Credulity and Courage in Faith Asserted
A compact reflection distinguishes credulity from faith, arguing courage is essential, urging attempts of the impossible as seeds of future possibility, and noting faith without works is dead.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1950
Page
4
Antarctica Debates and Cold War Echoes at the Pole
A column muses on Antarctica as a potential international domain, notes Russia seeks Antarctic representation, and suggests uranium deposits and a cold war theater may lie beneath the ice while the US pushes for shared governance and cost.
Census counting questioned after 1950 rollout
The article reports outcry over preliminary 1950 census totals in many locales. It argues figures diverge from prior estimates and utility growth, notes missed interviews, and mentions chambers of commerce asking residents to report omissions by phone or mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chambers of Commerce
Census Aims To Count Every Citizen Not Just Newsworthy Figures
The article contrasts dramatic census anecdotes from Cheyenne and Rapid City with the broader goal of counting all ordinary citizens. It notes population gains, extreme stories about aging or far flung individuals, and a $90 million cost to taxpayers, framing the census as a comprehensive count rather than sensational tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Rapid City
S. C
Texas
Florida
Chimney swiftBuilds Nest on Woolworth Roof
Our office window records a chimney swift nesting on the Woolworth building roof. The bird laid eggs, hatched two young, and sheltered them under its wings while the brood stayed in the shade near ventilation and a fire wall amid rain and sun. The family may move on tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolworth
Sallow
Criticism of MacArthur on Japanese Communists Draws Debate
The Christian Science Monitor criticizes occupation policy in Japan, arguing the moderate parties won a victory but the approach to Communists risks political persecution. It notes no formal ban on the party and questions whether tolerant treatment will deter or empower the fifth column under General MacArthur. It adds that democratizing Japan grants a free hand to suppress feudal remnants, a bold action suited to an occupied, defeated country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Christian Science Monitor
General MacArthur
Japan
Rotary speakers Dick Rogers and Wayne Miller visit Gainesboro
Miss Roxanne Rogers and Wayne Miller of Gainesboro spoke at the Rotary Club. C. A. Hobert of Berryville was elected District 24-C governor at the Virginia Lions convention in Virginia Beach. Richard R. Howard of Winchester led 19 troopers to graduation at the State police schools and was assigned to Norfolk. TEN YEARS AGO growers report best strawberry and raspberry season as Game Warden F W Pingley shows two native speckled trout from Cedar Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxanne Rogers
Clay Rogers
Gainesboro
Wayne Miller
Rotary Club
C. A. Hobert
Winchester Lions Club
Berryville
Virginia Lions
Virginia Beach
Richard R. Howard
Winchester
Norfolk
Local family learns son wounded on Okinawa
Mr and Mrs Lewis Fries of 525 N Braddock St report their son First Lt Lawrence C Fries was wounded in action on Okinawa. No new facts emerge about the alleged wild animal roams the Opequon area though more residents report hearing its scream. Robert Butler of Albin named trustee of Burnt Presbyterian Church of Albin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Fries
N. Braddock St
Lawrence C. Fries
Okinawa
Opequon
Robert Butler
Albin
Burnt Presbyterian Church
Apple crop expected to fall by half in 1940
The 1940 apple crop was expected to fall to almost half its 1989 predecessor. Young Fred Hyde, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hyde, was bitten by a large collie dog. The animal's head was sent to Washington for examination. Police Justice Robert Worsley spent a few days fishing on the Shenandoah River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hyde
George Hyde
Washington
Robert Worsley
Shenandoah River
Summer opening gala at Jordan Springs Hotel drew prominents
Fifty years ago Josephus Daniels secretary of the navy paused in Winchester on route to North Carolina to visit family. A gala reception marked the annual summer opening of Jordan Springs Hotel near Stephenson with many socially prominent attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Winchester
North Carolina
Jordan Springs
Stephenson
Eisenhower campaign boosters and rent politics stir GOP
