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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1950
Page
4
The newspaper page displays a date June 13, 1950 and quotes a moral maxim about fools and sins, with pricing lines for subscriptions and postage notes for different regions. No other readable news content is present.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover testified behind closed doors to a Senate Appropriations subcommittee and his testimony was later released. He warned communism in the United States has risen to levels greater than Nazism and racism during the last war and that government exposure has pushed the movement underground, increasing its elusive activity.
York Pennsylvania opens a municipal lot charging five cents for six hours and ten cents for twelve. California voters consider a constitutional amendment to let cities use parking meter revenue to buy public parking lots. The piece notes widespread parking pressure and seeks solutions.
The passage notes doubts about municipalities running parking facilities and competing with private enterprises. It cites California having the highest automobile to population ratio and recalls that the amendment was approved.
Current Opinion questions a Board of Education plan to run a charm school and personality development course for women teachers. It aims to teach fashion, grooming, and warm speaking, while noting male teachers are not invited. It warns charm is not six easy lessons but emphasizes appearance alongside subject mastery and enthusiasm.
Arizona tax officials ruled theaters are grocery stores not restaurants for sales tax purposes, affecting popcorn and candy sales. The piece notes the clash over two percent vs one percent tax and muses on dividing theaters into eating and viewing sections.
Gentle reminder captures a humorous domestic scene as Bill protests Jane’s ongoing bring-up of a past bridge table error. She insists she has forgiven and forgotten while clarifying she still wants him to forget that she forgave and forgot.
Two new members joined the Winchester Exchange Club attorney J Fred Larrick and William S Hart. Mrs Gerald Copenhaver of Northwestern Grade welcomed a baby girl and former Arbella Hoover is the grandmother. Morris E Cather son of Mrs Georgia Shoop Cather earned a BA at University of Richmond commencement. Helen Lane elected municipal recorder in Boyce replacing Clay B Carr Jr and Dr H C Smith elected mayor with all votes as write ins.
Mr and Mrs J Alvin Dick of White Hall announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Margaret Smith Dick to John Hamilton Seal Jr Of this city Mr and Mrs William B Snider Sr observe their 50th wedding anniversary at 117 N Cameron St Pfc George F Hillyard husband of Eva V Hillyard of 1312 S Braddock St receives the Combat Infantryman badge for duty in ground action against the enemy in the German campaign
The Miles Music Co announced an ala opening at a new local location. Word was received that Herbert Schutte, a widely known Winchester sportsman and business figure, is involved in the development.
Twenty five years ago a Winchester boy aged nine was struck by a car wheel but survived after doctors gave him a chance. City council reported the city’s new electric pumping system costs less than the old steam pump. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. announced improvements to the Winchester plant costing 34615 dollars including an underground conduit manhole and 25000 feet of wire.
Clarke County health board meets amid several reported smallpox cases alarming residents. In other news, John Kerr High School students visit Mt. Hybron Cemetery to honor their benefactor. Miss Maude Matthews begins work as compositor at The Star, the Valley’s only female employee in that role.
Washington analyzes Truman policy after court reversals and new basing-point legislation. Key figures include Senator Myers and Senator O Mahoney, with Alcoas fate weighing on the White House and Supreme Court brinkmanship. The piece weighs political risk, potential vetoes, and impacts on Democratic support.
A New York letter to The Star lauds postal workers for uncomplaining politeness under heavy loads. The writer notes cramped post offices and long lines during Christmas rush, urging economy savings elsewhere while supporting two deliveries per day.
A quiz scoring guide outlines daily results from 9 to 10 correct answers marking memory genius to good. It notes turning to page 2 for correct answers and lists sample questions about traffic rules in Sweden radio anniversaries in November eggs spoilage and Soviet Russia's national parliament.
Rainfall for 24 hours ending 7 a m today shows none. June rainfall to date 2 61 inches and year to date 16 84 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 37 years 1912 to 1949 is 36 56 inches with monthly breakdowns from January to December listed. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
Questions on extinct passenger pigeons and a president who never married. Correct the sentence about a station broadcasting a president's speech. Identify the only president who never married and assess dragonflies' harmlessness. Inquire about a biographical work by Parson Mason Locke Weems and which Boys' Club has the longest continuous existence. Clarify citizenship forfeitures in 1948 49 including voting abroad and foreign service, naturalization losses, and residence effects.
Eliza confronts George Culbert over layoffs and wage cuts as the mill stalls. She discovers entries in her grandfather's ledger linking family legacy to the valley's people and history. Culbert hints at looming ruin with rising pulpwood and material costs.
Eliza confronts trust and duty during a tense visit to the washing shed. She asks about Annie Wilson and her husband Dave, receiving quiet strength from Annie. Eliza offers a personal connection by asking to be called Eliza, signaling a shift in their wary acquaintance.
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