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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1950
Page
5
Planning a garden is a complex annual task reflecting the owner’s taste and personality. Decide work capacity, garden size, and location as an outdoor living space before drawing a plan, then map units to harmonize with landscaping and avoid endless upkeep.
A portion of the Hawaii House voted to pass a state bill with several members including Ettenn Bla participating in a narrow debate. The measure now moves toward Senate consideration as supporters push for swift action.
Mamoru Shi, a major Japanese wartime figure, was given a seven year sentence. Under the new parole system set up by General MacArthur, Premier Hideki Tojo, and wartime leaders, time off for good behavior makes him eligible today for parole.
Mrs Naomi Luttrell confined at home with grippe for two weeks under doctor’s care. Visitors at Mr and Mrs Carter Luttrell home. Ladies Aid of White Hall met at Mrs Ida Shepard’s home. Mr Robert Russell added a new kitchen to his tenant house. Unusually windy weather persisted two weeks. Senator Arthur Vandenberg discussed Federal Deposit Insurance and the insured status of bank deposits, noting advocacy before Roosevelt era.
Brannan told the National Farmers Union convention that eggs should be moved to market and farmers should stop producing them. He accepted the union’s 1949 award for outstanding service to American agriculture for his farm program which would replace price supports with direct payments. Brannan noted milk consumption near a low, government stockpiles of about 210 million dozen eggs, and Americans eating 11 eggs fewer per person than in 1948.
The article notes a Negro councilman chosen as outstanding in 1948. It mentions his Howard University degree in 1931 and an LLB earned in 1933 as part of his credentials. Industrial Bank of Washington is cited in relation to the context.
Clarence Ellis Decker, 24, faces trial Monday March 27 in Roanoke on a murder charge in the death of his mother, 50 year old Mrs Nettle M Decker, who was killed in her kitchen after an alleged beating. Indicted yesterday by a Hastings Court grand jury, Judge Dirk A Kuyk appointed L B Hurt Jr and Red Secree to represent him.
John L. Lewis urged a mutual aid pact linking the United Mine Workers and the CIO United Steel Workers with possible expansion to other unions. He floated the idea to strengthen collective action and solidarity among labor groups.
The article states these beds have no particular antique value. Most date from the 1850s and rose in popularity after Jenny Lind’s success in the United States. It notes many so called reproductions have been made.
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