Washington analyzes how liberal and progressive boosters back Eisenhower, echoing Willkie era tactics. The rent control debate splits Congress as Southern Democrats and western Republicans clash over FEPC and other issues. Michigan candidate Albert J. Engel denounces unclean money amid GM gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican Party
Wendell Willkie
GOP
Canny
Albert J. Engel
Michigan
Capitol Hill
Engel
General Motors
California preserves Fort Tejon as state park
LeBeck Calif California transforms historic Fort Tejon into a state park high in Tejon Pass. Built in 1854 under Gen E F Beale as superintendent of Indian affairs the fort aimed to teach self sufficiency through agriculture and rehabilitation for Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebec
Calif
California
Ft. Tejon
Tejon Pass
Tehachapi Mountains
Los Angeles Plain
San Joaquin Valley
E. F. Bea’e
Indian Affairs
States with single Senator and Representative
The answer notes that every state has two Senators. four states Delaware Nevada Vermont Wyoming have only one Representative due to small populations. It also mentions nine states with only two Representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Delaware
Nevada
Vermont
Wyoming
Interstitial Cystitis Affects Middle-Aged Women
A severe bladder inflammation called interstitial cystitis mainly harms middle aged women. It causes persistent pain and frequent urge to empty the bladder. Diagnosis uses a cystoscope to view scar tissue and small bleeding cracks. Treatments include cutting scar bands and daily bladder washes, typically in hospital, with relief often lasting two to five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Rainfall Totals and Averages From Winchester Survey
Report shows 48 hour rainfall at .68 inches ending today 7 a.m. June rainfall to date is 3.47 inches and 1950 year to date is 17.70 inches. Average monthly rainfall across 37 years 1912 to 1949 is 36.56 inches with monthly figures listed for each month. Data courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay
Winchester Research Laboratory
Do we need more liberty in America today
The author contrasts political liberty with spiritual liberty urging inner freedom from selfish sin and moral weakness. He argues America has strong political institutions but lags in cultivating spiritual liberty, noting how greed and power lust hinder democracy from functioning as intended under the Bible’s moral framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Lord Spirit and Liberty in Democracy
King James Bible wording ties freedom to spiritual liberty. The note argues democracy arises from spiritual freedom and must be fought for by people opposing self-centered living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peope
Prowler in the Night in Rock Island Illinois
Mr and Mrs Bernard Lerch heard a prowler in the house They looked but found nobody An hour later a noise and a dim figure at the back door Police captured the marauder It was a raccoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island. Ill
Bernard Lerch
Mahomet and the Hill Fable Told to Children
Carmeen A. Mahomet led people to believe he would summon a hill to him and answer prayers from its peak. When the hill refused, Mahomet declared that he would go to the hill himself, illustrating stubborn insistence and misplaced faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahomet
Carmeen A
The Outsider Chapter Thirty Two Confrontation on the Rock
Chris confesses love to Eliza on a sunlit rock after a tense dispute about trust and past connections. Eliza, shaken, questions whether love is possible after recalling Altemont and distances herself. He vows to prove his feelings, but she walks away toward the trail, leaving him to chase explanations. He climbs toward the valley seeking to make her listen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris
Eliza
Hespeth
Big Rock
Annie Wilson
Ted
Annie
Dave
Doctor Streeter
Altemont
Pete Smead
Jane Abbott
King Ves
Uncle's health crisis spurs Chris Cameron to quick trip
Chris Cameron learns his uncle suffers a cardiac attack in Crawford and rushes to Indianapolis. He plans a rapid departure, packs a bag, and writes Eliza a note asserting his return and his love. The scene ends with Pete driving away as the Sunday evening page closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Indianapolis
Christopher Cameron
Chris Khew
Pete
Chris
Cranford
Lhkely
Streeter
Eliza
Jeremy
How's Your IQ
Quiz based on 100 questions spans 110 days with daily scores ranging from memory genius to good. Page 2 provides the correct answers to ten questions including a New Jersey munitions explosion port city and classic literary and musical curiosities.
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