Justice Should Be Blind We Pass Judgment Daily
The Winchester Evening Star prints a June 16 1950 reflection urging charity and fairness, noting that justice should be blind and all judgments should be heard for the small as well as the great.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1950
Page
4
Separate Peace With Japan Fails To Clear Chinese Representation
Russia boycott of the Far Eastern Commission blocks progress on a Japan peace and Chinese government seating at the table. The United States and Britain clash with Moscow over which Chinese authority should sit at the talks, amid 1942 UN pledge limits and stalled 1947 proposals. Premier Yoshida signals readiness to sign a treaty with any power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Japan
Far Eastern Commission
U. N
China
United States
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Yoshida
Allied nation urges quick Japanese peace treaty support
Senator Taft cites need for an early Japanese peace treaty as Gen. MacArthur favors one and Herbert Hoover calls for a peace conference with many adhering nations. Sumner Welles warns that excluding Russia risks a continuing menace, while John Foster Dulles plans talks with MacArthur to aid peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Taft
Ohio
MacArthur
Herbert Hoover
Japan
Sumner Welles
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Gen. MacArthur
Johnson
Gen. Bradley
Lustron sale shows federal missteps in housing venture
June 6 report from Columbus notes the Lustron Corporation was auctioned for 6 million after bankruptcy. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation loaned 37.5 million, paid only 1 million, and seeks sale to private interests. The piece calls the RFC a costly taxpayer burden and mocks federal involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Lustron Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lustron
RFC
Uncle Sam
Baruch Warns of Widespread Incompetence in High Places
Bernard Baruch voices strong critique of recent leadership, urging uncompromising action to remove incompetence from public life. He warns the struggle will be brave and desperate, likening Washington efforts to swatting locusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
Washington
Value of a farmer’s wife to the farm system
A University of Illinois study of 240 north central Illinois farms from 1936 to 1945 concludes the farm wife adds $60,000 in extra income over a marriage. The analysis notes married farms earned about $2,400 more yearly than bachelor-operated ones, with cautions about overestimating implied returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
M. L. Masher
Illinois
Masher
Lions convention candidate for Lieutenant Governor
One year ago C A Hobert of Berryville ran for Lieutenant Governor of District 24 C at the State Lions convention opening in Virginia Beach. Delmer Robinson Mrs Ralph Snapp and B B Dutton were reappointed on the Winchester School Board for three years. Prisoners had been taken. President Roosevelt asked Congress to empower him to turn the automobile industry into a giant war factory to ship 50 000 war planes to aid the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Hobert
Berryville
Virginia Beach
Delmer Robinson
Ralph Snapp
B. B. Dutton
Winchester
Roosevelt
Congress
Justice Frankfurter
Brain Trust
Fred
Retail Clerk Bond Contest Awards 14 Winners
The wind up of the Retail Clerk Bond Selling Contest last night awarded 14 sales persons $525 in bonds and stamps at the Capitol Theatre. Mr and Mrs Joe Cooper of Gainesboro announced the marriage of daughter Hilda to Lester Racey of Opequon. J B Brosious injured in an accident at Grove Lime Co in Stephens City remains critical at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Theatre
Joe Cooper
Gainesboro
Hilda
Lester Racey
Robert Racey
Opequon
J. B. Brosious
Grove Lime Co
Stephens City
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Verdun Falls Before Nazi Forces Along Maginot Line
The report states Verdun capitulated as Nazi troops advanced on the Maginot Line. It claims a large number, estimating about 200,000 affected or displaced by the breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
Maginot Line
Piano pupils shine at Miss McCartney recital
Twenty five years ago piano pupils of Miss McCartney were well received at a local recital. Horace Hott and Benny Davis displayed notable skill. About 150 members of the National Editorial Assn. finished a 15 day Virginia tour with a stop in Winchester. Mr. Fred Glaize and Mr. Emmett Stuart drove to Leesburg to spend the evening with friends.
Local Masons disappointed by condemned lodge work
Fifty years ago members of the local Masonic order faced disappointment as the architect condemned portions of work by contractors on their lodge. Friends and admirers unveiled a manual Reliance to the founder of Shenandoah Normal College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Normal College
Vinson’s steadying hand at Supreme Court reshapes its tone
Washington report lauds Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky for calming decades of court feuding. He leads a restraint minded bench on key civil rights and property rights cases, while Dow shifts focus on Russian imports and the limits of criminalizing slave labor claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fred M. Vinson
Kentucky
Supreme Court
Harry S. Truman
Vinson
Tideland Oil
Tidelands
Clark
How's Your I Q Based On 100 Questions
Daily quiz results show ranges from Memory Genius for 9–10 correct to Good for 4. The page asks 10 true false and multiple choice items about U.S. Senator Sparkman Japan occupation commander grammar spelling marimba beets cane sugar and chess versus checkers with a page 2 answer key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparkman
U.S. Senate
U. S
Japan
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas
A meditation on true religion as a steady presence not a lucky charm. Put God at the center of life and miraculous changes follow through strengthened purpose and courage, even amid trouble. Religion is not magic yet yields personal efficiency and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Rainfall Totals and Averages for Winchester Area
Rainfall in the 24 hours ending 7 a m today shows none. June rainfall to date is 2.73 inches, year to date 16.96 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 37 years 1912 to 1949 is 36.56 inches, with June averaging 3.78 inches and other months listed from January to December. Data provided courtesy of Winchester Research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research
Miracle Presence Attributed To God Not Magician
The text contrasts miracles as divine acts rather than feats of a magician or faker, asserting that the sovereign God alone performs miracles and governs supernatural signs. It frames magic as illusion and divine power as ultimate truth and authority.
Why elephant foot soles require careful care
An elephant roaming the jungle wears down soles to about an inch thick, but in zoos the soles thicken and crack, accumulating debris. In New York Central Park an elephant foot yielded dice, a teaspoon bowl, a penknife handle, and an iron nail drawn out from the sole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
New York
Age marking on quahaugs and origins of Romeo and Juliet
Quahaugs show growth gaps in winter forming rings to count age. The Romeo and Juliet tale derives from Verona lovers in Brooke 1597 version, with prior seeds in Banished? 1554 and Painter 1567, and Brooke’s 1562 poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verona
Arthur Brooke
Romeus
Juliet
Fryer
Painter
Bandello
Byron wrote Chillon poem in two days
The answer states that the poem was written by Lord Byron in two days. It notes Byron and Shelley visited the castle of Chillon, located at the eastern end of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, during their travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Byron
Poer of
Chillon
Aeelus
Shelley Byron
Lake Geneva
Switzerland
Valley Tensions Rise Over Mill's Future
In a tense hubbub at Tom Matthews' kitchen, mill workers plot against the manager as Elisha's departure stirs fear of losing homes and business. Eliza and Chris Cameron share quiet warmth amid looming upheaval, while Jeremy Penny endures bleak days and Maria Abel's strained life shadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisha
Loren Matthews
Tom Matthews
Tom
Eliza
George Culbert
Bendley
Marilyn
John
Cranford
Chris Cameron
Chris
John Streeter
Miss Penny
Jeremy
Abel
Ronald
Eiliza
Forrestal
Jane Abbott
Fea
Meeting House Confessions Move Eliza and Chris Closer
Chris reveals his ordained calling and family legacy to Eliza in a valley, noting the Meeting House's importance to the community. He considers returning to ministry and questions if love and contempt can coexist, leaving their bond deepened and the question open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza
Chris
St. Stephen's
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