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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1952
Page
6
The page fragment from the Winchester Evening Star includes masthead details and pricing, with a quote about Scotland and Switzerland praising prosperous lands. The readable text also cites a biblical reference Gen 13:12 and notes a Tuesday March date.
The piece praises tax relief, tighter budget control, and a stronger traffic program while noting concerns over a 65 mph speed trial and governor allocations. It highlights higher pay for state higher-ed faculty, school construction funding, modest campus projects at VPI and UVA, and expanded mental hospital funding, with redistricting criticized for the North Portsmouth area.
Fragmentary note discusses law adoption masking, Ku Klux Klan influence, and primary election strategies for nationwide offices. Mentions ensuring nominees and majority choice but lacks coherent facts or dates.
The Detroit Free Press notes a Roosevelt quotation about living within income and borrowing in crisis. It mentions President Truman and federal deficits, with figures in billions and year end debt cited as 2602.
The piece notes that starting July the federal government will impose taxes across the nation, averaging about 477 per person. It critiques the growth of government and asks whether the country needs all it receives. The tone argues for scrutiny of public spending and tax policy.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beable receive congratulations on the birth of a daughter. Dr. Raymond Kerrin and Ds James Davis in Washington for the District of Columbia Dental Society boot Graduate Clinic. Little Judy Lawyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Sawyer, returned home after tonsillectomy at Memorial Hospital. Harry W. Butler Jr. elected Commander of the Winchester Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mrs. Ralph Snapp joined Old Fredericktown Garden Club. Mrs. Paul Wise confined at home near White Post. Mrs. W M Wisecarver visiting her daughter Mrs. Raymond Penn of Was ton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Smith welcomed a daughter. Mrs. Smith formerly Mrs Mary Lee Lemons. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Will arningside Drive celebrated 42nd wedding anniversary.
Reading papers at the Katern Panhandle Medical Society meeting were Dr. Hunter H Medicine with a paper titled Incip ient Cataract and Dr. EB C. Stuart of Winchvestes Memorial Hospital who discussed several casts from his operations. Mr and Mrs Charles Batley hosted guests Mr and Mrs Jt Hott of Martinsburg while Mr A M Jarman entertained at his Valley Pike home in honor of the Men's Bible class of Christ Church.
Frederick County Supervisors set a base tax rate of 81 with Shawnee District applying a higher rate of 1.07. The action aligns all districts except Shawnee with the countywide levy.
The Truman administration faces a clash over whether California and Alaska internal waters extend to offshore islands, risking defense needs for potential revenue. Attorney General McGrath argues for state control while advocates warn this shifts sea boundaries and endangers coastal security. Congress weighs funding for defense amid the dispute.
The document lists rainfall amounts for a 38 year period with totals for April May June October November and December. Figures quoted include 9.02 in April 3.83 in May 3.98 in June 7.0 in rainfall per month and other values such as 2.27 for October and 2.56 for November.
The report outlines Trichomonas as a parasite affecting both sexes with urethral and prostate involvement in men and potential urinary symptoms in both. It discusses diagnosis from urine samples, the parasite’s preferred breeding grounds, and treatment with potassium iodide, noting possible urethral scarring and the need for prompt care to avoid permanent tissue damage.
Hollywood column notes Linda Christian debates signing a term contract with Twentieth Century Fox to play the Queen of Sheba while husband Ty Power lands a one picture per year deal. She supports two career families and recalls roles in The Happy Time Holiday in Mexico Green Dolphin Street and a Tarzan film. The column also mentions Dana Andrews potential Return to Paradise, Audrey Totter's Columbia contract, Marta Toren on men, and Jane Wyman clashing with director Michael Curtiz.
The article traces how peace sentiment rose from a small 1900 movement to a worldwide force. It notes business leaders like Carnegie and Ford supporting peace for its economic and moral benefits, transforming pacifism into a broad, practical antiwar stance.
A fragment listing quiz questions and scoring based on correct answers over ten days. It references Frank BE. McKinney, the Atlantic Monthly editor, poetry, biblical tales, a Goering question, a fictional Senator Claghorn, Supreme Court voting rules, and plural forms, among other items.
HAL BOYLE profiles the U S postal worker as a walking library and traveling professor of the common man. The postman gathers neighborhood stories, delivers both news and sorrow, and becomes a silent confessor and comforter as decades of care and weather wear him down.
The article asserts Gene Tunney was undefeated when he retired and notes he fought only two bouts after winning the title, implying he was the sole heavyweight champion to retire unbeaten.
In a smoky club Liddell pressures Nancy Ryan for information, praising her as a potential source. Nancy plays cool and probes Liddell's true intent while he offers to pay for sensitive info, implying danger and hidden agendas behind their flirtation.
Liddell meets a mysterious woman at the Carteret Apartments after a tense exchange. He enters apartment 2D by key, finds no one present, and waits in darkness with a .45 drawn as his watch reads 4:20. The scene hints at a planned meeting after four with potential danger looming.
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