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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1952
Page
4
The item presents a Bible verse from Solomon praising aged cheeks and jewels as lovely, framed by the Winchester Evening Star page header. It resembles a brief devotional insert or literary quote accompanying the paper's misc. content and lacks additional news context.
The piece argues Stalinist propaganda targets peasants, citing Pravda complaints of collective farms selling to private plots in the Soviet Union, Poland threats of forced livestock seizures, and Czechoslovak pressure for state livestock deliveries, concluding that Communist promises fail and the truth should be widely shared.
Greene, Tweed & Co. of North Wales, Pennsylvania, returned six thousand dollars excess profit from an Army contract it believed was not earned. The firm could have kept the money but chose to do the moral thing amid corruption concerns in Washington.
The passage argues most people are honest, distinguishing routine tax dealings from sensational scandals. It recalls a North Wales incident where the Army released information, not the firm, and suggests everyday restraint by ordinary citizens defines good behavior more than headlines.
A Los Angeles item notes Washington High School Embassy Club members painting a widow and invalid son's house after a gas turn on delay. The piece argues that these teens reveal a more representative American youth than headline delinquents and calls for more positive headlines.
Harvey F. Carper aged 59 former superintendent at Virginia Woolen Company died at his home on 12 E Germain Street. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs John M Craig Berryville on the birth of a son. Mr and Mrs Richard D Aern Watson Avenue celebrate a two week vacation in Miami Florida.
Mr and Mrs onitey Price returned home after visiting Bal timore with Mr and Mrs Richmond Mealy. Miss Bessie Williams at Highland Avenue is reported improved. Pharmacist's Mate Louis FE Patton returned to Oakland after a month with his mother Katherine L. Hottle on East Lane.
Mr and Mrs George Sager of Stephens City received company while Mr and Mrs B Watkins stayed with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Shockey in Berkeley Springs. Mrs E H Durell hosted a bridge party at her home on West Cecil Street.
Capt. Robert L. Gray, a leading Winchester businessman, died at his Natonal Avenue home. Luke Wilson, former Shenandoah Valley Academy student, was a guest of Col and Mrs. Bryan Conrad. H. W. Ebert returned home after several days in Baltimore on business.
Charles Broadway Rouss, blind millionaire who started his career in New York, died suddenly in New York. His philanthropy earned him the title Merchant Prince of Broadway as Winchester mourns. Bartonsville residents petition the Postal Department to establish a local post office.
The United States has hosted two of the twelve modern Olympic Games since 1896. The events occurred in St Louis in 1904 and Los Angeles in 1932.
A state by state Taft strength survey claims he is within 125 to 180 votes of the 605 needed for the Republican nomination at Chicago. The report estimates Taft could reach about 105 delegates in the Atlantic Seaboard, 163 in the South West, 213 in the Middle West, and 70 to 78 in the Far West, as Eisenhower backers grow anxious.
The report lists past 24 hour rainfall as .06 inches, year to date 5.97 inches, and March total 0.62 inches. It records 39 year average rainfall 36.7 inches, and gives monthly averages for 1912–1951: January 2.45, February 1.99, March 2.88, April 3.03, May 3.83, June 3.99, July 3.82, August 3.82, September 2.63, October 3.27, November 2.86, December 3.80.
An examination of the rectum by a physician is vital for middle aged and older individuals to detect cancer early. Many with rectal bleeding or bowel changes delay this test, though early discovery often cures or prolongs life. Regular rectal inspection can reveal lesions likely to become cancer, enabling timely treatment.
The Q and A compiled notes that cherry blossoms in Washington DC usually bloom in the first two weeks of April lasting about 10 days for single blossoms and mid to late April for double blossoms about two weeks. Weather heavily affects dates.
A devotional essay explores why people hate others and how self hatred drives it. Psychology links hate to inner frustration and inadequacy. True peace begins by facing one’s own sins and avoiding judgment of others, with a call to personal reform.
A 10 day IQ style test promises scoring tiers from Memory Genius to Excellent based on daily correct counts. Page 2 answers pose 10 questions on geography history therapy and grammar.
R J Scott reports on Simtar Passage Place operations at retreat centers. The piece details management shifts and program updates affecting staff and attendees, with emphasis on safety, scheduling, and community outreach initiatives.
Virginia city permits declined from 1950 totals as construction slowed and material controls rose. Newport News, Norfolk and Portsmouth posted gains, but statewide decreases surpassed four million dollars. First quarter 1952 shows rising denials by the National Production Authority, with large requests for carbon steel copper and aluminum yet limited approvals.
H W Ebert Jr head of Division IV in Town Finance for the 1952 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival May 1 and 2 has named two coworkers to aid in raising Division IVs quota of 138200. Eberts division includes Beverly Bailey Raymond Baker Lewis Barney Lawrence Bell and many others assisting with fundraising duties.
Liddell and Muggsy emerge from a shady office with the Dummy after a cash deal. They head to Chinatown’s Chinese Heaven to pursue leads on Lunfar and other suspects, passing a gaudy three story venue with a hidden private passage and dimly lit rooms.
In a tense scene Johnny Liddell seeks a rendezvous with Cerla inside a bar. A Chinese doorman blocks him and warns Cerla wants to see him, hinting at danger and a hidden gun as Liddell presses for admission. The moment ends with a cliffhanger.
The U S Chamber of Commerce urges starving the Communist Party financially by denying Communist workers jobs across industries and cutting off prestige and salaries. It says freezing them from entertainment media and news outlets would weaken the party and leave it as a disorganized, powerless group.
The reference notes that Fifteen buildings form Rockefeller Center in New York with Radio City in the western area.
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