dyke host a surprise party for their 21 year old son Herman in Stephens City.
Clarke county officials report no arrests as chicken thefts continue. Two intoxicated men attempted to breach the Stephens City toll gate. Joe Wolfe and George Hyde rode new bicycles toward Harrisonburg and were caught in the rain.
James M. Thompson reviews Volume Eight of the Clarke County Historical Association proceedings edited by Alexander Mackay Smith. The piece praises local scholarly devotion, notes Meade's Winchester Star contributions on Virginia's racial history, and highlights map discoveries, cemetery indices, and funding by Mrs Byrd and others.
Article fragment outlines a 10 day IQ scoring plan with daily 100 questions and bands from memory genius to good. It mentions Gerhard Eisler as a fugitive Communist from the U S who stowed.
Since 1892 polycythemia has puzzled physicians with excessive red blood cells and enlarged spleen. Treatments include phenyl hydrazine blood withdrawal spray radiation nitrogen mustards and radiophosphorus with varying symptom relief up to several years. A supporting belt does not cure ptosis and abdominal muscles may be strengthened though some operations may be needed.
A collection of trivia items covers topics from Polish ships to Euclidean geometry and famous inaugural addresses. Questions reference aviation feats by Alcock and Brown, the meaning of Ad astra per aspera, and the proportion of U S land used for farming per the National Resources Board.
Alvin Collins of Hampton was elected president of the Young Adult Conference of the Presbyterian Church Synod of Virginia. Officers also elected include Margarie Pos Waynesboro as vice president Maria Mount Richmond as secretary and Dr Thomas Upshur Lynchburg as treasurer.
Hope reveals her true parentage and commitment to entering Forlorn Valley to reunite with her father Clark Rayburn. Chip weighs risks and agrees to proceed with Singin Sam as they plan the dangerous journey into the valley despite Alessandro's power and potential pursuit.
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