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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1950
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star, a Virginia daily, prints a reflection on eternal hope urging humanity to cling to faith as it looks toward a promised renewal. The piece emphasizes hope sustaining life and the expectation of a righteous new earth.
The piece warns that Coplon Gubitchev and related espionage cases show how easily government secrets can transfer to enemies. It calls for strict screening of federal job candidates in security roles and emphasizes loyalty beyond doubt to protect national secrets from Soviet espionage. Enduring vigilance is the price of liberty.
Edgar Lee Masters, a lawyer and poet, rose to fame at 46 with Spoon River Anthology. He left law for writing in 1920 but faced poverty and repeated failure to recapture his early success, a bitter fate for a man who hoped to earn a living by poetry.
A reflective line notes poets may reach a brief high after which they fall again, a fate many writers would accept for the chance to ascend even briefly.
Current Opinion condemns wartime attire as slipping in the occupation zone. The Army plans a drive to restore prewar uniforms and discipline. The piece traces historical shifts from flamboyant dress to functional gear, noting lamp black and the decline of pride in appearance.
Richmond Times-Dispatch notes Dr. Robert Millikan spoke only six seconds at a California Chamber of Commerce dinner. The piece urges Congress and toastmasters to curb long postprandial preliminaries and promote brevity in public speaking across forums and sermons.
The British Forestry Commission buys acorns from schoolchildren at threepence per pound to grow future forests. A 29 pupil school collected nearly a ton of acorns, enough for a 150 acre nursery, illustrating a successful early program.
Readers debate the coal strike outcome with John L Lewis blamed for market decline and worker shifts toward oil gas and water power. The letter also notes Truman’s handling and hints at a Washington portrayal contest inviting applicants and detailing the role’s demands.
An article explains how nasal swelling from a cold can block sinus drainage, causing pressure and headache. It outlines headaches from sinus infections, nasal spur pressure, duct narrowing, and so called pressure spots, plus treatment aims and the caution about influenza vaccination during grippe illness.
One year ago Sobm H Enders Fire Co of Berryville ordered a $15,000 Mack truck to aid county firefighters. C A , president, announced the plan from New York while Miss Anne Beverley Wright of Winchester was cast in a Mary Washington College production.
Twenty five years ago the County Board of Supervisors planned a heating plant at the county city alms house because the current method was dangerous. Vandals damaged merchandise belonging to Home Grocery Co of Winchester stored in the Guy Trussell building in Stephens City. Ethel M. Dell's Top Of The World was playing at the local theatre.
Miss Pansy Leafe entertained at a birthday party hosted by her parents on the date noted. Stewart and others were in attendance at the family residence.
The term politics appeared in England with early spellings polytykes in 1529. By 1566 the form politikes emerged after replacing y with i, and the modern spelling politics traces to that shift. Goose livers used for pate de foie gras reach three pounds in Strasbourg.
The record lists 24 hour rainfall ending 7 am with none. March rainfall to date 31 inches. 1950 rainfall to date 5.08 inches. Monthly average precipitation figures are given for several months including April 3.09 inches May 3.77 inches July 3.81 inches August 3.93 inches September 2.58 inches October 3.34 inches December 2.43 inches. Courtesy of Winchester Research.
A quiz style page outlines a 100 day challenge with daily results. It lists scoring brackets from 9 or 10 correct to 4 correct and directs readers to Page 2 for the answers. It then presents eight sample questions on government officials Canterbury Beavers Bangkok February election and prime minister.
Gerry bows to Alicia as she withdraws from Lester and dances with Gerald. Alicia insists on a private talk with Gerry while Elizabeth’s figure lingers in the background. A past affair with Frank fuels tension as they move to a near empty dining room.
In a dim conservatory, Gerry faces Alicia’s plea to abandon his cautious life for a freer, riskier future. She urges him to run away together, promising loyalty and laughter, but warns of perilous insecurity. Susan arrives, complicating the entanglement as Alicia slips into tears.
A downtown church removes a neighboring building that darkened its stained glass for decades. The revived light prompts reflections on historical awakenings and personal impediments such as hatred or ignorance, urging action to demolish inner barriers and share unselfish living.
A Negro Yearbook notes Ebenezer Bassett as the first Black appointed to a Federal post, serving as Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti from 1869 to 1871 under President Grant, though prior Blacks held state offices.
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