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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1948
Page
4
A renewed cold war tension grips Berlin as Soviet forces tighten control of the western sector. Reports claim rail lines bridges and utilities disrupted and millions face hunger while the West weighs the risk of a broader conflict. The next days may determine whether tensions flare into open war or ease without escalation.
Ten years after President Roosevelt labeled the South an economic problem the region outpaces national growth. Industrialization and better farming raise per capita income by 153 percent while national gains reach 90 percent. Farm ownership and textile wages improve as taxable property rises. The New South solving its own problems.
The article recalls Henry Ford and the Model T era, noting 15 million were built and the <300 price in 1909. It discusses Ford's 1949 model announcement and rivals racing to offer new colors and contours, while the waiting room remains a memorable part of auto agencies.
Lyman Bryson in Current Opinion urges expanded adult education in the United States noting many adults have limited schooling. He cites Virginia census figures and favors local university led programs over a new federal education bureaucracy, praising Scandi navian successes and adult learning efficacy.
A county superintendent writes to a hesitant girl teacher about low pay, arguing teaching is creative and rewarding. He cites its social value, training for future roles, democratic contribution, and the long summer vacation as rewards.
Winchester England sent Fourth of July greetings while Conrad Hoover Post American Legion hosted a fried chicken and shrimp dinner at Sarah Zane hall. June rainfall at the Research laboratory ran 1.85 inches above normal for the month.
Mrs Evelyn O Tenour of 1203 Berryville Ave departed for Ft Devers Mass to begin active duty in the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps Fourth blood donor clinic plans were completed today.
A note recalls 1923 when W R Legge was chosen as president of vocational agriculture teachers. It also mentions the death of the Rev John J Massey in Washington DC and identifies four Strasburg scouts at Signal Knob for an aerial photo.
In 1923 to 1925 notes a French occupation of the Krupp armament plant at Essen. Bishop Denny dedicates a Methodist church at Strasburg. Lem Owens shuts out Strasburg 5-0 for the win.
In 1898 John H. Snyder and Miss Bertie Ayler were married at Market Street Church with M M Lynch presiding. The city Democratic committee nominated George Kinzil for party chairman. Local sportsmen discussed creating a police system to curb wholesale fish destruction in nearby streams.
Dr J W Studebaker resigns as U S commissioner of education effective July 15 after 14 years in the role. President Truman accepts the move and expresses regret while noting the broad wartime and postwar duties he led through.
The excerpt quotes Dwight Moody on urban Gospel reach, noting 150000 Sheffield residents without worship access and criticizing complacent Christians. It urges repentance, prayer, and action to awaken the church to death and eternity.
A reader quiz with ten questions on world events science and history from 1948. Topics cover a bloodless coup in a South American country under a long dictatorship, radio signal speeds, Truman tour politics, Palomar Observatory lens size, Playboy convertible cylinders, Dionne quintuplets ages, the British ambassador, zodiac signs, veteran Civil Service rights, and Jonah in the whale.
Present and past rainfall data cover 24 hours ending 7 a m. and year to date. June rainfall to date and 1948 totals are listed along with the 35 year average annual rainfall of 36.20 inches. Monthly averages for 1913 1946 show 2.46 inches in January through 3.92 inches in June.
A warehouseman’s lien sale occurs July 1, 1948 at 12 noon at the John L. Deighton Service Station in Middletown Virginia. Mrs Josie Mayes property including beds, bureaus, chairs, clothing, stove and living room suite valued at 83 dollars 75 cents to satisfy the lien, auctioneer Byron Brumback.
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